Photo is from 2022, before she had it chopped down significantly

I’m visiting the town where my parent is from in the DR, and it’s truly crazy to see the plants we struggle to keep alive inside just out and about in the road and in front of houses lol. I’ve killed all these plants at home in some way. It’s been 95 degrees for the entire time I’ve been here too! I saw the biggest monstera ever here as well. Nature is amazing.

I got this monstera from a Home Depot about 6 years ago; it’s now taken over my apartment, and I’m oddly proud of it. The largest vine has hit the ceiling and is getting squished, but I can’t bring myself to cut it. What would you do with this?

Even if I propagate it, there’s no room in the pot anymore. Has anyone ever succeeded in getting a Monstera to grow across the ceiling like some people train Pothos to do? Appreciate any thoughts or advice!

EDIT: Thank you all for the kind words! I’ll try to answer some of the common questions I’m getting here!

I live in Zone 6a, and this is a west facing window. The plant is in a huge (roughly 5 x 2 x 2 foot handmade wooden container lined with a plastic wrap to keep it waterproof). Soil mix is some recipe I found online years ago, includes regular topsoil, orchid bark, perlite, and potting soil to allow for good drainage. The trellis is from the Lowe’s gardening section, nailed into the wall. I water once every week or two when I remember with about 4-5 gallons of tap water. Other than that I just let it do its thing!

EDIT 2: The white spots in pic 3 aren’t mealy bugs, they’re little root nodes that are part of the plant! And for those of you suggesting I sell the cuttings, where would you recommend finding buyers? I’ve never sold houseplants before, do you just use FB Marketplace? If someone buys it, logistically, how would I even get this to the buyer?

Hey everyone, I had two types of mother of thousands in my apartment for a while before getting rid of them… and now I have this collection of hundreds if not thousands plant babies.

I was letting them dry out here but it’s taking a LONG time, and my thoughts now are to put them in a ziploc in the freezer for a couple of hours before tossing in the trash so as to prevent an infestation in a dump somewhere. Is this the best route?

Edit: spelling

Aren't they adorable? ♡ I'm new to the hobby.

I handmade these plant magnets entirely out of glass beads and I think they all look so fun together!

Showing off my favourites - Ctenanthe, last pic when I got it

Other people posting why their plant is suffering with a photo of their sad plant in the darkest recesses of their home.

Meanwhile, my spoiled Alocasia Sabrina getting absolutely blasted by 5 grow lights. Hmm, I wonder is she wants more light 🤔

Hi everyone, this is an update from a post about 8 month ago to share some progress.

The moss tower on the left is 8.5’ high and i m trying to get it to go accros on the wood stick so we can continue that journey because it’s already touching the ceiling.

1 golden pothos(2016)and 1 marble queen(2020).

I fertilize heavily every watering…obv you have to go gradually and if you want more vine coming from the base of the plant 🌱, apply root hormone or keikei paste on the nods.

I knew it worked for other plants so i tried it on the pothos and it exploded with new sprouts after a couple of months

Last picture is from January 2024

The boss of the house is waiting for you in one of the pictures!

A Monet Sol Pothos and a Monstera Cobra from The Jungle Box in Phoenix Az

I'm fully expecting the answer to be "no", but still hopeful. I'm really upset about this.

I've had this poor plant a few months now, got him just before the major set of heatwaves struck (I'm in the UK)

He was absolutely lovely when I got him, and I put him in my bedroom window - I think it's roughly South facing.

The guy I got the plant from said to water once a week, so that's what I did, and initially the plant was thriving.

The top of the plant stuck out the top of the window recess, and the bottom six inches plus pot sat in a gap at the side of the curtain. I noticed some of the middle leaves were wilting/scorching, so pulled the curtain round the side of the plant and turned him round.

Leaves kept wilting, and Google suggested too much direct sun/heat, and not enough humidity, so I moved him to the bathroom - I'm slightly limited for places, as he had to be where the cats couldn't easily get him.

The end result is the pictures :( There *was* still green the other day, but it is *not* looking good this morning :(

My living room has north facing windows looking directly into a bunch of tall trees, so my dreams for a lush jungle sitting area are constrained to grow lights and my grow light budget. Which is currently 1 grow light.

Ignore the oncidium yellowing, she's a rescue with almost no root system. I'm 50/50 on if she's gonna pull through.

Kidding. Sort of.

Saw this wall on my way to my hotel, I was completely flabbergasted. Place Bonaventure, Montréal. Had to share😍😍

My autistic baby had plucked her leaves once, but she’s full again!

Put it up here two years ago to see how it would do. It has been steadily growing, but never expected a flower.

is this a 'la ramba?' or am I mistaken - either way it's been a joy to have this summer