Split Leaf Philodendron Vs Monstera Reddit. The name stuck and that is why you see split leaf philodendron or swiss cheese philodendron stuck on a label on a monstera pot. Rescuing a split leaf philodendron.
As a tropical indoor plant the growth is restricted to the size of the pot. Calling either a philodendron is not correct but we are stuck with that common name. I m about to have a baby so i ve got one or two more plant allowances that i m giving myself before i cut myself off.
Swiss cheese plant is one monstera nickname that references to those holes.
I honestly don t know now and i m contemplating going back for it because either way it s gorgeous. Also called the winterbourn the cultivar grows in dense clumps. The seller told me the plant was only about a year old and that it came from a cutting of her mom s split leaf. Common names are enormously confusing and i always refer to this plant by its botanical name genus species monstera deliciosa.
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