Monstera adansonii | Monkey Leaf Monstera

Another member of the monstera family you may be less familiar with than its popular Swiss Cheese Plant cousin. These have the common name of monkey leaf or monkey mask plants. The debate is ongoing on whether the given Latin name for these is correct as “Monstera adansonii” has been misused through botanical collections worldwide for years; so we’ll stick to monkey plant for now. These varieties are easy to care for and make excellent hanging baskets. In the wild, they would naturally climb but in the absence of any support they will happily cascade down; the light coming through their perforated leaves makes for a lovely sight. Happy in bright filtered light this is an unusual variety for any indoor plant collection and a great way of adding interest to any space with the classic perforated leaves so distinctive to monstera plants.

Planting Tip

Why not collect all of the Monsteras for a display of stunning foliage?