Can someone please help identify this plant? It was left to me and I just want to know how to best take care of it as it seems to have had a rough life so far!
Can someone please help identify this plant? It was left to me and I just want to know how to best take care of it as it seems to have had a rough life so far!
It’s definitely seen better days lol. I can’t say for certain, but it looks like it could be a Monstera Albo, or possibly a different type of variegated Monstera. My albo is much smaller but it looks almost identical with the variegation and coloring on the stem, but again, don’t quote me on that. Since it is variegated, the white parts of the leaves tend to brown over time. Since it’s likely a tropical plant, humidity is going to be your best friend, fertilizer, lots of light/grow lights, well draining soil (I have mine in leca), and thorough waterings when the top soil is dry (around 3 inches!) Remember consistency is key with any variegated tropical plant!
2件のいいねAgree with Bebe, also, with how this plant is right now, I’d recommend a chop. Put the pieces without leaves in a little Tupperware box filled with damp non dyed spagnum moss and put the lid on and put it in a sunny area. Put the piece with leaves in a small pot/cup with damp non dyed spagnum moss, and keep it moist and in good lighting till it starts to grow roots. Also, at this time you could put it on a tiny moss pole within the pot, so that the aerial roots by the leaves can start making the plant climb and size up as well.
2件のいいねThis too! You’ll end up with so many Albos, you’ll make a fortune lmfao I’ll never understand why they’re so expensive
3件のいいねRight?! lol, who knows, variegation is such a seller these days. Although I remember reading somewhere, can’t remember if it was albo or Thai con (this one might even be a Thai con), but that one of those plants was born out of tissue culture to get the unique variegation and the “mother plant’s DNA” that they used apparently had a fungal infection at the time that mutated via epigentics enough to transfer over to all of its offspring. So any of those specific plants that you get, will always be more prone to that infection problem 😬so maybe that’s why they are still so expensive because most people probably lose them to fungal issues before they can prop and sell
いいね 1件Yep! The tissue culture was flawed with a fungal infection so now you got an unsustainable variegation and a fungal infection susceptible plant, lmao that’s Kermit meme is so true 🤣😂🤣
0件のいいねThanks you guys! This helps a lot 😊 definitely going to work on it!
2件のいいねThe only thing I have to add is that silica in your water will help with the browning white spots you can get it on Amazon. And to look up philodendron propagation methods on YouTube! It will help you feel more confident!
いいね 1件Good luck!
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I’m at my plant shop now actually for a second opinion and the consensus is also philodendron! I have a good plan now to take care of it thanks to this group :)
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