Monstera deliciosa 'Medusa'

Monstera deliciosa 'Medusa', sold as 'Thai Constellation Medusa' or 'Thai Con Medusa', is a deliciosa form with narrow, deeply cut lobes and large open slits between them. The lobes curl and twist instead of lying flat. The blade carries the cream speckling and splashes seen on Thai Constellation over green, and one seller describes it as a mutation within Thai Constellation lines. No breeder or grower publication confirming that origin was found, so treat the name and lineage as unverified. Sellers describe the variegation inconsistently, and some list it under other names. Care matches Thai Constellation: bright indirect light, because the pale tissue carries less chlorophyll, and a chunky, free-draining mix.

Native range

Cultivated form of Monstera deliciosa. One seller describes it as a mutation within Thai Constellation lines; no breeder or grower publication confirming that was found.

Classification

Genus

Monstera

Family

Araceae

Type

Sport

Growth habit

Climbing hemiepiphyte on moss pole

Form of

Monstera deliciosa

Morphology

Leaf shape

Narrow, deeply cut lobes with open slits; lobes curl and twist

Leaf length

Not yet documented

Leaf width

Not yet documented

Petiole colour

Green

Venation

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

Texture

Smooth, semi-glossy

Variegation

Cream speckles and splashes over green, with the occasional paler sector; differs from leaf to leaf

Growth habit

Climbing