Monstera Peru Plant Care

Monstera Peru Introduction

Monstera Peru is one of the 60 monstera plant varieties that came from the Calla or Araceae family. The term monstera means “gigantic or abnormal” as this herbaceous epiphyte plant has a unique leaf and pattern.

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Monstera Peru Plant Care Basics

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Like Monstera Seltipecana, Monstera Peru requires medium maintenance to ensure that the plant will survive and thrive. If the gardener meets these requirements, the plant can freely grow. Here are the essential tips about caring for Monstera Peru.

Best Potting Mix

Monstera Peru plant can survive in any soil mixture. It can even tolerate soil with an acidity level of 5-7.5. Make sure that the earth has good drainage to remove the excess water quickly.

Preferably, a Monstera plant should be planted on fertile and moist soil without any drainage problems. Avoid the ground getting too denser to prevent Monstera plants from getting stagnant growth.

Denser soil can strangle the plant, trap excess water, and prevent the plant from growing or reaching its full maturity.

Watering Needs

Monstera Peru plant prefers moist and healthy soil. Avoid over-watering the plant so it would not create any root problems in the future. Dry and poor soil can quickly dehydrate the plant, which would cause wilting or decay.

If the soil was still moist, be sure to water it after a day or two when the moisture was reduced. The humidity should be consistent for this indoor plant to thrive.

Prevent the water from pooling on your plant, and this can affect the roots too.

Ideal Lighting

monstera peru light requirement

Like the rest of the Monstera plant varieties, it is preferable to expose the plant in an area where the sunlight can hit the plant indirectly.

Exposing the plant to full direct sunlight can cause scorching on the leaves and wilting. To prevent such problems, the plant should be placed in a window where the plant can get indirect sunlight.

It is vital to note that the Monstera Peru plant can also do well in a shady area but remember not to let it stay in a darker or fully shaded area. This plant (like the rest of the monstera varieties) needs a sufficient amount of sunlight, responsible for photosynthesis.

Placing your Monstera Peru plant in a darker area discourages the plant from thriving. When putting an artificial light inside your home, be sure not to place the plan on its natural radiance.

When this plant is exposed to the light for 30 minutes, the leaves will quickly scorch.

Temperature & Humidity 

Ideally, the Monstera Peru plant can thrive in a temperature with a warm climate. It is best to cultivate it in an area with 18 degrees C-30 degrees C or the primary room temperature.

Since this is a tropical plant, they don’t do well when the temperature goes lower than expected. When this happens, avoid letting the plant outdoors so that it won’t be freezing.

Monstera can tolerate and do well in higher temperatures compared to lower temperatures. Although you must avoid letting the plant outdoors when the temperature is too high. This could forfeit the soil’s moisture, and it could easily scorch the leaves of the plant.

Monstera Peru plant prefers an area with high humidity. This plant loves an area where the evaporation of water around is intense.

To add some extra humidity to the plant, you can place a tray full of pebbles with water in it. This will allow the plant to thrive and adapt to the environment where it was grown.

High humidity places enable the gardener to keep the soil moist and healthy. Just remember that the soil should be constantly moist because the monster Peru plant can get thirsty whenever water evaporates into the sky.

Fertilizer 

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Like all the Monstera plant varieties, the Monstera Peru plant needs a small amount of fertilizer to encourage fast growth.

Every month, add slow-release fertilizers with a minimal amount of magnesium to them. All the nutrients It can get from fertilizer allow the monster Peru plant to create the food it needs to thrive further.

You can fertilize the Monstera per plant every spring or summer season. Avoid or reduce fertilizer to the said plant every autumn or winter season to prevent salt from solidifying on the plant.

We need to avoid or mitigate feeding fertilizer every autumn or winter season because it can cause problems to the plant, particularly in its absorption. Feeding a lot of fertilizer to the plant can kill the plant during these seasons.

Propagation

The easiest way of propagating the Monstera Peru plant is through stem cutting. Just make sure that the plant has nodes (leaves can be optional but add if desired) to root deeply freely. It can be propagated either in direct soil or in water.

When propagating in soil, ensure that the cutting should be approximately 6 to 8 inches in length. After that, the cutting will have roots in a week or two.

When propagating in water, ensure that the cutting should be approximately 8 to 12 inches (1 foot). Just ensure that the cuttings are healthy, and the water should be at a lukewarm temperature.

To prevent mosquitos or any other insects from infesting the water, change the water inside the bottle every two or three days. Never put chlorine in the water, as this will quickly kill the plant instead of propagating it.

When roots begin to appear in a matter of days, be sure to plant them immediately in the soil. 

Growth Zone

Monstera Peru plant can grow both in soil and in a pot. Just ensure to keep the soil moisturized all the time to give the required care it needs.

They are a climber plant, and it also needs a stand like moss or pole to encourage the plant’s growth. The plant grows steadily and may even have an immediate increase in suitable places with good weather conditions.

This plant can grow to an average height of 35 centimeters. If grown in an ideal place and condition, the plant can grow up to 6 meters in length.

Please note that the plant’s roots should not be rooted deeply to prevent it from strangling or soil dense.

Potting

Monstera Peru plants can be placed in pots but always bear in mind that this house plant will climb. So be sure to put in any support for the plant to rise well as it grows.

If there are few spaces available in your home, Monstera per plant can be planted in a hanging basket. A hanging basket allows the plant to naturally grow down without the need for a pole, bamboo stick, or moss.

However, the Monstera per plant can reach its entire attractiveness and height flawlessly when planted on the soil.

This plant can only be repotted after three years, and it doesn’t need to be repotted as often. The said plant doesn’t require repotting after all because it is a vine.

Monstera Peru Varieties and Similar Plants

Monstera plant has approximately 50-60 varieties, and all of them are naturally unique. Most of these varieties can be found in the tropical forest (which is their actual native home), specifically in the low areas of Central America. Just like other climbing monstera, they look gorgeous to climb down your shelves or climb up using a pole.

monstera siltepecana

The nearest relative to the monstera per plant was the Monstera Siltepecana because of the shape of their leaves and their fenestration deficiency.

On rare occasions, Monstera Peru is commonly observed with green and white colors.

Monstera Peru Diseases & Pests

Monstera Peru plant is a medium-maintenance plant. Be sure to keep it away from infested plants as it is vulnerable to pest infestations that could bring disease or devastation to the plant.

Like Monstera Siltepecana, Monstera Peru can also be infested with different pests if placed near an infected plant.

Aphids, Scales, Mealybugs, and Spiders attack the leaves and or the stems of the plant. These four pests were known to sip the healthy cells of the plant, responsible for nourishment and growth of the plant.

When placed in a shady place for a long time, the plant will experience sun deficiency. This deficiency will make the plant incapable of photosynthesis.

When the leaves turned yellow, the plant was overwatered. When this occurs, halt watering the plant for a day or two and wait until the top part of the soil decreases its moisture (you can identify it when the top part will dry up).

When the leaves turned brown, the leaves were burned, so you need to place the plant in another location where it can only receive indirect light.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, Monstera Peru is rare. The rareness of the monstera peru is the same with monstera siltepecana (its nearest relative).

When the Monstera Peru are curling, this signifies that the plant was under watered. Try to add some water to the plant and keep the soil in its constant moist. The curling monstera peru plant signifies that the humidity is low.

Sometimes, the curling experienced by the monstera peru plant may be caused by pest infestations. Please be sure to check the plant and ward off the pest. Curling could also indicate that the plant has been experiencing heat stress.

If the aforementioned problems are not the cause of the plant’s curling, check if the pot doesn’t fit to the plant, causing the roots to be suffocated from it.

Yes, the Monstera Peru is an indoor plant. To some households, they treated it as a hanging plant.

Unlike monstera adansonii and  other fenestrated monstera’s, Monstera peru does not have fenestration on their leaves. Instead, they have thick, dark green, rough texture and glossy leaves.

They are the same plant. Monstera Karstenianum Peru is the scientific name of Monstera peru. 

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