I would give it a couple of months to stabilize and then start cutting it. It will root at the nodes in water very quickly. As far as the color goes, the variegation is spectacular! Good luck with it.

By the way, your Euphorbia trigona is beautiful. I got one in a small clay dish many years ago. I planted it in the ground when we lived in South Florida and it grew to over 20' tall in a matter of a few years. Sadly, one of the hurricanes ripped it out of the ground and tossed it into the lake behind our house.

Thanks Ricky! Sorry to hear about the Euphorbia trigona that you lost, that is sad! As far as the Mostera, I am going to wait until it is settled in to do anything. I dont want to shock it too much. Do you know if its possible to promote growth of lower leaves without cutting it way down and letting it grow back up?

The white on the leaves is the variegation referred to in the name. It's meant to be like that. It's the whole point of the plant. Monstera deliciosa is a vine so it will never be a bushy shrub. It's not comparable to a fiddle leaf fig. But it does need sufficient light to ensure the space between the leaves is as short as possible so it grows full.

My apologies if my wording made it seem like I was asking what the white is. I sought, and spent the extra dime, on the variegated variety of Monstera Deliciosa as I find it gorgeous. I meant to ask about retaining the pure white sections of the variegation.

These pure white sections contain no chlorophyll and therefore do not contribute to production of food for the plant. These sections are "parasitic" to the remainder of the plant as the green parts need to work extra to support these non-producing sections. From everything that I have read these are the first parts that the plant kills off when conditions are less than ideal. This explains why some of the leaves are so rough looking. The pure white parts have died off so food could be used elsewhere in the plant. My question is if anyone has noticed that either light, or nutrients plays a larger role in keeping the pure white parts from dying off?

Im also aware that Monstera Deliciosa is a vine so it will never be anything other than that. I guess in my mind I am thinking that there may be a tactic that could be used similar to that used on FLFs to grow new branches (vines) in selected areas. From what I know vines branch out and will split to form multiple stems off the main one. I'm curious if it is possible to promote additional growth in Monstera Deliciosa off the main stem. To create a cut on the stem to block the travel of a certain component in the stem (I forget exactly what) and therefore causing a new growth at that location.

Has anyone else dealt with leggy Monstera Deliciosa's that eventually gained new growth in the "long" or leggy sections?

What a beautiful corner! I would love to see a picture of the window with all the plants if you have a second.

Really nice!

I see your swanky bar cart there. Maybe that’s why they like that corner.

While I have not grown this particular plant I would say follow rules for any white variegated plant. Keep the amount of sunlight lower to retain the white variegation. My guess is that the grower may have removed lower leaves because they were sun damaged. It's rare for Monstera to sprout new growth from the lower bare portion. Once you get this plant going you can then add a small cutting two to fill in the base of the pot.