Amydrium · Philodendron · Monstera
Aroids
Aroids are the family that gives us monsteras, philodendrons and their stranger relatives — climbers whose leaves change shape completely as the plant matures. Most of what we grow here is propagated in-house and sold as rooted starters rather than finished plants, which is why they turn up in small batches.
Availability moves constantly. This page is what we grow; the shop page is what is buyable right now.
Amydrium medium ‘Silver’
Silver Monstera · 2″ rooted starter
A climbing aroid from Southeast Asia. Juvenile leaves come out silver-washed and sit flat against whatever the plant is climbing; given a pole and time, the foliage gets larger and begins to fenestrate. Bright indirect light and a chunky, airy mix.
Philodendron tortum
3″ rooted
Narrow, deeply divided leaves that look closer to a fern frond than a philodendron. A climber — give it a moss pole and warmth and it moves quickly. Bright indirect light, and a mix that drains fast enough to stay airy.
Monstera siltepecana
3″ starter, rooted
Silver-blue juvenile leaves with dark veining, on a plant that will trail happily but transforms once it climbs. Mature growth is a different plant entirely: larger, greener, and fenestrated. One of the better aroids for showing what climbing actually does.
Growing aroids in a dry climate
Dallas summers are hard on tropicals, and the usual advice about humidity assumes a greenhouse. In practice the things that matter most are an airy mix that dries between waterings, bright light that is not direct afternoon sun, and something to climb. Aroids given a pole put out mature foliage; aroids left to trail generally do not.
Our Monstera care guide covers the fundamentals — light, water, media and support — and most of it transfers directly to the other climbing aroids on this page.
Looking for something you do not see? We propagate more than we list, so it is worth asking. Rarer aroids usually go out through PalmStreet lives rather than as fixed listings.