Repotting Monstera Albo Cutting
Monchii T
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WANTED: Monstera Deliciosa Albo Variegata
Comments (1)Did you ever find anyone who had a cutting? I have been looking for them too and all I can find a plants that are fully grown and they want between 2 and $300 for...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 MoreISO monstera albo- have LOTS- dubia, karstenianum var, Siltepecana
Comments (17)I have a ‘Sparkling Sarah’ Chinese Evergreen pups, regular monstera deliciosa cutting (rooted), marble queen pothos, a Chlorophytum amaniese ‘Fire Flash’ (aka Orange Spider Plant) pup, syngoniums (green and pink) , heart leaf philodendron...See MoreCan my Monstera Albo grow leaves?
Comments (14)I actually didn't know this, either - but a friend that I delivered some plants to, had one - which is how I know this. I tried it, too, but didn't have any luck. (His was green.) It looked to be a medium-sized leaf - he said it broke off of a plant he had moved, and he didn't know it would root, but tried it anyway, and it was sitting in a cup of water - with many roots. The (two) that I tried, were OLD, huge leaves from my variegated Thai Constellation which were old and browning - which might have led to my non-success....See Moretapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
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