Thread: What to do?

I originally bought this hanging plant because I liked the big tropical leaves. I hung the plant near a tree overlooking my fish pond up and it has really taken over. It seems the roots of the plant has attached itself to the main tree.

My wife says that I have a green thumb, but that I do not know what I am actually doing.


Now here is my question. Can I cut off the main root that appears in the clay pot? I like the natural look and want to get rid of the pot and wires..

BTW, what is this plant called?

Yes!

I would just remove the pot and let the root find it own base. The plant looks like it is either in the fig family or the Monstera family, it definitely appears to have trailing or air roots which will find their way to the ground.

What's in the clay pot? Soil. Bark chips. or only a massive root ball? Is it moist in the clay pot or basically dry? If it's dry them perhaps the roots would survive without the pot. Are you thinking of cutting off the portion of the plant within the clay pot?

I don't think it's a Monstera as they usually have more rounded split leaves.
I think it is a species of Philodendron. Still trying to identify it.

hillbilly - I would just smash the pot and let the root do what it wants.

My best guess is that it is a variety of Philodendron Selloum, if not, it might be a Philodendron Bipinnatifidum.
Even within each of these groups, leaf shape varies considerably.
Where's Thai Wife when you need her.......

^Tend to agree with you - could also be he Philodendron laciniatum or pedatum.

i wouldnt cut the main root - i think that would kill it! but i like the idea of smashing the pot away and let the roots find their own way - i think that would work!

Looks like a fcuking triffid to me. I'd taxe an axe to it and give the whole area a liberal dose of napalm.

^^^
Phillistine!

Originally Posted by Sir Burr

Originally Posted by Propagator

^Tend to agree with you - could also be he Philodendron laciniatum or pedatum.

Damn! You're right, it could be either of those two as well.
I think we can agree (pending Thai Wife's opinion), that it is indeed a Philodendron of some kind. I had no idea that there were so many different varieties. What's worse, is that within each variety, leaf shapes differ wildly making it very hard to get a positive identification.
hillbilly - give us something easier next time.

Sorry, I was at work and had no chance to response. You have already decided it is a Philodendron, but I can add another to the guesses. Maybe it could be Araceae, Philodendron xanadu.

There are so many kinds of Philodendron that it can be difficult to know from one photo. Leaves on the same plant, when of a cut-leaf variety, vary a lot in shape. For sure it is not Philodendron Selloum, because we have that plant at the side of our house, and it is quite big.