Monstera deliciosa 'Tricolor Miracle'

Tricolor Miracle carries a genuine three-colour chimeric pattern (deep green, golden yellow, and creamy white appearing as separate irregular patches on the same blade) rather than the two-tone split seen in most named deliciosa colour forms. It is among the most demanding forms to keep balanced in cultivation, since any one of the three tones can dominate or revert with a change in light or after propagation. Otherwise it shares deliciosa's climbing habit and general care needs, with consistently bright indirect light required to hold the balance between sectors.

Native range

Cultivated chimeric tricolour selection of Monstera deliciosa.

Classification

Genus

Monstera

Family

Araceae

Type

Variegated

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, cream and yellow-streaked

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

A genuine tricolour chimericVariegation caused by a cell mutation. Often produces high contrast but can be unstable and revert to all-green. pattern combining deep green, golden yellow, and creamy white in separate irregular patches across the same blade, among the most demanding colour forms to keep balanced, since any one of the three tones can dominate or revert with a change in light.

Growth habit

Climbing with thick stems and aerial roots