General Landscape Uses: Tropical accent or focal plant, understory or shade garden plant, climber on structures, container plant

Ecological Restoration Notes: Microhabitat creation

Description: Monstera is often known for its ornamental value as a vine but offers even more with its delicious fruit!  It tastes like a medley of banana and pineapple.  Monstera takes some time to ripen and should be eaten when the scales begin to fall off.

Dimensions: Height 4 ft.

Growth Rate: Moderate to fast

Native Range: Central America

Native Habitats: Lowland to mid-elevation tropical forests, streams, riverbanks, forest margins

Soils: Well-draining

Nutritional Requirements: High

Salt Water Tolerance: Low

Salt Wind Tolerance: Low

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full Sun to Shade

Flower Color: Spathe (creamy white to pale yellow); Spadix (yellowish to greenish)

Flower Characteristics: Spadix and spathe

Flowering Season: Spring or summer

Fruit: Green, corn-like cone, edible

Wildlife and Ecology: Provides shelter and microhabitats for small animals, insects, and amphibians.

Horticultural Notes: Grown from cuttings, air layering, division, seed

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