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title: "So I have a mini monstera a Swiss cheese plant that I just fertilized…"
description: "So I have a mini monstera a Swiss cheese plant that I just fertilized & they seem happier, my question is am I supposed to throw a couple moss poles and them…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/DojyuV7KPuMHp9iUm0Yb6r"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "🪴 Botanical Bekka🌵"
published: "2025-03-03T19:21:06.327951Z"
language: "en"
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# So I have a mini monstera a Swiss cheese plant that I just fertilized…

_Posted by 🪴 Botanical Bekka🌵 on 2025-03-03_

So I have a mini monstera a Swiss cheese plant that I just fertilized \& they seem happier, my question is am I supposed to throw a couple moss poles and them so they can crawl on it? My swiss cheese doesn't seem to be getting taller? Thank you so much

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## 13 comments

### Abbi commented on 2025-03-03

The second pic is actually raphidophora tetrasperma. Often called mini monstera but actually a completely different species.

#### 🪴 Botanical Bekka🌵 replied on 2025-03-04

Wow that is wild 🤦‍♀️🧐

#### 🪴 Botanical Bekka🌵 replied on 2025-03-04

You know I had a question about the one I called the Swiss cheese when I was looking around I was noticing is that actually what is called a monkey mask and not a Swiss cheese plant also?

#### Abbi replied on 2025-03-04

So I had actually never heard it called monkey mask before I got on planta. I had heard it called swiss cheese, but the bigger monstera deliciosa is also called that so I usually just refer to these as adansoniis to avoid confusion😆

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-03-04

I see the names interchanged a lot. Usually monstera deliciosa is referred to as Swiss cheese plant. And monstera adansonii is referred to as monkey mask. And rhaphidophora tetrasperma as mini 'monstera'

#### Abbi replied on 2025-03-04

And I had only heard adansoniis as swiss cheese😂 the first time I heard someone call a deliciosa a swiss cheese I was like huh, that is not a swiss cheese where are you🤨😂

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### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-03-04

Agree with the ID... both love to climb. Either moss poles or a trellis type set up

### Laurelantur commented on 2025-03-04

I just watched this excellent video that explained everything I find confusing about moss poles. His channel is great!

I can’t post the link, but look up “MY ULTIMATE MOSS POLE GUIDE” by SydneyPlantGuy

#### 🪴 Botanical Bekka🌵 replied on 2025-03-05

Thank you yes because I have a Jade pothos that came with a Mosa pole already in it and it still confuses me haha I'm like what is the big string for and how big of one should I buy I'm so confused should I moisten it for humidity which is usually what I do I spray it to try to keep it human I'm going to watch this video thank you so much I'm glad it's not just me 🧐💸🤣💯

### 🪴 Botanical Bekka🌵 commented on 2025-03-05

I'm glad to know I'm not the only one confused about the names either coming into these plant groups I'm finding a handful of implants are not what I thought they were or what I was told they were lol

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-03-05

It doesn't help that a lot of the Plant id are terrible 😆 and I've seen people argue about it when they're told it's wrong.

### 🪴 Botanical Bekka🌵 commented on 2025-03-05

I tend to use Google Lens to try to ID plants then I do the plant identifiers out there LOL

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