Monstera Care Guide
Monstera plants are currently one of the most populair houseplant in the world, because of its beautiful fenestrations, size and different versions of this plant. If you want the best growth, make sure to give your plant a moss pole! Let's dive right into it!
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LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:
Monstera thrive in bright indirect light, and as it matures and is in the right light the plant will get fenestrations.
Fenestrations are the holes in the leaves. To help reach full maturity you will need to mimic its natural habitat, growing on a tree like using a moss pole and giving it bright indirect light. If you grow Monstera in low or medium light, it will get way less fenestrations.
It can also get perforations, which are small holes around the center of the leaves.
Monstera get fenestrations to let sun through to help the leaves in the back/plants on the forest ground to get more sun and be able to photosynthesize better.
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WATERING:
Monstera mostly grow around the continent of South America and like to be in high humidity. With the aerial roots wrapped around the moist trees, these plants thrives!
I'd say water the plant when the soil is about 10%-50% dry. In the winter you can let the plant dry out between waterings.
after watering, check the cache pot (or saucer) for any excess water. Monstera in my experience don't like to have wet feet for long. If plants are sitting in water for a certain amount of time, the roots can start rotting. Which is NOT something you want.
Since Monstera is a tropical plant genus, they do better in higher humidity, low humidity can cause discoloration on the leaves.
Keep in mind that underwatering is more treatable than overwatering.
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BLOOM:
Usually in the wild, Monstera grow long, oval shaped fruit, with hexagon-like skin. It all starts with a flower/inflorescence, which then gets pollinated by bugs, and then the inflorescence will turn into a fruit.
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PROPAGATION :
Propagating Monstera is a pretty easy job, just take a large stem cutting with atleast 2-3 nodes, remove the lower leaves and let it root in water and pot it up once the roots are getting big.
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MEDIUMS:
Make a nice chunky soil mix for your Monstera so that the roots are nice and aerated, like a mix with soil, activated horticultural charcoal, perlite and leca.