Araceae

Heartleaf philodendron

Philodendron hederaceum (Jacq.) Schott

Family: Araceae
Genus: Philodendron

Heartleaf philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum) — FlowerPhoto: Alison Guerra, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)

Chinese: 常春喜林芋, 心叶蔓绿绒
English: Heartleaf philodendron, Vilevine
Hebrew: פילודנדרון מטפס
Indonesian: Memelong hati
Persian: فیلودندرون اسکاندنس
Russian: Филодендрон плющевидный
Swedish: Klätterkalla

Synonyms

Arum hederaceum Jacq.
Pothos hederaceus (Jacq.) Aubl.

Flowers

In flower: April, June, October to January (from 25 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Alison Guerra, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: alessandradalia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Duarte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fernando Junior, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Damien Wallace, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: claudia gabionetta, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fernando Junior, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); common names from SimplePlant editors (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.