Comments on: How to Propagate Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma (Mini Monstera)

By: Caroline Cocker

Caroline Cocker — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 08:42:36 +0000

In reply to Ks. Wow! There must have been a few node cells at the base! I'm impressed that you stuck at it!

By: Ks

Ks — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 18:43:29 +0000

a few leaves were broken off my tetrasperma during transport, and even though they didn’t have any nodes I gave it a shot and just stuck them in a pot with soil. with regular watering they continued to live, and after about 2 years a couple new stems popped out of the ground! obviously not an ideal wait time, but apparently leaves can propagate.

By: Caroline Cocker

Caroline Cocker — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 10:19:35 +0000

In reply to samantha.

They are SUCH a pain. Don’t give up – they may still root, and the aerial root dropping off isn’t a massive deal. I have a baby RT in my terrarium at the mo, and it’s thriving – I assume due to the high humidity. See if you can find something you can use as a cloche to increase the humidity, and stick it on a bright windowsill.

Don’t be sad that you lost out on the deal! Congratulate yourself for being such a generous soul! It sounds cheesy, but it’s the best way to think about stuff like that.

By: samantha

samantha — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:01:58 +0000

I got a tetrasperma cutting off my friend’s new plant she rescued. It’s all floppy and out of my three cuttings only one is somewhat left. I cut them then let them callous over then potted them into damp perlite. the parts where I cut are all shrivelled and it looks like it’s about to rot again. the ariel root is also damaged and seemed to have been knocked off. quite sad since i decided to be too generous with the trade with my friend since i was so excited.

By: Caroline Cocker

Caroline Cocker — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:53:39 +0000

In reply to Laura. Great tip! I'm currently trying to root a syngonium in my aquarium, and it has a pothos buddy, so hopefully that'll speed things up!

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 18:30:34 +0000

Take some pothos cuttings and put them in water with the tetra cuttings. Pothos has a natural rooting hormone, helped my tetra cuttings grow roots in just a few weeks!

By: Caroline Cocker

Caroline Cocker — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 21:15:11 +0000

In reply to Jeanette. Mine continues to grow as normal from the node nearest where I took the cutting. I’ll insert a terrible photo in the article because I can’t seem to add one in the comments on mobile!

By: Jeanette

Jeanette — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 16:05:13 +0000

Thanks for the explanation! Can I ask what happens to the main plant after you take a cutting? Does it just keep growing new leaves from where you cut it? I can’t seem to find this info anywhere.

By: Caroline Cocker

Caroline Cocker — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 12:03:18 +0000

In reply to Jen C. Yes, that makes so much sense! I have a really big syngonium cutting propping at the moment and it’s taking it’s sweet time - I think I may cut it into small pieces. Mine are in Leca, and whilst I’ve had 0 leaves, the roots looks incredible!

By: Jen C

Jen C — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 08:23:33 +0000

Great post! 🙂
I do notice that my propagations with fewer leaves tend to do better at rooting- I figure it’s because the plant is able to direct more nutrients/energy towards forming roots vs supporting leaf growth? I could be wrong. Propagations are all an experiment for us mere mortals anyways!
Have my current RT cutting in water for about 4 weeks and finally it’s forming more water roots out of the aerial root! Think I might transfer into LECA now