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Field Guide · Monstera
Wide form, narrow form, round form, and the archipelago of names that arrive on the same shipping invoice.
The plant most growers actually own when a tag reads adansonii. Leaves are broadly ovate with generous fenestrations and a slightly asymmetric base. Mature growth on a pole pushes wider lobes and more open windows; juvenile growth on a shelf stays small and modest. Tough, fast, and the sane place to start.
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