Philodendron 'Jose Buono'

[Darold Petty]

Last week I accidentally broke off the stem of my  plant.  It had grown so large that the growth point was distorted against the greenhouse roof. 

The stem broke as I attempted to re-position it. 

Can this plant sprout from dormant back buds ?  The stem is about 1.5 inches in diameter and four feet long.  I can easily pot up sections of the stem with good leaves, as well as the growing tip section.

Thanks for any advice !

[Dypsisdean]

Yes Darold - your Jose Buono will have an auxiliary bud at the same point in the stem as every leaf. And usually you can get some aerial roots to also sprout from the same area. You may even see some now. Some Philos are easier than others, but usually pretty easy. But can take some time - (2-4 months).

If it's a variegated J. Buono, it can be worth several hundred dollars a plant depending on variegation. And each "new" plant will have varing degrees of variegation.

Here are some pics of some propagations of one Philo I have. Cut each section with a leaf and lay on a loose mix. Look closely and you can see a new bud. It will probably come from the opposite side of where the leaf is coming from.

[Darold Petty]

Thanks very much, Dean !     My original plant came from J.D. Andersen, back in the day when he had his Fallbrook nursery.

[mwardlow]

Here is a stem cutting of what I think is the same plant. You just have to keep it warm and moist during our cold CA winter. Much more difficult to propagate this time of year. Might want to cut it up into multiple nodes for more chances of success and end up with more plants.

[Darold Petty]

Thanks !

[metalfan]

I have found Jose to be one of the most resilient, cold hardy abuse taking Philo out there. Had one planted out here for 5 years on a bottlebrush tree that took down to 24F more than once....leaves burned off but trunk was unscathed, leaves all grew back. Finally had to cut it down and section it up because the tree died and was falling down

[Manalto]

Because of my zone (8B), as soon as I discovered Jose Buono I was on the search but was too late - Philo-Mania had already kicked in. My 'Congo Rojo' and 'Brasil' have survived 28 degrees, possibly lower (defoliated and recovered) so I think I may have a chance with JB.

[Manalto]

Santa is always lauded for his generosity but all the focus is on late December; few know about his excellent timing in matters horticultural. Just as the weather on the Gulf Coast was warming up, he sent me a cutting of the wonderful 'Jose Buono' knowing that the warm days and temperate nights will stimulate growth naturally. 

[Manalto]

Update - starting to look like Senor Buono!

I'm tickled to death seeing this plant developing.

Because I'm in 8B I will keep it in a container and protect it it during the worst part of the winter. Once it gets big enough to root a cutting I will try leaving one of them out all winter. Is that a good idea? Anyone else have experience of 'Jose' in 8B?

[Manalto]

JB showing more and brighter variegation, perhaps because of a slightly higher light level.

Has anyone here grown this variety in 8B?

[Xenon]

On 6/22/2022 at 7:17 AM, Manalto said:

Update - starting to look like Senor Buono!

 

I'm tickled to death seeing this plant developing.

Because I'm in 8B I will keep it in a container and protect it it during the worst part of the winter. Once it gets big enough to root a cutting I will try leaving one of them out all winter. Is that a good idea? Anyone else have experience of 'Jose' in 8B?

Here's mine in 9a (but zone 8 for 2 out of the past 3 winters LOL) with sunburn from the hottest summer ever. I protect it on the 3 to 5 nights annually below 26F but otherwise it spends 98% of winter outdoors under a 15 ft Livistona chinensis. Planted as a tiny cutting in summer of 2021.

[iDesign]

I've got two Jose Buono variegated plants on the way to my house, and am excited to try at least one of them outdoors (ideally both... though I might keep one indoors the first year).

Photo from seller:

I'm currently eyeing a spot in the yards that's very shady, and am wondering if they would struggle (or lose the pretty variegation) in a very low light placement?

I'd love any advice you can share on lighting needs... or any other tips on outdoor growing (I'm in Southern CA, zone 10a). I know @Tracy has a Jose growing outdoors - though I can't remember if his was variegated. 🤔

[Tracy]

8 hours ago, iDesign said:

I've got two Jose Buono variegated plants on the way to my house, and am excited to try at least one of them outdoors (ideally both... though I might keep one indoors the first year).

Photo from seller:

I'm currently eyeing a spot in the yards that's very shady, and am wondering if they would struggle (or lose the pretty variegation) in a very low light placement?

I'd love any advice you can share on lighting needs... or any other tips on outdoor growing (I'm in Southern CA, zone 10a). I know @Tracy has a Jose growing outdoors - though I can't remember if his was variegated. 🤔

Yes, mine is a variegated form.  Mine came as cuttings from Jeff's Cuesta Linda estate in Vista where he also was growing them outdoors. What I recall was that his were growing under heavy canopy.  Mine are growing on the east side of a wall and climbing up the concrete blocks under the canopy of Chrysalidocarpus lutescens.  Variegation persists fine in this shaded position. 

[Manalto]

Jose hugging my mule!

True to its genus: "philo" - loves & "dendron" -trees.