r/Monstera • • Apr 04 '20

Discussion Monstera Sticky Community Posts

178 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

We thought we’d start a regular series of sticky posts to get gather the knowledge and experience of the community - so we can learn from each other and be able to share our contributions with newcomers and future Monstera keepers.

The idea is that we choose a topic (see below on this) and sticky it up for a period of time and ask everyone to contribute what they know on the matter, share their experiences, and post up tips and advice on the subject too.

We can then all benefit from the community and use it to further expand our wiki.

Please feel free to suggest a topic here. I’ll kick it off soon with soil mixes.

We hope everyone will chip in and enjoy a good bit of community discussion.

Thank you all 🙏


r/Monstera • • Oct 11 '20

Community Post r/Monstera Community Post - Nutrients & Feeding

207 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

Well it’s been a while since we’ve started a new community post so here one to keep us going again for a little while.

This time:

Nutrients and feeding

So share with the r/monstera community you feeding approaches, regimes, tips and advice!

Here’s some topics to think about:

  • Do you feed your monstera?
  • How often?
  • What do you use?
  • Do you use any other supplements?
  • Any tips to make feeding easier?

Looking forward to seeing all your great information!


r/Monstera • • 5h ago

Too many albos

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147 Upvotes

They grow like weeds and I can’t bring myself to throw away any cuttings so I just keep having to make more


r/Monstera • • 1d ago

Image Isn’t she a beauty? 😍

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1.4k Upvotes

Was telling my husband that it’s a monstera and he said “yeah it is a monster” lol.

Orto Botanico Giardino dei Semplici, in Florence Italy.


r/Monstera • • 1h ago

My first ever new leaf

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I thought this day will never come, after waiting for so long, finally my little Monster produced a new leaf before the end of the season


r/Monstera • • 1d ago

Image Wall of roots

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420 Upvotes

My Queen is going crazy with her aerial roots like this. She did it since she was born :D I was not quick enough to stack on the next Pole Extension. No I have to cut those to fit the pole in, but there are plenty, she won't be hurt i guess.


r/Monstera • • 6h ago

Bulbasaur monstera situation

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So, I definitely have a problem. I went to my local plant store and I found a bulbasaur monstera, great right! There were only 3 left and the one i picked was the only one with any variegation (the rest were green) so I got it! (first plant in first picture). Well i loved it so much and I ended up going back and they had just received more so there were like 20 there. I dug thru and found one i was obsessed with. After further examination in the car i realized the 2nd bulbasaur I now own actually has 2 other plants in it. So instead of 2 bulbasaurs i now own 4. Check in on me in a couple years because i now have 2 Thai cons and 4 bulbasaurs 💀💕

I left one plant still with the other because it was just one little leaf and now they’re both shooting out leaves even after the trauma of separating one plant from the 3!

1st picture: original bulb
2nd: plant i pulled off the main second bulb
3rd plant is the main plant and the little tiny one leaf plant thats pushing out another leaf too!


r/Monstera • • 21h ago

Image So GORGEOUS! I HAD to buy her 💛💚

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After some somewhat disappointing monstera mints/white monsters they have come through in my local stores!! Some highly variegated Thais, mints & white monsteras as well as some great aureas too!

My aurea is still a lil baby I couldn’t help myself when I spotted this beauty!


r/Monstera • • 2h ago

Plant Help Stop it from escaping!

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Long time helper, now looking for some help! My stick method isnt working as my Thai has gone mature with thick bumpy skin and denser nodes. It's just pushing the stick away. How do I keep her on the pole where she belongs!...(there's a joke in there somewhere.)

P.S. I cant just push it and the lower nodes have rooted into the pole and won't budge.


r/Monstera • • 1h ago

Monstera Care

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Hello! I received this monstera plant from my dad as a house warming gift. I’ve never owned one before! I’m wondering the best ways to care for it. Do they like direct or indirect sunlight? How often should I water it? Will it need to be repotted? I’m incredibly new to this and want to make sure it thrives because it’s beautiful! Any and all advice is welcome ☺️


r/Monstera • • 15h ago

Image Newbie

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54 Upvotes

It’d funny how the more mature stalks throw yellow capsules. This the second one. It’s mother was the first


r/Monstera • • 1d ago

I'VE BEEN BLESSED

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585 Upvotes

A new leaf coming up and with winter, I assumed they'd get smaller. Well... she did but decided to give me my first inner fenestroodles :]


r/Monstera • • 2h ago

Monstera stem with 4 growth points?

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This is a 4 year old plant that I chopped a few weeks ago. I put the top cut and mid cuts in water, but didn't do anything to the bottom cut. I figured it would re-shoot and start growing all over again. What I didn't expect to see was 4 new shoots with 3 of them putting out decent size leaves. How long before 2 or 3 of them are aborted?


r/Monstera • • 17h ago

Is this what I think it’s is….?

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$15 at Safeway grocery store! Do I take it!? I think I spy some spider mite webbing👀🕸️ but otherwise………


r/Monstera • • 1h ago

White monster?

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I picked this up on sale at a store closing near by, it was labeled as a white monster but has little variegation. I’m sticking it in my cabinet to hopefully get more white.


r/Monstera • • 13h ago

Image New leaf!!

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24 Upvotes

She’s going to be a biggun!!


r/Monstera • • 10h ago

Monstera Uno!

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I live in Australia where we have extra strict biosecurity due to being an island nation, so getting all those new varients are next to impossible and/or expensive. Well we have one that was created here and I got one today! Not sure if they're available in other countries yet but here is my first Monstera Uno!

There's actually 2 plants in the one pot, annoyingly planted back to back, so I'll need to repot soon, but they're gorgeous! $150 AUD, cheaper than the leggy Albos and Thai's they had there.

It's a hybrid of Adansonii var Laniata x Deliciosa var Albo. I assume they bred the Albo because it's more likely to be smaller but the variegation didn't come through. That's fine though, it's lovely and green!

Has anyone outside Australia been able to get this one or their other hybrid, "Aussie Dream"?


r/Monstera • • 54m ago

Help starting from cutting

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Hello! I received this cutting with a node and a root from an Etsy seller. I thought it would come with planting instructions but no dice. What should I do to get this going? I have monstera soil and starter containers with tips to trap humidity.


r/Monstera • • 11h ago

New leaf day 6

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r/Monstera • • 16h ago

Bulbasaur

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32 Upvotes

Home Depot Palm Springs, CA


r/Monstera • • 5h ago

Monstera Wishlist

5 Upvotes

Monsteras are my favorite plant. Which monsteras do you feel like is a “must have”?


r/Monstera • • 7h ago

Discussion Monstera Albo air layering

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this is my monstera albo, ive been air layering it because i wanted to cut the top three leaves off and put them on a mosspole (and probably prop her bottom half). since then it has pushed out and hardened off two leaves and is now pushing out this mostly white one that is worrying me. im going to wait until this new leaf is out and hardened off before cutting the plant, im just worried that cutting it with that mostly white leaf would cause that leaf to die? not sure, i just want whats best for the plant because i love her, any advice is appreciated.

if any information is needed; she sits in a southwest facing window and gets harsh afternoon sun (and loves it apparently) i fertilize every watering with GT foliage focus and supplement “dune” silica to help keep the white parts white and she has her own humidifier that sits directly to her left.


r/Monstera • • 3h ago

Plant Help Messy

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What can I do with this girl? She is a hot mess of vines that are getting harder to tie up. She never got bushy and full, just leggy. Any words of wisdom welcomed!


r/Monstera • • 5h ago

Plant Help Monstera Burle Marx Flame

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Hi!
Does anyone know what I might be doing wrong? This is the second leaf that has turned black since I repotted the plant.
It’s planted in a well-draining mix of bark, perlite, peat, and coco coir, with stakes and a moss pole for support. I’m also using Advanced Nutrients Micro, Grow, and Bloom at 3 ml/L each.

I’m considering repotting it into LECA. What do you think? Would that be a good idea in this situation?


r/Monstera • • 19m ago

Plant Help What to do with sunburned leaves

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Pardon my mess.

WHAT DO I DO WITH THE BURNED LEAVES?

This is my big ol’ Monstera. I put it out in the sun ONE DAY and it burned every leaf. Then I put it in a better corner of the yard and it thrived through the summer. But I have all the burned leaves still. Do I cut them at the top. As close to the bottom as possible? Leave them as a reminder of what happens when I do things willy-nilly (and because they can still help photosynthesize)?

Any suggestions are welcome. Thank you :-)