Monstera Deliciosa vs Split Leaf Philodendron - What's the Difference? A Houseplant Polemic

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Monstera Deliciosa vs Split Leaf Philodendron - What's the Difference? A Houseplant Polemic

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2 жыл бұрын

If you ever googled the difference between a Monstera Deliciosa and a Split Leaf Philodendron and got confused, I got you. This video is inspired by a post on a Facebook Plant Group that got hundreds of comments on the heated debate of how to tell these two plants apart. And yes, other plants were thrown in the mix too.
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@lindseygolden2158 2 жыл бұрын

This video is underrated. This is the only video I have found that clearly and correctly describes the differences between each plant and why there is so much confusion. So thank you !

@LarissaVeloso-Planttubber 2 жыл бұрын

Aw thanks! I'm glad I could make things clearer 😊

@jessicarubio1085 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I got my plant labeled only as Philodendron & im pretty sure it’s a Monstera

@Keithola1 2 жыл бұрын

I've been wanting to buy a Monstera Deliciosa, but all the plants I see labelled that way at nurseries are about $40 and up for a pretty small plant. But today my local grocery store had a medium sized "Philodendron Monstera" for only $15. Now I know from your video I got a really good deal on a Monstera Deliciosa.

@MayraGalland Жыл бұрын

I got a pretty bug one (with fenestrations but also plain plants so I’m assuming the more mature leaves must be from the propagation) for $21! I could not believe it I felt I was cheating when I was paying for it! 🤣 looking at this plant makes me smile every day!

@abowlwick 2 жыл бұрын

LARISSA! As a result of all of the mislabling, which you mentioned in your video, I googled the difference between these two plants..... Only to find more contradicting information. I stumbled across your video, which is not only funny, but the most detailed answer I've found. So, I agree with Lindsey: this video is so underrated. I logged into KZfaq, promptly liked your video, and followed your channel. Thank you!

@LarissaVeloso-Planttubber 2 жыл бұрын

Omg you guys make my day! ❤️ We'll be doing more videos like this, let us know any questions you need answered 😊

@spiggity8 3 ай бұрын

Same here!

@raeschultz3420 2 жыл бұрын

Omg thank you. Mislabeled plants seem so common and googling just made me more confused!! Glad I found someone who knows what they're talking about 😆

@LarissaVeloso-Planttubber 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad I could help 😊

@nepalikancha345 2 жыл бұрын

I recently got a baby monstera and yes didn't look like a monstera. I thought I had mistakenly bought a split leaf philodendron. Now I know. Thank you for sharing 😊😊😊

@kirstenwalsh2789 2 жыл бұрын

I bought what I thought was a philodendron at Lowes, that's what it was labeled as, got home did research and found out it was a monstera so it's getting mislabeled everywhere.

@StormyAfterDark Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I have all three of the sizes of Monstera Deliciosa that you have shown. I just got them shipped and they are amazing plants. I got a larger juvenile shipped to me, and the seller claimed it was a split leaf philodendron. I sent a photo of it to a monstera guy, and he said that it was a monstera deliciosa. It looks nothing like a split leaf philodendron. I have done a ton of research about the difference, and the amount of people calling monstera deliciosa a split leaf philodendron is a shock. I love your plant videos.

@Hmorrell 6 ай бұрын

I am just getting back into really getting invested into my house plants again I’ve always had some. Just the basics couple of philodendron’s couple of spider plants, Christmas cactuses, etc. but since I’ve been researching, I’ve now learned the difference between Thanksgiving Christmas and Easter cactus! And I also almost brought a Monstera today, but I didn’t think it looked like one and thought it was mislabeled and now I know why! This video has been fantastic!

@ginacodding4135 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so so much! I got a monstera deliciosa that looked so sad on clearance. It was totally fine once I brought it home and gave it a little care. I thought for sure that's what it was until I found the little tag in the pot saying philodendron with a completely different photo, then I was majorly confused. This video helped a lot!

@anneparker7245 2 жыл бұрын

Omg this vid made me an instant subscriber, and also made me laugh out loud. I bought a plant labeled “Split leaf philodendron” but most of my research indicated Monstera. My text convo with my mom was practically a verbatim transcript of the first 20 seconds of this video 😂 I was shocked to see you don’t have more subscribers. Good work, lady! And THANK YOU!

@LarissaVeloso-Planttubber 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I could help sort things out and also gave you some good laughs 😅 You made my day 😁

@Emmykins216 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! Gosh how do you not have more likes?! Can’t find anyone other than you that gave me enough info to identify my plant. It was the mini monsters, I know that now thanks to you!

@LarissaVeloso-Planttubber 2 жыл бұрын

We're slowly getting there lol I'm glad I was able to help! 😊

@fleeberny 5 ай бұрын

Late to the party on this...but I love that you tackled this subject. I go nuts when I hear things mislabeled...especially when it's me that's doing it! And I *still* don't have an explanation for my vining what I *think* is a philodendron, that gets split leaves, but isn't a monstera for sure. Google may fail me but this was helpful - and entertaining! 🙂

@user-bc1tz6kk3b 9 ай бұрын

Thank You!!!!!! You are the only honest person telling about this.

@mariselabryant74 2 жыл бұрын

I'm very new to plant collecting all of these names and terms have been very confusing me. Thank you for clarifying the differences.

@LarissaVeloso-Planttubber 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I could help 😁

@felipeartefaria 2 жыл бұрын

Oh... Ended up understanding some of it after all.

@LarissaVeloso-Planttubber 2 жыл бұрын

Hahah I know, it's a very complicated topic 😅

@tinaalexander8719 6 ай бұрын

Very informative! I've been searching for the differences and correct plant names. Thank you so much for clearing up the confusion. Video just popped up on my feed but I will definitely check out your channel!

@americandingo6715 7 ай бұрын

The plant on the table in front of her is a rhaphidaphora tetrasperma, the monstera deliciosa used to be originally borsigiana. The marketing strategy of many nurseries etc are to rename the plants using either a different common name or their original classification to make people think they are getting a different plant. Unless the plant is trademarked etc any nursery can give it a new name and sell it under that new name. That is very common with the pink syngoniums.

@kpope3996 2 жыл бұрын

You gave the most perfect understanding of absolutely anyone explaining these plants. I just started getting back into plants and I purchased a monstera. Seriously I now get it Thank you

@LarissaVeloso-Planttubber 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I'm glad I could help solve the mystery =)

@ybm123456 Жыл бұрын

i love your videos. It can grow for ears and ears!!!!!!!

@ninaongpinbuhay 2 жыл бұрын

I learned a lot from your video! Thank you so much! ❤️🙏🏻👼🏻

@LarissaVeloso-Planttubber 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! 😊

@jillhendley8974 Жыл бұрын

This was the best explanation of the difference between these plants that I found. It was actually the only really clear explanation I found. Thanks!

@BenniTroll Жыл бұрын

I always recognized the leaves to be different. I couldn't mistake an adonsonii for a deliciosa, even if I wasn't into plants. And the "mini monstera" is clearly different from the deliciosa. But thanks for the vid, really helpful anyway.

@sierraschmidt1647 Ай бұрын

Such a helpful video! Thank you!

@celerystickinmybloodymary3641 4 ай бұрын

Great video! However, I am more confused than ever 🤣😂… what I thought was a Monstera someone told me it was not, that it is a split leaf phill., but now I think my plant looks like that very mature monstera as well as that huge split leaf philodendron.

@desertrat5543 Жыл бұрын

Omg! I bought a “philodendron” at Lowe’s, and now I realize I got a super affordable monstera 😂

@kevofraz 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this detailed video with the different types of plants! I bought a plant with a confusing label as well and started questioning everything haha.

@SussyBaka-kx4vs 24 күн бұрын

What i can tell, might only be for young monsteras, its the way the stems part, monsteras like to grow stems from below the soil, but philodendrons look like the stems are splitting from the mother stem, and at the bottom of each smaller stem you can see these thin sails, i don’t know if this is necessarily correct, but I hope it helps regardless.

@HisLobsterJenn Ай бұрын

Monsteras are my fave and I have delicioso and adonosaii, 5 total. Or so I thought. Turns out I have 6, because what I, like many others, thought was a variety of philodendron is actually a young monstera delisioso. I’m mean I must’ve bought this as an infant because it’s almost 2 years old and still no fennestrations. 😳 So thank you for this information; you have a new subscriber in me for sure!

@melissathina 2 жыл бұрын

You’re so funny and amazing at teaching. Thank you 🌿

@LarissaVeloso-Planttubber 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@oliverbleu9434 Жыл бұрын

I just bought a plant yesterday and it's labeled philodendron monstera 🤷🏾‍♀️

@shondramuhammad Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video!

@jessegrantduron9632 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This helped a lot!

@clamchowder9881 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🎉

@Horsewoman-pt2ku Жыл бұрын

Can you do a video on the Rhapi.. plant you showed. That is a neat looking plant

@d_d_d_d_ 2 жыл бұрын

thank you SOOO much, this video was incredible. i wish plant shops and nurseries would just use the scientific names instead of common ones. so much confusion could be avoided!

@LarissaVeloso-Planttubber 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, that would help a lot

@professordsg Жыл бұрын

so because of mislabeling them, I, a plant newbie, bought a tetrasperma in stead of a monstera. But the funny thing is, the nursery that I came to, they labeled it as a spltleaf philodendron. Sad life.

@Daacks11 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Do you have growth progression photos of the split leaf philo like you did for the monstera deliciosa for comparison?

@LarissaVeloso-Planttubber 2 жыл бұрын

Not yet, but I can look for it =)

@Daacks11 2 жыл бұрын

@@LarissaVeloso-Planttubber I was just given a "non-splitting/fenestrating" plant that the previous owner insists was split leaf but after your (super helpful) video, I am thinking deliciosa. The approach to encouraging the split/fenestrtion will be different from what I am seeing!

@LarissaVeloso-Planttubber 2 жыл бұрын

@@Daacks11 Oh I see. The Monsteras have almost like a heart-shaped form when they're young, while the true Split Leaf Philo have more elongated leaves with some broken borders (if that makes sense lol). I'm currently on the hunt to find a Split Leaf Philodendron to show on camera, so stay tuned! =)

@LarissaVeloso-Planttubber 2 жыл бұрын

@@Daacks11 And here it is - I ended up finding a Split Philodendron for sale online and did a whole video on it - =) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/adB9f6Wd29nRf2w.html