We returned to Bristol Aquarium again this week and had one of our best visits yet, as we pretty much had the entire aquarium to ourselves and ended up with front row seats to some of the feeding sessions.
But something else that really caught my attention this week was their gigantic cheese plant. The staff were cutting it back at the time and when I got talking to the lady doing it, she told me that this was in fact a single plant! I couldn’t believe it, I assumed there were multiple plants filling up the space. I knew these things grew to extreme sizes (their official name being Monstera Deliciosa), as we have one taking over our kitchen at home, but this blew my mind. To give you an idea of the scale of it, look at the step ladder to the bottom right of the picture.
The lady then pointed out the fruit growing on the plant. I had no idea that cheese plants could grow fruit. Apparently it takes a long time to ripen though. Every day’s a school day!
What a treat to almost have the whole place to yourself. It sounds like a great day out.
That does look like a huge plant! x
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It was a real treat, I felt very VIP! x
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I’ve never heard of a cheese plant but it looks really tropical. A giant beauty for sure.
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They seem to grow so quickly too, impressive plants.
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Wow that’s a huge plant, great to be there on your own #mysundayphoto
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It was great to have such a good view of everything.
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Sounds like the perfect time to visit.
That is a huge plant, I wonder how big it was when they first got it
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I thought the same thing.
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Wow! The size of that blows my mind. It took me a second to even spot the step ladder!
It brought back a very vague memory of a plant like that I used to see as a child. I think there must have been some sort of glasshouse near my grandparents’ house and I remember the plant touching the ceiling.
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It’s incredible how big they get, I just couldn’t believe it was single plant!
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Woah that plant is amazing! I’ve never been to Bristol Aquarium, it’s on my list! x
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We’re going every week at the moment. We got a closer look at the giant octopus this week which was fab! x
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