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title: "Hey there! I inherited this beauty from my BFF. It’s been in this pot…"
description: "Hey there! I inherited this beauty from my BFF. It’s been in this pot for years and I’m having trouble removing it in order to divide and repot it. Any…"
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author: "Eden18"
published: "2026-10-25T17:50:58.984447Z"
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# Hey there! I inherited this beauty from my BFF. It’s been in this pot…

_Posted by Eden18 on 2026-10-25_

Hey there! I inherited this beauty from my BFF. It’s been in this pot for years and I’m having trouble removing it in order to divide and repot it. Any suggestions?

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## 8 comments

### PlantyVet commented on 2026-10-25

Break the pot?

#### Eden18 replied on 2026-10-25

It may come to that!

### zollol commented on 2026-10-25

Hammer that pot, looks filthy anyways.  
Usually id say cut up the plant, but its so lovely!! That cant be a monstera, its too well behaved. What is she?

#### PLANTS!!🪴🌱 replied on 2026-10-25

Split leaf philodendron

### Green thumb novice commented on 2026-10-25

I’ve found any non plastic pot that has that curvature at the top to be really hard to remove the plant. It may help to dampen the soil slightly then I use a stick or flat trowel around the edges to release it, hopefully avoiding roots as much as possible. But if that pot is dispensable, why not? May be great to release stress 😆

### Plant luver commented on 2026-10-25

If you don’t want to break the pot, you could try putting the pot on its side and spraying water into the pot until much of the soil comes out, then the root balls should be loose and easily come out

### Eden18 commented on 2026-10-25

Thanks everyone! I was able to pull it out with some help. Any thoughts on how to divide it?

#### Lavendervalley replied on 2026-10-25

I would say pull it apart as carefully as you can. Find the individual parts and slowly pull them apart and untangle the roots. It’s ok if you have to cut a few roots, I’ve done it on a few of my plants and they’ve been ok, but if you’re willing to spend a bit of time pulling them apart one by one then definately do it!!

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