I have mine growing up a 6 ft. trellis that's against a west wall, in a bright but not sunny location. It grows very happily, in between a corn plant and a dresser, and behind a plant stand filled with hoyas. It's height is up to my waist right now, and I've had it for about 2 yrs.
I think they're a jungle plant, so tend to be fairly low light. I've never given mine direct sun - nor my other 2 monstera.
Christine
Philodendron Monstera deliciosa (I think)
Christine same here. We have 9 ft tall, 7 foot wide porches and live in the woods therefore we only get dappled sun for about 3 hrs per day.
Mine attached itself to my house this spring. That's when the leaf size about doubled. They like to climb - and are a little slow to do so, but when they do, that's when you will start to the the best leaves. I went to Moody Gardens in Galveston this summer, and in their tropical rainforest pyramid (they have different pyramids which house different exhibits), they had them growing HUGE! Made mine look like a puny little english ivy. lol!
As to sunlight, outside, probably filtered sun is best, followed by bright light. If inside, as much bright indirect light as you can give them.
I went to Moody Gardens when I was in Galveston a few years back...all I can say, is WOW! That place is incredible!
So is this one a Monstera? I have it growing outside in half whiskey barrel for over 20 years. Never been repotted!
The leaves are just huge but they do not have those little holes I see in the other pictures.
I see it has another bud on it now.
That is a Philodendron selloum. Very cool as well, especially when they gat that large!! See how the leaves are deeply divided, somewhat ruffled, and have no perforations along the midrib? Those are a few ways to tell. I also don't think M. deliciosa gets a stem that thick - not thick enough to support itself in the air like that! M. deliciosa leaves are more smooth, plus in addition to the divided leaves, they'll have anywhere from one to (I think) four rows of perforations (in the larger leaves) along the midrib of the leaf. Also, if you look at the divided parts, on the P. selloum, they more like fingers, while with the M. deliciosa, they look more like the leaf was sliced with a knife.
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Here are the two side by side (hope my edit looks okay...)
Carter - Impressive picture!!!
Thank you so much for the information. Those are fine looking plants.
Judy
Keep sending pictures .... I just went to EBAY to look for a philo monster and the only one there was 99.00........ I'm going to have to live vicariously through everyone else........ The pictures all are really great thanks for sharing everyone.....
I just planted 3 cuttings I was trying to root but they grew so fast I couldn't find a Priority carton they would fit in to ship them out to people who wanted them.
Well, now you will just have three more that will be able to be cut on to share. Not a bad thing. LOL. One day...I'd love to trade with you Judy. I love any plant that has huge leaves. LOL!
Where are you going to put it Brugie? It is a huge houseplant! LOL
Oh yes, the name selloum rang this old bell. I love philodendrons. I have been seeing all sorts of new ones this last year at nurseries around here. I wish a had a huge house to accommodate the size. Mine is so forgiving. Every few years my DH notices its roots have grown out from the the top of the barrel and is growing up the stucco. He lops them all off. I just can't believe it has stayed in that pot for years. There must be no dirt left in it. It is sitting on concrete, so no way it has its roots into the ground.
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I'm with you Brugie...... there's just something about those big leaves that attract me like a moth to a flame... LOL
Can you just fold them over Judycooksey ...... do they work like EE's that you can cut them down and they'll shoot off new ears in no time...... ?
I'm going back to EBAY and see how big that one was and how they planned to ship ...... just to see.... there's no way I can spend 100.00 on a plant.....
I figured I would have to roll the leaves around a paper towel tube, to begin, but then the 3 stems on each cutting were too rigid and far spread so that was a problem. Finally I decided it would take 3 people to "maybe" get the dang thing in one of those long skinny priority boxes, but there was only one of me.
What I decided I would try is to take a shoot as it starts to grow off the mother plant, tie the three stems close together as they emerge and as soon as it produces about an inch of air roots I would cut and mail.
Brugie, I owe you so just as soon as it's warm remind me and we'll trade.
Judy
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Ebay Info - Buy Now Price $99
4 Philos: Monstera Albo (juv.), BloodRed, Painted Lady & Prehistoric.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1510&item=4343179072&rd=1
The Albo is much, much smaller than yours Kell. Have a look it's interesting.
Judy
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Ouch - that's some kind of pricey, but they sure are gorgeous!
BTW, Judy...that one cutting of horeshead that you sent me STILL isn't rooting, but while in the water, it grew another head! Is that normal??? (And don't you dare say that 2 heads are always better that one!)
PS - BigDaddy just sent me the Peanut Butter Cookie story! I am in love - how cool is he?
Sequee - the Horsehead growing a second head would only happen to you. Are you sure it doesn't have roots??
Isn't BigDaddy wonderful!! Oh how he tells a story. Peanut is something else also. I told him he was the PeaNutest and he pouted, must have been the tone of my voice.
Just one long dark one, but I think you told me to wait until that got the little white fibers on it or it grew another root before I plant it, right?
I think BigDaddy should turn that into a series of children's stories. He'd do very well! They are so incredibly sweet!
Sequee, re root, I don't know what to tell you to do. I suppose I would pot it up. It probably had the starting of the other leaf when I sent it to you and has been working on it's growth instead of roots. I'm surely not the expert and to be honest, I pay little attention to what I'm doing but all seems to turns out well.
If I told you my sister has 2 Large greenhouses, 1 shade house and just got back from a plant buying trip in Thailand, but does not sell or trade her plants, would that be a clue that it's in the blood or just kinda comes natural!!!! She's mainly into ferms so she's not a member here. She's always wanting me to go into some rain forest with her in different parts of the world and I keep saying "NO"!!! I don't do jungles!!
Oh, Jusy - I think you should go! Just imagine what you'd have to trade next year - LMAO!!!
Sequee, I'm not going anywhere there isn't a proper toilet and a sink!! I wash my hand at least 100 times a day, especially right now with a litter of puppies, so it would drive me totally over the edge.
If we could only raid her greenhouse!!! BUT she lives in Houston, TX a long way away from Pocahontas, TN and Carmel, NY lol lol
where in houston? I'll do the raiding!!!!!!
Where in Houston, the next time I go visit my son in Sugar Land, I would love to go on a raid with you vossner.
Now ya'll are trying to get me shot!!! lol lol loll
I wish I were younger and lighter in weight and I'd go with her. Sounds like a blast to me. Thanks Judy. I hope I can come up with something good.
Kell, I may have to cut back someplace else or take more of my brug cuttings to the basement to make room for the philo. It would be a real treat to not have cuttings upstairs for one winter.
For what it's worth....
Two weeks ago, I repotted my smaller Monstera deliciosa using Miracle Gro Potting Soil and gave it a Messinger spray about a week later. I just can't believe the new growth!!! (So sad it's too cold to ship cuttings)
I repotted another one about the same size a few weeks back using another brand of potting soil, it was NOT sprayed with Messinger and it does not have this new growth. They are sitting beside each other.
Guess I better think about using the Messenger on my stuff then. Thanks!!
I've had problems using Miracle Gro potting soil with less hardy plants. I think of Monstera deliciosia as being a very hardy plant. You can let it dry out, overwater it to some degree, never mist it and not even give it that much light (have to keep it warm enough) and it will still grow. For all of my plants, I use "Whitney Farms" soils. Miracle Grow Soil is not only too dense but has too much fertilizer for some plants, such as hostas and alocasias. Before I learned better, I used it for a couple of my hostas (they live in containers) and the leaves started browning around the edges. I took one of the leaves into the nursery and they told me the plant was getting over-fertilized. If I want one of my plants to be fertilized, I'll do it myself with a fertilizer appropriate for the plant and its growing cycle.
Miracle Gro Potting Soil isn't for every plant to be sure, but it surely is great for Philodendron and Monstera deliciosa.
I never try to grow a house plant that isn't "hardy" .... not enough time or patience around here!!! If someone insists upon giving me a plant that can't take a "little" negelect, I immediately ship it off to any number of friends who I know will cherish it.
LOL! I tend to give the "hardy" plants to my sister as she has far less experience with plants and less time to "fuss" over them. I'm the opposite. I just entered the world of orchids and I'm hooked. Here's a link to some pics I took: http://www.q7.com/~eric/orchids/
I use 50% mirracle grow and 50% perlite for a lot of my plants that are picky about drainage and have done very well. I use spacific soils for my Roses and the like. I am lucky to have a local place (Gardenville) that specializes in soils. They have experts there who can tell you what kind of soil works for what plants you have. Sure makes my life easier. George in San Antonio.
emilyrasmus - beautiful Orchids!!!!
Zebra Plant, BlackMask, Alocasia...MUST have! (Bad, BAD, Emily!) My want list just grew in leaps and bounds!!!
Speaking of Alocasias, these are the types I have: Frydek, Green Shield, Black Velvet, Hilo Beauty, African Mask, Nobilis, Giant Taro,(Alocasia macrorrhiza), and Alocasia cuprea. I only have one Colocasia, which is, of course, "Black Magic", a bog plant that gets 2 quarts of water every 3 or 4 days.
Got a nice digital camera for xmas so had to take some pics of my plants. Here's one of my delicoisa from upstairs. Was just a little itty bitty plant two years ago. My, how things have changed.
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Oh WOW!!! Once they get started they GO!! Great looking plant.
Judy
Oh, my Emily! You're going to have to buy a bigger house!!! It's beautiful!