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title: "I had some tissue cultures come in the mail today. I contacted the…"
description: "I had some tissue cultures come in the mail today. I contacted the company because the roots on the pothos and the monstera are very dark and I was concerned…"
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# I had some tissue cultures come in the mail today. I contacted the…

_happysoxdonkey님이 2025-11-21에 게시함_

I had some tissue cultures come in the mail today. I contacted the company because the roots on the pothos and the monstera are very dark and I was concerned there is root rot. They said that mature roots can just be darker. What do you think? Should I cut off anything dark? Do they look OK to you? I do appreciate that I got quick responses from the company.

![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/sSflF8KPRloMyMLT9fryLEFvtSLABtILREHSIta8QrE/wH5kJDl9QZuTM88B5PwHDw.webp?size=large)

![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/sSflF8KPRloMyMLT9fryLEFvtSLABtILREHSIta8QrE/qU0rGnVBSRy3X8h1hhFj0A.webp?size=large)

## 6개의 댓글

### Snail Diva님이 2025-11-21에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Hello! I would personally potentially be concerned but I’ve also received some with less than that! The agar can be deceptive.  
Have you taken care of tc before? Here was the state of my last one with the temp in the bottle near freezing and the plant is doing well so far.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/7KRlFPsb0xIHig8voxMjXrOpva9bSmXSp8FVs34Orpg/MGpZZVhMQNeaA8iG7I8jbQ.webp?size=large)

#### Snail Diva님이 2025-11-21에 답변했습니다.

The leaves on your Marylin would stress me out more than the roots if I might add.

#### happysoxdonkey님이 2025-11-21에 답변했습니다.

Yeah I’m not thrilled with the condition they arrived in. Maybe it’s the cold, but it’s been reasonably warm lately. I’m guessing I should cut off the one really bad leaf on the Marilyn? I do have two monstera tissue cultures that are doing very well. I hope these new ones will survive.

#### happysoxdonkey님이 2025-11-21에 답변했습니다.

Do you normally do the 2-3 day wait before planting them? Their condition is stressing me out and making it harder for me to wait. Thank you so much for your response!

### Debbie님이 2025-11-21에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I would take pics/video unpacking. To help for refund if needed

### Waspinator님이 2025-11-21에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Tissue culture plants tend to sacrifice their TC roots when moved into soil and grow new ones, so it's not a concern. As long as the plant itself is big enough and it's kept in high humidity and acclimated gently, it'll root up just fine. Making sure it's secure and not able to shake around in its medium can help

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