Monstera siltepecana grown outside

[Tracy]

I'm going to try growing this Monstera siltepecana outside.  Anyone outside of the true tropics tried this Bolivia native outside?  I've had success with it's larger species relatives, Monstera deliciosa and adansonii, so am hopeful that I can grow this one as well.

[metalfan]

Nope never tried it. 

[aabell]

I have had some growing outside in Florida for a few years. Not as vigorous here as most of the other Monstera I've tried. It does most of its growing in a few months in the spring, around this time of year. I believe the summer is just too hot for it here. I have a few other aroids that are cool season growers, I believe they are probably be high elevation species (M. siltepecana is from central America, not Bolivia). It may like California more than Florida. Get it climbing, it doesn't need to get more than about 3' feet up a post to start showing fenestrations and I believe can get quite large with maturity. Although mine has never had sustained growth long enough to get huge. 

[Tracy]

1 hour ago, aabell said:

(M. siltepecana is from central America, not Bolivia).

You are right.  I was thinking of a plant I got at the same time from another genus that I normally associate with Central America that was from Bolivia.  I normally think of Sobralia species as coming from somewhere in Central America, and picked up Sobralia rupicola Sunday, which was from Bolivia.  I'll try to get mine growing up something as you suggested.  As you can see, right now it's doing just the opposite, just a bunch of dangling growth points from it's pot.

[epiphyte]

This was the 1st winter I had it outside, seems fine.  My friend in the Bay Area told me that it's fine outside in his area.  I grow quite a few Bolivian plants outside...  ie Begonia boliviensis, Rhipsalis boliviana, Tillandsia boliviensis and so on.   I don't actually have that last one but I'm sure it would be happy here.  All else being equal, Bolivia is at the top of my list of places in the western hemisphere to visit.  

[Tracy]

12 hours ago, epiphyte said:

This was the 1st winter I had it outside, seems fine.  My friend in the Bay Area told me that it's fine outside in his area.  I grow quite a few Bolivian plants outside...  ie Begonia boliviensis, Rhipsalis boliviana, Tillandsia boliviensis and so on.   I don't actually have that last one but I'm sure it would be happy here.  All else being equal, Bolivia is at the top of my list of places in the western hemisphere to visit.  

THanks for the update on how yours is doing Carlos, it is encouraging.  I was wrong in saying this is from Bolivia,  It was the Sobralia rupicola that was from Bolivia that I got at the same time and I just remembered incorrectly.  That said, I'm still interested in your Bolivian plants.  Perhaps you could post a thread on Bolivia native plants and share photos?