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title: "I bought this philodendren in April, but it has crawled down the pot…"
description: "I bought this philodendren in April, but it has crawled down the pot and now back up to where it started. What do I do next? What can I do next? Just let it…"
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# I bought this philodendren in April, but it has crawled down the pot…

_Posted by Just (1) more 💚🌿 on 2026-09-01_

I bought this philodendren in April, but it has crawled down the pot and now back up to where it started. What do I do next? What can I do next? Just let it hang or what?? Idk 🤷🏾‍♀️ I really need some suggestions, please \& thank you! 🌿💚

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## 12 comments

### Emmyyy commented on 2026-09-01

I don’t know what kind of plant this is BUT if it’s a climber or hanging kind then choose either way you wanna. I think most climber do better when climbing than hanging (currently deciding what I wanna do with my satin pothos, it’s on a plastic trellis thing) If it’s a non climber then you can still give it a trellis type thing that you can wrap it around or just let its do its thing 😂

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#### Emmyyy replied on 2026-09-01

I’m kind of just winging it rn with mine 😂

### Mr Variegated commented on 2026-09-01

This is a Monstera Standleyana Albo. It’s a vining/climbing plant. You can use bamboo stakes to hold it up.

#### Mr Variegated replied on 2026-09-01

This was mine growing up a piece of bark before I sold it.

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#### Just (1) more 💚🌿 replied on 2026-09-01

I'm relatively new in the plant world, but after my first one I was hooked. 🎣😆 ChatGPT said to get a rectangular planter bcuz it was a crawler. Well, it crawled out of the pot 😬 Should I repot it in a round pot or stick a trellis somewhere?

#### Emmyyy replied on 2026-09-01

You can put it whatever shape pot works for you tbf just repotting you’d probably have to keep the same shape 🤷‍♀️  
Definitely get something for support and to climb tho but know you know for sure what plant you can you can research that one 😂

### Hopper House commented on 2026-09-01

I put mine on a moss pole in hopes it would climb and early

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#### Hopper House replied on 2026-09-01

Mine comes up as Epipremnum lance leaf pothos though

#### Just (1) more 💚🌿 replied on 2026-09-01

Hopper House, Nice pothos 😍

### Just (1) more 💚🌿 commented on 2026-09-01

Emmyyy, thanks and I will have to research how I can do it and keep the rectangular pot.🤔 I don't know if it will unravel without breaking. I might have to cut it in half, idk yet but it'll be interesting 😬😁🌿💚

#### Emmyyy replied on 2026-09-01

Just let it be free and do whatever it wants 😂

### Just (1) more 💚🌿 commented on 2026-09-01

I like that idea...

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