Scientific Name:	Monstera deliciosa
Pronunciation:	mon-STEER-uh duh-liss-ee-OH-zuh
Common Name:	split-leaf philodendron, monster plant
Family Name:	Araceae
Plant Type:	Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:	Leaves very large, split as they age resulting in elliptical holes (swiss cheese appearance); roots can be aerial.
Course(s):	HORT 1155, HORT 1193/1293, Level 4 Apprenticeship

Habit: Arching, Spreading Form: Climbing Texture: Coarse Mature Size: Height: 10 - 15m Spread: 4 - 5m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: Central America, Mexico Hardiness Rating: Zone 11: (above 4 C) Exposure: Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Container planting, Indoor plant Additional Info: Google Images. In low humidity & low light the leaves will not split to form holes or lobes.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Heavily veined, Leathery Surfaces: Glabrous, Lustrous Colour in Summer: Green Colour in Fall: Green Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Ovate Apices: Cuspidate Bases: Cordate Margins: Cleft (parted), Entire

Inflorescence Type: Spadix (& spathe) Flower Morphology: Monoecious plant Number of Petals: 0 Colour (petals): White Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug

Fruit Type: Berry (true) Fruit Colour: Fruiting Time: Additional Info: Fruit insignificant

Bark Morphology: Other Bark or Stem Colour: Green, Tan     Organ Modifications: Aerial roots

Propagation:	Seed, Greenwood cuttings, Layering
Plant Care:
Optimal Temp.:	Medium indoor temperature
Light Level:	Medium indoor light level
Maintenance:	Medium
Pest Susceptibility:	Leaf miner insect, Scale insects

Location(s): (GNH) GreeNHouse Location Map

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