Botanical Name: Monstera deliciosa
Common Name: Split-leaf philodendron
Type of Plant: Houseplant; perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape climbing or spreading vine-like plant with thick trailing stems and large deeply split leaves
Height unlimited
Spread unlimited
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure in/out outdoors: partial shade; indoors: tolerates low light
Soil tolerates most any soil
Hardiness tender to frost – grows in most any conditions indoors
 
Morphology:
Leaves orbicular to ovate, to 3' wide and long, deeply split to margins in older plants
Flowers spadix, greenish, white, to 10" long spike creamy yellow/ white
Fruit spike matures into edible, fleshy capsule-like fruit
 
Propagation:
stem cuttings, air layering
 
Usage:
large specimen plant indoors, used as a groundcover outdoors – sometimes used climbing totem poles
 
Landscape Care:
Watering likes regular watering
Fertilizing balanced, half-strength, twice monthly
Pruning remove dead leaves – head back to control size
Pests/Diseases mealybug
Special Conditions/Other leaves will be smaller and unsplit in low light
 
Origin: Mexico /Cental America
Family: Araceae

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