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title: "Desperate for help…don’t want to kill this one 😟! I was drastically…"
description: "Desperate for help…don’t want to kill this one 😟! I was drastically underwatering my monstera for a while (I took it to a professional and he was AGHAST,…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Lavender lover"
published: "2024-06-20T00:15:54.318763Z"
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# Desperate for help…don’t want to kill this one 😟! I was drastically…

_Publié par Lavender lover le 2024-06-20_

Desperate for help…don’t want to kill this one 😟! I was drastically underwatering my monstera for a while (I took it to a professional and he was AGHAST, immediately gave it water). Now, two brand new leaves have sprouted, yay! But two of the old leaves are yellowing/browning and shriveling. What do I do? It also just got repotted in case that’s relevant!

![Pièce jointe 1 sur 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/6ZbmcGipGXz6oIjFjioqT-vq_pcI3s8yRRX-b1sasSg/35KqOqdZTGiwQXY-f62ufw.webp?size=large)

![Pièce jointe 2 sur 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/6ZbmcGipGXz6oIjFjioqT-vq_pcI3s8yRRX-b1sasSg/AU91A4tqRSeDTVOFUDQ_EQ.webp?size=large)

![Pièce jointe 3 sur 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/6ZbmcGipGXz6oIjFjioqT-vq_pcI3s8yRRX-b1sasSg/b4CiL9jGSXmgGkAZ1tc4sQ.webp?size=large)

![Pièce jointe 4 sur 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/6ZbmcGipGXz6oIjFjioqT-vq_pcI3s8yRRX-b1sasSg/mY9-ePJRRziG_1Td-ZXYTQ.webp?size=large)

## 5 commentaires

### send\_nodes a commenté le 2024-06-20

The leaves look a little droopy which might be repot stress. I think the leaves browning is due to inconsistent watering - if it was being underwatered, the plant was starting to adjust to that. I would try to make any changes gradually

Also in case you don’t know, this isn’t a Monstera (although it is called a Mini Monstera) - it’s a Rhaphidophora tetrasperma :)

#### Lavender lover ha respondido el 2024-06-20

Thank you!! I had \*thought\* it didn’t look like a monstera all the way…  
Do you think I need to get perlite / tropical plant soil? And if so, do I need to wait a bit for the plant to get past its current repot stress?

#### send\_nodes ha respondido el 2024-06-20

I would definitely wait for now to let it adjust to the repot

#### Lavender lover ha respondido el 2024-06-20

Thank you you’re literally saving my life

#### send\_nodes ha respondido el 2024-06-20

Haha happy to help! :)

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