I read that Philodendron is a very unusual one. His wild ancestor is known as Aronik or Arum, who gave the name to the Aronik family. The name of the genus comes from the Greek words phileo - love and dendron - tree: philodendrons use trees as a support. In room culture, philodendrons are valued for the unusual and very diverse shape of the leaves, unpretentiousness and high decorativeness throughout the year.
The structure of the shoot in plants of the genus Philodendron is a mystery. The plants in turn develop two types of leaves: first it is scaly, and behind it is green on a long petiole. A rudimentary inflorescence forms inside a green leaf, and a lateral bud in the axillary scale-like leaf. The main shoot ends with an inflorescence, and from where a part of the stem grows, bearing the following scaly-shaped and green leaves, scientists still do not know. Over the solution of this mystery botanists have unsuccessfully fought for about 150 years.
