Monstera Albo cutting in trouble...
Hello! I’m fairly knowledgeable when it comes to house plants but this is my first Monstera Albo, and it’s not behaving like I want it to... I would love some advice on how to save this expensive jerk because right now, it’s on its way out. Argh!
I attempted to water propagate this previously healthy cutting and the stem started rotting, so I cut off the rot, treated it with fungoxide and planted the cutting (with the stem out of the soil) into a chunky aroid mix (a mix of perlite, orchid bark, horticultural charcoal and good quality soil). No more rot, hurray! It had a substantial aerial root that had begun to shoot new (albeit small) growth, so I figured it would be OK in soil like regular Monstera I’ve propagated. I was wrong.
It has been in soil for 2.5 weeks and it’s deteriorating. At first, the white parts began to brown, but now the leaf is wrinkled and the node started to wrinkle today too. It’s clearly thirsty but unable to absorb the water I’m giving it. It’s in an ideal environment: it’s summer here and it is in a warm room, with very bright but entirely indirect sunlight, and there’s a humidifier running nearby. The soil is kept consistently moist but it doesn’t seem to matter.
Do I put it back in water? Try spag moss? Is it doomed to fail? Leave it and up the watering schedule? Thank you in advance for any assistance you’re able to provide!
Comments (8)
Aussie Plants
3 years agoRelated Discussions
Variegated 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 MoreShould i report my monstera albo cutting?
Comments (8)It looks fine. If there are roots, there is a bud somewhere, most like at the very base of the leaf. The pot size is fine until new growth starts, and even then, it can probably be kept in the pot for another year depending on how fast it grows....See MoreHi! ^_^ Help with some orange spots on my Monstera Albo cutting?
Comments (3)received it from where .. and how ... ... looks like shipping damage ... ken...See More
Kara 9b SF Bay Area CA
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoSucculents are def more my lane, but your post popped up. I’m curious if your cutting has a node or did it rot off?I know this plant is very popular right now and is expensive💰. People are selling what are called ”wet sticks” of Albo for lots of money. Which are basically stems without nodes, and this is awful. Nothing is going to come of it without a node. Here’s an Etsy seller that is selling ONE node for a couple hundred bucks. Highway robbery imo😉.
Pic from Reddit of a nodeless “wet stick”
Aussie Plants thanked Kara 9b SF Bay Area CAAussie Plants
3 years agoAussie Plants
3 years agoKara 9b SF Bay Area CA
3 years agoBe sure to cut off all the rot because it will keep popping up if you don’t.
I don’t have an Albo or intend on buying one, but it intrigues me that this plant goes for so much. The last couple days I have been watching a bunch of videos and reading about this plant, and how the houseplant market has gone up a bunch in the past year🌱.Maybe try putting a bag over it to help with humidity. Who knows that may help.
Like i said succulents are more my lane🌵.
Goodluck I hope everything works out!
Solomon Dang-Goldberg
3 years ago
popmama (Colorado, USDA z5)