Swiss Cheese Plant

Also known as Split-Leaf Philodendron, Ceriman, Fruit Salad Plant, Mexican Breadfruit

Swiss cheese plants are climbing tropical vines native to Central American rainforests, famed for their massive, glossy leaves perforated with natural holes called fenestrations. These dramatic leaf splits allow wind and light to pass through to lower foliage during severe storms in dense forest understories. As vigorous hemiepiphytes, they use thick aerial roots to scale host trees, eventually producing cone-like inflorescences enclosed by a creamy white spathe.