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title: "Hi everyone! I have a monstera prop in water. Some roots have formed…"
description: "Hi everyone! I have a monstera prop in water. Some roots have formed but it noticed just now that it looks like this. I’ve never seen that happen. I changed…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Jessica D."
published: "2026-01-16T03:57:27.538687Z"
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# Hi everyone! I have a monstera prop in water. Some roots have formed…

_Posted by Jessica D. on 2026-01-16_

Hi everyone!  
I have a monstera prop in water. Some roots have formed but it noticed just now that it looks like this. I’ve never seen that happen. I changed the water about 5 days ago. It doesn’t smell like rot and it’s not squishy. The black part is still firm. What should I do?

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/pg9M2UUtA-A1_UITg3d5sQXXqQzs20kiGiuZZhdqFvQ/suSsC0wGSZSa1-65Yh44ww.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/pg9M2UUtA-A1_UITg3d5sQXXqQzs20kiGiuZZhdqFvQ/RuLcorAnTyS1x-Z0IdzT8g.webp?size=large)

## 5 comments

### Strings\&things commented on 2026-01-16

I’m not sure what this is but since it’s firm maybe it’s more related to the water. Have you tried spraying with rubbing alcohol? I spray the glass of my monsetra water props with alcohol after cleaning and before replacing water

#### Jessica D. replied on 2026-01-16

No I never did that, I only spray down the roots with hydrogen peroxide. I figured since I use hot water and soap to clean the glass, it would lift and kill any bacteria.

#### Jessica D. replied on 2026-01-16

I found out what it is lol. It’s a new leaf

#### Jcook replied on 2026-01-17

Nice! Looks like the leaf sheath which usually dies off eventually anyway, being water logged must be accelerating the process.

### Yup commented on 2026-01-16

I would just pull it up so it is not fully submerged

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