SCIENTIFIC NAME: Monstera dubia

KNOWN AS: Shingle Plant, Monstera Dubia

CLIMATE (LOCATION): Central and South America | Tropical Rainforest

DESCRIPTION: The Monstera dubia is a fascinating, metamorphic aroid famous for its extreme "shingling" habit. As a juvenile plant, its small, heart-shaped leaves feature a striking silver-and-green variegation. It grows flat against whatever surface it climbs, laying its leaves completely flush like roof shingles. However, once it climbs high enough into bright light, it transforms into its mature form: the leaves lose their silver variegation, grow massive (up to 2 feet long), and develop large fenestrations (slits) similar to a standard Monstera deliciosa.