This philodendron plant makes me think of working in fields of grape vines...it helps this fantasy that it hangs out in our kitchen next to the wine rack and glasses. It creates a nice curtain to the corner of the kitchen, and reminds me to eat bright greens and add fresh herbs to our food.This may actually be a pothos plant, but doesn't seem to have the mottled white or yellow striations that pothos are known to have, so I'll stick with philodendron for now.
This plant does well with filtered sunlight that comes in through the sliding glass doors across the room. It takes plenty of water, and after freshly watering I will see small droplets appear on the tips of the leaves at the very bottom vines, so it's clear that the plant is doing its job of distributing water to every stem.
Symbolism & historyThe philodendron plant is absolutely one of the most popular houseplants today, but the history of its collection can be dated as far back as 1644, when the German naturalist Georg Marcgrave began acquiring them from the wild. Many other explorers sought to find out more about this extensive genus; the first such exploration was done by Charles Plumier, who managed to gather and classify at least six new species.
In the United States, the philodendron did not really take off until the mid-1930s when a nurseryman by the name of John Masek noticed the potential of this plant. Considering that they were easy to grow, not to mention low maintenance, he began propagating and selling them to florist shops.
Pablo Picasso frequently used these plants to shape unusual scenes – such as his 1929 work, “Woman in the Garden,” where the nymph Daphne was transformed into a large brush of vines.symbolism and history source: http://flowerinfo.org/philodendron-plants
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