Monstera deliciosa 'White Lava'

White Lava is named for its flowing stream of bold white variegation pouring across the blade from one margin, with soft irregular flowing edges rather than the blockier random sectors of standard Albo Variegata. The overall impression is closer to a stream of lava or a waterfall than a patchwork. It otherwise shares deliciosa's climbing habit and general care requirements, with bright indirect light needed to sustain the white sector.

Native range

Cultivated chimeric variegated 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, white-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 flowing stream of bold white variegation pouring down from one margin of the leaf, with soft irregular flowing edges rather than blocky sectors (an alboVariegation featuring stark white patches or sectors, which completely lack chlorophyll.-type variegation with a directional, cascading pattern rather than the random blotches of standard AlboVariegation featuring stark white patches or sectors, which completely lack chlorophyll. Variegata).

Growth habit

Climbing with thick stems and aerial roots