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Which variegated monstera do you have? There are quite a few. Monstera albo borsigniana, monstera thai constellation, monstera standleyana albo, and more. Some have more stable variegation than others.

Based on your description, you purchased what could be called the "bottom cut" meaning all the roots and no stalk? Unfortunately I don't think there is any way to know for sure if you will / will not get variegation. But you will know when it generates its first leaf.

Here is what i have

I'm not sure of variety, i will ask her tomorrow ᾒD

Sorry I can't see anything in there. the picture ended up too small and doesn't zoom. When it gets its first leaf, that's when you'll know. I don't think you can really do much predicting until then.

Thanks popmama, photo is full sized this end, will post once leaf emerges. ὠA

Still interested to hear from others too if they have grown a variegated monstera from a pot of roots ὤB‍♀️

if it was genetically variegated .. why would it no longer be variegated.. per its genetics??

i almost totally positive plants like this are NOT grafted.. so there cant be an issue of the understock not be variegated ...

ken

This is it now, it has a small burst of life around where it is emerging i cannot see any nodules, it just looks fairly straight? I have repotted it into 50/50 perlite and coir, top 1/2" is just perlite and thw cutting is held away to avoid it rotting, it is sitting on a saucer which has water in. The cutting has fairly long (12" roots but they aren't white, they are brown/ black straggly. So i have some q's please

A) is it okto have it not touching perlite or should it be touching or half buried?

B) the tip of new shoot has a slight black tip?

C) would itbe better in just perlite until it getsome better roots?

D) i have it under 1000w full spectrum lights ( the pink coloured light) it is 36" away ( under) the light as per instructions during sunset to 1am 

D) should i rub off gently the brown paper thin barkfrom the stick?

Thanks in advance

Looks variegated to me!

No, I would not scrape off any of that brown outer layer. You will be exposing tender tissue to air and/or water. No need to do that. It looks fine. At this point, you just have to wait for it to produce the leaf which will make it stronger. It looks like you are doing fine with it.

Chimeras or chimeric plants occur when cells of more than one genotype are found growing adjacent in the plant's tissues. The most common types of chimeras present as variegations, which provide the example most often used to explain variegations and chimeras. 

While the shoot apical apical meristem (area near branch/ stem tips where extension growth originates) produces all leaf cells, some of the cells will be conspicuous because of an inability to synthesize chlorophyll (green pigment). So even though the cells are all part of the leaf's tissues cells of one genotype will be green, while others are white (or nearly so). 

Not all chimeric variegations are entirely stable. Periclinal chimeras normally are very stable and are what are normally used in commerce, but it's not at all uncommon for plant parts to revert to the original genotype. USUALLY, this occurs from adventitious buds, buds which form on the plant where they are not expected to occur. Example, buds that form in leaf axils (crotch formed by the leaf and the branch/ stem/ vine it's attached to) would have a much higher probability of remaining stable than buds which form in locations other than leaf axils. So, buds that form at random on the plant, including new stems that arise from root tissues, are much more likely to revert to the original genotype. This is because adventitious buds require dedifferention of tissue and its redifferention into a new apical meristem which might not be able to reproduce the variegation throughout the rest of the plant, or in this case, the variegation formerly seen from the rest of the plant. 

All you can do is wait and see. 

Al

Thank you tapla for easy to understand explanation

A) is it ok to have it not touching perlite or should it be touching or half buried? Half buried is best - allows roots to form along the stem section. Especially at nodes.

B) the tip of new shoot has a slight black tip? Uh oh! If you are misting the cutting, stop immediately. Also, DAMP or BARELY MOIST are the operational descriptors re how much water the rooting medium should hold. Think of a well-wrung out sponge and you know what to shoot for.

C) would itbe better in just perlite until it getsome better roots? Not necessarily. Perlite is ok, or add a little sterile seed starter mix to the perlite. Do this: hold the pot over the sink, move it down toward the sink, then sharply reverse direction to upward. The water will tend to remain moving downward at the reversal of direction, and out of the drain hole. If water exits the drain when you do this, the medium is too wet, meaning danger of root rot. While cuttings shouldn't be disturbed after sticking them, it's worth breaking that tenet and doing a do over if the rooting medium is too wet. Remember - DAMP/ MOIST

D) i have it under 1000w full spectrum lights ( the pink coloured light) it is 36" away ( under) the light as per instructions during sunset to 1am. What is the temperature at the where the bud is?

D) should i rub off gently the brown paper thin bark from the stick? Unsure what you're asking, but the answer is very likely 'no'.

Al

Ok so I took it out of the pot and discovered the roots were very straggly and not healthy, i think this was from when it was sent to me as soil was too wet, i had already removed it from that pot into the 50/50 coir/perlite. I cut of the rotten roots back to healthy growth. I think what i have is basically a wet stick with an aerial root with a few roots coming off it ( was and is buried?). Being worried about the rot, i have half buried the wet stick horizontally onto dry perlite, the aeriel root is in rinsed perlite and i put a little water at the bottom of bowl and covered with another glass bowl. I'm hoping it will survive the black tip. The temperature under the lights is the same as the rest of the room about 20c in morning and rising to 25/26c in the afternoon. Pic 3 is roots i cut off and pic 4 is what is left. TIA :)

The third image is definitely indicative of root rot.

If it was my propagule, I would moisten some potting medium, partially fill a pot with the soil, then backfill the pot with moist soil and put it in a bright spot. Since there are no leaves through which moisture can be lost, I would lose the dome, which promotes fungal issues, and allow plenty of air to get to the bud. The apical dome, from which leaves emerge and the stems (will) lengthen is located a few mm proximal to the tip of the bud. IF that becomes infected with one of the fungaluglies covered by the umbrella term 'damping-off diseases', it's a near certainty the propagule will fail. BTW, light isn't important at this point, but will become very important when the first leaf shows signs of emerging.

It's generally considered poor form to uproot propagules which were previously stuck. In your case, the dangers presented by saturated soil made it necessary to do so, but it would be best to make a concerted effort to avoid the temptation to look for root development or tug at the propagule to see if it's rooted. Mother Nature always sides with the hidden flaw, so there is no reason to provide one on a silver platter. Her attributes include patience, something we must all learn, because it will never come looking for us.

Al

Thank you, i will update either way soon ὤFᾑ7

Good luck - we're all pulling for you.

Al

5 weeks later and so far so good, i have it in 100% perlite, water resovoir in bottom inch, roots placed half way up bowl and 'stick' is sitting on perlite, it has bottom heat to 25°. it's in the conservatory and has another glass bowl on as a lid to get it to this stage, i take it off twice a day for half hour to an hour, it has 3/4 hrs of full spectrum daylight during the evening and that's pretty much it. 

I guess the next stage is yo move it into it's permanent growing medium? Thanks for all of your help so far x

What’s the rosemary for? Or is that just a bit that fell into the pot?

Strong work, Samantha!

Once rooted, the plant will benefit from the temp of the medium being in the range of 10-12* C cooler than ambient air temps, so bottom heat should be terminated. Evaporative cooling will automatically cause the medium to fall to a more appropriate temp range as soon as you remove bottom heat. You should fertilize now if you haven't already.

It looks like the 'pot' is clear. If so, watch for algae growth as algae will compete with the plant for nutrients and oxygen. Best to slip the clear container into a cache pot to prevent as much light as possible from reaching the medium. I'd repot sooner as opposed to later.

Al

Thanks for algae advice! It was white, then i gave it a feed last time and it has gone green. So will repot asap  ὠA

My 6yr old gd put the rosemary in there on saturday while she was watching our plant.ὠ2

Thanks, i didn't make it clear but i won't be using bottom heat once it is in it's permanent mediumὠA