Is a philodendron toxic to cats?

Yes. The ASPCA lists philodendron as toxic to cats and dogs: chewing a leaf releases insoluble calcium oxalate crystals that irritate the mouth and cause drooling and vomiting. Hang the trailing types well out of a cat's reach, or choose from our pet friendly plants instead.

Do you deliver philodendron plants in Toronto?

Yes. Delivered by hand across Toronto and the GTA. You can also pick up your philodendron at the Chive plant shop, 702 Queen St W. From November to March every plant leaves the shop wrapped in paper, so the cold doesn't reach the leaves on the way to you.

Where can I buy a philodendron in Toronto?

At the Chive plant shop, 702 Queen St W, or here on chive.ca with hand delivery across Toronto and the GTA. Chive has been designing ceramic pots in Toronto since 2004 and running the Chive plant shop on Queen Street West since 2020. Live plants are delivered within Toronto and the GTA only; we don't ship philodendrons elsewhere in Canada.

Can you pot my philodendron before it leaves?

Yes, every philodendron is potted before it leaves the shop, and the potting is included in the price shown. Choose the grow pot or one of the house pots offered with each plant and size; potting is $1 per inch of pot, already built into that one price.

What sizes of philodendron do you carry?

Our philodendrons run from desk-sized 3- and 4-inch pots through 5-, 6-, 8- and 10-inch pots, up to a 14-inch Selloum. The trailers sit at the small end, good for a shelf or a hanging pot, and the Selloum grows into one of our floor plants with a few years and room to spread.

Which philodendron is best for a beginner?

Every philodendron we carry is easy, so the best one for a beginner is the one that suits the spot it will live in. People ask for the easy one in the voice you'd use to ask for a quiet table. All six are easy, so I ask about their furniture instead. A bare shelf edge gets a Heartleaf or a Brasil, the two most forgiving. An empty side table gets a Birkin. Then they go home and leave it alone.

Which philodendrons climb and which grow upright?

The Heartleaf and Brasil climb or trail, the Birkin, Rojo Congo and Selloum grow upright without support, and the Gloriosum crawls along the soil. Give a climber a moss pole and its leaves come in larger; let it trail and it suits a shelf or one of our hanging plants spots.

Philodendron Plants

At Chive Plant Studio, the Chive plant shop at 702 Queen Street West in Toronto, philodendrons come in two kinds: climbers and trailers, and uprights that stand on their own. Half the philodendrons on my bench are climbers scouting for an escape route, and the other half stand in their pots as though they've been told to wait there. Customers circle both tables as if one camp has a terrible domestic habit it hasn't disclosed. Neither does: every one we carry is easy, wants bright indirect light, and simply slows down when it doesn't get it.

Almost every month the order form from our growers in Florida turns up with a philodendron on it that none of us has heard of, listed like an experimental breakfast cereal, and we tick the box without a meeting. It comes off the truck, and Queen West figures out what it is. Our philodendrons run from a desk-sized 3-inch up to a 14-inch Selloum that lives on the floor: the climbers and trailers, the uprights, and the rarer varieties when we have them. They are grown by our nursery partners and brought to Queen West.

Delivered by hand across Toronto and the GTA. Every philodendron is potted before it leaves, in the grow pot or a house pot you choose, and the potting is already in the price shown. Every philodendron we carry is easy, and none of them is pet-safe: the ASPCA lists philodendron as toxic to cats and dogs. The easiest plant in the shop is still a bad snack.

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