Plants - Monsters .

The American tropics widespread vine with dark green leaves spreading the split form, and with drooping down from the stems thick aerial roots. It occurs in the indoor horticulture is called Monstera Monstera. Interestingly, this genus Araceae family includes about 50 species. In young plants smooth-edged leaves, the old and the older they get, and even dissected holed.The name of the plant chose German botanist of the nineteenth century Schott, giving it the root of the French word "monster", which is synonymous as are the "ugly monster". And of course, this naming plants was far not accidental, around preceded amazing historical events. We are deeply convinced that there is nothing terrible in the Monster, it is quite suitable for the cultivation and maintenance of residential buildings. Is that vsplaknёt sometimes confusing unenlightened gardeners who discovered on the leaves wet drops, tears. Experienced florists have long revealed the secret of her - too high humidity of the soil and crying monstera indicate rainfall.And in the days of the so-called Paraguayan War (1864 - 1870 years) the whole of Europe was dumbfounded by the turn of events in the distant South American country that are presented in the news papers. Possess the ability to sniff out and make public sensation, journalists, hungry for the most incredible news readers, told the following story. The Paraguayan Chaco province, some trees have been found - the monsters, under which more and more often the locals are human corpses and skeletons, wrapped in large leaves of these plants. There were desperate assumption that plants are found literally - murderers, the soul in its powerful embrace sacrifice, gnawing her and drinking the blood.Later his witness description of this plant gave E. Menninger in his book "Whimsical Trees": "Blossfeld, while living in Mato - Grosso, specifically investigate these stories. He discovered that it was a question of Philodendron bipinnatifidum, which really leaves reach a length of a meter or more. According to rumors, people are attracted to the tree strong fragrance of its flowers; the smell stunned them, like a drug, and then leaves to wrap around an unconscious victim and sucked her blood. The flowers really smell like very much, but the people to the tree in the sun scorched Chaco desert, where there are only thorns, attracted by its shadow and sweet fruit pulp, edible, and how it benefits related Monstera (Monstera deliciosa). However, any flowers or fruits in no poison or drug. The bodies of the same underneath it belonged to the wounded or dying of thirst the people who took refuge in the shade of a tree. Leaves, always flowing to the ground, really closed up on them, but not in order to suck their blood. According Blossfeldiana, this legend is still circulating in Brazil - it is too exciting to newspapers so easy to give it up. "From the book DG KHessaĭon read that philodendron and closely related to them monstera live in the tropical forests of South America, and in vivo reach a length of two hundred meters or more. A Philodendron bipinnatifidum - tree-like plant that is grown for decorative purposes in the UK. The height of adult plants in room conditions up to 1.3 meters. And so it is stuck to the innocent houseplants notoriety ...