Monstera Obliqua Peru - Extremely Rare

Real Authentic Monstera Obliqua Peru. Monstera Obliqua is one of the rarest - and most demanding - monstera varieties out there and it's an expensive challenge only the most passionate plant parents attempt. If you're absolutely serious about getting one of these stunning houseplants, we are here to help you. 

This is the one with heavy fenestration; it is the only one that is popular in cultivation due to its holes. The Monstera Obliqua Peru has a special appearance with its large holes in the leaves. Much lesser known than the larger Monstera Deliciosa, but also an asset to your urban jungle in a modest format. It is a green climbing plant that grows to only a few meters in height. This refers to the bulk of the members’ characteristic pierced leaves.

Monstera Obliqua inhabits an ephemeral, meaning fast-changing habitat, often at sea level, and installs itself among roots on the lower section of larger trees. It reaches maturity even on small trees as it is not a big climber. Its smallish size has the advantage that it can make use of a substrate that is not available to other plants. Furthermore, it is epiphytic, meaning that it can grow on top of other plants and takes in moisture and nutrients from the air, debris, rain, and also water.

You may find a plant labelled as Monstera Obliqua in garden centres, but you can be assured that you’re actually looking at an Adansonii. How to tell the difference: While Adansonii leaves are quite fenestrated, Obliqua leaves are extremely fenestrated to the point that there is more hole than leaves. In fact, up to 90% of a mature Monstera Obliqua Peru leaf is empty space!

Monstera Obliqua Peru and Adansonii are remarkably similar for the first few years of growth leading to them often being mistaken one for the other. The differences only become apparent as the plants mature and Monstera Adansonii develops thick leathery leaves in contrast to the slender, paper-thin leaves of Monstera Obliqua.