Scientific Name:
Monstera deliciosa
Pronunciation:
mon-STEER-uh duh-liss-ee-OH-zuh
Common Name:
Swiss cheese plant or hurricane 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.
Habit:
Arching, Spreading
Form:
Climbing
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
10 - 15m
Mature 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. In low humidity & low light the leaves will not split to form holes or lobes.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Heavily veined
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Cuspidate
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Cleft (parted), Entire