MONSTERA DELICIOSA ‘KEY LIME PIE’
ORIGIN:
William Rotolante, released 2024
CULTIVAR DESCRIPTION:
Growth Habit: vining Leaf Blade: Dark green with fenestration's and variegation
NOTES:
Registered on the IAS aroid cultivar registry. Accepted: Yes; Cultivar Type: Select Form of a Species; Released Year: 2024; Originator: William Rotolante; Seed Parent: Monstera 'Borsigiana Aurea'; Pollen Parent: Monstera 'Borsigiana'. Name origin: Named for the color of the variegation on the leaves since it is a creamy color reminiscent of the color of key lime pie.
STORY:
STORY TITLE: One seedling in a batch
William Rotolante crossed a small-form Monstera deliciosa 'Borsigiana Aurea', as the seed parent, with a green small form known as 'Borsigiana'. Of all the seedlings, one alone came up with a milky yellow to creamy white variegation on dark green leaves and colored streaks on its stems; it has since been propagated from cuttings many times, by the originator and by others, and the variegation has stayed stable. Like most small forms it has long internodes.¹ The name is for the color of the variegation, the creamy shade of key lime pie; it was released in 2024.¹
REFERENCES:
William Rotolante