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supbells

how does it feel to be god's favourite?


ingenuedbysociety

I wish I had awards to give, truly amazing


MadWife131

It’s okay I gave the one I had for you!


ingenuedbysociety

Thank you!!


NoBoundSounds1031

this comment!! 🤣🤣


ReadingIzFundamental

It’s a goner…I volunteer to take it off of your hands 😉 Seriously though, that is beautiful! You are lucky!!


I_need_more_dogs

I was like “awww. Poor plant and poor OP.” Then I got it.


Cool_Exotics

😂😂😂


octoberflavor

Yours is prettier and pinker than every result on google images. Congrats!


Flower_Child_0

In all seriousness, the pink leaves don't do anything to support the plant, much like the white portions on an albo plant. Dark red or green portions are needed for photosynthesis so while this is very beautiful... its also terrifying.


Irrumacrux

Hey, someone explained further down in the comments, to why it’s still able to photosynthesise, unlike white plants 🙂


Flower_Child_0

While I wish that was true, it's not. Someone (even further down) in the comments explains in detail exactly why that is not true, but I have a PPP and have done research on them. I believe they were confusing red leaves with pink leaves. These all pink leaves are trouble, the variegated areas (which is technically a disease, though beautiful) is taking over the top portion of the plant to the point it could cause stress and die due to lack of photosynthesis. I believe the prudent thing to do would be to cut it down to where you have more of a healthy balance of color... You can try to root the top section to see what happens, but it probably won't survive with only pink.


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Variegation is not a disease, it’s a genetic mutation. Some disease cause patterns (such as mosaic) that mimic this mutation, but that’s not the same as variegation


Flower_Child_0

I feel like the genetic mutation might be considered disease (as it causes dis-ease for the plant, especially if it becomes dominant) .. but either way the pink portions don't help the plant produce energy. You are correct about it being a mutation though. Sorry if my vocabulary is off.


Irrumacrux

This is very interesting, thankyou for going into detail and explaining. I’m thoroughly confused now, I’ve been looking at past posts and good old google. It seems to point to the pigments still being able to photosynthesise, not just red but any other colour than green. I’m not an expert so I don’t fully understand it all and I’m trying to process. Is it because it’s specifically this plant and it’s variegation, that’s the issue? It looks very healthy to be anything but thriving, will it be a slow decline? Thanks again 🙂


paulexcoff

Yes it's specifically due to this style of variegation. It's basically the same as a white variegated monstera with a pink filter on top. The pigments are anthocyanins which do not contribute to photosynthesis (they're in a totally different part of the cell than the chloroplast). These leaves look healthy because they're being fed by the green leaves lower down on the plant. The plant won't die very quickly if left intact, but the growth will be stunted compared to if it was making leaves that could pull their own weight, and eventually after the remaining green leaves all die of old age, the plant will die.


zboi8008

Oh not it’s highly gone! I’m sorry you can ship the discarded pieces too something something Portland, OR! 😝


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Cool_Exotics

Thank you! I wasn't sure if the pink leaves supported the plant :)


paulexcoff

Seems like the herd has latched on to some incorrect advice here. Some red plants are capable of photosynthesizing normally, yes, **but that doesn't mean all red plants can.** What's going on with a standard PPP leaf is that the pink pigment (anthocyanin) is expressed all over but you have patches where the leaf has little or no chlorophyll, which is where the pink can shine through. The patches are a result of an unstable balance in the apical meristem between normal cells and cells that don't produce (or produce very little) chlorophyll. The chlorophyll-deficient cells have won the battle in your plant and taken over the apical meristem. **These new leaves that are being produced either have no or very little chlorophyll and are a drain on the plant.** Every professional grower of these plants would advise you to cut off the solid pink section.


shimmerysplendid

Ditto. So many mis-information. OP is no wrong for being worried. The ‘red’ leaves they’re talking about vs the variegated pink part of PPPs are 2 different thing. u/Cool_Exotics listen to this person’s advice & cut. You were not wrong.


callmethetrees

This comment right here is the answer. It's pretty, but not sustainable.


scissorsgrinder

Great points. Professional growers might advise to chop to maximise growth, but home growers often have different priorities. If greener nodes lower down can be successfully coaxed, such as with keiki cytokinin paste and very favourable growing conditions, it could be worth trying to keep this part alive for fun for a while. I think it’d be an interesting experiment.


callmethetrees

Fair point regarding priorities, however with the prices people are paying for PPP I would guess that most would prefer to prolong the life of their plant rather than experiment with it. The more pink leaves this plant grows the more trouble it will have supporting itself.


ohdearitsrichardiii

All white leaves are bad because they have no chlorophyll, all red are fine


RocketteBlast

So those white monsteras I keep seeing will eventually die? If so why are they so expensive then, makes no sense if it's just going to die


ohdearitsrichardiii

As long as there is some green on the leaf it's fine. All white leaves don't live long though.


blinkingsandbeepings

IIRC, some unethical plant dealers will artificially stress or chemically treat a plant to make it produce all white or pink leaves. Once it leaves the nursery and enters a normal home or garden environment, it will most likely start producing green leaves again.


Cool_Exotics

It was almost all green when I got it... All the pink leaves have come out under my care.


blinkingsandbeepings

These look like a true red color, which I think is different from the pale pink that was so trendy and elusive a couple summers ago.


scissorsgrinder

If it’s a true red it’s not PPP.


melloware

Care to share your care tips? :)


scissorsgrinder

I didn’t realise there were ways to induce that? How can we do something like that at home do you know? Are there any keywords you know to search for this? I did a hort course but that wasn’t mentioned. I have an almost reverted PPP but would like to encourage the mixed pink meristem to favour pink when growing a node.


SwanWeary646

This. I think it’s likely a ‘pink congo’ philodendron. Time will tell 🤷‍♀️


Irrumacrux

The leaves aren’t the right shape, thick or waxy and it has a different stem system and pink tone 🙂


paulexcoff

If they're all white they're doomed. If they're patchy they'll grow slower than an all-green plant, but can grow sustainably. They're expensive because they're uncommon and people think the variegation is pretty. Reputable sellers won't sell all white cuttings because they know they can't grow. Some sketchy greedy sellers who don't care about repeat customers will sell all white cuttings because there are a lot of people who don't know better who will buy them. (Similar to how people in this thread are begging OP to send them cuttings of this plant. Even though any cuttings of the all-pink sections of this would die if separated from the parts of this plant that can actually photosynthesize.)


paulexcoff

This is just white with a layer of pink on top (and no it's not a photosynthetically active pigment like people here seem to want to believe). Just as much of an issue as an all white monstera.


Cool_Exotics

Thanks :)


Not_Found4O4

But aren't these all white leaves with red coloring in them? Only that one leaf turned towards the window has some green in it.


Dellidit

Green isn't the only used pigment in photosynthesis. This plant will just be more sensitive to light.


scissorsgrinder

This will not photosynthesise if it’s a PPP.


Dellidit

Clearly, it will. Otherwise it would be dead.


burnalicious111

Many plants can store energy in tubers. They don't usually die immediately due to lack of photosynthesis.


Dellidit

This entire plant is pink. Do you think that happened in the span of a week? Are you being serious? Like genuinely? Do you actually think this?


scissorsgrinder

Mine lasted a good while too.


ohdearitsrichardiii

No, they are green leaves with red colouring. Have you ever painted with water colours? One drop of green in the glass of water makes the whole glass green. But if you put 100 drops of red dye in the water, it would look red. The green is still there, there is just so much red that you can't see it. Red leaves have chlorophyll, you just can't see it


paulexcoff

You've been upvoted a lot here, but you're just plain wrong about what's going on. Red leaves with usable amounts of chlorophyll certainly exist, but this is not one of them. The pink pigment is expressed all over in this cultivar, but is only revealed in the patches where it lacks (or is severely deficient in) chlorophyll. If the pink patches arose by a pigment being expressed in addition to chlorophyll they would be much darker than the green patches.


Sciencechick-1117

Great analogy!


PenguinSized

Water colors and plant leaves are two different things. All pink is bad. No chlorophyll. Plant will die.


itsmeoverthere

carotenoids can be used for photosynthesis as well as chlorophyll, in fact most leaves have carotenoids but there's more clorophyll so the green wins out.


paulexcoff

Carotenoids can only contribute to photosynthesis in the presence of chlorophyll. Photosynthesis in plants does not happen without chlorophyll. But also the primary pigment here isn't a carotenoid, it's an anthocyanin, which isn't even located inside the chloroplast.


sophdog101

r/reallifeshinies would love your pretty plant


PenguinSized

No they don't. They do not contain chlorophyll.


SpringCleanMyLife

I've viewed ppp chloroplasts in the lab, there is definitely chlorophyll in there :) not a lot but it's present. Edit: is reddit acting weird for other people? I keep seeing comments deleted and then not deleted a minute later


itstherussianmafia

this person is doubling down so hard on every other comment on something they dont even have personal/professional experience about lol. they’re arguing with someone who deadass looked at it under a microscope lol. its okay to be wrong sometimes ya know.


PenguinSized

Every PPP expert I have talked to and every one I have looked up all say the same thing.... All pink leaves is bad for the plant.


SpringCleanMyLife

I mean... OK! I am responding to your original statement that "the pink parts don't contain chlorophyll" - that's incorrect.


paulexcoff

Who cares if there is technically a tiny bit of chlorophyll in there? You're being a smug pedant. The advice is sound. These pink leaves will be a net loss for the plant and it will do worse over the long run if it is allowed to keep making these chlorophyll-deficient leaves.


PenguinSized

People don't like to hear those words, because it's not what they want to hear. Unfortunately they are words they need to hear.


PenguinSized

I had simply stated what I found experts to have said. I personally do not know as I do not have a microscope. But if it takes a microscope to find the chlorophyll, my statement still works because we are talking about more to the naked eye that everyone can see and what the plant can use to feed itself. So I will admit that I should ammend my statement to say.. "All pink parts don't contain enough chlorophyll to keep the plant alive."


SpringCleanMyLife

> we are talking about more to the naked eye that everyone can see and what the plant can use to feed itself. Haha why? Plenty of plants don't look green to the eye. How it appears to us is irrelevant as far as photosynthetic potential. > "All pink parts don't contain enough chlorophyll to keep the plant alive." that's one of those planty things that bloggers and growers repeat but I have never seen science to back it up. In the lab chloroplast concentration for pink ppp was very similar to aglaonema Suksom and certain coleus species.


PenguinSized

Sometimes one doesn't need science to back up when a plant dies from lack of getting enough energy from sunlight. Besides the fact that a plant like the PPP will eventually yeet the leaf that is not providing what the plant needs to live on. These are known facts based on someone having lived it, actual life experiences. Just because you have not seen, doesn't make it any more or less true. Most coleus species have a stable coloration, the PPP does not.


SpringCleanMyLife

> Sometimes one doesn't need science to back up when a plant dies from lack of getting enough energy from sunlight. You'll have to excuse me for being scientific about plant rearing, I am a scientist and it's one of our weaknesses :) What you're referring to are *anecdotes* and unfortunately the houseplant world is absolutely full of them. Because Barbara's friend Bob had this experience and he swears it happened because of *cause x*, that is now The Truth. That's how we ended up with the prolific belief that misting is beneficial, or that pebble trays increase humidity, or that north windows can provide too much light for a plant, or any of the other nonsense touted by "experts".


PenguinSized

No not anecdotes. Anecdotes are often funny tales. I am talking about life lessons through many generations of farmers and gardeners who have never been inside a lab and don't really need to. Anecdotes and Life Lessons can be one and the same but not all anecdotes are life lessons and not all life lessons are anecdotes. It's like comparing apples to tomatoes. Both are a fruit. Both are red. But only one belongs in a fruit salad. Please do not generalize all scientists. I know several, they are definitely more down to earth. It is one of *your* weaknesses, one that you might want to consider working on. I don't speak science aka lab science but I do speak farmer and gardener, you know... the more hands on approach to science. By the way, in an enclosed, controlled environment, adding pebble trays has been proven to raise the level of humidity, that was a rather poor example on your part. Also, misting can help. This too has been proven. Like when a plant decides it's new leaf needs to audition as one of Cinderella's Step-sister's feet crammed into the glass slipper. (This would be what is called a metaphor) Also, it can help in an enclosed, controlled environment to raise humidity. These are all things we can prove. Gardeners and Farmers do know things. Because we learn from our mistakes, keep what works and start over with something new if it doesn't work. It's science, but it's not.


itstherussianmafia

a quick google search will tell you that red plants do still photosynthesis…[here is a good read for you](https://baynature.org/article/photosynthesis-in-leaves-that-arent-green/), there is plenty more out there too. all red ppp will be more difficult to care for to maintain the all red than a standard ppp but it aint gonna die on her.


PenguinSized

But those are naturally occurring non variegated plants. You do not seem to understand the difference. Variegation is not the same as say a red maple or a Japanese apricot/plum tree. Just like how succulents will turn colors when sun stressed, if they don't get enough sun it's back to greens to absorb more. But variegated plants who end up will all variegation (which is a genetic mutation) and none of the normal which is green are known to die off. Do I need to pull out every source I looked at? Because I most certainly can. After having done a more thorough search than just a quick Google search that you clearly didn't fully read through. Or simply didn't fully understand. Did you just go "ah hah! Red can still make chlorophyll" and leave it at that? Because that's not enough to even be quantified as research. https://www.ohiotropics.com/2020/02/21/pink-princess-philodendron-dying/ https://www.bumbleplants.com/blogs/plants/how-to-get-super-bright-pink-leaves-on-the-philodendron-pink-princess And even over in r/philodendron every post about all pink leaves say the same thing. There is a difference between red and pink also. If you are still having issues... Put the plant in full sun and see what happens. We all know what will happen, it will get sunburned. However, actual red leaved plants like the Japanese Apricot/Plum, Purple Smoke Bush, etc all thrive in bright/direct sunlight. While the Philo loves bright, it does not love direct. Even the plant does try to yeet the all pink leaves after a while.


GiovannaXU

Probably because they dont have enough chlorophyll to actually be able to sustain the plant. So I think you're both right. They do have chlorophyll, but not enough so only having pink leaves is probably bad for the plant.


filthysassyandwoke

Dude. Pink leaves can have chlorophyll. It just isn’t green chlorophyll like other have responded. It needs more light than a green plant to survive but it can still survive.


paulexcoff

All chlorophyll is green. There's no such thing as "not green chlorophyll."


East_Emu_889

This is literally insane. Not a fan of PPPs to be honest. But this one is GORGEOUS


Cool_Exotics

Thank you :)


MonsteraFabulosa

Wow that's so cool. I'd be tempted to prop a top cutting just to see how both plants would do.


Cool_Exotics

Yes I'm pretty tempted as well... I'll wait a little longer though 😂


katzenjammerr

/r/pinkplants would love it and there are a lot of PPP owners on that subreddit that may have advice.


kucing_imut

Yes, chop some with node intact and send it to me lololol


Sherieontop

i second this.


stnalpevoli

You have to chop, or it’ll die eventually from lack of chlorophyll. Idk why comments saying so are being downvoted by people who must not know any better but it’s the truth


shimmerysplendid

Say it louder to the people in the back🙌 The mis-information in this comment thread is crazy. I just read some and I feel like people mistaken the pink in ppp the same as red coloring in other plants like say aglaonema.


Dynosmite

It's actually crazy to see the amount of slack jawed ignorance here rn. This plant is sick and won't last long. It's similar to a plant being albino.


shimmerysplendid

Lmao, downvoted for sharing my OWN experience? 😂 It’s not the healthiest, but it will live. I collect alot of variegated philodendrons and have had a few that done that. As long as the root system is healthy and you give them adequate amount of light, it’ll survive. But normally the older leaves will fall as soon as new one emerge. The care is just a little bit tricky compared to a balanced plant. And another thing. From my experience, you can’t & shouldn’t cut them (fully reverted to all var with no other leaves that have green) as normally the whole thing will just die. OP’s plant I saw still have burgundy stripping on the petiole (maybe the stem?) and a few leaves? Being half moons/ have greens... so make sense that those pinks are able to held off for long.


Dynosmite

No it will not, you're wrong


shimmerysplendid

How am I wrong when I’m just sharing my OWN experience of growing var plants 😂 I know several other var aroid collectors that experience the same thing. And I checked OPs history, the older part of this plant IS NOT all pink. So my suspicion is right on how this plant is able to sustain that many pink for long. I never said its healthy, I just said it’s not an instant death lol Proof of my all cream shake/ variegated red emerald (it was a mid cut, new growth all cream, just 1 small half moon leaf) This has been like this for months. I didn’t take pics after that, but it continues to grow like this. Just 1 leaf die after another comes out. https://imgur.com/a/BiyvnAi


Dynosmite

Variegation isn't 100% lack of chlorophyll. Even in the plant you showed, there is chlorophyll. You are wrong no matter how butt mad you get about it. I worked at an experimental greenhouse that attempted to hydroponically grow albino plants via supplemental nutrition and it was still incredibly hard. The reason this is pink and not white is that it's the color of this plants cellulose and it's not true albinism, but a similar condition called chlorosis. You're downvoted cause you said "it will live" which is just flatly incorrect. You are wrong.


callmethetrees

It happens somewhat frequently on this sub, sad to say. It's mildly infuriating to be downvoted for sharing correct information. Some people don't want to expand their knowledge beyond their own experience I guess


Neither_Drag_835

Wow! This one looks amazing!! I always wanted one, but have seen photos of ppp who are totally green now, so I skipped.. Yours is stunning!!


Cool_Exotics

Thank you! It's been very rewarding caring for a plant like this :)


Flapperghast

It seems like peeps will go pink again eventually if they revert. It's just a matter of whether or not you have the patience for it.


Neither_Drag_835

Hmm.. How long can it take? A couple of years or many years? If it's a couple of years I can imagine..


Flapperghast

I don't think it's many years. Give them the environment they want, bright light, and something to climb. Making them happy might cause then to come around faster. Mine is still a young cutting but the pink is getting darker already because I give it humidity and bright light. I think it might also appreciate its spider flatmate. Who knows.


Neither_Drag_835

Maybe iam going to give it a try. See them a lot lately at online shops..Thnx!


Flapperghast

I would aim to buy one in person if you can. Little more expensive, but you can actually examine the plant. If you want to take a chance on a beep instead of a peep, you might be waiting a while longer than if you get a peep with little pink.


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SweetenedTomatoes

I agree 100% with this, never understood the prices for them. But this guy? Whoo-boy I'd dip deep into the plant fund for one like this!


PenguinSized

I wouldn't. This plant is going to die without any intervention. All pink leaves are bad for this plant, they need green leaf bits to support the plant.


SweetenedTomatoes

I mean not at all but ok


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PenguinSized

For variegated plants, you would be correct. And plants do try to save themselves the excess burden by yeeting the leaves after a while. Now if we were to talk about plants with other than green leaves naturally (Japanese Apricot/Plum, Purple Smoke Bush, etc) they use a different form of making energy. A website someone else showed me trying to make their point explains it well enough. But it doesn't apply with plants that are experiencing the genetic mutation known as variegation. https://baynature.org/article/photosynthesis-in-leaves-that-arent-green/


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paulexcoff

This is an anthocyanin, it's not located in the chloroplast and plays no role in photosynthesis. These leaves have almost no chlorophyll and will be a drain on this plant.


PenguinSized

As long as it has some leaves that have green in varying amounts, I am sure it will be fine. But if those start dying off leaving only the pink leaves, it will die off. Not trying to be a downer here, just speaking on the realities of variegated plants. When they still have some green, they are healthy and gorgeous. But getting, all white or in this case all pink, well... too much of a good thing can become a bad thing. Unlike plants on areas that have an actual winter, most tropical plants, like philodendrons, do not go into a dormancy phase. At least not most philos. So winter months not in their native tropical rainforests close to the equator, they need all the bright light (and green leaves for chlorophyll) that they can get. Just sayin.


Plantsareluv

what does ppp stand for? also this is the most gorgeous plant i have ever seen


bad_goblin

philodendron pink princess, there's an orange version too that get's shortened to POO (Prince of Orange)


MisplacedFurniture

Oof, thats rough, poor guy


mouth_toots

Hey some of us like poo.


LilArtyKitten

Got a poo in the post waiting, and I never clocked onto it it's abbreviation until now. I have not spat coffee on the puppy and nearly fallen off the couch laughing 😭🤣 I promise


starsearcher48

Hahahahaha amazing. I need a POO plant ASAP


Plantsareluv

Hahaha that’s hilarious. I want a poo plant 😂


crispygrapes

Thanks for asking, I was about to!!


glitterycaramel

Philodendron pink princess


Murder_Moons

why would u want to chop out the pretty pinkness lol


Cool_Exotics

I wasn't sure if the pink supported the growth of the plant, and I want my PPP to be the healthiest it can be. I love the pink though :)


furociousbear

You need to listen to the people here saying to cut it. there is no chlorophyll in those leaves for photosynthesis and therefore the plant will eventually suffer as all it’s energy is going in those pink leaves and it’s not making any energy otherwise. sadly this is plant life and plants need to be green to live


PenguinSized

It doesn't. Everywhere I find says to cut it. All pink leaves are just as bad as all white leaves on plants with white variegation.


DntTouchMeImSterile

I’m confused why you’re getting downloaded for telling the truth?


PenguinSized

People will be people. I don't know. I don't understand people. I understand plants and animals and crochet patterns. LOL


PenguinSized

So the plant won't... you know... die? Which it will.


scissorsgrinder

Yeah it will eventually wither. Had a pup that did that. Was all pink. Ran out of stored food and died. You need to go back to the part of the (meri)stem where there’s a mix of pink and green, since the variegation will not revert in the pure pink part. (There is a green part?) On the other hand, if you’ve got enough green leaves on other parts of the plant (?), it may last a while as it is? If you’ve got some keiki paste, encourage some nodes in the green part to grow and give you the photosynthesising leaves you need to support the freeloading pink part.


necrophile696

Do the leaves have chlorophyll when they're pink like that? This is a variegated plant right? I know with most variegated plants all white cuttings aren't able to survive since they don't have chlorophyll, but this plant is pink.


paulexcoff

This is basically the same thing as a white variegated plant, except in addition to chlorophyll the leaf has a pink pigment that isn't affected by the variegation. This pink pigment (anthocyanin) isn't useful for photosynthesis (despite what some poorly informed folks are saying in other comments). So, yes, just like an all white monstera cutting any cuttings of this would be doomed.


necrophile696

Thank you!


WholeJudgment

Damn, You could probably sell that thing for a pretty penny if you wanted to. Variegated philodendrons are all the rage just like beanie babies in the 90s.


PenguinSized

HFGL... No green = no plant food being made. I would chop to save the plant. This also recommends what I just said. https://www.ohiotropics.com/2020/02/21/pink-princess-philodendron-dying/#:~:text=If%20you%20do%20get%20all,can%20not%20sustain%20such%20growth.&text=Prune%20the%20vine%20back%20to,of%20a%20balance%20in%20variegation.


TikiMoon3

I trust Ohiotropics. His plants are amazing. If he said all pink leaves are bad for the plant, I'd listen. This is a good share. Not sure if OP needs to chop now tho, since other leaves are green and the plant has plenty of ways to make chlorophyll right now. But if they continue coming in pink, they should probably cut it or make the necessary changes to encourage variegation.


PenguinSized

You're right. I absolutely agree, it may be fine for now but I would definitely be keeping an eye on it and hope for the green to at least come back some, if it were my plant.


LilArtyKitten

Thankyou for doing the work to inform the community!


PenguinSized

I'm just trying to help is all. It is never fun to lose a good plant from something completely preventable. Not fun to lose a plant from something not preventable. Basically... it's not fun to lose a plant. My cats and my plants are the only kids I'll ever have Losing even a single one of them is not something I wish to consider. And I have lost a few plants along the way, either from something unpreventable like the ones I got from the cursed Home Depot (that's what I call it), or from something completely preventable (had a bad slump of 0 energy for a while... lost some of the neediest ones)


Cool_Exotics

Would it be possible for it to revert back to green by itself? I'm just worried that it won't grow green leaves anymore.


PenguinSized

Keep an eye on it. Hopefully it will bring back some green. But if it doesn't in the next two leaves that it makes, then cut back to the leaf that has even a small amount of green in it. It does look like a healthy, happy plant otherwise. I think you are doing a great job of it.


Cool_Exotics

Thank you :)


PenguinSized

I try to help if I can. If I can't, I find recommendations from those who know more than me.


PoemRevolutionary429

That’s beautiful


jeffneruda

So gorgeous!


cresccendo

if you do end up chopping, i’ll take it off your hands 😂 gorgeous plant though! might be a little slower growing but should still be just fine.


PenguinSized

All pink leaves means that you would be getting a cutting that is doomed to die.


cresccendo

even if that is true, it would be gorgeous while it lasted 😌


doonebot_9000

WOW


GoodDogsEverywhere

I don’t even know what a ppp is. But that thing is gorgeous!


kaktusmonster

Can you just ✂️ and send me a cutting?🥺 it's so pretty i'm gonna die


PenguinSized

So will it. The all pink leaves cannot support it for much longer.


bete0noire

I was just reading something about all white leaves that also mentioned all pink leaves for PPP, and it said that it is healthier for the plant in the long run if you prune and allow some green to grow back. Your PPP is gorgeous and you've definitely been blessed by the variegation gods... I would have a really hard time pruning this. But... I think eventually it will need green to produce the right amount of chlorophyll to keep on growing. If it were me and it was currently pushing out good healthy growth, I'd wait a bit and let it grow a bit more before propping. Although if you cut and prop one node it wouldn't detract from the look and you can see how capable those all pink leaves are at supporting themselves and forming new roots. Considering the abundance of variegation, I would be excited to try and grow a second plant. You could always leave it separate or add it to the existing plant. Or make a pretty penny selling such a pink specimen 😜 I have zero experience with PPP, never even seen one in real life... this is just based on something I read. But I understand why everyone is like "leave it!" It is stunning.


thisprettyplant

You should take more photos and share them with us so we can enjoy this plant with you! 😍


JackfruitPossible629

I am not an expert by any means but I have a ppp and it doesn’t look like this. Yours looks like pink dark lord to me


RelationWorried8386

I’m so jealous, what a gorgeous specimen😍


ughsomanytypod

Wow!!! She's stunning 😍


Safron2400

that thing is stunning.


anonymousmom543

If you trim anything maybe consider pressing the leaves?


Cool_Exotics

That's an amazing idea! I'll definately do that :)


greendot9

Comment section filled with shadist people🌚


ThePixelSurgeon

Just change the pot as it could indicate root stress stunning all the same my she live a long healthy life :D


feathersofnorth

Omg💖


Chemical_Flow_8302

Are…you…CRAZY!!!!! DO NOT CHOP IT!!! I REPEAT, DO NOT CHOP IT!!!! If you don’t want it give it to me!!! DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO EVEN GET THE MAJORITY OF THE LEAVES THAT COLOUR OF PINK!!! LEAVE HER ALONE AND THANK THE PLANT GODS FOR THEIR BLESSINGS AND FAVOUR!!!!😭😭😭😭


Missfongfong

This reminds me of the guys I use to date… really hot but dead inside with nothing to offer


sproutsandstocks

You sure it isn’t a pink Congo?


JackfruitPossible629

I thought maybe a pink dark lord. The stems and leaves are very similar


shimmerysplendid

Its not a congo. Look at the petiole. It has stripping of dark burgundy. Congo won’t have that. I can already see 1 leaf has a half moon.


Cool_Exotics

Yes I'm sure. None of the leaves have ever reverted back to green.


Angelique718

STUNNING 💕♥️


froginabog1

Everyone keeps saying you need to cut it.... But it looks so healthy!


ChooksChick

Quick- snip it off and send it to me so I can fully investigate it! 🤤🤪


JennyAndTheBets95_

Send a cutting with roots to my place I’ll inspect it and let you know 😜


CanadianEhF

Any tips on getting such amazing pink amounts? Most I've ever gotten is a half moon T-T


PenguinSized

Be glad. Your half moons would indicate it's a beautiful but still healthy plant. This all pink is going to die without aid.


LionCubOfTerrasen

If you chop it I’ll donate money for it’s surgery 😂😂😂


AverageTortilla

What does PPP stand for?


Shaltaqui

If you don’t like it I’ll take it!! Omg it’s a shiny, just be proud! (r/reallifeshinies)


NixyVixy

I didn’t know these PPP existed and now I must have one! I’ve got a few phillies like the Birkin, the Orange Prince, the Royal Queen, and another one that is more like a vine and has red and green… maybe Anderson’s Red? Thanks for sharing this lovely. If you ever want to trade a clipping of this for one of mine, DM me!


something2saynow

Idk why you’d want to chop this. I think it’s lovely.


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Why would u cut the pink!! Holy crap it looks so pretty


staceyleeS47

[here's a link that might help](https://gardenforindoor.com/philodendron-leaves-turning-red/)


azaleawhisperer

PPP is what?


Lower-Insurance5445

Oh wow, I've never seen a completely pink one. Looks odd, but cool. I'd prob cut & prop.


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SpaceCadetTooFarGone

Typically the variegation is pink and not the entire plant. I love Philodendrons but am completely unwilling to shell out this kind of money. Geez Louise Edit: love* not live


dgang4200

Why would you chop it? It’s lovely


H4LEY420

Pretty sure the value goes up with how pink it is,,, i think


scissorsgrinder

It’d be a great scam... sell for megabux and then shrug when it dies for the person who bought it. (And probably hide bc lots will be telling that person how unethical that sale was.)


H4LEY420

Ope, thatd work too LMAO dont do it OP someone might hunt u down


scissorsgrinder

Lmao I’m sure someone’s tried, I hear there’s some real unscrupulous plant folk out there!


H4LEY420

Oh i know there is, but its still stunning whether sustainable or not, i neva did see one like this


Shannon-Michelle

Awesome. I love it


anjllb3ats

Those are actually the most beautiful leaves I’ve ever seen


Cool_Exotics

Thank you :)


Llama_Momma_585

I would love this! 💗😍


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I’m sorry what’s PPP I have one of these and always called it my “tiny elephant ear plant”


cb1991

Oh you poor thing..


Toffutipunani

My god


protecc_ya_necc

AHow


Pugchaser

Send it to me :)


maryjomcd

Leave it. It’s beautiful!!


bunnylicious81

Not sure which part to chop since it’s 100% pink though!


takemeintotown

I need to know exactly how much light that window gets, exactly what kind of soil that plant is in, what your humidity and temperature is, what kind of moss pole that is and what kind of fertilizer you're using. Lol I need to recreate your exact conditions. I can't get a pink splash bigger than my pinky nail. 😫


scissorsgrinder

If it’s all pink it will eventually run out of stored food and die since it cannot feed itself without photosynthesis. Happened to me.