MONSTERA DELICIOSA ‘MASTERPIECE’

Cultivar

ORIGIN:

Michael D'Andrea

CULTIVAR DESCRIPTION:

Growth Habit: Crawling or vining. Leaf Blade: Leaf is green with creamy eggshell white blotches and speckles.

NOTES:

Registered on the IAS aroid cultivar registry. Accepted: Yes; Cultivar Type: Sport; Originator: Michael D'Andrea. Name origin: Its coloration is a work of art.

STORY:

STORY TITLE: A work of art

'Masterpiece' is a seed sport of Monstera deliciosa raised by Michael D'Andrea, heavily marked with creamy eggshell-white blotches and speckles that run onto the petioles and stem as well. Its inflorescence carries the variegation onto the spathe, and its fruit is white.¹ The originator named it for coloring regarded as a work of art.¹

REFERENCES:

1. Aroid Cultivar Registry

Michael D'Andrea

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