Monstera wilsoniensis

A cool-growing montane Monstera from southern Costa Rica, described by Cedeño and Grayum in 2020 and named after the Wilson Botanical Garden at San Vito. It grows at 1180–1850 m in wet forest, often along creeks. Give it a pole, filtered light and cool, humid nights.

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

Collected in forest preserves (Wilson Botanical Garden, Las Cruces), along Quebrada Tablazo and on forested slopes above creeks, and in secondary forest where rivers meet. Presumably a root-climbing hemiepiphyte like the rest of the genus.

Recorded at 1180–1854 m, median 1550 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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