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Monsteras are a fun indoor plant for beginners and experts alike. These plants thrive indoors and are easy to propagate, so you can have several throughout your house. It won’t take you long to see why everyone is so obsessed with these stunning plants.

Monstera: An Overview

Native to the rainforests of Central America, Monsteras are plants that are packed with personality and easy to grow indoors. The Latin name Monstera deliciosa actually means delicious monster. Monstera deliciosa is the most common type of monstera, but you can also find Monstera albo variegata, Monstera adansonii and Monstera dubia. Here are a few interesting facts about monsteras:

• These plants typically won’t produce fruit indoors. In their natural habitat, however, they produce fruit with a rich, complex taste, sometimes described as a combination of strawberries, passion fruit, mango and pineapple.
• The holes in monstera leaves actually serve a purpose in the wild. Since the elements can pass through the leaves, the plants are better suited to withstand the heavy rain and winds of the rainforest. These abnormal leaves also give the plant its name.
• The plants’ roots are used in Guatemala to make mimbre furniture, which is similar to rattan furniture.

Although Monstera deliciosa is a popular house plant, it’s actually rare in the wild. Since the plant can’t propagate from cuttings without human interference, it can’t reproduce as quickly without our assistance. Want to propagate a Monstera deliciosa? We’ll teach you how.

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