The nursery I went to had a lot of these plants. They all looked large and healthy and I spent some time trying to find the best one. It was hard to choose because they all looked very nice. I hope I chose well.
The huge plant is outgrowing the six inch plastic pot. Look at all the stems. I could probably split this up into 20 smaller plants if I wanted. You can see the aerial roots forming at the bottom. The more I look at this, the more I think this may be many plants in a single pot. In pictures I've seen, they only have a stem or two. As the stems grow longer it will actually try to find something to support it and start climbing.
The leaves are amazing which is why I always wanted one. The variegated form is actually on my wish list but it is impossible to find. I've searched online and they are all back ordered or sold out and too expensive. I have not seen them for sale in a nursery. I hear the variegated form is very slow growing so maybe the solid green is a better choice.
You can see that some of the smaller younger leaves do not have any splits or holes. They will form them as the plant matures. The leaf pictured below is the newest to unravel. You can see it is a little curled and is a lighter green. This new leaf has the most slits/holes on the plant.
The leaves are already pretty large for a houseplant. The longest leaf is just under 9 inches long. I plan to bring this outside once the weather warms and hopefully this will help it reach it's potential. If you research care for this plant, you will see that almost everyone advises no direct sun and to keep it away from windows. If this plant can take some direct sun in tropical places, why not in temperate areas? Of course I don't mean all day sun. But I plan to put it in a location where it will get a couple hours of morning sun. And I will gradually harden the plant so it won't get sun burned.
Here are a couple of full grown plants in Maui, Hawaii taken back in December 2015. You can see deep the splits get and the many holes in the leaves. It was in direct sun with some taller plants in the back. You can see a lizard hanging out on the leaves in the first picture below. The leaves were gigantic, probably three feet long. I know that an indoor plant won't grow as large, but I hope to grow one with leaves at least half the size.
Hawaii is one of my favorite places. Maybe this is why I want this plant around. To remind me of tropical paradise.
Update March 19:
It severely required a repot. It fits well now, but it looks like I'll have to repot again soon since the roots seem very vigorous and will probably fill this new pot in no time.
