--- title: "1 year of growth! i bought this plant with 5 “mature” leaves and it’s…" description: "1 year of growth! i bought this plant with 5 “mature” leaves and it’s now up to 15 plus 2 more coming in soon 😊" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/7wCeJzdsnqh5Bww4vxk631" community: "Monstera Maniacs" author: "earth2mik" published: "2025-06-11T15:46:17.840111Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/xybTtAAWcmGB7Rv5IxanEveIBg9AwNANay9xBfLthfM/gwpZ-B_BSl6Ca28WRqQC5g.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Monstera Maniacs](https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA.md) # 1 year of growth! i bought this plant with 5 “mature” leaves and it’s… _Posted by earth2mik on 2025-06-11_ 1 year of growth! i bought this plant with 5 “mature” leaves and it’s now up to 15 plus 2 more coming in soon 😊 ![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/xybTtAAWcmGB7Rv5IxanEveIBg9AwNANay9xBfLthfM/gwpZ-B_BSl6Ca28WRqQC5g.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/xybTtAAWcmGB7Rv5IxanEveIBg9AwNANay9xBfLthfM/-0i07VW-QTWkg7AH2iba4Q.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/xybTtAAWcmGB7Rv5IxanEveIBg9AwNANay9xBfLthfM/zOT8CXj4TtOllPjQf83GVQ.webp?size=large) ## 3 comments ### Bernie Botanical 🌿 commented on 2025-06-11 How lovely! 🥰 At what point did you add supports? I’m a new monstera parent and am not sure how to make her look as beautiful as yours #### earth2mik replied on 2025-06-11 hi!! i have a tent greenhouse that i put this plant in (as pictured, no support) until it outgrew it - i think it only put out like 2 or 3 additional leaves in my care before i added the trellis. it’s just a generic wood one i bought at my home depot’s garden center. i also secured the main stems loosely to it with yarn before the aerial roots developed enough to hold it in place, and 99% of the time i have the fronts of the leaves facing towards its window (west facing). hope this helps! ### LadyTenorJD commented on 2025-06-11 The leaves are huge and beautiful! --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_