The purpose of the aerial roots is to grow down into the soil as the plant's stem gets a larger diameter and gets longer, to anchor the plant and allow it to climb. Cutting it would serve little purpose, especially if it has only the one leaf at present time. Those roots should grow pretty quickly down to the soil line and bury themselves, but, you can speed the process by doing what Mentha said, bury the stem farther in the pot. Your plant may have poor variegation for two reasons: either, again like Mentha said, it has never received enough light and needs more, or it may be a genetically weak example of the variegated Monstera. The variegation on these plants is variable. All have the gene for variegation, but whether it is well expressed in each specimen is another thing. If you give it more light and let it start to climb, so that the leaves will get larger as it goes up, you will give it the best chance to reach its full potential.

As soon as possible. Aroid seeds do not stay viable for a long time. if you wait for a certain time of year they will die. You can start them in a slightly damp folded paper towel in a zipper bag and when it has roots about a half inch long transfer them to soil. keep them away from cold and in bright indirect light. No direct sun!

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma is only distantly related to Monstera and Philodendron. It is from almost the other side of the world in SW asia, the others are from central and south america. Grow it in a good moist but not wet loose fast draining grow mix, Something like 50% - 60% shredded bark or pumice, with the rest equal parts peat and compost with a little charcoal tossed in, mix it all well and don't pack it down into the pot. Alot of folks here would recommend Turface but I've never used it so I can't give an opinion of it but I've been in the research greenhouses at MOBOT in St. Louis and they use a similar mix there and some of the plants grow in it for years. Than give it something to climb cuz it'll want to climb if you give it good growing conditions. By giving it a pole to climb it will attach its roots to that rather than something like a table leg or the molding around your windows. If you get roots that just stick out in the air you can either guide them as they get longer back into the potting mix to aid in feeding the upper portions of the plant, leave them to hang loosely or just cut them off. Ideally, humidity should be on the higher end of things but like most house plants it should be able to adapt somewhat to home conditions, Just don't let it dry out. I have for the last couple of years ran a humidifier and it makes a huge difference to both my plants and how I feel during the winter. Check out the link below for more info, it is not my site or a commercial site. Here is a link that might be useful: Rhaphidophora tetrasperma

Hello, Sorry for piggybacking on the original post. i‘m trying to find a good Monstera Albo plant or cutting and they are apparently ridiculously expensive. ($300-$450 on Etsy). I can’t even afford that... but I think I may have found someone local that is selling a cutting for $175. So I wanted to make sure I did my research and knew what to look for So I don’t get screwed. @russ_fla You seem to be very knowledgable about these plants. Would you mind answering a few questions of mine? -What’s the difference between a regular Monstera, a Monstera Albo Borsigiana, a Monstera Borsigiana Aurea, and a Monstera Marmorata? -Is the variegation an unstable trait? In any or all of the Monstera Variegatas? either Albo or Thai Constellation? Is it something one has to worry about? A plant reverting back to green? Obviously i would die if I spent $400 on a frickin cutting for it to turn green lol. I’ve heard of plants reverting back to green but I have no clue if that’s only some plants or all variegated plants are unstable and have the potential to do so. - Is any one variegation pattern better than another? Like is one “Ideal” or more desired or a sign of a better quality plant or more special in any way? ive seen plants where there are whole areas of white, plants where there are splashes of white, once’s with white speckles, or while streaks, and once’s with streaks of white, dark green and light green as if the white layer is overlapping with a green layer. From what I’ve seen, the “Thai Constellation has yellow streaks and/or specks... so would whole patches of yellow be a flaw? -is there anything to look for in an Albo cutting To ensure a good quality plant? -Also, how would you root a cutting? They usually have an aerial root but from my understanding, aerial roots don’t do well in water because the plant didn’t make them for that purpose. I have recently had a really tough time rooting cuttings for some reason. i’ve tried rooting common philodendrons, pothos, a few African violet leaves, and a couple regular monstera cuttings.. I tried with and without rooting horomone, I tried dip n’ grow and a rooting powder, I tried in water, in water with hydrogen peroxide, in potting soil, and In perlite in every possible combination. I failed miserably at all of them but a few. almost all of the pothos, philodendrons, and all the Monsteras rotted within a few days. The aerial root was always the first thing to turn to mush. Every African violet leaf rotted before any roots showed as well... I’m not sure what I have been doing wrong but I’ve always rooted cuttings just sticking them in water... I thought for sure that sticking these supposedly “super easy to root” plants in some rooting horizons and into water would make them grow tons of roots and be a breeze. i obviously don’t want to buy an Albo cutting and have it rot on me. I’ve seen pictures of rooted cuttings and they seem to grow roots from the aerial roots which goes against everything I heard about aerial roots and defies my experience trying to root plants with aerial roots. I obviously don’t want to spend that kind of money on a cutting only to kill it... so I’m particularly scared and stressed just thinking about the possibility. If other experienced people have answers, I welcome those as well. Thanks in advance!