Philodendron 'Majestic' is a wonderful hybrid of Philodendron verrucosum L.Mathieu ex Schott and Philodendron sodiroi hort. and shows the best attributes of both of its parents. The abaxial leaf surface shows P. verrucosum traits with the adaxial leaf surface shows beautiful silver-grey mottling and conspicuously glaucous surface of P. sodiroi. It is not known who hybridized it, but it was named by Neil Crafter and is an international sensation among collectors. An easy and prolific grower.form the Modern Latin genus name Philodendron (Schott, 1830), form Greek philodendron, neuter of philodendrons "loving trees," form philo- "loving" (see philo-) + dendron "tree" (form PIE *der-drew-, form root *deru- "to be firm, solid, steadfast," also forming words for "wood, tree"). The plant so called because it clings to trees.
