Monstera deliciosa 'Electrolyte'

Monstera deliciosa 'Electrolyte' is a variegated selection of deliciosa with lime, chartreuse and cream variegation on green leaves. The pattern varies by plant and by leaf, from fine speckling to irregular splashes and broader patches. Young leaves are small and entire, and the pale tones are usually lightest there; fenestrations and stronger contrast come with maturity. Care matches the base species, but the pale tissue photosynthesises less, so it needs brighter indirect light than a plain green deliciosa. It is sold in the UK mostly as small rooted plants, usually by listing codes rather than by individual plant.

Native range

Cultivated variegated selection of Monstera deliciosa, sold mainly as tissue-culture plants.

Classification

Genus

Monstera

Family

Araceae

Type

Variegated

Growth habit

Climbing hemiepiphyte on moss pole

Form of

Monstera deliciosa

Morphology

Leaf shape

Juvenile: entire cordateHeart-shaped foliage, featuring a rounded notch (sinus) where the leaf stem attaches.; mature: deeply split with inner fenestrations

Leaf length

60 - 90 cm (mature)

Leaf width

45 - 75 cm (mature)

Petiole colour

Green, strong and thick

Venation

PinnateVeins or lobes arranged like a feather, branching out symmetrically on both sides of a single main central vein., prominent midrib

Texture

Leathery, thick and glossy

Variegation

Lime, chartreuse and cream speckling, splashes or patches on green; differs leaf to leaf

Growth habit

Climbing with thick stems and aerial roots