Monstera pinnatipartita 'Mint'

Mint is a softer, pastel-toned variegated selection of Monstera pinnatipartita, layering pale mint and cream marbling over the species' deeply pinnatifid, feather-like juvenile leaf pattern. It is less commonly seen in trade than the Aurea and Albo Variegated forms already established in cultivation, and documented sales history under this exact name is thin. Treat pricing as provisional. It shares pinnatipartita's climbing habit and the same transition from deeply lobed juvenile foliage to broader, more fenestrated mature leaves.

Native range

Cultivated mint-variegated selection of Monstera pinnatipartita.

Classification

Genus

Monstera

Family

Araceae

Type

Variegated

Growth habit

Climbing hemiepiphyte

Form of

Monstera pinnatipartita

Morphology

Leaf shape

Deeply pinnatifidFoliage deeply lobed in a feather-like pattern, but not cut all the way to the central vein., feather-like juvenile lobes maturing to broader fenestrated leaves

Leaf length

20-40 cm

Leaf width

15-25 cm

Petiole colour

Green, cream-streaked

Venation

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

Texture

Semi-glossy

Variegation

Pale mintVariegation featuring a speckled, marbled, or light pastel-green pattern. and cream marbling over the feather-like blade (a softer pastel tone than the AureaVariegation featuring yellow, gold, or lime-coloured patches. or AlboVariegation featuring stark white patches or sectors, which completely lack chlorophyll. Variegated forms)

Growth habit

Climbing with aerial roots