Monstera lentii

A robust climbing Monstera from the continental divide of Costa Rica and western Panama, with ovate to oblong leaves 25–60 cm long that may be entire or cut into 2–9 lobes per side, on long petioles often dotted white. It grows in premontane rain forest around 1050–1650 m and does best cool, shaded and constantly humid.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

A nomadic, appressed root climber in premontane rain forest, in both primary and disturbed secondary forest along the continental divide north of the Cordillera de Talamanca.

Described from 1050–1650 m; GBIF records span 425–1850 m with a median of 1350 m.

Costa RicaPanama

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.