PHILODENDRON 'MOCHA CONGO'

PARENTAGE:

Philodendron 'Rojo Congo' × an undisclosed pollen parent

ORIGIN:

Marian Osiecki made this cross using Philodendron ‘Rojo Congo’ as seed parent and an undisclosed pollen parent, which the registrant gives as a trade secret; released 2026; accepted by the IAS Aroid Cultivar Registry.

HYBRIDIZER:

Marian Osiecki

DESCRIPTION:

A self-heading plant with a bird’s-nest type of growth habit. The leaves are elongated and heart-shaped and dark mocha colored. The bloom is the same color as the leaves, with a white spadix.¹

NOTES:

STATUS - Accepted by the International Aroid Society’s Aroid Cultivar Registry.

1. A hybrid cultivar with Philodendron ‘Rojo Congo’ as seed parent and an undisclosed pollen parent, which the registrant gives as a trade secret.¹

2. The registry names Marian Osiecki as hybridizer and namer and records release in 2026.¹

3. The name refers to the mocha-colored leaves.¹

REFERENCES:

1. International Aroid Society Aroid Cultivar Registry: Philodendron 'Mocha Congo'

Photographs submitted to the IAS Aroid Cultivar Registry by Marian Osiecki