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title: "Greetings! I’ve seen people mention “suckers” in reference to…"
description: "Greetings! I’ve seen people mention “suckers” in reference to Monsteras but I don’t know what that means. I have four Monstera plants so can someone please…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/HNvZjeWZRbuX2b9qsxrOOg?language=nb"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Cait2k3"
published: "2024-07-18T22:24:05.385733Z"
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# Greetings! I’ve seen people mention “suckers” in reference to…

_Lagt ut av Cait2k3 den 2024-07-18_

Greetings! I’ve seen people mention “suckers” in reference to Monsteras but I don’t know what that means. I have four Monstera plants so can someone please teach me? Here is a neat pic of two leaves that unfurled side by side, one very fenestrated and one totally Un.

![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3q1EezzSIXK3J02mDg9m-iP-h2JHaLGgjJOhJDA14ag/-EqWBmjGSuieogzzYuKPmg.webp?size=large)

## 3 kommentarer

### Madderdebs kommenterte den 2024-07-19

New growth at the bottom of the plant are called suckers because they are taking energy away from the main body of the plant. Some people cut them off and others don’t. Personally, I cut the little suckers off.

#### MoMo svarte den 2024-07-21

I cut them off too. They’re freeloaders.

#### Cait2k3 svarte den 2024-07-21

Why aren’t they new stem/plants? Do they hurt the main plant?

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