Hi,

I took a cutting from my mother in laws monstera, and since I am new to this I want to make sure I am doing it right. It has been in soil for a week but since I am pretty impatient today I took it up to look at it. Now I have it in water instead.

From what I can see the only thing that has happened is that the aerial root has started to make some new roots. Is that the way this works? Did I cut it at the right spot?

Also, what will (roughly) happen to the cutting over the next week? Just so I know what i can expect and what to look for!

Thank you!

BR,
Isac

It looks like you have some good root growth just starting. Keep it in water for a time if you don't want it in soil. But it would do fine in either. New cuttings take most of their energy to develop new roots. Once the root system is established, new leaves will form. (This is pretty much true of most plants) Your Monstera will grow like a vine. I am sure you have seen your mom's plant. It will do well on a moss pole or trellis. When you decide to pot it up in soil, it would be a good time to place a support pole or trellis in with the plant at that time.

Thank you, now I feel more comfortable just leaving it in water for some weeks!

Another question, when the plant eventually starts to make new leaves, will they be about the same size and with the holes as the old ones or will they start as those small monstera leaves with no holes and slowly grow bigger?

The new ones start rather plain, almost solid leaves. As the plant matures it puts out the more decorative leaves you want to see...splits and holes.

The new, juvenile leaves of Monstera deliciosa look sorta like the heart leaf Philodendron, only thicker, the splits begin as the leaves age and get larger:

Hi & welcome! What a great looking cutting! Best vibes for continued success!

Misterisse - Your impatience will not help you with your potted plants because they require time and patience. It can take many months for a healthy set of roots to develop. Taking then in and out of soil will slow the process. If you cannot resist daily monitoring, then it is best to try propagating in water. Even after a healthy set of roots have developed, new growth will be slow to emerge and develop. You will need patience all along the way.

Misterisse- I have a veriegated monstera cutting that had roots when I purchased it, and was in dirt, but no new growth until now. It's been about two months. It's been slow- nothing like what you hear about Monstera. My thought has been that it will take off later on once it gets hold and takes over the room.

Thank you for your reply!

I'm working on not being impatience, until then the monstera stays in water! After one week in soil and now one week in water, the roots look like this:

Update if anyone is interested:

A new leaf has been made! With the holes and everything, I guess it think it is the same age as its motherplant

Beautiful! Fun update!

You got some awesome splits. You're on your way! Just wait til you see the leaves with holes. They are my favorite part, or non-part of the leaf! I barely have patience waiting for the leaves to turn another direction, let alone rooting. That is why I have so many other plants to keep my attention busy.

This reminds me of this discussion, and is a good example of your plant retaining its' ontological age after being cut:
The thread "aging of plants?" in Ask a Question forum

purpleinopp: Thats pretty interesting! Do you know what could have caused that with my plant? And if I for some reason don't want it to maintain its mature state, is there anything to do to prevent it?

I have a theory that i should have cut of the stem that didn't have the aerial root attached to it. I just repotted it to a bigger pot because the root growht was beyond all expectations, and I found it quite interesting that ALL of its roots came from the aerial root. Therefore the plant only have one root (the aerial root) attached to itself.

Is this the way it should be with monstera cuttings? If not, is there anything i can do to "fix it"? Maybe it's because of this the plant kept it's ontological age, maybe it still thinks it's attached to it's motherplant?

If you look at the picture in my first post in this thread, it's the stem going straight up I think i should have cut.

Thanks for all encouraging comments

It looks absolutely perfect to me, a textbook example of successful results thus far, and awesome starting material. I'm not sure what aspect of your plant displeases you?

Don't get me wrong, I am super glad for the results i've got with my monstera!

I'm just curious what might have caused my monstera to keep it's age And what one could do to cause or prevent that a plant keeps it's age.

Regarding that I think that I should've cut the stem with no aerial root: I'm just worried that not cutting it might lead to bad things in the future! As I said, now the monstera is relying on one root only (the original aerial root that has multiple roots attached to itself). I think that if i had cut the rootless stem from the beginning, more roots would have appeared to the stem that have the aerial root. BUT i might be completely wrong since I am a rookie and have nothing that supports my theory!

Good Day,
We have a Monstera Deliciosa sitting in our front driveway and we'd like it to fruit. It's been a feature of the driveway for many decades now and I'm yet to ascertain the right information to allow it to flourish. Any advice is welcome.
Thank you very much.

misterisse said:Don't get me wrong, I am super glad for the results i've got with my monstera!

I'm just curious what might have caused my monstera to keep it's age And what one could do to cause or prevent that a plant keeps it's age.

Cutting grown plants will always retain the chronological age of the mother plant. That said, juvenile foliage versus mature foliage of aroids doesn't necessarily correspond directly with the chronological age of the plant. Many philodendrons, monsteras, and other climbing aroids maintain their juvenile foliage while scrambling around looking for something to climb and can be maintained indefinitely of not allowed to do so. But once they attached to something and get going vertical, look out! You'll see some fantastic transformations! Believe it or not, your Monstera is still in the juvenile foliage phase. It will likely maintain that - possibly developing some more maturity with age. But unless it is given something large to attach itself to and get going skyward, it will not develop the true monstrously large mature foliage that Monstera deliciosa can develop.

Attached is mine that is growing up our big oak tree in out back yard. It's probably over 6 feet tall and going strong. The largest leaves are probably somewhere around 3 feet wide. This plant was only slightly larger than yours when I planted it here about 4 years ago or so.

Foliage29 said:Good Day,
We have a Monstera Deliciosa sitting in our front driveway and we'd like it to fruit. It's been a feature of the driveway for many decades now and I'm yet to ascertain the right information to allow it to flourish. Any advice is welcome.
Thank you very much.

@Foliage29, Do you have any current pictures of it? What are its growing conditions? My plant posted above is no more than 5-6 years old (I believe it is seed grown) and it has bloomed several times now. Unless it is unhappy for some reason, it should not take decades to bloom. Has it been allowed to attach to something, grow vertically, and develop fully mature foliage? I don't know for certain, but if it hasn't then that could be why it is not flowering/fruiting yet. Without knowing more, however, that is just a guess.

Thanks. Got it! Understand.