How To Grow And Care For A Monstera Deliciosa Plant

gren split leaf of the monstera plant

Monstera deliciosa (mon-STER-ah de-lis-ee-OH-sah) is a popular houseplant well-known for its large, glossy, heart-shaped leaves with a split characteristic. This easy-to-grow climbing evergreen is native to the rainforests of Central

How To Propagate Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma

Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma Propagation

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma is a wonderful vining epiphyte from Malaysia and Thailand. It’s a member of the Araceae family and is often mistaken for a member of the Monstera genus due

What Causes Black Spots On Monstera Plants

Monstera plants

Black spots on monstera plants are never good, especially not the raised ones. Brown to black spots can be quite normal on humans and are sometimes even beneficial. Freckles are

When Do Monstera Leaves Start To Split?

Split-leaf Monstera Plants

Leaf splitting (fenestration) is a sign of leaf maturity. Monstera plants’ upper leaves usually split when the plant is 2 or 3 years old. The upper, older leaves split as

Can Monstera Live Outside?

Growing Monstera Outdoors

Monstera, or Swiss cheese plant, is a tropical plant hailing from tropical regions in South and Central America, including southern California, Puerto Rico, Panama, and Mexico.  It can grow freely

What Do You Do With Aerial Roots On Monstera?

Monstera Aerial Roots

Monsteras are quite popular houseplants that are best known for their foliage. However, many growers are alarmed when they first notice strange growths on their monstera. These growths are actually

Monstera Standleyana Plant: Growing and Care Guide

Vining Monstera standleyana

A lot of plants go through an identity crisis due to flaws in botanical naming conventions. However, the close resemblance of Monstera standleyana (mon-STER-uh stand-lee-AY-na) to philodendrons has led to

How To Propagate Monstera Plants

Leaves of a Monstera plant

Monsteras are among the most beautiful choices for an indoor plant if you don’t mind them rarely flowering. The many species, cultivars, and hybrids of Monstera provide an array of

Rhaphidophora Cryptantha Growing and Care

Leaves of the Rhaphidophora Cryptantha commonly known as a shingle vine

Rhaphidophora Cryptantha is a shingling plant or shingle vine native to Papua New Guinea, tropical regions of African tropics, and Southeast Asia.  These tropical plants are also found in Australia, Bali,

Monstera Dubia Vine Growing and Care

Monstera Dubia growing on tree in Columbia

Nature loves a good metamorphosis, from frogs and butterflies to fish that change their sex. But this also applies to the plant world, and one of the best examples is

Monstera Obliqua Growing and Care

Vining Monstera Obliqua

The Monstera plant has become wildly popular due to its fenestrated leaves. However, only those originating from Peru, Panama, Suriname, and Bolivia have these fenestrations. There are lots of misconceptions

10 Popular Types of Monstera Plants and Vines

Monstera deliciosa one of the most popular types of monstera

Monstera (mon-STER-uh) is a type of Evergreen tropical vine or shrub hailing from Central America.  These plants are well known for the natural holes (fenestrations) that appear in their large,

Growing and Care Of Silver Monstera Siltepecana

Monstera siltepecana - The Silver Monstera

Monstera siltepecana aka the Silver Monstera is an attractive plant from Mexico and parts of Central America and prized for its rich foliage, which develops fenestrations (window-like holes) as it grows older. Click on this article of care details.