Can my Monstera Albo grow leaves?
Lisa
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Comments (4)Just read your trade list---WOW! I have nothing you specifically mention, but I sure wish you'd take a look at my list and LMK if there's anything I have that I can trade you for pretty much ANYTHING you list. (*grin*)I'd love to get cuttings from pretty much all your passies, if/when you cat them back for fall....See MoreVariegated Monstera Albo Variegata cutting help
Comments (205)Yes, a node is the bud, the bump which is usually just above the line which divides sections of the stem. In your marked picture, you've indicated the brown section division line as a node rather than the bud, which isn't correct. You did identify a bud, which IS a node. Once a node breaks and produces a new growth, it can't regenerate again if the growth dies. If that growth dies but not all the way back to the parent stem, there could be a node that could grow. This is what has happened on your stem sections 4 and 5. So look for the nodes, the bumps on the stem, rather than stem sections. The node you cut into is high and obvious, sometimes they're flat with only an encircling indentation to show you where they are. I'm not of the opinion that cutting a stem with a node away from the parent plant will encourage it to grow. By doing that you cut off energy the main stem is providing to that stem sections with the node, making it weaker. You also introduce an open wound where rot could start. So there's no benefit by cutting in my opinion and I would leave everything alone, just be patient. It will grow whenever it's ready, it might even wait until spring. It's possible node 3 could grow, it hasn't turned black so that's a good sign. I suppose it depends on where the cut is on the node, hopefully it's on one side or the other of the microscopic tissue where growth comes from. There's a node between where you indicated Node 1 and Node 2. The node, the bump, should be just above the lower brown ring. I can't tell which way the short stem with Node 4 and 5 is growing, but there is a node in the section that comes off the main stem. The next section attached to it that terminates with a cut may or may not have a node. Looking carefully with a magnifying glass for the bumps might tell you. On watering, if you can't tell for sure if the medium is damp then it's pretty dry and I'd go ahead and water. These are tropical plants and don't like being completely dry at the roots....See MoreMonstera Albo variegata rooting help!
Comments (5)Sometimes new growth in not well-estabilished plants can come up brown or a little deformed. Maybe water a little less, your humidity is good for monstera without the misting also. Here they grow all year round, even in the dry winter. Also, your plant is variegated, so, it is prone to leaf burn if exposed to too much light. I too dont understand about lux, but its a thing to keep in mind. Keep an eye open to not overwatering. What is your mix?...See MoreNeed help with my Monstera Albo cutting!
Comments (10)A lot to take in there Tony. Your post was 11 days ago and no one answered, what's going on with the cuttings now? Don't worry about leaves, sometimes they're a detriment and require too much moisture that the stem can't provide, even with a small root system. There's enough energy in a leafless stem to produce a plant from the node if it's in good shape and in good conditions. Personally I would stay with sphagnum moss unless leaves get droopy, then rehydrate in water and either leave it there or go back to moss and put in a closed atmosphere... a plastic bag or terrarium/aquarium. You might get away without bagging if you cut off a leaf to lighten the moisture load required by the stem. I think the stem blackening will occur no matter the medium, so don't go back and forth between mediums. Moss has a natural rot-inhibiting characteristic, so many prefer it to soil mediums. It's also hard to overwater since it's a loose material, I often scrub perlite into it to make it even more open. Again, how are things looking now?...See Moregetgoing100_7b_nj
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