TLDR: behold, edible monstera fruit!!! 🤯
the longer story: back in August of 2023, my monstera (grown from a single leaf cutting) started pushing out new growth in the form of inflorescence (aka flowers). the Internet informed me that over time, the inside part of these would form into a fruit (this is why it’s called monstera deliciosa). pretty common in the wild, far less common for a houseplant. I was curious to see what would happen, so I left them intact, even when I chopped up the whole plant to reroot it.
fast forward to now, and I notice a very strong tropical smell in the sunroom. turns out, after nearly a year and a half, one of the fruits had fully ripened! the internet confirmed that it was indeed edible. it kind of resembled a corn cob, but underneath the green outer kernels, the interior yellow flesh tasted like super sweet pineapple. still can’t fucking believe it!
by iboughtanotherplant
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You lucky bloke!! What are your secrets? How do you care for your plant?
I love that for you! ❤️
I’m new to the hobby. I bought a small mint, a supposed white monster, and burle marx. Idt these fruit though and their are tiny.
One day in the very future, perhaps.
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Seriously tho that is very cool
Oh I have this on one of my monsteras in my garden, I was wondering what it was, TIL!
My childhood home had massive Monsteras that would fruit constantly, unfortunately I wasn’t smart enough to know that it’s edible. I did however chomp down on a leaf one day and it felt like thousands of fire ants were biting/stinging the inside of my mouth and throat, after getting the world’s worst hiding that sent me into a full blown panic attack which lead to me passing out, my parents removed all of the Monstera deliciosa plants in our yard.
That’s amazing!! And so rare from what I’ve heard!