Minimum bid: $5
I will pay shipping; shipped bare root (peanut butter jar not included). US buyers only.
Up for auction is a well-rooted and actively growing variegated Monstera deliciosa. This is the form commonly known as 'albo', characterized by white and mint variegation in larger contiguous leaf areas (different from 'thai constellation', which has larger leaves with speckled yellowish variegation and short internodes). Variegation patterns are random per leaf, but the parent vine put out several coveted half-moon leaves so this one certainly has the potential. I have not seen these in commercial garden centers and they are mainly passed around by hobbyists. For reference, I paid $125 for my 1-leaf mid-vine cutting back in 2021 - and it wasn't even rooted!
The shown leaf is the first one put out from the new growth point sprouted after the cutting was taken, and a second leaf is currently unfurling, which also shows white variegation (EDIT: it has unfurled more and it’s a near perfect half moon! Added a photo). Roots are abundant and I can see them already outgrowing the peanut butter jar I rooted it in. More mature leaves show fenestrations and holes characteristic of this species.
Cultivation notes because this is not a carnivorous plant: If you grow carnivorous plants you will find this easy. Grows readily as a houseplant in bright indirect sunlight in somewhat chunky mix (peat/perlite/bark in equal proportions is perfect). Allow top of the soil to dry between waterings - this plant is far more drought tolerant than say Nepenthes. I water mine about weekly. This form produces vines with 2-3 inch internodes, so a stick support is appreciated for tidy growing. Aerial roots form at each node; you can root these into a moss pole, but I have achieved nice fenestrated leaves with just a stick. You can train the lower aerial roots into the soil too.
I will pay shipping; shipped bare root (peanut butter jar not included). US buyers only.
Up for auction is a well-rooted and actively growing variegated Monstera deliciosa. This is the form commonly known as 'albo', characterized by white and mint variegation in larger contiguous leaf areas (different from 'thai constellation', which has larger leaves with speckled yellowish variegation and short internodes). Variegation patterns are random per leaf, but the parent vine put out several coveted half-moon leaves so this one certainly has the potential. I have not seen these in commercial garden centers and they are mainly passed around by hobbyists. For reference, I paid $125 for my 1-leaf mid-vine cutting back in 2021 - and it wasn't even rooted!
The shown leaf is the first one put out from the new growth point sprouted after the cutting was taken, and a second leaf is currently unfurling, which also shows white variegation (EDIT: it has unfurled more and it’s a near perfect half moon! Added a photo). Roots are abundant and I can see them already outgrowing the peanut butter jar I rooted it in. More mature leaves show fenestrations and holes characteristic of this species.
Cultivation notes because this is not a carnivorous plant: If you grow carnivorous plants you will find this easy. Grows readily as a houseplant in bright indirect sunlight in somewhat chunky mix (peat/perlite/bark in equal proportions is perfect). Allow top of the soil to dry between waterings - this plant is far more drought tolerant than say Nepenthes. I water mine about weekly. This form produces vines with 2-3 inch internodes, so a stick support is appreciated for tidy growing. Aerial roots form at each node; you can root these into a moss pole, but I have achieved nice fenestrated leaves with just a stick. You can train the lower aerial roots into the soil too.
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). Not only is it variegated but it shows a half-moon pattern - one half white, the other green - which is quite a beautiful pattern.
