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title: "I want to add support to my monstera. I watched a video that said to…"
description: "I want to add support to my monstera. I watched a video that said to find the “back” and then rest it against the moss pole and Velcro. I’m having a hard time…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Syd"
published: "2026-04-18T19:28:02.070575Z"
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# I want to add support to my monstera. I watched a video that said to…

_Posted by Syd on 2026-04-18_

I want to add support to my monstera. I watched a video that said to find the “back” and then rest it against the moss pole and Velcro. I’m having a hard time finding the back. I got this at Walmart. I see 2 spots that look like the back, but my leaves are facing out in all directions so I’m not sure. Any help is greatly appreciated! :)

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BExp1sMKmQohd6SqqO3hTMdKT56zSAHRrOO7lYCnTBo/75V2ojbKTZ636F1ZYeecXw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BExp1sMKmQohd6SqqO3hTMdKT56zSAHRrOO7lYCnTBo/vHb1D-51TEGgjKd6nUPnmg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BExp1sMKmQohd6SqqO3hTMdKT56zSAHRrOO7lYCnTBo/QwIyM3pCRJKqJsaixonMwA.webp?size=large)

## 10 comments

### Amber commented on 2026-04-18

My boyfriend and I actually just learned yesterday that the “front” is where the leaves face out and the “back” is where the stalks face

### Nichole commented on 2026-04-18

While you have a few monstera in the same pot you might find it hard to find the back of the plant, as it looks like your plants are facing different directions. You might possibly want to look to separate them if you want to get a support pole on the back of each. Hope this helps

### Molly Muzza commented on 2026-04-19

The big back should be where the main “big” stem comes out of the pot- sorta like what all the other ones come off of

### Molly Muzza commented on 2026-04-19

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/1T-luk1pr8vumz5ucb0ePND4UzIv2BAxDL8v7lyRAzE/Kuo1c7WcQ0mbOWTnt7FUUw.webp?size=large)

### Molly Muzza commented on 2026-04-19

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/1T-luk1pr8vumz5ucb0ePND4UzIv2BAxDL8v7lyRAzE/0w_ElR8CSryidcmB5FknHw.webp?size=large)

### Molly Muzza commented on 2026-04-19

Hope this helps but you have a fair few baby plants in there I’d suggest separating and make more baby plants! 😍

#### Syd replied on 2026-04-19

That visual is super helpful, thank you!

### Molly Muzza commented on 2026-04-19

Not a drama I’m pretty sure that’s right tho was abit hard to see but all the best, love my monsteras

### YandyVoorhees commented on 2026-04-19

Mine was like that. I separated it into 5 different plants

#### Syd replied on 2026-04-19

That’s so cool! I keep getting plants that have multiple in one pot and splitting them. Free plants!

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