Philodendron Purple Congo

Philodendron Purple Congo

A fairly rare new Philodendron variety the Purple Congo has dark purple tinged green leaves. … It has a unique shape and structure created by crossing over stems and leaves in different shades. It requires bright conditions with mainly indirect light and regular watering.

Water: 

Need to water about every week or two. When watering, feel the surface of the soil; if it is dry to touch, water your Congo just enough to moisten the soil through.

Light:

Requires plenty of indirect sunlight for best growth. The wide and dark green leaves are indicative that it is a bright shade plant. In fact the plant loses the red tinting in the leaves in prolonged and dense shade.

Care: 

The soil of the Philodendron ‘Purple Congo‘ must stay quite moist, but its excess moisture should be drained through a hole at the bottom of its container.