Variegated Monstera
Monstera deliciosa 'Albo-Variegata'
Also called Monstera albo, Albo borsigiana and Monstera Albo-Variegata
Houseplant · AroidsA LEAF WITH MORE WHITE THAN GREEN CANNOT FEED ITSELF and the plant will eventually revert or stall. Cut back to a node whose last leaf was about half and half — that is the growth worth keeping, not the whitest one.
Care at a glance
- Ease
- Hard
- Water
- Every 9 daysDrench and drain — water the whole surface until it runs from the holes.
- Light
- Bright indirect — more than a plain one needs
- Feed
- Every 30 days
- Humidity
- Average to high
- Hardiness
- Indoors, or out in high summer RHS H1B, to 10°C
- Size
- 2.5 m tall · 1.2 m across
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Origin
- A sport of the Swiss cheese plant
Is it safe for pets and people?
PetsToxic to pets
Affects dogs, cats, horses. Signs: an irritated, intensely burning mouth, tongue and lips, heavy drooling, vomiting and trouble swallowing.
PeopleHarmful if eaten, and irritates skin
The whole plant; the sap most of all.
Checked against ASPCA and RHS on 2026-09-21.
A guide, not veterinary or medical advice. If a pet or a person has eaten a plant and you are worried, call your vet or doctor now — don’t wait for signs to appear. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.