Monstera adansonii (Swiss cheese vine)
Also called Fensterblatt, Five holes plant, Swiss cheese vine
At a glance
- From
£20 for European Mint, the cheapest form today
- Forms
1 form or cultivar
- Light
Still grows at 120 · saturates at 250 µmol/m²/s
Measured on Monstera deliciosa B
Forms and cultivars 1
Each form shows its light value and where it was measured: ● on this form itself, ○ on the form or species named in the line. Grades: A Measured directly, B Indirect, C Distant.
Other color type 1
European Mintfrom £20
Still grows at 120, saturates at 250 µmol/m²/s · measured on green Monstera deliciosa C
Light
Still grows at 120 · saturates at 250 µmol/m²/s
Measured on Monstera deliciosa B
- Still grows at
- bright, no direct midday sun · ~6,500 lux
- Leaves saturate at
- bright, no direct midday sun · ~14,000 lux
The light scale
Scale in µmol/m²/s, linear from 0 to 800. Lux are read as daylight: 1 µmol/m²/s is about 54 lux.
- Very dim: up to 25
- Dim to medium: 25–100
- Bright, no direct midday sun: 100–300
- Some direct sun: 300–700
- Direct sun: above 700