Monstera pinnatipartita 'Mint'

Mint is a softer, pastel-toned variegated selection of Monstera pinnatipartita, layering pale mint and cream marbling over the species' deeply pinnatifid, feather-like juvenile leaf pattern. It shares pinnatipartita's climbing habit and the same transition from deeply lobed juvenile foliage to broader, more fenestrated mature leaves.

Native range

Cultivated mint-variegated selection of Monstera pinnatipartita.

Classification

Genus

Monstera

Family

Araceae

Type

Variegated

Growth habit

Climbing hemiepiphyte

Form of

Monstera pinnatipartita

Morphology

Leaf shape

Deeply pinnatifidFoliage deeply lobed in a feather-like pattern, but not cut all the way to the central vein., feather-like juvenile lobes maturing to broader fenestrated leaves

Leaf length

20-40 cm

Leaf width

15-25 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

Semi-glossy

Variegation

Pale mintVariegation featuring a speckled, marbled, or light pastel-green pattern. and cream marbling over the feather-like blade (a softer pastel tone than the AureaVariegation featuring yellow, gold, or lime-coloured patches. or AlboVariegation featuring stark white patches or sectors, which completely lack chlorophyll. Variegated forms)

Growth habit

Climbing with aerial roots