As common as it is, Monstera deliciosa is one of my absolute favorite plants. The one I had in the ground at our old house would survive our mild winters (9b) with foliage dieback, but in the summers would resprout and grow leaves spanning 3' across and 3.5' long. I have another in the ground now at our new house, but it's still smallish. Here's a pic of one of my M. deliciosa albovariegata - it's just starting to attain some decent leaf size - maybe about 2' or so across now. Our new house seems to be in a slightly warmer microclimate (even tho we moved less than 2 miles), but I'm still not brave enough to put my variegated babies in the ground!
