Swiss Cheese Plant

Swiss Cheese Plant. This plant's scientific name is monstera deliciosa because it can grow huge (up to 60 feet in the wild!) and because it produces the mexican breadfruit. This attractive foliage can grow as large as 50 cm in the wild but indoors, they remain a manageable size of 20 cm.

Philodendron Adansonii - Swiss Cheese Plant – Babylonica Vines & Plants
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If you leave the plant outside, it can grow close to double that size. A forgiving houseplant, it will endure in less than perfect conditions, but why not aim high?! This is often a confusing thing to see, as almost all plants will grow towards the light, not away from it.

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