Monstera
Monstera deliciosa · Family: Araceae
- Light
- shade / partial shade
- Watering
- medium
- Hardy to
- 2 °C
- Soil
- fertile
Where it grows on Tenerife
With watering: North coast · North, 300–1000 m
Indicative conditions, reviewed by Marianna.
Photos
Origin and history
From forests between southern Mexico and Panama. In the humid north of Tenerife it grows outdoors and bears edible fruit.
Written for this site, pending Marianna's review.
From Wikipedia
Monstera deliciosa, the Swiss cheese plant or split-leaf philodendron, is a species of flowering plant. The common name "Swiss cheese plant" is also used for the related species from the same genus, Monstera adansonii. The common name "split-leaf philodendron" is also used for the species Philodendron bipinnatifidum.
Monstera deliciosa is native to tropical forests of southern Mexico, south to Panama. It has been introduced to many tropical areas, and considered a low-to-moderate invasion risk in Hawaii, Seychelles, Ascension Island and the Society Islands. It is very widely grown in temperate zones as a houseplant. Although the plant contains insoluble calcium oxalate crystals, which cause a needlelike sensation when touched, the ripe fruit is edible.
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