Monstera Deliciosa Leaf Development. How to care for Monstera deliciosa. To encourage healthy growth fertilize monthly and mist the leaves weekly.
The young plant grows 3 to 4 leaves but as it grows many leaves unfolds from the stem. Monstera borsigiana is a sub-specie of the famous plant monster deliciosa. Early stage leaf development.
The monstera deliciosa is also known as the Swiss cheese plant split leaf philodendron and Mexican breadfruit among many other names.
You have successfully made a new Monstera. Photo courtesy of Flickr ccEwen Roberts Monstera Monstera deliciosaAn important factor in determining the suitability of a plant to your home and envisioning the care it will need is to know the origin of the plant. Formation of complex leaf shape during leaf morphogenesis is another example of developmentally controlled PCD. Its impossible to tell you how often you should be watering your plant as this depends on many different factors but you can figure out the pattern by keeping track of how long it takes for the top few inches of soil to dry out.
