Monstera Sports: Shamrock Shake, One for the Doubters
热带loveplants2024-09-07
Monstera Sports are a controversial topic for purists in the aroid community. Some have the school of thought that var...
Monstera Sports are a controversial topic for purists in the aroid community. Some have the school of thought that variegation is not enough to create a cultivar. While others, namely resellers abroad and enthusiastic collectors, at times have gotten trigger happy, quickly naming a special plant. However the truth of the matter is, credible growers of Monstera Sports go through the slow process of proving lineage by creating multiple generations of propagations that carry stable variegation. Enter perhaps the most prized example of this, the Monstera deliciosa 'Shamrock Shake'. It not only has generations of stable variegation and lineage that points back to the original mother plant, it also has a distinct variegation type which makes it the quintessential Monstera Sport. Oh, and it's pretty cool too!
Monstera deliciosa 'Shamrock Shake' Origins
This fascinating Monstera Sport was first discovered in 2019 and has gone through an unusual journey to establish itself as a plant deserving of it's own name. In fact, the original mother plant was stolen back in 2021. Fortunately, it had been propagated twice prior, allowing these genetics to continue building the Shamrock Shake lineage. Today, multiple generations of consistent Shamrock Shakes have been produced that can be proven to go back to the original mother plant.
Who Discovered the Shamrock Shake?
The founder and cultivator is none other than the Monstera Sport aficionado, Mike D'Andrea. Mike has been collecting Monstera Sports dating back over 2 decades. He is also the founder of The Rare Variegated Plant Show & Sale (TRVPSS), which he along with his show have established a significant role in amplifying the education of Monstera Sports and it's varieties. One example of this is the Monstera Sports Display which MonsteraX proudly sponsors found at TVRPSS. Another is Mike's speaking engagement at this year's International Aroid Socity's Tropical Plant Expo. Both occurring in South Florida on September 19th, and September 21 & 22 respectively. All this to say, there is a lot of credability and care in naming this cultivar.
Why is the Shamrock Shake so unique?
The variegation type of this sport is so unusual that there has yet to be similar sport discovered. New foliage starts out with almost a translucent white, while featuring flecks of green throughout. The color slowly burns into combinations of greens that give it a distinguished look.
"It's is probably the most requested plant I get asked for. It’s uniqueness of color and pattern hasn’t been seen overseas. It may have never existed if the original plant I found wasn’t topped. The first Shamrock Shake came out of a side node of a mostly green plant."
Mike D'Andrea, Cultivator of the Shamrock Shake
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