Monstera Plant Vs Split Leaf Philodendron. A split leaf philodendron grows rapidly and often has leaves that are up to 3ft. Those leaves in the right environment develop holes.
Split leaf philodendron swiss cheese plant or windowleaf monstera deliciosa is a tropical plant native to rainforests of central america from southern mexico to panama and commonly grown as a foliage houseplant it was introduced into cultivation in england in 1752. Another is split leaf philodendron. People everywhere are also mistakenly calling it a split leaf philodendron.
Swiss cheese plant is one monstera nickname that references to those holes.
This is also a plant with a wide variety of names many referring to its tasty fruit fruit salad plant monster fruit and some to its leaves. It s impossible to tell you how often you should be watering your plant as this depends on many different factors but you can figure out the pattern by keeping track of how long it takes for the top few inches of soil to dry out. Even the internet cannot seem to come to a conclusion as some plant care blogs and threads claim monstera and split leaf philodendron are the same plant while others do not and looking up images is no help either. Split leaf philodendron is a common name for monstera deliciosa.