Re: climbing Philodendrons for Mediterranean climate

From: Alexandra Pichardo <neonatura at codetel.net.do> on 1997.07.23 at 13:57:09(987) Sean O'Hara wrote: > This reminds me - a friend asked my whether there are species of > climbing Philodendron that would be hardy enough to grow outdoors in > our local Mediterranean climate. We do see a lot of P. selloum and > Monstera growing easily in our gardens, but I have yet to see a > climbing Philo. Do any of you Philo-philes have suggestions or > observations that might be relevant to this search? Our humidity is > generally low so this may be the most significant limiting factor. > Thanks in advance for any information. > > Sean A. O'Hara sean.ohara@ucop.edu > 710 Jean Street http://www.dla.ucop.edu/ I have never been in Mediterranean wheather but here in the Dominican Republic climbing Philodendrons are everywhere, we have a tropical wheather and the places I have seen them in wild are just shaded with lots of big trees, not too much rainy periods. I don't know how to calculate the humidity levels. Alexandra Pichardo

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