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title: "Anyone know why my monstara standleyana keeps doing this? It finally…"
description: "Anyone know why my monstara standleyana keeps doing this? It finally has 2 new leaves on 2 of the new stems but it's been months since it's given me a new leaf"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Leeanne"
published: "2025-02-08T02:12:29.907439Z"
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# Anyone know why my monstara standleyana keeps doing this? It finally…

_Posted by Leeanne on 2025-02-08_

Anyone know why my monstara standleyana keeps doing this? It finally has 2 new leaves on 2 of the new stems but it's been months since it's given me a new leaf

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## 3 comments

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-02-08

They usually need more light, if they are just vining with no leaves at the nodes

### Mr Variegated commented on 2025-02-08

I’ve been growing Standleyanas for the past few years. I didn’t know they grow runners. My experience with runners is, if the plant is not happy it’ll grow runners. Just an annoying useless leafless vine. My Obliqua Mother lets off runners if I look at it wrong. My Esqueleto let off a runner when I first purchased it. Was told it was very happy and that’s why it’s doing that. That it’ll eventually grow leaves. 20 feet later and with real advice was told it’s not happy… cut and repotted.  
So I’d check the roots, maybe give it a repot, and cut the runner. You can try and prop it, but I find runners take forever to root and grow but will grow. That’s how I have so many Obliquas.

#### Mr Variegated replied on 2025-02-08

This is my mother plant. Hasn’t been cut in a year. 30+ leaves.

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