Monstera 'Devil Monster'

Monstera 'Devil Monster' is a cultivated variety that emerged from a natural mutation discovered in China, originally referred to as 'Circuit Board Monstera'. It features mint-coloured variegation inherited from the Kunzo White Monster lineage, combined with a rigid, deeply lobed leaf shape from Burle Marx's Flame and a structural, architectural appearance from Jungle Min. This stabilized variegation pattern was developed through years of selective propagation and gained wider circulation (2024) when it was rebranded in Thailand as 'Devil Monster'.

Origin

No wild native range. A cultivated lineage first noticed as a mutation in Chinese nursery stock, then rebranded and popularised through the Thai export trade in 2024.

Classification

Genus

Monstera

Family

Araceae

Type

Sport

Growth habit

Climbing hemiepiphyte on moss pole

Form of

Monstera deliciosa

Morphology

Leaf shape

Rigid, deeply lobed with narrow flame-shaped segments

Leaf length

60 - 90 cm

Leaf width

30 - 50 cm

Petiole colour

Standard Monstera green

Venation

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

Texture

Firm and rigid, thick leaf substance

Variegation

MintVariegation featuring a speckled, marbled, or light pastel-green pattern.-coloured variegation

Growth habit

Climbing with thick aerial roots