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Monstera Giant Skeleton Leaf Plant in 2×3″ pot

This Monstera plant is an impressive specimen and a standout in any collection. With large, sturdy leaves and a rapid growth rate, this plant boasts a dense and full appearance due to the close proximity of its nodes. It was originally identified 25 years ago as the “Monstera Adansonii Laniata aka Giant Skeleton Leaf”, and while it seems to grow larger than its name suggests, we believe the name is accurate. Upon reaching maturity, this plant’s leaves can grow up to an astounding 30 inches in length and 20 inches in width. At this stage, the leaves become flat and the fenestration, or holes in the leaves, narrow down while the vine thickens to over an inch in diameter. This plant is an excellent choice for both seasoned collectors and those new to plant care, due to its fast growth rate, remarkable fenestration, and easy propagation in water. This is another exceptional plant from our Mini Mammoths collection.
Pot Size: 2.5 x 2.5 x 3" Deep Square
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Verified: This plant has been grown to maturity. (Must See) video/photos below.
The item you are purchasing is similar to the plants shown in the last photos in the gallery. It may be larger or smaller and have a different leaf count. No two plants are identical however plants grow quickly here in the nursery and are often shipped larger than the ones depicted here. Variegation will vary.

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Monstera Giant Skeleton Leaf

This Monstera plant is an impressive specimen and a standout in any collection. With large, sturdy leaves and a rapid growth rate, this plant boasts a dense and full appearance due to the close proximity of its nodes. It was originally identified 25 years ago as the “Monstera Adansonii Laniata aka Giant Skeleton Leaf”, and while it seems to grow larger than its name suggests, we believe the name is accurate. Upon reaching maturity, this plant’s leaves can grow up to an astounding 30 inches in length and 20 inches in width. At this stage, the leaves become flat and the fenestration, or holes in the leaves, narrow down while the vine thickens to over an inch in diameter. This plant is an excellent choice for both seasoned collectors and those new to plant care, due to its fast growth rate, remarkable fenestration, and easy propagation in water. This is another exceptional plant from our Mini Mammoths collection.

Let the tropical appeal of Monstera plants transform your indoor or outdoor space into a jungle. These easy-to-grow plants flourish in moist soils rich in organic matter, and their ability to climb makes them perfect for mossy posts or burlap wrapped poles. Monstera grow well in pots, hanging baskets or outdoors as a ground cover or a Tropical looking tree wrap. With their ability to adapt to lower light conditions and temperatures between 65°- 90°F, Monsteras are more flexible than most house plants. In warmer climates introduce Monstera to your outdoor space and watch as they transform into stunning climbers with huge tropical fenestrated (split) leaves often reaching two feet in diameter.
Unleash their full potential by letting them grow in the ground or up an arbor, they'll surprise you with their size and structure changes from their potted juvenile state. Create a personal paradise with Monstera. Be sure to always check back as we offer over 250 varieties throughout the year, all shapes, sizes and colors.


  This plant has been grown to maturity and is verified.

What Does Verified Mean? As a plant enthusiast, you are aware that unique plants are the product of exceptional mother plants. Our current collection has been carefully cultivated, from the tender stage of their lives to their mature phase. This process allows us to observe their development, understand their mature size, shape, and lineage, so we can properly photo, video and describe these extraordinary aroids.
Why Verify? Aroid species often exhibit similar characteristics in their juvenile stage, making precise identification challenging. Many enthusiasts may mistakenly categorize various species due to their resemblances before they reach full maturity. This confusion is further compounded when plants from different geographical regions, such as South America or Europe, are given identical names despite their mature forms displaying distinct differences. Our innovative verify program provides a solution to this issue by offering a glimpse of the mature form of the plant before making a purchase.
How We Verify? Our years-long project has successfully nurtured over 600 unique varieties, grown on large poles for precise evaluation of their size, node spacing, leaf color, stem width, and growth rate etc.
Due to recent and ongoing botanical and common names changes, all plants names are carried forward from the time we acquired them. Note: Future growth and variegation is not guaranteed.
 Monstera

About This Plant

  • Actual Plant: Similar To Last Photos
  • Pot Size: Ships In 2×3″ Deep
  • Includes: 1 Plant With Pot
  • Ships By: UPS
  • Ships From: Florida USA
  • Shipping Rate: Click Tab Above

Info. & Recommendations

  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Light: 40-65%
  • Soil: Rich Organic Mix
  • Fertilizer: Slow Time Released
  • Water: When Dry to Touch
  • Dislikes: Soggy Soil
  • Likes: 65-90°F
  • Outdoor Zone: 9b-10
  • Pot Size: 6″-24″ w/Drain Holes
  • Indoors: Locate Near Natural Light
  • Faux Light: Grow Light Full Spectrum
  • Propagate By: Cutting

About Our Plants
Our plants are grown in conditions akin to a natural, humid rainforest, using minimal pesticides. Occasional leaf drop, spotting, or browning, especially in varieties with significant white, are normal. In our nursery, plants thrive under 40-80% shade cloth. If grown outdoors, direct exposure to full sun may cause leaf burn. We suggest gradually introducing the plants to sunny areas over a week or so to reduce stress for optimal results. Despite our high standards in plant propagation, we can't assure future variegation patterns, coloration, survival or growth rate. Individual plants may vary, even though our mother plants have thrived for over 20 years. We guarantee all variegation is natural without any Chemically Induced Variegation (NO C.I.V.)

Weight 5 lbs
Dimensions 44 × 6 × 6 in

Shipping Info.

Policy Update

All sales are now final as we are unable to accept returns/exchanges. All shipments over $100 are fully insured with the carrier and all orders over $700 will require a signature.

SHIPPING & HANDLING RATES AND INFO.
At the current time we only ship to the lower 48 states. We do NOT ship to AK, HI, PR or internationally. Orders placed from these areas will be refunded and cancelled. Orders placed from the western regions in the US can have an extended delivery time up to 9 days, we strongly recommend selecting 2 day UPS or placing your order in early spring or late fall to avoid hot summer temps. In these regions you are accepting full responsibility for the shipment and understand the risks involved due to distance and temperatures. Western shipments are not guaranteed in the months of May-September.

**Please understand we are unable to constantly monitor the temperatures across the entire United States. If you know the temperatures in your area are not conducive to shipping plants enclosed in a box from Florida to your location, please wait until temperatures are more favorable. We do not guarantee plants due to extreme temperatures during shipping. All shipping rates include all shipping and handling fees.

**To better serve you, during certain times of the year, when heat and travel time may become an issue, we offer UPS 2 Day which may be considerably more expensive however safer for your shipment. Due to extended travel time and weather conditions we remove the UPS Ground options to some locations to prevent loss and heat damage.
An original unboxing video will be required for any claims(s) of shortage(s).

**About delivery time: During checkout you will notice the shipping time states "once shipped" in days but our "delivery time" is stated in weeks. That is because, our nursery typically receives over 1-2 hundred orders a week with orders consisting of 1 to 20+ plants each, which adds up to around 1,000 plants per week to prepare and ship, when we are only able to properly ship around 125 or so orders per week. We are a nursery of two people doing all the maintenance, propagation, shipping and customer service, working eight days per week. We do not take any short cuts while packaging and each plant is handled and treated with the utmost care. When the orders in our shipping queue reach 300, we turn off the site checkout process until the shipping queue is down to a manageable 200 or less orders.
Example:
1. You order on the first of the month with 2 day shipping.
2. Shipping queue orders are at 2-4 weeks.
3. At week 2-4 your order is ready to ship.
4. You selected two day shipping, so your order will be to you in 2 days after UPS picks it up.

Current shipping queue is 1 day to 2 weeks depending on your location, day of order and holidays. Sales volume may vary this timeframe. (more info.)

All shipments are insured by UPS for transit loss.

WHAT ARE THE SHIPPING & HANDLING RATES? At the current time we do not ship to Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

Local UPS Ground Shipping and Packaging to: Florida and Georgia.
Items Ordered Shipping Charge
1 $19.84
Plus $4.50 per additional item.
Example Shipping Total
1 Item $19.84
5 Items $37.84
10 Items $60.37

 

UPS Ground Shipping and Packaging to Eastern Regions: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, DC, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Items Ordered Shipping Charge
1 $26.34
Plus $7.60 per additional item.
Example Shipping Total
1 Item $26.34
5 Items $56.74
10 Items $94.74

 

UPS Ground Shipping and Packaging to Western Regions**: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. When temperatures rise we only offer 2 day shipping o these destinations which is considerably higher than the rates shown.
Items Ordered Shipping Charge
1 $35.99
Plus $8.99 per additional item.
Example Shipping Total
1 Item $35.99
5 Items $71.95
10 Items $116.90

WHAT IF MY PACKAGE IS LOST OR STOLEN?
PLEASE TRACK YOUR PACKAGE!  Once shipped all sales are final, tracking info. is automatically emailed as soon as it becomes available you must trace the shipment to your door, we simply ship the product to the address supplied to us on your invoice, we ARE NOT responsible for lost, stolen or damaged packages once delivered, this includes heat or cold damage when delivered outside. If you have any issues contact UPS, not us. Chances are you will loose all the money spent, so PLEASE TRACK YOUR PACKAGE and have someone there to accept it. Note: shipping delays may occur if we experience a heavier volume of orders.
Orders placed from the western regions can have an extended delivery time up to 8 days, we strongly recommend orders be placed in early spring or late fall to avoid hot summer temps. In these regions you are accepting full responsibility for the shipment, the mortality of the plants ordered and understand the risks involved due to distance and temperatures. Western shipments are not guaranteed in the months of June-September.

HOW ARE PLANTS PACKAGED FOR SHIPMENT?
Wow, like a present!  With our state of the art packaging we can ensure that your new plant arrives in style. Before leaving our growers all plants are inspected, watered and pruned if necessary. Your new plant is bagged to keep the soil moist and to ensure that the soil stays in the pot not loose in the box. Then your plants are tissue or kraft paper wrapped and secured in place with natural biodegradable peanuts, you will be pleased. click here

DO YOU SHIP PLANTS ANY TIME OF THE YEAR?
 Sorry, no we don't.  Most of the plants offered are very tropical and require temperatures above 40º at all times. On occasion some orders may be delayed if the weather conditions in your area warrant that the shipment be held. This helps to ensure the survival of your new plant. During the winter months when we are no longer shipping plants, our growers spend their time researching new species and new growing techniques to provide you with the most unique and superior species of plants available anywhere.

HOW LARGE ARE THE POTS THE PLANTS COME IN?
It varies.   All plants for sale will vary in size. In the spring, plants are often smaller than plants shipped in the fall. Most plants designated with a sku ending in -4, -6 or -8 will arrive in a standard 4 inch, 6 inch or 8 inch round growers pot respectively. Our new, reusable, recyclable deep pots are 8 inches deep and 3x3 inches in diameter. Products growing in these pots are easy to transplant and allow for deeper, faster growth and are designated with a -t3, most of these are often come with a 36" totem. (Note: The item sku number can be found just below the buy button.) The color and style of these pots may vary. If we are out of a particular size item, we may ship a larger size at no additional charge. You can see the various pot sizes and actual plants ready to ship.  click here

ARE SHIPPING OPTIONS AVAILABLE?
 No. Sorry,  At the present the only shipping option available is UPS Ground ®. UPS ® has proven themselves in the industry and have become the carrier of choice for our family of growers. With reasonable rates, careful handling and on time service you can be sure that your shipment will arrive ready to be enjoyed.

HOW CAN I ESTIMATE THE ARRIVAL DATE?
 To ensure proper delivery  most orders will take 1 - 3 weeks. The delivery time can vary depending on the work load, seasonal holidays and your location. You will automatically be notified by email with tracking information when your order ships, allowing you to trace the shipment to its destination. Rest easy knowing that your plant will not ship until it is inspected, watered, bagged and properly packaged.

WILL ALL OF MY PACKAGES BE SHIPPED BY UPS?
 Yes.  We not only trust UPS® with our plants. They are the exclusive shipper of our growers when it comes to plants, pots and accessories.

CAN ORDERS BE SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE US?
 Presently we only ship inside the lower 48 states.  With the current USDA regulations regarding shipment of live plants, our family of growers are restricted to and governed by the guidelines for certification within the lower 48 states only. Orders shipping to Alaska, Hawaii and internationally will not be accepted.

CAN I CHANGE A SHIPPING ADDRESS ONCE I'VE PLACED AN ORDER?
 We're sorry.  Shipping information can only be changed if you email our customer service immediately after your order has been submitted. We process orders very quickly, and once an order begins the fulfillment process we're unable to modify it. We apologize for any inconvenience, and we hope that in the majority of cases our faster processing times work to your advantage. If you have questions about your order, please contact us via email. click here

WILL MY PLANT SURVIVE IF IT ARRIVES WITH BROWN OR DAMAGED LEAVES?
 Your, plant should be fine.  Occasionally transit damage will occur. If your plant arrives a bit shaken and stressed, simply follow your plants "Care & Culture" instructions and it should return to its full beauty and luster with in a few weeks. Note: We do not warrant bent or broken leaves, it is only natural that some minor damage will occur. Certain plant varieties do not like to be shipped and can loose some or all of their leaves during transit, this is common and the plant is not dead, it is simply in shock and should bud within 30 days or so.

WHAT DO I DO IF MY SHIPMENT ARRIVES CRUSHED OR DAMAGED?
 It depends on the extent of the damage.  If your shipment arrives and the box is severely crushed or damaged, you can either refuse the shipment or place a "Claim" directly with UPS Ground for loss or damage at UPS.com. However, in doing this you must realize that if you have ordered an item that is in short supply or high demand, we can not guarantee a replacement.

WHAT DO I DO IF I DO NOT RECEIVE MY ENTIRE ORDER?
 Read your packing slip.  First, read your packing slip to be sure that everything you ordered has been shipped. Second, If you only receive a partial shipment don't worry. There is no need to panic. If your entire shipment does not arrive within 4 weeks from the time you placed your order, please e-mail us with your order number and name so we can trace the missing item(s) and promptly correct the situation. click here

CAN I CANCEL MY ORDER?
  Sure, but you must do it quickly.   Orders canceled after the UPS tracking information has been sent but prior to shipping will be charged a 30% restocking fee. Understand at that point your plants have been pulled from various greenhouses, tagged, cleaned, bagged, watered, wrapped, bagged again, packaged with p-nuts, paperwork, box, tape and state permits. If for any reason you need to cancel an order it must be done ASAP prior to packaging for a full refund. Due to the current global environment, ALL SALES ARE FINAL ONCE ITEMS ARE IN THE POSSESSION OF THE CARRIER. No refunds or compensation will be provided for any reason.

WHAT IS YOUR PHONE NUMBER?
 Sorry,  There is no available telephone number. Our team members are always in the field maintaining the foliage. Email is the most efficient way to answer questions and concerns. click here

MY ORDER JUST ARRIVED, WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO THE PLANTS?
 Immediately unpack your plants very carefully, most damage occurs in the hurried attempt to see the new plants.  When your plants arrive you will need to water them if necessary.

WHAT PLANTS ARE SAFE FOR KIDS AND PETS?
 You will have to do your research.  We make absolutely no claims as to plant safety, of any plant whatsoever. If in question, please do your homework prior to ordering. For your pets you may want to visit the ASPCA. Please read our Terms of Service and Return Policies prior to purchasing.