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Clare_CA wrote:
How come every time I go to do some research on a particular interesting plant, I always find Kell inquiring first? LOL! Ah, Kell, a woman after my own heart. We should just live together and combine gardens! LOL! I just bought one of these. I have a new friend that is super knowledgeable about variegated plants. I'm sure he won't mind if I share what he wrote about Monstera deliciosa:

"There are 3 plants that look similar: Pertussa, Deliciosa, and Borsigiana. Pert. & Bors. stay small leafed with lots of stem/stalk between the nodes and 'vine' easily, very few perforations in the leaf and only a few splits. These NEVER get HUGE leaves like Deliciosa does no matter how old they are. Deliciosa, when adult size, can have leaves 4' across with numerous rows of perforations and many many splits in the leaves. They also dont have ANY stalk or stem between the leaf nodes."

Below is a picture he sent me of another grower's M. deliciosa in Long Beach, CA: