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title: "Just got Herman Monstera…is this how he starts a new leaf!? How long…"
description: "Just got Herman Monstera…is this how he starts a new leaf!? How long till it’s full size, do y’all think?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/5WDtj5aHQBgDAOuNLfwQLG"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Mikel’s Plant Posse"
published: "2026-06-02T14:56:25.927295Z"
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# Just got Herman Monstera…is this how he starts a new leaf!? How long…

_Posted by Mikel’s Plant Posse on 2026-06-02_

Just got Herman Monstera…is this how he starts a new leaf!? How long till it’s full size, do y’all think?

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## 6 comments

### The leafy Angel commented on 2026-06-02

New leafs come out from the most recent leaf and you never full know the size until is unfurls and hardens

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#### Mikel’s Plant Posse replied on 2026-06-02

My Alexa thinks what I described there is a new stalk (will make him fuller with more leafs from it too, once it matures and gets taller)

### My Leafy Life commented on 2026-06-02

I got mine as a gift in May 2024. She's two feet tall now and has big leaves. She hasn't fenestrated yet but I expect soon. I kept her in the living room and this group suggested she needs more sun to fenestrate so she's in an East window. Her nodes have exploded since I moved her a few months ago.

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#### Mikel’s Plant Posse replied on 2026-06-02

Herman is near my east facing window and has a bit of full spectrum light action too…he seems happy for the few days I’ve had him so far…

#### Mikel’s Plant Posse replied on 2026-06-02

I like that support system you have…don’t think mine needs it yet, but how soon maybe!?

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### My Leafy Life commented on 2026-06-02

I used a single pole after I noticed the leaves weren't holding themselves up. I would say, depending how fast he grows, maybe in the next few months you're going to need one. I believe you'll know when it's time. I used the single pole until I moved her in February. A while back someone said I probably have several plants and, when I changed her soil in February, I realized I have four plants. This person said each plant should have a pole. I got these on Amazon. I like them because they bend, which makes it easier to get the nodes close to the pole. It takes a bit to bend them so there's no worry about them breaking. I think you can buy poles that are already in a loose spiral.

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