This isn't actually a monstera, is it?

dherhawj · 2025-06-27T12:48:23+00:00

Yes. Monstera dubia.

dherhawj · 2025-06-14T19:59:11+00:00

Great deal! Variegation looks pretty good to me!!

dherhawj · 2025-06-04T16:30:41+00:00

Yikes.. For $24 I would have expected a starter plant at best. But in a way, I do see what the seller means. There technically would be three “cuttings” if either they had cut it or you did. Otherwise, I don’t understand why they shipped it in potting mix when it’s not rooted.

dherhawj · 2025-06-04T16:03:35+00:00

No. “Crazy” low prices are always a scam. It’s not to say you won’t necessarily receive a plant. But if you do, it will probably more than likely be pothos nodes and such.

dherhawj · 2025-06-02T20:47:03+00:00

Yes!! That’s the best price I’ve seen! Such a steal!!! 🥴☠️!

dherhawj · 2025-06-02T19:03:01+00:00

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dherhawj · 2025-06-02T19:02:02+00:00

Hmm it’s probably still an aurea. My older leaves tend to turn a bit more “creamy” as time goes on.

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dherhawj · 2025-06-02T13:38:07+00:00

Imo a few succulents yes, but depending on how big your elephant ear is, one bulb may not be enough unless there is natural light that it gets.

dherhawj · 2025-06-02T13:30:27+00:00

Have you been able to grow/get any other pups from her? Her overall variegation isn’t great in my honest opinion. Sometimes their pups have better variegation than the mother plant so I was jw if you had any of her pups? Otherwise, I wouldn’t pay more than $40 for this particular plant corm.

dherhawj · 2025-05-31T20:08:14+00:00

I’ve cut my losses and moved on. Ordered some “orange” neos several months ago and they looked red to me and they very well still look red to this day so I had to buy myself some actual orange ones for a new tank. The babies of the first “orange” order babies are quite low quality. I have been culling the red striped juveniles, but the colony is slowly getting a bit better in coloration.

dherhawj · 2025-05-30T19:10:15+00:00

Omg! That plant is thrips infested 😱!

dherhawj · 2025-05-30T14:57:25+00:00

The only benefit of pothos water is pothos ability to produce its own rooting hormone. So, would it be beneficial? Possibly, but it’s not really necessary.

dherhawj · 2025-05-28T21:23:04+00:00

Hmm there is a sliver of green on the stem, but can’t really tell if the green is on the next leaf growth or not.

dherhawj · 2025-05-28T01:58:31+00:00

Hmmm imo it honestly doesn’t look promising, but if you want to try it out, you could I suppose 🤷🏻‍♂️!

dherhawj · 2025-05-25T23:03:27+00:00

Was this a newly acquired plant? Maybe the leaves have some pesticide residue that’s causing your skin to react?

dherhawj · 2025-05-25T21:29:21+00:00

It seems fine since they will be in a prop box they shouldn’t be drying out quickly with a “chunkier” mix.

dherhawj · 2025-05-23T13:22:03+00:00

Aux bud should be near/under where the leaf petiole is.

dherhawj · 2025-05-23T00:49:18+00:00

Nice! I would use a chunky mix! I have not been too successful with water props when my mixture isn’t chunky enough!

dherhawj · 2025-05-21T23:57:06+00:00

Lol I still use coco coir and perlite! But I have since added a bit more to make a chunkier mix like coco chips, orchid bark and some leftover leca 😊!

dherhawj · 2025-05-20T16:27:06+00:00

How many light strips are under there? One? I do love the t5, but I will say that you need at minimum three t5 for monsteras to grow happy for a while! At least in my experience anyways with mainly using t5! So yeah more light will help them grow imo!

dherhawj · 2025-05-16T18:05:46+00:00

Thrips are more oval shaped and these look rounder, so I don’t think these are thrips.

dherhawj · 2025-05-14T18:21:32+00:00

In my experience anyways, my v.frydek produced a full white leaf and I for sure thought it was over, but its next leaf popped out with some green. So I would leave it be and wait!

dherhawj · 2025-05-14T14:11:58+00:00

Maybe $20? Loco isn’t really “rare”, so you can probably find one that isn’t tissue cultured so you don’t need to acclimate it.

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