Monstera deliciosa 'Creme Brulee'

Creme Brulee carries a soft, muted pale-cream yellow marbling through the deep green blade (an aurea-type variegation with a gentler, custard-like tone rather than the vivid saturated gold of forms like Yellow Marilyn). It shares the same climbing habit and general care requirements as standard deliciosa, with bright indirect light needed to keep the pale sectors from reverting.

Native range

Cultivated chimeric variegated selection of Monstera deliciosa.

Classification

Genus

Monstera

Family

Araceae

Type

Variegated

Growth habit

Climbing hemiepiphyte on moss pole

Form of

Monstera deliciosa

Morphology

Leaf shape

Broadly ovateEgg-shaped leaves, with the wider end near the base., cordateHeart-shaped foliage, featuring a rounded notch (sinus) where the leaf stem attaches. with deep fenestrations

Leaf length

60 - 90 cm

Leaf width

45 - 75 cm

Petiole colour

Green, cream-streaked

Venation

PinnateVeins or lobes arranged like a feather, branching out symmetrically on both sides of a single main central vein., prominent midrib

Texture

Leathery, thick and glossy

Variegation

Soft, muted pale-cream yellow marbling through the deep green blade, an aureaVariegation featuring yellow, gold, or lime-coloured patches.-type variegation with a gentler, custard-like tone rather than the vivid saturated gold of Yellow Marilyn.

Growth habit

Climbing with thick stems and aerial roots