Wallace

4.8 |21 Reviews

Monstera Adansonii

Monkey face plant; Monkey plant; Mini Swiss cheese plant

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  Most light conditions
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  Easy care

• Wallace likes...
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    Light watering

    He’s not very demanding. Check him weekly and if the top two inches of his soil feel dry, give him a drink.

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    Medium light

    He’ll be fine in anything from light shade to bright, indirect light. He grows faster in good light.

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    Humidity

    Keep his leaves moist and he’ll be a happy boy. Put him in a bright bathroom or mist him every few days.

• Quick facts

  Botanical name

  Monstera adansonii

  Nickname

  Monkey face plant; Monkey plant; Mini Swiss cheese plant

  Air purifying

  Yes

  Plant height (including pot)

  10-20cm, 20-30cm; 100-110cm

  Pet/Baby safe

  Mildly toxic if ingested

  Nursery pot size

  6cm, 15cm; 20cm

• About Monstera adansonii

  Wallace is the perhaps the spookiest member of the monstera gang, with his skeletal leaves, but despite his quirky looks he is easy to care for.

  Monstera adansonii is often confused with monstera obliqua. In fact, you’ll quite often see adanosonii advertised as obliqua. They’re not quite the same and if you see a monstera obliqua selling at a reasonable price, it’s all but certain it’s really an adansonii.

  Monstera obliqua is incredibly rare, even in the wild, and would cost thousands to acquire. Its leaves are paper thin and skeletal, with more hole than leaf. Adansonii has slightly thicker, sturdier leaves. But don’t think of it as inferior to obliqua. It gives you all the pleasure of a monstera obliqua without the price tag or the need to find a shady black market dealer.

  Monstera adansonii is a relative of the larger Swiss Cheese plant, or Chaz. It has the same irregular leaves. In the jungles of Central and South America, it lives in the shade of other trees. All those holes let light shine through to its lower leaves. As a house plant, all those holes just make it look really cool.

  It's very easy to look after. Give it a medium level of light and moderate watering. In spring and summer, it will appreciate a monthly feed with liquid fertiliser.

  Did you know?

  Its common name comes from its apparent resemblance to a monkey’s face. We’re not sure the person who named it had ever seen a monkey.

  For more care advice about Wallace, check out our complete guide to Swiss cheese plant care.

• Reviews
  4.8 |21 Reviews

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  Maria S.

  My favorite plant, quickly putting out new leaves.

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  Marianthi

  I really love how this plant has grown since I received him from patch. But it looks like he doesn't like too much sun. A shady corner with indirect sunlight is the perfect spot for him.

  

  Lola Herts Essex

  This got off to a shaky start but once moved higher in a bookcase is growing well and trailing nicely.

  

  josephine ATKIN

  Small but cute, is growing really well.

  

  Katherine

  Our favourite plant

  

  Jessica Sparkes

  It arrived as described and it is still alive now. I havent had the best luck growing it because it seems to drop a leaf everytime it grows one but I think that's probably a sign that I'm doing something wrong!

  

  Helen

  It's growing so well in my kitchen

  

  Customer

  Little, cute, easy plant. Unless the heart comes with a cutting you will never have more than one leaf.

  

  A.Booth

  Love this funky plant! Arrived looking super healthy & it looks brilliant in my living room. Love the leaves on this.

  

  Emilia Rudz

  Wallace is soo cool!

  

  Suzi

  Such a little cutie! Great addition to my home.

  

  Georgia

  big and luscious! i loooooooveeeeee my wallace

  

  Miss G

  Beautiful Wallace and growing strong

  

  Caroline Carney

  A lovely coloured plant healthy when arrived and still going strong

  

  Si

  such a cute little cheese plant great leaves

  

  Anna P

  This plant surprised me as it suddenly grew taller and grew more leaves that I had to repot it maybe less than 2 months after buying. My tip would be to wait for it to settle and grow to a size before buying a decorative pot. Love this plant to bits though I initially wanted it on my work desk. It’s now on my window sill looking happy and smug.

  

  Mel Hemmings

  2 leaves were damaged, but it is still surviving and new leaves are growing.

  

  Alison

  Fabulous looking specimen

  

  Hannah

  Wallace is wonderful on my desk! Growing so fast already and brightens up the workspace.

  

  Maria S.

  My favorite plant, quickly putting out new leaves.

  

  

  SW

  He arrived a bit battered but is doing so so well!

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