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mike_ludwig

Monstera question

15 years ago

I have 2 variegated Monsteras.

One is with white variegations and one with yellow.

The white one is probably Monstera deliciosa var. Borsigiana.

My questions are:

1) Does Monstera deliciosa var. Borsigiana only produce smaller leaves compared to Monstera deliciosa? Mine never grows the giant leaves. It takes a lot more sun than common varieties.

2) I am trying to get a proper ID of my yellow variety.

This plant grows the true giant leaves identical to the common Monstera deliciosa aside form the yellow variegations. But I notice it grows much slower than a common Monstera deliciosa. I never see this plant for sale, so is it pretty rare? I want to cut the growing stem to propagate; is it more difficult than a common Monstera deliciosa to propagate?

Any comments are appreciated, I love these two plants.

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  • 15 years ago

    I have the yellow variegated form and have grown the common one in past.

    The variegated one is definitely slower in growth as well as in rooting cuttings, but its as easy as the common green one. I am yet to see the full leaf potential though, last tine it was around 2' when I chopped it.. another thing I noticed is that the internodes are longer in variegated form..

    One of my friend grows the yellow variegated in open sun (5 hours direct sun) the yellow parts turn brown and dry up while the green portion of the leaf remains. Mine does the same thing but to a lesser extent as it is in partial sun (1 hour direct morning sun). Last year I chopped the main plant and took several cuttings, did nothing special... they all rooted and grew beautifully but it took 2 months for the cuttings to develop new leaves.

    Sorry for the ID, they are sold here as "Variegated Monstera" only..

    Izhar

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