Swiss cheese plant
noun[C]
uk/ˌswɪs ˈtʃiːz ˌplɑːnt/us/ˌswɪs ˈtʃiːz ˌplænt/atropicalevergreenplant(= one that neverlosesitsleaves), oftengrowninside, that haslargeleavesthatgrowdividedintosectionsor withholesin them :
Iwashedthedustoff thelargerubberplantsandSwisscheeseplantsand thensprayedtheleavesto make themshine.
If theplantsare nottreatedwell, any newleaveswilllackthedeepcutsandholesthat underidealconditionsgive them thenameSwisscheeseplant.
- Monstera deliciosa, alsoknownas theSwisscheeseplant, must be given enoughspaceandcareforitsdeeplydividedleavesto make arealshow.
- In latespring, she usesSwisscheeseplantsandgingerliliesasbeddingplants, thenbringsthemindoorsover thewinter.
- Itriedto make things asfestiveas I could,stringingtinylightson the 30-year-oldlemontreeand thegiantSwisscheeseplant.
Common plants
- African violet
- agave
- aloe
- aloe vera
- anise
- cow parsley
- crabgrass
- deadly nightshade
- fenugreek
- fern
- pampas grass
- poinsettia
- pot plant
- prickly pear
- Queen Anne's lace
- turves
- Venus flytrap
- wheat
- wheatgrass
- yucca