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title: "What could my monstera be missing that it’s not producing fenestrated…"
description: "What could my monstera be missing that it’s not producing fenestrated leaves? Thanks 😊"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs 🇺🇸"
author: "Kirsty"
published: "2023-07-02T19:59:23.866Z"
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# What could my monstera be missing that it’s not producing fenestrated…

_Postat av Kirsty den 2023-07-02_

What could my monstera be missing that it’s not producing fenestrated leaves? Thanks 😊

![Bilaga 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OZkauy145oYcTh559_kE6exianSqdzjtt9MdNmuSqk4/20f30b35d1f645f1aa837e48de862a84.webp?size=large)

## 6 kommentarer

### Anya kommenterade den 2023-07-02

Probably light!

#### Kirsty svarade den 2023-07-02

Thanks. I can’t really move it closer to the window, so maybe I’ll look into a grow light.

### Nic0le M kommenterade den 2023-07-03

Fenestration also comes with maturity so maybe with time

#### Kirsty svarade den 2023-07-03

Thank you! I thought this, too, but it started producing fenestrated leaves a while back and now seems to have stopped again. It’s 3 years old. Maybe it’s normal at this stage for it to come and go.

### WesternEverest kommenterade den 2023-07-03

I’m curious about this too.

I have two monsteras, one I’ve had for almost 3 years now and it’s similar to the one you have pictured. It produces leaves regularly but seems to have trouble with fenestration. Weirdly, right after I got it, the first two new leaves had many fenestrations on both sides, and then it went for a long time producing leaves with none at all (and the fenestrated leaves died quickly, but I still have some original leaves from when I purchased). At one point about a year ago I realized I was letting it get a bit too dry between watering, and it has been producing some fenestrations since then, but still only 2-3 per leaf. This plant produces relatively small leaves and grows very long/thin stems between nodes.

My second monstera I’ve had for about 1.5 years, has always produced decent fenestrations, and the leaves are steadily increasing in size.

Both are similar locations/light/watering/fertilizer. I’m sure more light would help but maybe some plants are just different? Definitely interested in knowing more about what triggers fenestrations.

#### Kirsty svarade den 2023-07-03

This is really interesting, thank you! I’ve had this plant for three years, too. It was tiny when I bought it so it’s grown wonderfully. Just the fenestration is haphazard. I love it regardless, but a few more holey leaves would be awesome!

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