4" Monstera siltepecana
Pickup available at Canopy HQ
Usually ready in 1 hour
Care
Care
Bright indirect light
Allow soil to dry almost completely between watering
Monstera siltepecana is a stunning and underrated species prized for its silvery, blue-green foliage with dark green veining. Native to Mexico and Central America, juvenile plants produce elongated leaves with a striking silver overlay — a look unlike any other Monstera. As the plant matures and climbs, the leaves transform dramatically, developing fenestrations and growing significantly larger. It’s a plant with two distinct personalities depending on how you grow it.
Monstera siltepecana is highly versatile: it looks beautiful trailing from a shelf or hanging basket, but truly thrives when given a coco pole or moss pole to climb. Climbing encourages the transition to mature, fenestrated foliage — a rewarding transformation for any collector.
Care guide: Prefers bright indirect light to maintain the silver coloration; lower light will cause the leaves to green up. Plant in a well-draining aroid mix rich in organic matter. Allow the soil to dry out almost completely between waterings — do not let it sit in excess water. Average household humidity is fine; higher humidity accelerates growth. An easy-care, fast-growing species that rewards minimal attention with maximum impact.
Additional information:
Monstera, also referred to as "Swiss Cheese Plant", are a type of aroid native to many different countries in Latin America. Monstera can be found growing in its natural habitat in Costa Rica, Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, etc.
In the wild, Monstera have a variety of growth habits. They can climb or spread as ground cover. If they are allowed to climb, Monstera leaves will become much larger and begin to fenestrate. They are semi-epiphytic.
Monstera can grow in low indirect light but prefer medium to bright indirect light. If grown in low light conditions their growth will slow.
They tend to be easy to care for and make a great addition to any houseplant collection.
Sizing information:
Plants are living organisms, so each one is unique and may vary slightly in size, fullness, color, and maturity depending on the season, growing conditions, and current availability. We do our best to match the product photos and descriptions as closely as possible while ensuring you receive a healthy, high-quality plant.
There’s so much plant in this pot. Like 4 or 5 growth points that I can see and they’re all in perfect condition. A few old leaves sacrificed themselves when the soil got dry but you can’t even tell, there is so much vigorous growth happening. This is the second plant in my order that I’ll need to repot ASAP. A good problem to have for sure.
I am pleased with the plant I received and happy with my overall purchase. Plants come well packaged with minimal damage and good specimens.
This plant arrived in great condition! Very full and lush! Love it!
So happy and she is living her best life,I am a returning customer and every plant from Canopy is amazing!
Came in perfect condition and is thriving!
She arrived strong and beautiful. I'll call her, Skylar.
I love her.
This plant is gorgeous. It was planted packed very well. I love that Canopy Plant Co. always includes a label and a bamboo stick. The plant was very bushy. It had two leaves that yellowed off and dies but now it has new growth and is very healthy. I’m so happy with this plant and am loving buying plants from Canopy.
Plant came packaged very well. Beautiful plant
Lots of small, healthy plants. Can't wait to see the mature growth with fenestrations in a couple of years!!!
My plants came perfectly packaged. They were green and healthy. I had no yellowing or browning leaves. I am really enjoying them. Thank you so much.💚🍃
Such a beauty!
I love your plants always so healthy, priced right and packaged professionally.
Received in flawless condition! Very happy with my purchase!
Unfortunately one of the two that I bought didn’t ship well and came half dead and ended up loosing half the plant. One downside to shipping in the winter! But you guys packaged greatly and I will 1000% be ordering again soon ❤️
Received this plant in beautiful condition, was very full and I couldn’t be happier!
Huge, healthy plant. Packages very well for shipping!
My plant arrived healthy and in perfect condition! Everything was packaged so well!
The Siltepecana was packed with care and arrived in excellent condition. The plant was nice and full and there were no yellow leaves. It has acclimated well and already put on several new leaves. Beautiful ! Don’t hesitate to purchase this plant.
Beautiful plant arrived well-packaged and healthy. Thank you!
My package came immaculately wrapped and protected there was no way anything was going to break even a single leaf also the variegation is absolutely beautiful the plant was a lot larger than I thought it would be overall it is phenomenal
Such a beautiful addition to my home. I have very happy with my purchase and how it was shipped.
Nina is thriving.
First order from Canopy…and it certainly won’t be my last! My package arrived quickly and all the contents were in perfect condition…even for traveling to NYS in the middle of winter. Ryan was also very responsive to my concerns communicated via email. Highly recommend this business for healthy and beautiful plants!
Arrived in great condition
Beautiful plant I love it and its doing good for me.
This has been on my wishlist for awhile, and I'm so happy to finally have it! As expected of Canopy, it's beautiful and healthy, and I couldn't be happier.