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title: "I separated my Monstera Deliciosa to 4. I was a bit nervous as I did…"
description: "I separated my Monstera Deliciosa to 4. I was a bit nervous as I did this in 2 different sessions. The most recent was separating the 2 large stems only a few…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Green thumb novice"
published: "2026-08-22T17:54:13.950015Z"
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# I separated my Monstera Deliciosa to 4. I was a bit nervous as I did…

_Posted by Green thumb novice on 2026-08-22_

I separated my Monstera Deliciosa to 4. I was a bit nervous as I did this in 2 different sessions. The most recent was separating the 2 large stems only a few days after the first separation (separating 2 smaller stems from it). I’m hoping so much disruption will not affect it too much, though I’m preparing myself for a bit of stress period). My question is regarding the higher roots coming from exposed stems. When I separated them, most of the exposed roots all withered. Is this normal or a bad sign? Here are my separated plants. You see on the close up that I cut some of the roots and the one that will need to be cut soon… should I worry?

![Attachment 1 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5oZKa7L3GvhlYYBGScVXLMBOPnd5ZLe7B3kLn_3QP8I/6mfvZqp1T2Wh4zBR7VxVXA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5oZKa7L3GvhlYYBGScVXLMBOPnd5ZLe7B3kLn_3QP8I/9zNJ93MnSHSdg_wGk_M2wQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5oZKa7L3GvhlYYBGScVXLMBOPnd5ZLe7B3kLn_3QP8I/qhUwOV9CQlql9GX03Cs4xg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 4 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5oZKa7L3GvhlYYBGScVXLMBOPnd5ZLe7B3kLn_3QP8I/ke5fEpXRRlSSIdLQul7IqQ.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### ABagel commented on 2026-08-22

The aerial roots will bounce back. I accidentally stepped on one and the end withered but it proceeded to grow an offshoot that did fine.

### Green thumb novice commented on 2026-08-22

Good to know. Thanks!

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