National Gallery Plant Ids

[tjwalters]

I was at the National Gallery a couple weekends ago to see a free Buster Keaton move with live piano accompaniment, and while waiting in the courtyard photographed a couple plants growing there. Any thoughts on what these might be? (Pictures 1 and 2 are different views of the same plant.)

[The Silent Seed]

First is a Philodendron, second is an Anthurium (plowmanii?)

[mnorell]

I'm pretty sure the first one is Philodendron pinnatifidum. That's what I know it as, at least. I grow some of the bird's nest Anthurium, but have never taken the time to learn the various species and their distinguishing details, so will not venture a guess. Nice to see them bedding out these beautiful and unusual things in DC.

[tjwalters]

Thanks, everyone. I suspected the first was a Philodendron. It looks very similar to the images online of P. pinnatifidum, but perhaps a big more deeply cut. I did see one image of a "Spicy Dog" variety that was a very close match.

Here's a panorama shot the entire courtyard.