Monstera deliciosa & Philodendron selloum [photos collected off the internet 28 June 2001] If you search for "Monstera deliciosa" or "Split-leaf Philodendron" on the web, you will find mostly the same results. I find the confusion odd, because the plants look wildly different. Monstera deliciosa (left above), the Swiss Cheese Plant, has a heart shaped leaf with deep slits as well as holes in the leaves. Philodendron selloum (right above), the Split-leaf Philodendron, has leaves with large finger-like segments. My Monstera was under a foot tall when it was given to me in 1996 and has yeilded three seperate huge plants. My Philodendron was only about five inches tall when I purchased it at a harware store in 1997 and I seperated the plants into different pots shortly thereafter.