Monstera Esqueleto
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Light: bright indirect |
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Watering: when top 1-2" is dry |
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Humidity: increased |
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Toxic: not pet/kid safe |
Hailing from the mountainous rainforests of Costa Rica is the magical Monstera Esqueleto (also known as Monstera Epipremnoides).
The epithet ‘Esqueleto’ means ‘skeleton’ in Spanish, and no wonder! Its large leaves are characteristically “double fenestrated”. A set of small holes run along the midribs, and another set of larger holes sit between the small holes and the leaf edges. Botanists believe that the holes in its leaves help the plant to stand up to high winds and allow light to pass through to lower parts of the plant in its natural environment.