heart-leaf

Romantically shaped leaf

Heart-leaf describes plants with heart-shaped leaves, or refers to such plants themselves.

Several unrelated species share the name: heart-leaf philodendron, heart-leaf aster.

The term works as both noun and adjective: The heart-leaf in the corner needs water.

Also spelled heartleaf.

botanical

philodendron

Tropical ornamental arum houseplant

cordate · petiole · vine · climber · trailing · houseplant · groundcover · variegated · tropical · perennial

habitat

understory

Forest's lower vegetation tier

shade · canopy · streambank · moist · humid · native · wildflower · ecosystem · biodiversity · groundcover

decorative

ornamental

For beauty, not function

wreath · bouquet · centerpiece · vase · floristry · terrarium · planter · trellis · windowsill · interior

cultivation

propagation

Act of spreading widely

repotting · watering · humidity · fertilizing · pruning · staking · drainage · perlite · misting · overwatering

Opposites
leaf shape

heart-leafpalmate

Having radiating lobes

pinnate · lobed · dissected · fan-shaped · kidney-shaped

leaf shape morphology

heart-leaflanceolate

Narrow and tapering

palmate · pinnate · compound leaf · orbicular · ovate

Family

heart, leaf, hearts, leaves, hearted, heartless, hearty, heartily, leafy

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Rated G