How to divide a Philodendron 'Golden Diamond'? Detailed method and steps
The Philodendron 'Golden Diamond' has evenly arranged leaves with a balanced, relaxed form, and thick, green foliage. It is a foliage plant with extremely high ornamental value, and it is also extremely vigorous. It not only purifies the air, but is also very well suited to being grown as a potted plant at home. Propagation of the Philodendron 'Golden Diamond' mostly uses the division method, so how exactly do you divide it? Below, the editor will briefly explain it for everyone.
Simply put, division of the Philodendron 'Golden Diamond' involves the offsets that sprout from the base of the plant during its vigorous growth period. When these small shoots have grown larger and developed "adventitious roots," they need to be cut away from the mother plant and then planted separately or potted up.
Of course, when dividing, you can also choose a plant with relatively long internodes. Apart from keeping the terminal bud and one or two leaves, remove all the other leaves; then cut off the terminal bud, making sure to keep 1-2 aerial roots on it, and use it directly for potting or insert it into propagating soil.
The remaining mother plant can be left undisturbed in its original pot, and then all the pots should be placed in a semi-shaded spot for care and management, simply keeping the potting soil consistently moist. At this time, neither the mother plant in the original pot nor the young plants newly divided and potted should be watered immediately. Avoid direct strong light or scorching sun; lightly spraying water on the leaves is sufficient.
The leaf stalk bases at the internodes of the Philodendron 'Golden Diamond' have very strong regenerative ability. After the terminal bud is cut off, new shoots and buds will soon sprout. If the plant is decapitated in early spring, new shoots and buds can emerge from the leaf axils at the internodes in about 3 weeks; if the plant is decapitated in July in summer, it usually takes only 1 week for new buds to sprout.
The newly sprouted young shoots of the Philodendron 'Golden Diamond' can usually be divided off together with a portion of roots after 3 weeks, and then potted up. Under normal circumstances, one mother plant can be divided into more than 5 young plants. After completing the potting and transplanting of the young plants, do not water immediately. First place the pots in a semi-shaded spot and lightly spray water on the leaves. After about 1 week, they can be given some scattered light. Once the plants have resumed normal growth and stabilized, they can be shifted to normal care and management.