Monrovia® Dwarf Swiss-cheese Plant is a dwarf cultivar of the vigorous climbing evergreen perennial with huge dark green leaves that earns its holes or deep lobes earlier. Creamy to tan flowers bloom in summer, but the fruit is rarely produced indoors. Grows best with bright indirect sun with protection from afternoon sun and consistently moist well-drained soils. Grown indoors it only reaches to 6ft if given the space and allowed to climb.
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Type: |
Houseplant |
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Origins: |
Central America |
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Light Requirements: |
Medium to Bright Indirect Light |
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Watering Schedule: |
Water every 7-10 days |
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Growth Habit: |
Trailing / Climbing |
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Bloom Color: |
N/A |
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Soil Type: |
General- Well Draining |
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Pet Friendly: |
No |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Susceptible to the common houseplant pests. If aerial roots become unsightly, trim them or tuck them back into the pot. It will outgrow its pot every 2-3 years. Watch for scale, aphids, mealybugs, thrips and spider mites. NOTE: may be a problem for house pets.
IMAGES: Kittykittymaomao, New Monstera Deliciosa Leaf, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) LBM1948, Villahermosa 1986 06, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Forest and Kim Starr, starr-110124-0092-Monstera_deliciosa-habit-Sacred_Garden_of_Maliko-Maui, (4) Maja Dumat, Fensterblatt (Monstera deliciosa)
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
