Monstera Deliciosa Seed Description. Its a perfect plant for anyone looking to add some bold foliage into their room. This plant is a tropical forest plant from the Araceae family native to Central America from Mexico to Panama and the most famous and widely cultivated as an ornamental plant is Monstera deliciosa.
Its a perfect plant for anyone looking to add some bold foliage into their room. By seed can be difficult as seeds are hard to find. Monstera deliciosa is also known as a Swiss cheese plant because of the holes in its leaves.
It is a huge floor plant with one of the most recognizable leaves in the design world.
The word Monstera in the name refers to the large size of the plant which can grow up to 30 ft and deliciosa refers to the edible fruits of the plant. It is a climbing evergreen perennial vine that is perhaps most noted for its large perforated leaves on thick plant stems and its long cord-like aerial roots. Each heart shaped leaf that appears starts of as a full leaf and then begins to form its slits. Monstera deliciosa commonly called split-leaf philodendron is native to Central America.
