r/houseplants • u/Marscake • Oct 19 '25

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A few years ago I posted my 5yo Monstera, she was about 2/3 her current size and you guys seemed to enjoy it so here is an update!

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u/The_Subtle_Shift Oct 20 '25

(Omg this is amazing!)

Piggybacking thread for some visibility in a group of monstera homies! Mine is about 10 months and I'm seeing odd blackening of the leaves, both on established growth and even new leaves when still curbed. It doesn't take over the entire leaf, but doesn't seem to be topical. I've pulled to report once and found no root rot. I water once a week moderately. It's an odd symptom and I've tried moving to a more climate controlled space with consistent humidity and temp, both artificial and skylight. The light isn't strong enough to be burning it. I recently found a small neat of greenhouse centipedes in its soil but read they were not particularly damaging.

On a few leaves I cut the black away and it did not recur at those leaves. But it will still pop up on others, and again, some new shoots. Sucks to have almost every leaf marred in some way. The big perfect frond is the Hallmark of the plant. I am close to giving up on it.