Here’s a question that recently came up in our Monstera Facebook Group: What is monstera mosaic disease? I’ve noticed a lot more online reports of this disease affecting monsteras lately, especially monstera adansonii, so let’s take a closer look at this disease and how you can prevent it. What [...]
We’ve gotten this question a few times in our Monstera Resource Facebook group, so we thought we’d do a post on it: Should you bottom water a monstera? In case you haven’t heard this term before, bottom watering refers to a watering technique where you set the plant’s [...]
Monstera Propagation Party Tupperware parties are out, and monstera propagation parties are in! Of course, you could throw a propagation party with just about any plant, but since this blog is about monsteras, we’ll stick with those for now ;) Monstera cuttings make amazing party favors, and it’s a fun [...]
This one’s for the true, hardcore monstera aficionados only! Monstera obliqua is one of the rarest—and most demanding—monstera varieties out there, and it’s an expensive challenge only the most passionate plant lovers attempt. But if you’re serious about acquiring one of these beauties, here’s a few things you’ll want to [...]
Monstera plants comes in so many varieties and there are so many featured across Instagram. The Monstera Plant Resource Center has a thriving Instagram page as well. You can learn a lot about monstera plants on Instagram. The most popular varieties, how to make a moss pole, and monstera plant care [...]
Monstera propagation is a great way to grow your monstera collection, clone your favorite monstera, or to create more monsteras to give away as gifts! You can propagate your monstera with several different methods, but one of the most successful ones is air layering. Air layering is a process that [...]
How to Propagate A Monstera Plant The only thing better than a monstera is two (or more) monsteras! Luckily, monstera propagation isn't difficult. Monsteras are some of the most beautiful plants out there, and we don’t blame you if you want more than one of these gorgeous climbing plants in [...]
Monstera dubia is one of the smaller, lesser known monstera varieties, but it’s very beautiful and makes a great addition to any monstera lover’s houseplant collection. You can recognize monstera dubia by the small, heart-shaped leaves, speckled with both light and dark green. Since juvenile plants (the kind you’ll likely [...]
Monstera Propagation Promoter and Rooting Hormone Once you’ve started to collect houseplants, you’re going to realize two things: 1) You want MORE. 2) Houseplants can get pricey if you buy them all as mature plants. This means it’s time to learn how to propagate houseplants! Propagation is fun and [...]
In the monstera world, the massive and iconic deliciosa variety tends to take the limelight, but one of our favorite monstera varieties is also a showstopper: monstera adansonii. This variety is much smaller than monstera deliciosa with much larger, more prominent holes in relation to its size. In fact, the [...]
Why use indoor plant supports for your monstera plants? Monsteras are climbing plants, which means they put out aerial roots that grip onto objects or surfaces, allowing them to “climb” upwards. In nature, monsteras usually climb up trees in their native rainforest habitat. But for our indoor monsteras, we need [...]
The swiss cheese plant goes by many names, such as the hurricane plant, the cheese plant, Mexican breadfruit plant, and (incorrectly) split leaf philodendron. This plant’s scientific name is monstera deliciosa because it can grow huge (up to 60 feet in the wild!) and because it produces the Mexican breadfruit. [...]