Editing Monstera deliciosa (section)

== Flowering, fruiting, and harvest ==

The compound fruit develops over a long maturation period; the University of Florida treatment gives about 12–14 months for maturity under its described growing conditions.<sup>[[#cite_note-4|[4]]]</sup> Harvest only when the fruit is properly ripe. A useful visual cue is the natural loosening and falling of the green covering scales.<sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>

A public first-hand report by Reddit grower haworthia_dad described two fruits on an individual estimated by the grower to be about seven years old. The plant had started as a failing retail plant and was later grown outdoors; the report does not establish a general bearing-age rule because its climate, propagation, and detailed growing conditions were not stated.<sup id="cite_ref-5">[[#cite_note-5|[5]]]</sup>