Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Hybrid Possibly a first for Monsteras , 1 by bwilliams

bwilliams wrote:
I have been trying to breed aroids for years and a little over a year ago I tried to cross breed a few Monsteras. I had thought that breeding with them was difficult and very unlikely. Manly because as far as I know it has never been done. Also I have never seen Monstera seeds and I have never been able to find any pictures or info on monstera seeds. So I figured what the hell I should aleast attempt some hybrids. I was fairly sure it was not going to work. I took pollen off of two monsteras I had in bloom one called Monstera friedrichallsii which is a very unusual plant with tons of holes in the leaves and another I believe is monstera peruviana this one produce large leaves with holes usually the leaves are held in a fan shape. Both the pollen of these two plants were put on my largest Monstera deliciosa yellow variegata. I taged and wrapped the flowers up. I have had fruit on the plant many times before never with seed. It took the fruit about 1 year and a few months to rippen. After it was rippened I went digging around in the taste yet very slimy fruit. I was very excited when I found the first seed. It was about the size of a lima bean maybe a bit smaller. As I removed the fruit and began to find more and more around 100 seeds. So with many plants I can look at the parents and get a good Idea of what the hybrids might look like but with these I am having a hard time imagining what they may look like.

Here is a pic of Monstera friedrichallsii