Monstera molinae

A Costa Rican Monstera of the Atlantic slope and continental divide that climbs flat against trunks and also produces hanging stems that can reach the ground. Juvenile leaves are small and unperforated; adult leaves are ovate, 10–30 cm long, entire or with 2–4 lobes per side. It grows in wet lowland and premontane forest from near sea level to about 1200 m.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets 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-climbing and pendent root climber of tropical wet forest and its transition to premontane wet forest on the Atlantic slope.

Described from sea level to over 1200 m; GBIF records span 20–1150 m with a median of 700 m.

Costa Rica

🔒 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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