This article will tell you all you need to know about the different Monstera varieties or different types of Monstera.
This article will also discuss each variety’s native zone, maximum height when grown indoors, and hardiness zone.
Let’s begin.
Different Types of Monstera Plants
Monstera Deliciosa
With its spiffy heart-shaped foliage and dark green leaves, this wildly popular and readily available cultivar of the Monstera species is characterized by natural perforations that resemble a Swiss cheese plant.
In the wild, mature Monstera deliciosa plants grow up to 70 feet tall (due to their aerial root structure) and even may sprout creamy flowers, but this rarely happens when grown as houseplants.
Growers must replicate the native habitat of the plant for it to bloom—but even then, the chances of it producing flowers are very slim.
- Native Area: South and Central America
- Hardiness Zone: 10-12 (USDA)
- Plant Height (Indoors): 10-15 Feet Tall
Monstera Albo Deliciosa
This is a fast-growing plant with heart-shaped leaves that emerge green, then quickly show splashes of white. The Monstera Deliciosa Albo is prized for its rare variegation and adaptability to various light conditions.
It is also incredibly forgiving if you don’t get the care instructions right. Direct sunlight is dangerous for the plant as it could lead to the leaves burning. However, it will revert to its natural green color when you take it out of direct sunlight.
- Native Area: Central and South America
- Hardiness Zone: 9-11 (USDA)
- Plant Height (Indoors): 10-15 Feet Tall
Monstera Adansonii
Monstera adansonii is an incredibly rare houseplant that has gained popularity because its unique structure resembles a Swiss cheese plant (more than the Monstera deliciosa). However, a critical difference between the Adansonii and Deliciosa is the size.
The former has smaller, more compact leaves with lacy holes and notches, while the Adansonii is a trailing plant that makes it perfect for use in hanging baskets.
- Native Area: Central and South America
- Hardiness Zone: 10-12 (USDA)
- Plant Height (Indoors): 3-8 Feet Tall
Monstera Borsigiana
Famous for its dramatic sculptural leaves, the Monstera Borsigiana is a dream for many growers. It may not be the easiest plant to grow, but learning how to care for this plant isn’t complex.
Most growers confuse Monstera deliciosa with Monstera borsigiana; however, deliciosa houseplants tend to sprawl horizontally while borsigiana plants prefer climbing and vining.
The leaves can grow to a height of up to 8 feet and are relatively compact. When matured, it is easier to tell the difference between both plants.
- Native Area: Tropical Forests of Central America
- Hardiness Zone: 10-11 (USDA)
- Plant Height (Indoors): 7-10 Feet Tall
Mini Monstera
This is the right plant for you if you are looking for a small vining plant to add to your houseplant collection. Mini Monstera is a part of a different genus entirely, known as Rhaphidophora.
This genus has nearly 100 species that grow in the tropical regions of Asia and Africa and are closely related to the Monstera genus—named after Monstera deliciosa plants due to their close resemblance.
It grows to heights of up to 8 feet with leaves nearly 8 inches wide, is relatively low-maintenance, and is easy to grow indoors.
- Native Area: Asia and Africa
- Hardiness Zone: 10-11 (USDA)
- Plant Height (Indoors): 6-8 Feet Tall
Monstera Siltepecana
The beautiful Monstera siltepecana is a rare variety of the Monstera genus with silver-gray leaves. The plant has two distinct phases: juvenile and mature. The young leaves are small, long, and thin without any fenestrations.
As the plant matures, it develops fenestrations and holes consistent with deliciosa leaves. The leaves take on a deep green hue as they grow older.
Note that the vines are partially epiphytic and will thrive in a nutrient-rich substrate mix with good drainage.
- Native Area: Southern Mexico to Central America.
- Hardiness Zone: 9b-11 (USDA)
- Plant Height (Indoors): 7-8 Feet Tall
Monstera Obliqua
The incredibly rare and demanding obliqua is meant for highly experienced Monstera growers with a green thumb since growing them is not easy. What’s more, these plants also tend to be on the more expensive side.
Because obliqua leaves are paper thin and fragile, and the majority of them have 90% holes, the plant is tough to grow.
It is easy to confuse obliqua varieties with the Adansonii. However, obliqua leaves are excessively fenestrated to the point where the perforations occupy a larger surface area than the leaves.
- Native Area: Central and Southern Tropical America
- Hardiness Zone: 9b-11 (USDA)
- Plant Height (Indoors): 6-10 Feet Tall
Monstera Deliciosa Thai Constellation
This Monstera variety is not found in the wild but was developed in a laboratory in Thailand, hence the name. This also makes the plant incredibly rare and hard for collectors and enthusiasts to get their hands on.
Monstera Thai Constellations have extremely variegated leaves that feature a green marbled pattern because of a lack of chlorophyll. The leaves also have creamy-colored spots that do not absorb sunlight.
If you do decide to grow Monstera Deliciosa Thai Constellation, you should know that some care instructions for Thai Constellations are similar to Monstera deliciosa.
- Native Area: Southern Mexico and Panama
- Hardiness Zone: 9b-11 (USDA)
- Plant Height (Indoors): 7-8 Feet Tall
Monstera Pinnatipartita
The rare evergreen climbing plant, Monstera Pinnatipartita, originated from South America but is native to the tropical rainforests of Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador.
It blossoms with distinct white waxy flowers along the aerial roots, making it look extremely wild. These plants are hemiepiphytes with a root structure that is both aerial and terrestrial.
The Pinnatipartita can be grown as an outdoor plant, and when it blossoms, its flowers consist of a spathe and spadix.
- Native Area: Columbia, Peru, and Ecuador
- Hardiness Zone: 10b-12 (USDA)
- Plant Height (Indoors): 4-6 Feet Tall
Monstera Dubia
This type of monstera is a cultivar from Central and South America with a creeping vine known for scaling trees and larger plants. The juvenile dubias have small heart-shaped leaves with a mixture of light green and dark green colors. A mature Monstera dubia develops larger fenestrations with no variegation and tend to hang from vines.
- Native Area: Tropical Central and South America
- Hardiness Zone: 9-11 (USDA)
- Plant Height (Indoors): 3-6 Feet Tall
Monstera Peru
The Monstera Peru tends to grow thick, stiff leaves and does not develop fenestrated leaves, as opposed to Monstera adansonii and Monstera dubia. Due to their similar leaf structures, juvenile Monstera Peru is often confused with Pinnatipartita.
However, the leaves of mature Monstera Peru plants are wider and rounder than the elongated leaves of the Pinnatipartita.
Simply put, Monstera Peru is better suited to beginners because they are easy to