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title: "Hey guys, this very sweet lady who lives next door to my aunt gave me…"
description: "Hey guys, this very sweet lady who lives next door to my aunt gave me a long cutting of variegated monstera, I cut it into 4 separate pieces and put 2 in each…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/OfPUleK5PaClRxctkgawPr"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Lil"
published: "2025-11-24T11:23:19.575039Z"
language: "en"
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# Hey guys, this very sweet lady who lives next door to my aunt gave me…

_Posted by Lil on 2025-11-24_

Hey guys, this very sweet lady who lives next door to my aunt gave me a long cutting of variegated monstera, I cut it into 4 separate pieces and put 2 in each pot, but I was wondering, will it still root if there's already extremely long aerial roots attached that are already pretty woody? I have all the aerial roots down in the pot, but there's only one new aerial root that's still soft and has hairs on one of the cuttings as well as one node that hasn't rooted yet i think on the same cutting, but I'm worried about the other cuttings because the rest of all the nodes already had aerial roots and were woody, I really don't want to lose her, do y'all think they'll be okay and still grow? I've read so many different things

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## 4 comments

### RPW commented on 2025-11-24

I was in a similar situation and put mine in water. It’s still in water and has added 2 new leaves.

### Katomarose commented on 2025-11-24

It'll be fine! New roots will sprout from the pre-existing aerial roots. You could even chop them off if you want and it'll reroot all the same.

#### Lil replied on 2025-11-24

is it fine if they're already potted in there as they were??

#### Katomarose replied on 2025-11-25

Not sure what you mean, but I wouldn't rely on aerial roots alone after chopping. I would reroot in water to guarantee success.

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