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| Botanical Name: |
Monstera deliciosa
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| Sounds like: |
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| Common Name: |
Fruit Salad Plant
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| Family Name: |
ARACEAE
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| Genus: |
Monstera
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deliciosa
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| Name Derivation |
G: Lat. a monster; S: Lat. delicious
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| Growth Habit: |
Climber
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| Dimensions: |
To 20 m
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| Flower: |
Creamy spathes, developing to green
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| Climate: |
Too much or too little water causes rapid leaf yellowing.
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| Fruit: |
A cluster of berries, edible when completely ripe.
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| Propagation: |
Stem cuttings, node and leaf
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| Horticulture Use: |
Not frost tolerant in the open garden. An excellent indoor or tub plant with wonderful foliage. Ferneries, sheltered courtyards.
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| Culture & Maintenance: |
Plant in well-drained, rich and moist soil. Needs a warm, protected, shaded position with filtered light.
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| Foliage: |
Large, shiny, deep cut on perforated margins.
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