Cultivar · genus Monstera
Variegata
Monstera adansonii · ‘Variegata’
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Little Swiss, Scaled Down
Little Swiss monstera is Costa Farms' selection of Monstera adansonii, the smaller-leaved cousin of the familiar Swiss cheese plant. It brings the same holed foliage as Monstera deliciosa but in a scaled-down, more compact form suited to desks and tabletops before it takes off as a climber.
Source: Costa Farms
Watch The Light, Not The Drought
Unlike the more forgiving deliciosa, Little Swiss wants medium to bright indirect light indoors and will stretch thin and lanky if kept too dim, so pruning becomes necessary to keep it full. It is also noted as sensitive to overwatering, so let the top couple of inches of mix dry between drinks, and it feeds only during active growth in spring and summer.
Source: Costa Farms
Small Leaves, Big Holes
This selection carries medium-green, oval leaves marked with dramatic holes along the veins, a proportionally smaller echo of the giant fenestrated leaves found on Monstera deliciosa. It grows at a medium to fast pace and, given a warm bright spot and something to climb, its leaves can lengthen to as much as 24 inches, far beyond its tabletop starting size.
Source: Costa Farms
Rarely Needs A Trim
This is a slow enough grower that regular pruning isn't typically required. If shaping is wanted, pinching back new growth encourages the vine to branch and fill out rather than running from a single shoot.
Source: Costa Farms
Care recipe
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Care notes reviewed by Horta
- Light
- ai:claude-sonnet-5
- Humidity
- ai:claude-sonnet-5
Bright, indirect
≈ every 12 days
High
18–29 °C
Chunky, well-draining aroid mix with bark and perlite
Stem cuttings rooted in water or moist mix
Balanced liquid feed monthly in the growing season
Slow
Rarely flowers indoors; grown for its fenestrated leaves
Toxic to cats & dogs & humans
Toxicity is a species-level safety fact. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar inherits it and none can override it.
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