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title: "any tips on where i should clip my monstera albo? i want to prune the…"
description: "any tips on where i should clip my monstera albo? i want to prune the white leaf to encourage new growth so it doesn’t drain the plant’s resources, but i want…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/DLeZ8QnHRF6PIn1ZEEdFFg"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Clea"
published: "2024-08-14T18:54:45.761844Z"
language: "en"
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# any tips on where i should clip my monstera albo? i want to prune the…

_Posted by Clea on 2024-08-14_

any tips on where i should clip my monstera albo? i want to prune the white leaf to encourage new growth so it doesn’t drain the plant’s resources, but i want to be able to propagate it… but the closest node would mean also cutting the small green leaf. also wondering what medium i should use? perlite, moss, just water? any suggestions?

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## 1 comment

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-08-14

I would leave this plant alone. It’s too small to make big changes like that right now

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