What it is
Monstera (Swiss Cheese Plant) (Monstera deliciosa) is in the Araceae (Arum) family. The trendy split-leaf climber - give it a moss pole and the leaves develop their famous holes as it matures.
How to grow it
It wants bright indirect light, water it moderate, and give it rich, well-drained soil. Target a soil pH around 5.5-7.0. Space plants about Pot apart. Expect roughly Cuttings root at nodes. Tender houseplant.
How it's used
Monstera (Swiss Cheese Plant) is used: houseplant.
🔎 How to identify it
- Large split and holed leaves
- Climbing with aerial roots
- Thick green stems
Edibility
PartsFruit edible only when fully ripe; plant toxic
UsesHouseplant
CautionPlant parts are toxic; the rare ripe fruit is edible but unripe fruit irritates.
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Part of the free Texas Roots plant database, compiled by Jordan Polasek from his greenhouse in El Campo, Texas. Free to read and share. If it helped, the best thanks is to grow something.