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title: "Hi, hope everyone is good! Any advice on whats going on with my…"
description: "Hi, hope everyone is good! Any advice on whats going on with my monstera? There are no pests in sight. Are the brown areas down to underwatering? Thanks!"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/lJJ8qsTFvv14qg9Qbinx2M"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Dr Greenthumb"
published: "2026-03-15T19:33:58.120543Z"
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# Hi, hope everyone is good! Any advice on whats going on with my…

_Posted by Dr Greenthumb on 2026-03-15_

Hi, hope everyone is good!  
Any advice on whats going on with my monstera? There are no pests in sight.  
Are the brown areas down to underwatering?  
Thanks!

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## 2 comments

### Tee Jay commented on 2026-03-15

I would say this is normal for variegated plants. I’ve heard that you can add silica to your water to keep the white parts white for longer, but I haven’t tried it myself so I can’t say. That’s just normal leaf aging for the parts of the plant that don’t have chlorophyll

#### Dr Greenthumb replied on 2026-03-16

Thank you for your reply, willl look into silica. I thought the issue was watering as i have had her 3 years and never had any browning on variegated areas untill 5 month ago! Thanks

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