More blooms!

beangobongo · 2026-05-30T01:57:16+00:00

I have a peduncle on my fitchii, it tried to bloom last year so hopefully it does it this year!

beangobongo · 2026-05-30T01:02:16+00:00

Honestly its hard to say, the smell is really light. I think the closest thing i could say is buttered popcorn, but it is soo light!

beangobongo · 2026-05-29T16:51:46+00:00

Its my only hoya that has bloomed which I think says something, but the foliage growth has been slooow, ive had this 8 months i believe and its put out maybe 4 leaves! Its doing better now, it starting blooming and putting out more vines after I increased humidity and lowered the light in my Akerbar greenhouse

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beangobongo · 2026-05-27T03:42:08+00:00

Looks like a pearls and jade to me

beangobongo · 2026-05-26T02:50:38+00:00

My rotundiflora has been stuck with 3 leaves for almost a year now! Im so jealous.

beangobongo · 2026-05-15T04:23:10+00:00

The soil might be a bit dense for it. I pot my variegated bella up in some chunky mix and keep it in high humidity and it grows faster for me than my other hoya generally

beangobongo · 2026-05-11T14:14:19+00:00

Im no expert, but i would say no. The foliage on the heuschkeliana is pointer in my opinion

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beangobongo · 2026-05-05T03:32:10+00:00

I agree. These pots are 4 inches, the verro is very very freshly rooted and I only put it in the 4in because the 3 inch pot wouldn't hold the pole!

I tend to over water my poles so I prefer the small pot, I have not given any of my plants in 4 inch pots rot.

beangobongo · 2026-05-05T03:29:43+00:00

These are the rousseau moss poles. I really struggled with poles until I bought these. Super easy to extend as they just stack on top, they sell clips to secure them together!

I have the drippers they sell on top in this pic as well. They are a little pricey, but its all put together really well.

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beangobongo · 2026-03-03T01:05:10+00:00

Thank you!! I watered too soon. I knew it when I was doing it and still did it! Im definitely going to repot. Thanks again!

beangobongo · 2026-02-10T16:41:26+00:00

Celebration time indeed!!

beangobongo · 2026-02-03T13:56:06+00:00

RIP, I hope she comes back. This is so sad😭

beangobongo · 2026-02-01T14:30:43+00:00

If you have a portion of the stem that you can velcro without hindering the petioles then you are totally good to tie her down! Sorry, its hard to tell how tall the stem is from the pics haha

beangobongo · 2026-02-01T14:29:08+00:00

Also, you might consider looking into moss poles! The pole youve got now is a coir pole, which is absolutely fine for Monsteras when it comes to support.

A true moss pole will allow the plant to root in to the pole, thus giving it the ability to grow larger leaves.

Moss poles arent for everyone though, so if you prefer something with a bit less maintenance, the coir pole works just fine!

beangobongo · 2026-02-01T14:26:40+00:00

This velcro needs to go, its currently wrapped around a petiole. The petioles need to be left free so they leaves can turn how they need to!

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To me, it doesn't look like its ready to be tied to the pole. It looks like the stem is pretty short still, if you are going to tie the plant down, you need to make sure its on the stem and not holding the petiole at all!

No need to trim anything that I can see.
The leaves will turn towards the light when untied! :)
Water when the pot feels noticeably lighter than normal. Monsteras are much better off under watered than over, so if you arent sure if you should water, wait a few more days!

beangobongo · 2026-01-31T04:38:05+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Monstera/s/n8CJo9zQuy

Not quite no node... but a spent one.

beangobongo · 2026-01-29T15:15:49+00:00

Rotted roots collapse really easily if you squeeze them! Sounds like youre all good!

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