Monstera adansonii / obliqua yellowing leaves
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Monstera Obliqua
Comments (21)You may be interested to know M. obliqua is a synonym of Monstera adansonii. The plant is commonly sold as M. obliqua, M. friedrichsthalii, and a bunch of other names (close to 20), but rarely its true scientific name. Dr. Tom Croat of the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis finally set me straight on this one. It is capable of growing extremely large if given something tall to climb. My largest leaf is now has close to 30 inch leaves. The reason for all the names is in the early days of botany those guys would go out in the field and find something "new". If they hadn't seen or described it before, they'd give it a new name. Scott gave this one close to 20 different names. They did not realize that the 30 plus actual species of Monstera truly have hundreds of growth forms. They "morph" as they grow from juvenile to adult. The plants shown here are simply juvenile. But the leaves can also take on totally different shapes in their adult stage as well. It can be very confusing to any novice grower. Here is a link that might be useful: The ExoticRainforest...See MoreHELP! Monstera Adansonii
Comments (16)The plant in the original post has been over-watered and perhaps over-fertilized or suffering from a high level of salts in the soil from tapwater or fertilizer solutions - same with the plant in the first image upthread. Some growers think because in situ plants are often found growing in riparian settings (streamside), they prefer or enjoy overly water-retentive media. The plant can adapt to inundation by restructuring its root structure (to deal with either terrestrial of bog settings), but it's unable to deal well with transitioning back and forth between conventional container culture and some form of hydroculture. As long as a plant hasn't contracted one of the damping off fungal (root) infections, recovery depends primarily on the cultural conditions it's asked to deal with. If those conditions are near or beyond the limits it's genetically programmed to deal with, the plant will do poorly. If cultural conditions are all 'in the sweet spot' it should reward the grower with good growth and the vibrancy that comes with a high state of vitality. A fast draining medium you can keep evenly moist (not soggy or saturated), room for roots to grow, an appropriate nutritional supplementation program, plenty of warmth and bright light are all conditions for which your plant will show its approval. Al...See MoreYellowing Monstera Adansonii?!
Comments (1)Getting that sort of growth out of the plant is a good indication that it's okay. It;s normal to lose old leaves at the bottom of the vine....See MoreMonstera Adansonii Help!!!
Comments (12)Hello @osulala & @damask_rose_zone9b An update on my propagation, all of the cuttings has rooted perfectly. Just potted them up in soil yesterday. The mother plant is growing new leaf from the node. But the way it looks like the new growth is a really small leaf and has no fenestration. Any idea why is that? Before the cut all leaves had lots of holes in them. And the way it looked like even the propagated sections are growing small leaves without holes. Why is that? It gets enough light. My monstera deliciosa is doing fine at the same location. Have great fenestration on them. Thank you...See Morejulia_a_dois
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