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
Comments:
Emily Goldschmidt –
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