Monstera deliciosa 'Ocean Mint'

Monstera deliciosa 'Ocean Mint' is a variegated deliciosa sold for large, irregular sectors of chartreuse-lime and cream-yellow set against dark green, with the sectors running across the veins and fenestrations on the leaves. Leaf margins are often wavy and the blade can ripple. Sellers link the name to 'Oceana', a sport listed by the Aroid Cultivars register as originating with Michael D'Andrea, but no source documents where 'Ocean Mint' itself came from, and sellers use 'Mint', 'Ocean Mint' and 'Ocean albo' for plants that may differ. Treat the name as unverified until a seller can name the line. The pale tissue carries less chlorophyll, so the plant needs bright indirect light and grows more slowly than plain deliciosa.

Native range

Cultivated variegated form of Monstera deliciosa. Sellers link the name to 'Oceana', a documented sport; no source documents the origin of 'Ocean Mint' itself.

Classification

Genus

Monstera

Family

Araceae

Type

Variegated

Growth habit

Climbing hemiepiphyte on moss pole

Form of

Monstera deliciosa

Morphology

Leaf shape

Broadly cordateHeart-shaped foliage, featuring a rounded notch (sinus) where the leaf stem attaches. with deep fenestrations; wavy margins on some leaves

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

Large irregular sectors of chartreuse-lime and cream-yellow against dark green, with fine marbling; differs from leaf to leaf

Growth habit

Climbing