Monstera 'Cebu Blue'

Here's the latest addition to my aroid club Monstera 'Cebu Blue' aka Epipremnum pinnatum "Cebu blue".

I saw it posted here a while ago and of course if its Variegatead or Blue the fun is hunting it down.
It's not very big yet but i've given it a nice moss pole to encourage it.

The leaves are supposed to get bigger and get slits the higher it goes. There aren't many good pics of plants on line, so if you have any to share of a mature plant i'd be delighted to see them.

Are there any other blues out there Im missing ?
My only others Aroid blues are variations Philodendron 'Hastatum' aka 'Glaucophylum' aka 'silver sword' aka ????

Thanks Neil

I went on a blue kick myself years ago tracking down every form of aroids with this blue metal like leaves. I have around 4 to 7 forms of aroids with it now. Here are some pics of Epipremnum pinnatum "Cebu blue

Here you can see it change from the spear like leaves over to the more cut mature leaves. It can get leaves around 3 feet long much like the regular Pinnatum. I have more pics of blue philos if your interested in seeing the other forms.

What a great pic, perfect, just what I wanted to see.
..... and yes please, bring on the blue pics.

Here's my latest 'Glaucophylum' with the arrow shaped leaves


This message was edited Oct 17, 2006 11:38 PM

Here's some info I found on a great Latin dictionary site which helps explain the various names of the blue philodendron.
http://www.winternet.com/~chuckg/dictionary.html

glaucifolius
glaucifolia
glaucifolium = glaucous leaved
=glaucus / glauc adj γλαυκοϛ = bright, sparkling, gleaming; grayish,
bluish-green
(for plants, a white bloom on a leaf giving a gray-green appearance
+ i =connective vowel used by botanical Latin
+ folius =foli adj folium = leaf

hastata
hastatum = spear shaped
hastatus = hastat adj armed with a spear


And this is a picture of what i'm calling 'hastatum' which has spear shaped leaves as opposed to the arrow shape of the others.

http://www.winternet.com/~chuckg/dictionary.html

If anyone is interested I may finally found the answer to the confusing subject of naming this plant.

Here's an old post about the name
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/620055/

and here maybe the answer
http://www.exoticrainforest.com/Philodendron%20hastatum%20pc.html

Regarding 'blue' Aroids, don't forget Epipremnum amplissimum. It is similar to an immature, unlobed P. 'glaucophyllum' except the 'blue' is a little darker, just a touch greener. I've not grown this as a climbing
plant, so I don't know what it's mature form size is, or whether leaves develop any splits. Being an Epipremnum,
I assume it would have splits.

Russ

Russ,
There is an image on an adult E. amplissismum in Hays Aroids of
New Guinea. Looks to have whole mature leaves with occasional slits or slashes but those could be from wind damage/ etc. Interestingly, the leaves revert to green for the most part and can get HUGE.

I couldn't find any pictures of it on line. Either of you have pictures.

Neil, what size pot are you growing the 'Cebu Blue' in?

Thanks,
Gh

I recieved it in a small pot, maybe 4" and I was told it had just been potted up into that one. I can't look after something that small, they dry up too quick down here and not enough weight for a moss pole. So, I have placed the 4" pot inside a 6" pot which is filled with a very loose mix of Jungle (potting) mix , old fine mulch and perlite and then placed the pole down through the two of them. it's now out doors in full shade while it gets climatized to our weather. its already getting a new leaf but it seems a bit burned , maybe from all the travelling.

Did you use chicken wire to create the pole?

I have to say I cheated and bought it. I could never find totums and I've tried all different ways to support my aroids but never managed to produce anything for the finer ones that i was satisfied with and I dont have much time to spend on making them, i searched and searched and found these ones , practical and not too expensive and you can add attachments as the plant grows. Anything that makes life easier gets bonus points from me. I give them a good soaking before I use them and then use a turkey baster to inject water into them when they get dry.

http://www.mosserlee.com/products/totempole.html

That's the same place that I got my totem poles from, and they are really nice. I didn't realize you needed to keep them wet. I better wet mine down.
Thanks Celt. It may have been you that recommended that web site to me in the first place.

Pugs
If you keep it moist it will encourage arial roots and climbing in Philodendrons.

Thanks for the info on the totems. I have been searching from some for awhile. I would like to grow my yellow and white variegated monsteras in a pot with a totem as opposed to up a tree where they are now. Are these totems sturdy enough for the larger philos, do you think?

Im not sure that they could give that much support but you could try to anchor it more securely in the pot to add more stability. I had an idea for one of mine after I received theese ones. Near my house soon they will be setting up Xmas trees for sale and they use a mesh to pack them in, if you use a piece of long board and cover it in moss mulch pieces etc and the wrap it in the mesh it should give the same results.
You could also try the mesh bags they sell the oranges in might do just as well. Anyway I havent tried it yet , just don't have time for any more projects at the moment , but I'd love to see your results if you try. It seems like everyone is always hunting for totems.
I hope to try this method to create a moss wall for my plants to climp up my fenced area.

The turkey baster idea is fantastic. You don't have nearly the mess as with a spray bottle. I also saw in a book that you could set a small planter pot of water on top of the moss pole and just fill it so that the water runs down into the moss. It's not working well for me because my pole doesn't want to stand up straight! Oh well, when I repot the Monstera next Spring, I'll make sure the pole is wedged in real good.

GH