Monstera is a tropical vine that grows in its natural environment and grows up to twenty meters, clinging to the air roots for trees and stones. Asymmetrical leaves, elongated, egg-shaped. Large leaf plates are perforated and attached to the trunk due to long petioles. The newly appeared leaves, on reaching the length of more than ten centimeters, become full of holes. Flowers monsters bisexual formed in the nodes. White or cream buds presented in the shape of a boat. The core is yellow-green, cylindrical. Nevertheless, it cannot be said that all vases with a room monster have a universal appearance, since they are divided into several types.
Did you know? The name Monstera comes from the word monstrosus, which in Latin means “fancy”.Under home growing, the flower grows from thirty centimeters to eight meters. The types of flower that grow in their natural environment, there are more than fifty different specimens, so given the diversity of monsters, it is not surprising that even its indoor species differ in height, leaf shape and rules of care.
Monstera Adanson
Flower Monstera Adansona has the following description. The height of the vine is eight meters. Thin leaves have multiple small holes on the surface of the entire plate. The length of the leaf is 20-55 cm, and the width varies from 15 to 40 centimeters. Egg-shaped leaf, and flowering in indoor growing conditions are extremely rare. The peduncle does not exceed thirteen centimeters, its diameter reaches two centimeters, and the color is slightly yellow. The habitat of Monstera Adanson Brazil and Mexico. 
Monstera Borsig
Monstera Borsig - artificially derived liana, so in its natural habitat you will not find it. The leaves are small, heart-shaped, with uniform cuts. In diameter, the leaves grow up to thirty centimeters and tightly attached to thin stems. The progenitors of this type of Monstera are from Mexico. Bloom was not observed. 
Important! Monster is a poisonous plant, the juice of which contains substances irritating the skin and mucous membranes of a person.
Monstera punched or holey
Plant with holey leaves kind of monster is called "holey" or "punched" monster. The homeland of this climbing liana is the forest of tropical America. The shape of the leaves is ovate or oblong-ovate. The length of the leaf plate reaches 90 cm, and the width is usually up to 25 cm. The edges of the leaves are uneven, the lower part of the sheet is expanded, the holes are uneven. The height of the bud is up to twenty centimeters, the length of the core is about ten centimeters. 
Monstera delicacy or attractive
Monstera attractive (or as it is also called "delicacy") comes from the humid tropical forests of Central America. The leaves of this climbing vine are quite large, with a diameter of up to 60 cm. The shape of the old leaves is heart-shaped, they have deep cuts, pinnate and in small holes. The newly emerging leaves heart-shaped with whole edges. White bud with a high ear, about 25 cm long.
The cob thickness varies from 10 to 20 cm and, unlike its predecessors, this type of monster bears fruit. The fruit is a soft edible berry with the smell and taste of pineapple. The height of this beauty grown in room conditions reaches three meters. If you properly care for a gourmet monster, it blooms every year, and it takes ten months for the fruit to ripen.
Did you know? According to the leaflets monsters determine whether it will rain today. Before the rain moisture begins to drip from the sheets.
Monstera oblique or non-equipotent
Homeland oblique Monstera - tropical rain forests of Brazil and Guiana. It is a kind of climbing creeper, so the leaves of such monsters are whole and have the shape of an ellipse with the following parameters: length is up to 20 cm, width is up to 6 cm. The edges of the leaves near the base are uneven, and even the holes in the leaves are elongated, not round. The stem is about twelve centimeters long. Leaf blade slightly wrinkled. The height of the bud is about eight centimeters, the core is inconspicuous up to four centimeters high. 
Monstera Karwinsky
Monstera Kravinsky reaches a height of three meters. Initially, the leaves of the plant are complete, but as the flower matures, holes and cuts appear. The diameter of the leaves does not exceed forty centimeters. Homeland plants - Mexico. Because of its gigantic size, this type of monster is great for offices, theater halls, cinemas, restaurants. 
Monstera Friedrichstahl
Home Monstera Flowers Frederick - a rare instance. Not every avid gardener has it, because it is very high. Huge leaves with slots reach a minimum diameter of thirty centimeters, and the plant blooms with beautiful white flowers.
Important! The air roots of Monstera cannot be cut off, because it additionally receives nutrients through them.
Monstera pointed
Monstera species have their own characteristic names, which are largely dependent on the shape and color of the leaves or on the name of the scientists who discovered them. Sharp monsters are no exception. The leaves are bright green, solid ones are attached to strong trunks of a light green color with the help of petioles, which are 40 cm long. On the leaves of three-meter plants, holes appear. Sheet plate has the shape of an elongated heart, with unequal sides and combed sides. In old plants, the length of the leaf is about 50 cm, and its width is 20 cm. In the conditions of indoor growing the plant does not bloom.
Monstera variegated or marble
Marble Monstera - highly growing powerful flower. Young leaves are whole, without cuts, but as they grow, holes appear that eventually develop into cuts. The leaves and the trunk of the flower are covered with beige or white stains, similar to marbling. The leaves are large, embossed. Homeland marble monstera South America and East India.
