The Swiss Cheese Plant is a climbing plant, distinguished by its distinctive ‘holey’ leaves. It’s easy to care for and prefers abundant indirect light, although it tolerates shadier environments. It is a plant that easily adapts to the environment in which it is located and, therefore, is the perfect companion for both beginners and more experienced people in the world of plants. It’s essential to clean its leaves to maintain their glossy appearance and detect diseases early. This plant initially behaves like a shrub, but eventually becomes epiphytic, meaning it develops aerial roots that anchor to nearby supports, so it will need a stake or support structure. In their natural environment, Monsteras produce yellowish or white flowers, very rarely seen in indoor environments. When purchasing a Monstera, it’s normal not to find many holes in the leaves or to only see them on one side of the leaf. The characteristic holes of this species appear mainly when the plant is already in its adult phase, meaning older and healthier plants create fenestrated leaves.<\/p>\n
Scientific name<\/strong>: Monstera deliciosa<\/em> CARE Fun fact<\/strong>: The botanical name Monstera deliciosa<\/em> is curious: \u201cmonstera\u201d comes from the Latin word for giant, referring to how big its leaves can get (especially in nature); \u201cdeliciosa\u201d refers to its fruit\u2014its flavour and aroma\u2014when ripe, when it\u2019s edible and tastes very pleasant, often compared to a mix of banana and pineapple.<\/p>\n WARNING! Representative photo \u2013 the image shown is of a stock item at the time of cataloging and serves as a reference. A planta fornecida ser\u00e1 similar \u00e0 da foto sendo que, dependendo da fase do ciclo vegetativo em que se encontre, poder\u00e1 variar na forma, apar\u00eancia ou tamanho (ex: outra tonalidade de folha, com ou sem flor\/fruto, etc). A altura referida inclui o vaso pl\u00e1stico que se v\u00ea na fotografia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Swiss Cheese Plant is a climbing plant, distinguished by its distinctive ‘holey’ leaves. It’s easy to care for and prefers abundant indirect light, although it tolerates shadier environments. It is a plant that easily adapts to the environment in which it is located and, therefore, is the perfect companion for both beginners and more […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[1439,1438],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-97549","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-indoor-plants","product_cat-plants","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/97549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=97549"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=97549"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=97549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Common names<\/strong>: Swiss Cheese Plant, Monstera
Family<\/strong>: Philodendron<\/em>
Origin:<\/strong> Central and South America
Category<\/strong>: Indoor plant
Approximate height<\/strong>: 70-80cm
Di\u00e2metro vaso<\/strong>: 19cm<\/p>\n
Light<\/strong>: It likes bright, indirect\/filtered light (it doesn\u2019t tolerate direct sun, especially during the hottest hours\u2014even if it survives, the leaves will look bad, scorched\/yellowed, and the plant won\u2019t develop well).
Temperature<\/strong>: ideally 18 to 27\u00b0C (so, in Portugal, it does best indoors or\u2014outdoors\u2014in shaded spots).
Watering<\/strong>: During spring and summer, maintain good moisture in the top layer of soil. Reduce watering frequency during autumn and winter, to avoid root rot (waterlogging). Check the substrate’s moisture before watering again\u2014the \u201cfinger test\u201d is always a good option.
Soil<\/strong>: As it\u2019s an epiphytic plant (in nature it grows attached to tree trunks), it does well in many soil types but prefers loamy or silty soils (loam is a balanced, ideal mix for growing, while silty soil has a higher proportion of silt particles, giving it different drainage and workability), rich in organic matter.
Fertilization<\/strong>: Fertilize from March to September with products suitable for green plants.
Not Pet Friendly<\/strong>: It’s poisonous and irritates dogs’ mucous membranes. Its leaves, when ingested, can cause irritation, numbness of the tongue and vomiting.<\/p>\n