How to care for Monstera – how much light they need, how much to water them, how often you should feed them, how to encourage them to grow big, fenestrated leaves, and how to get the to grow quicker
For those of you too impatient to develop a huuuge, fenestrated Monstera deliciosa, there’s always Monstera adansonii to fill that fenestrated gap in your life. I love Monstera adansonii (sometimes referred to as a Swiss cheese vine). They’re more compact than their larger cousin, and the fenestrations occur much earlier in their development. They’re also …
Monstera adansonii are one of those plants that can STILL command ridiculously high prices, because people consider it to be rare. Monstera adansonii is NOT rare. At least, not in, er, captivity. They sell them in my local supermarket (Tesco, fellow Brits). So don’t spend a fortune on one. If you can’t find a cheap …
Monstera adansonii (sometimes called a swiss cheese vine) are one of those plants that can take a little while to settle in, and then they grow like crazy. I do find that they’re a little trickier to care for than Monstera deliciosa, but that’s not really saying much, since deliciosa are pretty tolerant of overwatering, …
There are a variety of reasons why your leaves are falling off your Monstera or it’s looking droopy: As plants go, Monstera can be droopy. In the wild, they’re br crawling up the side of an enormous tree, not chilling in the back of our front room making do with a couple of bamboo canes …
There are a few reasons why your Monstera is growing lighter green leaves than usual, these three being the main ones: New leaves actually emerge lime green and darken with age Pest damage can leach colour from the leaves (particularly thrips) Your Monstera has a nutritional deficiency If your plant has yellow leaves, I have …