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title: "Hi friends! I picked this monstera up at Walmart within the last few…"
description: "Hi friends! I picked this monstera up at Walmart within the last few weeks and I love it so much. It has been happy and growing new leaves! 😍 I went out of…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/oEe0tnefhXPz5pWp0jkzHN"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Kaelyn"
published: "2025-06-19T21:05:40.182479Z"
language: "en"
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# Hi friends! I picked this monstera up at Walmart within the last few…

_Posted by Kaelyn on 2025-06-19_

Hi friends! I picked this monstera up at Walmart within the last few weeks and I love it so much. It has been happy and growing new leaves! 😍 I went out of town last week for a trip and came home and noticed these brown spots on the bottom of its leaves. It’s possible they were there before and I just didn’t notice, this is my first monstera! They do wipe off like dust/dirt-ish material but they leave behind faded yellow spots. What are they? What should I be doing to help?

It also has this very large spot on this leaf in the photo when I brought it home. All tips and advice appreciated!! Thanks!!!

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/F-n_UOe6iiPkLrycZexvhmbrrBd_dh-FC3YF0tBu1yw/HiPkJf_ZTJi45hG1EdmL-Q.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/F-n_UOe6iiPkLrycZexvhmbrrBd_dh-FC3YF0tBu1yw/TH7qBEYyS8OC57wGvL2Yjw.webp?size=large)

## 5 comments

### JacksUrbanGarden commented on 2025-06-19

Hiya, might be rust fungus!

#### Kaelyn replied on 2025-06-19

Oh I’ve never heard of it! Googling now lol! Thank you!

### Arielle commented on 2025-06-19

Hello! i have a similar problem from one i got from home depot . any updates or advice? I was told to spray some milk on it but not too sure how well that would work.

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-06-19

Milk will not treat rust. Though a dilution of is known to help powdery mildew

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-06-19

I agree it looks like rust instead of possibly scale bugs. Do several spaced out treatments with a fungicide.

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