Window to the sun
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Native to Southern Mexico and Central America, Monstera Deliciosa displays breathtakingly large foliage that earns it its name, derived from the Latin word for ‘monstrous’. Its famously perforated leaves, called fenestrations, are a unique adaptation that allows sunlight to pass through its broad canopy and reach the forest floor. Their unique patterns are genetically predetermined when each leaf sprouts, becoming larger and more pronounced over time as the leaves grow larger and darker.