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title: "I need some help. I bought this monstera on clearance, I assumed…"
description: "I need some help. I bought this monstera on clearance, I assumed because it was dying. I revived it, saw it was 2 separate plants, gave it a trim and now…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Mariah"
published: "2025-03-07T16:12:20.448495Z"
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# I need some help. I bought this monstera on clearance, I assumed…

_Posted by Mariah on 2025-03-07_

I need some help. I bought this monstera on clearance, I assumed because it was dying. I revived it, saw it was 2 separate plants, gave it a trim and now they're both very happy. However one is acting like a beautiful monstera as I expected and one is... not? What is this? It's happy whatever it's doing lol (I've added photos of the normal one plus growth photos of the Frankenstein one)

![Attachment 1 of 6](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/w1Y-v7s3xbidX0b0jJ4zUTJdFAOkrbBbcKlTxbx2hZY/sqqGhEfDShCFPPXmXkoyFA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 6](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/w1Y-v7s3xbidX0b0jJ4zUTJdFAOkrbBbcKlTxbx2hZY/ZEDjF8ZWSAKO5A1lSBMqZg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 6](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/w1Y-v7s3xbidX0b0jJ4zUTJdFAOkrbBbcKlTxbx2hZY/L2RFLJg2T-WG7sBPLdiA8g.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 4 of 6](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/w1Y-v7s3xbidX0b0jJ4zUTJdFAOkrbBbcKlTxbx2hZY/cK7blzxaQamIjgSjyhkpwQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 5 of 6](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/w1Y-v7s3xbidX0b0jJ4zUTJdFAOkrbBbcKlTxbx2hZY/44bXM4rCT5ebsE6ByYJZPg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 6 of 6](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/w1Y-v7s3xbidX0b0jJ4zUTJdFAOkrbBbcKlTxbx2hZY/iugFJo-TRaaEZAWrk760XA.webp?size=large)

## 12 comments

### Mr Variegated commented on 2025-03-07

Those are all growth points with new growth. Looks like you have 4 new plants.

#### Mariah replied on 2025-03-07

What would you recommend? Should I cut them and propogate? Or leave it to grow as is?

#### Mr Variegated replied on 2025-03-07

Let them grow a bit more if you want to cut and prop. Or just leave it to grow, you’ll have a fuller plant, and then you can cut it once it gets too full

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-03-08

I don't think these are monstera. They are Rhaphidophera tetrasperma... which unfortunately has a common name of "mini monstera" or "monstera Ginny"

#### Mariah replied on 2025-03-08

Oh! I've never heard of that! I'll have to update my Planta if that's the case

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-03-08

It's a fairly common miss label. I couldn't see full pics of the leaves, but thats what the splits/fenestrations looked like to me. This is young monstera deliciosa.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/LABcXOiTFudmBUCsau2S0dZnnxDdeMAvwSHhNs7sG2k/5zQsyFX4SN2V2bBqCvaREQ.webp?size=large)

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-03-08

And a more mature Rhaphidophera (varigated)

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/LABcXOiTFudmBUCsau2S0dZnnxDdeMAvwSHhNs7sG2k/0w8kEuqhT6qgAgkz_xwpmA.webp?size=large)

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-03-08

And a young one (varigated)

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/LABcXOiTFudmBUCsau2S0dZnnxDdeMAvwSHhNs7sG2k/SNgXU-VWQrmO8NJNWpOj2A.webp?size=large)

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-03-08

I found the green! Lol I only had varigated, but someone had sent me a green cutting.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/LABcXOiTFudmBUCsau2S0dZnnxDdeMAvwSHhNs7sG2k/M-r0ouY_SjuqmxLeAfOnNQ.webp?size=large)

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-03-08

Those are, like Mr. V said all growth points though. Which is awesome, because it means it's getting the care it needs to push out new growth instead of staying nekkid

### Mariah commented on 2025-03-08

Here's a better photo of the fenestrated leaves that I took today

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/w1Y-v7s3xbidX0b0jJ4zUTJdFAOkrbBbcKlTxbx2hZY/I4gl7sM-SqSvXPK7SMvYgQ.webp?size=large)

### Mariah commented on 2025-03-08

And a top view of the growth

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/w1Y-v7s3xbidX0b0jJ4zUTJdFAOkrbBbcKlTxbx2hZY/rtJJztkbRiuI8Xi0TCP8ag.webp?size=large)

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