Questions tagged [monstera]

For questions about plants that are part of the Monstera genus. Use it with questions about caring, propagating and identifying Monstera. For questions about "Monstera Minima" which is not an actual Monstera species use the [rhaphidophora] tag.

Member of the Araceae family, colloquially known as s. Most well known species of the genus:

  • Monstera deliciosa commonly known as "Swiss cheese plant". Some sources may refer to this plant as "Split-leaf ".
  • Monstera adansonii commonly known as "Swiss cheese vine" or "Monkey leaf".
  • Monstera borsigiana
  • Monstera standleyana
  • Monstera siltepecana
  • Monstera acuminata
  • Monstera dubia
  • Monstera esqueleto - formerly known as Monstera epipremnoides.
  • Monstera obliqua an extremely rare and hard to come by species.

Disambiguation of "Monstera Minima". Despite what its common name suggests "Monstera Minima" is not a Monstera species but a . Its botanical name is Rhaphidophora tetrasperma.

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Monstera deliciousa brown residue on STEMS?

I have a fairly mature monstera deliciousa, that has been thriving and putting out new growth. I moved it into my bathroom for the winter. It’s now spring so I brought it outside and noticed this brown residue on the stems only. It can be scraped…
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Monstera: 2 new stalks, only one survived?

Recently 2 new stalks started simultaneously to grow from the same base of my Monstera. You can see them below: You've probably noticed that one thrived and became a beautiful new leaf! The other stopped pretty early and suddenly and got this odd…
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Monstera brown spot in leaves

I started to see that the leaves of Monstera started to have a brown spots. Here is all the details and photos. Can you please help me identify the reason of the issue and how to fix this and prevent it in the future. Plant: Monstera Purchased:…
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Monstera Adensonii (vining) Cuttings not growing and curled leaves after 3 months

I've had 3 monstera aderisoni leaf cuttings from etsy since the end of August. They shipped from Florida. All are still alive but none have tried to grow a new leaf and all look a bit curled up. I'd love some advice. Below is a leaf i've had in…
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Monstera yellowing despite proper watering and no apparent sickness

I've had this Monstera for about two years now and I've never has this problem, I'm careful not to over/under water, it's thrived until now so I suspect sunlight is not the issue either. I've recently had a friend's Monstera over because hers was…
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Monstera soil moist for 5 weeks

The soil of my Monstera has been moist for 5-6 weeks at least. Is this normal? The very top layer feels dry but if I stick my finger as far as my knuckle it’s still moist, and if I really dig deeper into the soil there are wet little soil pellets…
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Monstera propagation

I wanted to propagate my Mostera deliciosa but it went wrong and I cut a simple branch with no leaf node. I put it in water but it seems like there isn't any roots yet. Is there any way to make this work? I don't want it to die.
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Black area on monstera leaf after week on holiday

As the title says, I’ve just got back from a week’s holiday to find a rather large black area on one of the leaves of my monstera. I watered it before I left and ensured it still had some sunlight. Does anyone know what this might be? As you can…
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Monstera/Swiss cheese plant with brown spots on leaves?

I bought a Monstera about a week ago and the bigger leaves started to look floppy. I thought this was because I didn't water it enough, so I watered it more. I'm guessing this is where I went wrong because after that some brown spots have appeared…
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White/brown patch on a young monstera leaf - what to do?

I was happy when I saw my Monstera growing a new leaf, but recently I noticed a white/brown patch on it and I'm getting worried. What does the patch signify? How can I help the plant?
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