Monstera deliciosa best between the temperatures of and requires high humidity and shade. Growth ceases below and it is killed by frost. In the coastal zones of Sicily, especially in the Palermo area, where it is called "zampa di leone" ("lion's paw"), it is often cultivated outdoors. In ideal conditions it flowers about three years after it is planted. Flowering is rare when grown indoors. The plant can be propagated by taking cuttings of a mature plant or by air layering. The Monstera deliciosa is a plant with rapid and vigorous growth. As a result, it is widely used as an ornamental
Actinidia deliciosa Actinidia deliciosa Actinidia deliciosa, fuzzy kiwifruit or mangüeyo is a fruiting vine native to southern China, the fruit of which has been declared the national fruit of that country. Other species of "Actinidia" are also found in China and range east to Japan and north into southern areas of Russian Far East. This species grows naturally at altitudes between 600 and 2,000 m. "Actinidia deliciosa" is a vigorous, woody, twining vine or climbing shrub reaching 9 m. The black-lyre leafroller moth ("“Cnephasia” jactatana") is one of the few commercially significant pests of this plant. Its leaves are alternate, long-petioled, deciduous,