Adansonii esquelto
Native to the cloud forest of Costa Rica, Monstera esqueleto, also known as Monstera epipremnoides, is a tropical plant that is growable indoors. These kinds of plants are known to have unique fenestrated leaves that allow them to survive heavy rain and wind.
Care Specks:
Bright to medium light, recommended placement is within a metre of a window |
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Allow it to mostly dry between waterings but not entirely |
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Give them well draining soil - adding about 20% to 30% perlite into your standard premium potting mix will do the trick. |
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Obliqua also likes warmer temperatures, from 70-85 degrees Fahrenheit. |
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Like other vine plants, they are fast growers and benefit from having something to hold on to like a moss pole, or something they can climb, wrapping up and down the pole will give a bushy look. |
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They propagate from stem cuttings very easily. Just snip below a node, place in water and wait a few weeks and it’s that easy. Fast to root, easy to transplant to soil. This plant is made for propagating given its growth rate! |
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Monstera obliqua needs constant, substantial humidity. These leaves are super delicate and must be kept nice and supple, otherwise, they’ll dry right out and get crumbly. Shoot for 85% humidity or more! |
Toxic to pets! |
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While adansonii leaves are quite fenestrated, obliqua leaves are extremely fenestrated to the point that there is more hole than leaf. In fact, up to 90% of a mature monstera obliqua leaf is empty space!
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