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title: "Hi, I’m just wondering what these 2 brown stems are on my monstera…"
description: "Hi, I’m just wondering what these 2 brown stems are on my monstera plant? Thank you 😊"
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author: "Selina"
published: "2026-03-25T04:42:38.039455Z"
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# Hi, I’m just wondering what these 2 brown stems are on my monstera…

_Posted by Selina on 2026-03-25_

Hi, I’m just wondering what these 2 brown stems are on my monstera plant? Thank you 😊

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## 4 comments

### leah commented on 2026-03-25

those are air roots! you can put them into the soil and they will start rooting down there. means your plant is happy 😊 they are ugly but necessary lol

#### Selina replied on 2026-03-25

Thank you Leah for your help

### Ashh🥀 commented on 2026-03-25

When the roots grow like that, they looking for stability, monsteras naturally are climbers in the wild. So roots help with that. You definitely place them into the soil but maybe add a moss pole for stability and encourage more growth upward = equal big ass leaves.

#### Selina replied on 2026-03-25

Thanks Ashley, very helpful information

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