Hi all, Thanks so much for your responses!! I got sidetracked by a home reno I was working on but that's all finished now so I have time for plants again. I have not yet taken the monstera out of the pot and continues to have yellowing. I am making it a priority to peek at the roots this week, I'll let you know what I find!! Lauren, I wanted to ask you again about your Black and Gold Cactus and Succulent mix. I know we talked about it a couple times and last fall you had good results with it for an arrowhead. How has the plant done in the meantime? Any other good or bad news with that mix? I'm thinking it might be a more appropriate medium for this monstera and I'm even considering it for a hart's tongue fern as those need superior drainage...

Mine are all outside but when they get a bit too dry and stressed some of the older leaves will develop that sort of blotchiness. I think the plant decides it has too many leaves to support and begins the process of shedding some of the older ones. I never fertilise mine, as semi-epiphytes they don't need much. Of course a bit wouldn't do any harm, especially if they're in pots with restricted root space. In a garden falling leaves and insects are enough.

Hi there. I have two of these plants. One's pretty healthy and the other is a bit of a big box store rescue. When I first got the rescue, the soil was soaking wet. I put it in sunlight and the leaves turned a yellowish speckled color, similar to your first picture. It's doing okay but it's not put out any new leaves. Also, I just noticed that my healthy plant has a leaf or two, closest to the soil, with some yellowish speckles (see 2nd picture) but I don't remember if it was like that when I got it. It puts out new leaves regularly and they look pretty similar to your new growth leaves, just with a few more fenestrations. Hope this helps some and I hope your plant is a-ok.

how about some pertinent facts ... with no other facts to go on .... it looks like it was outside in a wind or hail storm ... ken