Family Of Monstera Plant. When it comes to recognizable houseplants the Monstera is high on the list neck-and-neck with fiddle leaf fig trees. What Is a Monstera Plant.
Indoors you may never see this but know that it does produce an edible fruit. Monstera plants do best in potting mix that holds moisture yet also drains well. Monstera adansonii This Monstera species have long tapering leaves with fully enclosed leaf holes.
A soil mix containing 1 part peat mosscoco coir 1 part perlite and 4 parts pine bark fines is an excellent mix for Monsteras.
Perhaps abnormal or monstrous is a bit rough word but thats precisely what this Latin word means when you translate it. The species name deliciosa refers to its edible fruit that it commonly produces in the wild. It has been introduced to many tropical areas and has become a mildly invasive species in Hawaii Seychelles Ascension Island and the Society Islands. The Monstera Deliciosa is part of the Araceae family thats native to tropical forests of Southern Mexico.