How To Care for The Monstera Delicious Plant

One of the most unknown plants in Spain, but more aesthetic and more beautiful (aesthetically speaking) is the famous plant called either Monstera deliciosa or as it is commonly known, Adam’s flower or Adam’s rib.

A priori, it is a striking plant. Not because of its color, which in fact, does not have colorful flowers… It’s green. But with a bearing, a size, a power and a green hue … What makes this plant, beautiful.

For its color, for its size (later we will talk in more detail, but it can walk with a size between small and huge), with a bearing that makes it elegant, modern, without going out of style, beautiful, that sticks both in any room and to give to any age.

Although it is a resistant plant that supports inclement weather quite well and is quite resistant, it is true that care must be taken because needing, needs specific care.

Instructions for caring for the Monstera deliciosa plant

1. The delicious Monstera or as we have already said, Adam’s rib, are plants that are characterized by their aesthetics. They are easily recognizable, by the shape of their leaves.
2. They are plants, which have huge leaves (rather large until they can become quite large) and with a characteristic shape (see the photographs).
3. It is a plant that, as a characteristic apart from its large and majestic leaves, also prevails and draws attention to its color. It has a green color, perfect.
4. The shape it has is said to look quite similar to the rib, hence the name given to Adam’s rib.
5. Adam’s rib or Monstera Deliciosa is a plant that many people, even if they do not know it, is a plant that is climbing. What does this mean? That it is a plant that can climb the fence, that you can place sticks or climbers (which are posts / sticks) that help to entangle the plant in the sticks and thus the plant, will climb to your liking.
6. The stems of the plant are not extremely robust or rigid, so they can be handled and are malleable. Be careful, they are not extremely flexible either… So, you have to be careful. If the stem breaks, the leaf will consequently break because it cannot be planted or replanted.
7. That said, we must bear in mind that the plant, as it grows or, if it is large, as it has leaves that are huge, will begin to bend and will be overcome. To remedy it, we must try to erect it. It is what we told you, the best way, is to try to climb it or, place the poles so that it endures and / or climbs. Otherwise, it will begin to expire, fall, the leaves will go to the ground and in the end the plant will look lifeless, without looking as it should and will appear to be horrendous.
8. As for care, many are those who complain that Adam’s rib dies … It shouldn’t be like this, unless you don’t pay proper attention to it. In fact, it is a rather grateful plant. If you give her the minimum she needs, you will see her look beautiful, beautiful, with vigor, wearing those beautiful huge green leaves.
9. If you are going to plant it outdoors, in the garden, you have to take into account the type of light, heat and humidity / irrigation. It is not the same that you have the plant inside the home than that you do it outdoors. In both cases, it adapts perfectly and can live without problems.
10. If you decide to do it outdoors, you will have to take into account certain requirements. For example, the most vital and important, light. The luminosity is necessary for you to live well but you should not give the sun directly and for many hours. If you place it in full sun, with a lot of direct sun, it will end up burning and the leaves will begin to burn and spoil. Therefore, keep in mind that it does need light but it should not be direct.
11. Do not go to place it in an area where the delicious Monstera does not receive light, because it will begin to wane, it will not grow vigorously, the leaves will begin to spoil, remaining small, without stretching, it will not grow and yellow. Therefore, luminosity is very necessary.
12. It is vitally important that both irrigation and lighting are really in place at their time. As for light, we already discussed in broad strokes the basics and vital. But going into more detail, you need to try to “copy” it’s true habitat. You have to think with your head. With trick. For example, think, the Adam’s plant is tropical, right? Well, then, for it to survive well, it needs a similar environment. That said, you have to try to copy it.
13. A tropical environment think as it is. Nothing to do with the Mediterranean or very dry environments. In fact, quite the opposite… In the tropics, what abounds, above all, is humidity. A sticky environment. Therefore, the risk, beware. Not much water. Nothing to pour water and stagnate. If this is done (a very common mistake) the water can stagnate and, therefore, the plant will rot and die. This must be avoided.
14. It needs water, but moderate (do not forget) that does not stagnate. Better to spray the leaves but that the water does not always fall directly. If it can be somewhat sheltered, better. If direct water begins to fall, you will begin to notice that the leaves are damaged, burned and in the end, the plant will drown.
15. Or even, in terms of lighting. Light must be present, but it must be sifted. It cannot be direct because its leaves will burn. If we think of the rainforest and try to make it in its “zone”, we must know that there are always trees, plants … sheltered areas. Therefore, you can be in the garden if you want, but the sun, as long as it does not hit you at all hours directly. In the interiors of the home, it can also be, but that gives the sun, always, in a sifted way.
16. If you place it inside the house you have to take into account, that you have to avoid above all, heating (heat), air conditioning (drafts are your worst enemy), do not dry out because it dies (as with an excess of water). To do this, the trick, go vaporizing the leaves so that the plant and its leaves are hydrated.

What do you need to take care of the delicious Monstera plant?

• A good land.
• Have subtract.
• Moderate watering. It should NOT be excessive or daily so that it does not rot.
• Vaporize its leaves so that it is hydrated.
• It must have light, but in an indirect way.

Tips for caring for the Monstera deliciosa plant

The delicious monstera plant or Adam’s rib (which is how it is more popularly known), is a plant that is not entirely complicated to maintain. A plant even suitable for these reasons, for people who are beginners or who are not too good at taking care of plants or flowers. The typical ones, which die the most common flowers or even the cacti.