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title: "Soooo, I’ve got this monstera adansonii that has stopped producing…"
description: "Soooo, I’ve got this monstera adansonii that has stopped producing leaves and just producing empty nodes for 2-3 ft. Any ideas why? It’s near a grow light as…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Alocasia addict"
published: "2025-09-10T16:38:26.415055Z"
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# Soooo, I’ve got this monstera adansonii that has stopped producing…

_Posted by Alocasia addict on 2025-09-10_

Soooo, I’ve got this monstera adansonii that has stopped producing leaves and just producing empty nodes for 2-3 ft. Any ideas why? It’s near a grow light as well as a few other monsteras that seem to be growing fine.  
Should I cut it? If so, where? Right after last leaf, or next node or what? Thanks in advance

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## 6 comments

### GARDEN GIRL commented on 2025-09-10

Needs light when it’s spread apart like that it’s stretching to get light and waxing energy to do so

#### Alocasia addict replied on 2025-09-10

I was thinking that light may be the issue but I literally have a mature adonsonii near it under the same light with 50+ leaves and no “ long stems” . Weird , but maybe I move it to see what happens

### Lindilej commented on 2025-09-10

Is that really an adansonii? It looks a bit more like an obliqua to me 🤔

#### Alocasia addict replied on 2025-09-10

Possibly it is Obliqua as I replanted it and lost tag. I have purchased both adonsonii and Obliqua and didn’t pay close attention to which it was.

### Amy commented on 2025-09-11

I had the same issue with my Cebu blue pothos and scindapsus. Strangely, the more light they got, the worse they did with this leafless vining behaviour. It made me wonder if plants sometimes slow leaf production when they’re getting too much light?. What helped in my case was cutting them back after the last healthy leaf. Since then, they’ve been pushing out new shoots and leaves everywhere. I also moved them into bright, indirect light. Different plant, of course, but maybe something to consider.

### Alocasia addict commented on 2025-09-11

Ty, cutting is most likely what I’m going to do. I always feel I’ve waited so long for growth and now I’m gonna cut? lol.

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