Monstera deliciosa 'Bulbasaur'

Bulbasaur is one of the more unusual Monstera deliciosa mutations in circulation (a pixelated, almost mosaic-like camouflage pattern of dark green, mint, and cream across compact, distinctly rounded leaf lobes, named for its resemblance to the blotchy Pokémon it's nicknamed after). Unlike the marbled or splashed variegation seen on Albo or Thai Constellation, Bulbasaur's patterning reads as blocky and irregular rather than smooth-edged. Origin traces to a single seed-grown sport out of China, and supply remains extremely limited. Most plants in circulation are recent tissue-culture or cutting-propagated lines still working through nurseries.

Origin

No wild native range, being a spontaneous seed-grown sport mutation of Monstera deliciosa (itself native to southern Mexico and Panama), first circulated in the trade from China.

Classification

Genus

Monstera

Family

Araceae

Type

Sport

Growth habit

Climbing on aerial roots

Form of

Monstera deliciosa

Morphology

Leaf shape

CordateHeart-shaped foliage, featuring a rounded notch (sinus) where the leaf stem attaches., rounded lobes, less deeply fenestrated than typical deliciosa

Leaf length

20-35 cm

Leaf width

18-30 cm

Petiole colour

Green

Venation

Prominent, disrupted by variegated patches

Texture

Smooth, semi-glossy

Variegation

Pixelated, mosaic-like camouflage patterning in dark green, mintVariegation featuring a speckled, marbled, or light pastel-green pattern. green, and cream, in blocky irregular patches distinct from smooth marbled or splashed variegation types

Growth habit

Climbing