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Monstera

Monstera is a Neotropical genus of climbing hemiepiphytes best known for leaf fenestration — the perforations and marginal splits that develop as plants mature and climb. Monstera deliciosa and its variegated forms are the most widely traded species; the obliqua complex, whose thin leaves are almost entirely fenestration with little remaining leaf tissue, commands the highest prices in the genus.

Species & Cultivars

94

Price Range

£4 – £391

Median Price

£26

Most Traded Monstera

Monstera acacoyaguensis Albo →

Care Notes

  • Fenestration develops with maturity and generally needs something to climb — juvenile plants and unsupported specimens often show little to no leaf splitting regardless of species.
  • Variegated forms (Albo, Aurea, Thai Constellation) are chimeric sports; propagation from an all-white or unstable node can produce plain-green offspring.
  • The obliqua complex is intolerant of low humidity and prefers to stay evenly moist rather than drying fully between waterings, unlike thicker-leaved Monstera.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Fenestration develops with plant maturity and generally requires something to climb; juvenile plants, small cuttings, and unsupported trailing specimens of fenestrating species often produce solid, unsplit leaves regardless of species.

M. obliqua leaves are thin, translucent, and dominated by large fenestrations relative to remaining leaf tissue, unlike the thicker, more solid leaves of M. deliciosa. It's also more humidity-sensitive and slower growing.

No. Thai Constellation is a stable, tissue-cultured speckled variegation, while Albo Variegata is an unstable chimeric sport with irregular white sectoring that can shift, increase, or revert between leaves on the same plant.

Named adansonii forms (Aurea, Mint, Variegated) are distinguished by leaf colour and propagated from specific sported lines rather than seed, so supply is limited to cuttings from existing stock — pricing tracks that limited-line scarcity rather than any care difficulty.