Monstera deliciosa 'Green on Green'

Green on Green is a genuine outlier among named deliciosa colour forms: there is no white or yellow pigment loss at all. Instead, two distinct tones of green (a darker forest green and a lighter olive or jade green) form a soft mottled pattern across the same blade, entirely within the green colour family. Because there is no reduced-chlorophyll sectoring involved, it tends to be considerably more forgiving under lower light than the true variegated deliciosa forms, and grows at a closer-to-normal pace.

Native range

Cultivated tonal colour-form selection of Monstera deliciosa.

Classification

Genus

Monstera

Family

Araceae

Type

Sport

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, strong and thick

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

No white or yellow pigment loss at all, instead a soft two-tone mottled pattern combining a darker forest green and a lighter olive/jade green across the blade, entirely within the green colour family. Because there is no reduced-chlorophyll sectoring, this form is more forgiving under lower light than the true variegated deliciosa forms.

Growth habit

Climbing with thick stems and aerial roots