Meeting Janda Bolong, an ornamental plant that costs hundreds of million rupees

KOMPAS.com – The widow plant is currently the topic of conversation. On social media, many share about this pierced widow plant.

In fact, there are those who market them at high prices of up to 100 million rupees.

What is a pierced widow ornamental plant? Let’s get to know it more.

The widow pierced plant has a scientific name Monstera adansonii.

The pierced widow is also known as the Swiss cheese plant.

Launching Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, the scientific classification of this plant is as follows:

• Government: Plantae
• Sub-kingdom: Tracheobiont
• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Lilliopsida
• Family: Araceae
• Gender Monstera adans

Meanwhile, according to Gardens by the Bay, Monstera adansonii It has leaves with irregular oval holes and full-edged ornamental leaves.

This plant comes from Central and South America.

Bolong widow is a vine and is suitable for trellis.

If supported on a pole, the widow will grow tall with larger leaves.

If used as an ornamental plant, this plant is usually about 1 meter tall.

However, if it is in nature, the height of the widow can reach 2-4 meters.

Also read: Tips for caring for the bolong widow plant, which costs Rp. 100 million

Launching Fir, Monstera adansonii has similar relatives of the type Delicious monstera.

They both have a striking shape, namely, leaves with holes.

As a place to live, this plant supports indirect sunlight, as it lives in the wild and grows in the shade of trees.

The most suitable place is peat-based soil in pot holes that have large drainage holes.

Peat can retain moisture in the soil without having to flood it.

To keep it growing, stick your finger in the dirt to see how wet or dry it is.

If it’s almost dry, water it and don’t let the widow dry out completely.

The Bolong widow has about 41 species belonging to the genus Monstera, and all of them are native to Central and South America.

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