Monstera adansonii (Swiss Cheese Plant)

Monstera adansonii (Swiss Cheese Plant) green leaves climbing a tree trunk as a plant.
Monstera x adansonii (possible cross with obliqua)

Monstera adansonii (Swiss Cheese Plant) grows vertical green leaves with many holes on a tree trunk.
Baby Swiss Cheese Plant

Botanical names: Monstera adansonii, Monstera friedrichsthalii

Common name: Swiss Cheese Plant

Family: Araceae

Origin: Central America

USDA Plant Hardiness MapVine or creeper plantSemi-shadeWatering: Regular. Let topsoil dry slightlyEpiphyte plantSubtropical plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

Monstera adansonii is similar to Monstera obliqua but Monstera obliqua and Monstera adansonii are not the same species. There are many hybrids in cultivation between Monstera adansonii and Monstera obliqua.

Monstera obliqua leaves are as thin as a sheet of paper, when adansonii leaves are a bit rough. Obliquas leaves consist mostly of holes. Adansonii leaves are not as longitindial as obliqua's. The holes in adansonii cover generally half of the adult leaf.

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