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title: "Hi! I bought my first ever monstera from a supermarket a couple of…"
description: "Hi! I bought my first ever monstera from a supermarket a couple of months ago. I am very new to monsteras (and houseplant care in general), but after talking…"
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author: "Ella"
published: "2025-08-25T10:44:39.398863Z"
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# Hi! I bought my first ever monstera from a supermarket a couple of…

_Posted by Ella on 2025-08-25_

Hi! I bought my first ever monstera from a supermarket a couple of months ago. I am very new to monsteras (and houseplant care in general), but after talking to a friend I suspect there might be multiple plants in this pot.

Is this a bad thing? Should I try and separate them, and if so, how do I go about this? Any advice would be great, thank you so much 🪴

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## 3 comments

### plantgeek commented on 2025-08-25

looks like there might be multiple to me. You can keep them together or separate, just know that separating will let you grow them larger faster. i'd recommend watching a video on how to separate them- it's much easier to understand when you watch someone do it rather than be told

### happysoxdonkey commented on 2025-08-25

Yes I think it looks like multiple plants also. I had that happen and it ended up being six plants. I separated and gave some away.

### Ella commented on 2025-08-26

Thank you all for the advice!! I ended up separating them - I have one big plant and two babies!! I lost a few roots so I am hoping and praying that they all pull through, wish me luck 🙏

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