Monstera plant - help!

Marindalbrooks

Hi there  

i have recently been given this monstera plant as friends moving. Is there anyway I can encourage the plant to grow upwards, I know I can put in a lattice or pole and tether the branches. Is this the best option? 
Also one of the branches has broken - can I propagate? 
Kind regards
marinda

Ladybird4

Hello Marindalbrooks and welcome to the forum. You have actually answered your own question. Yes, you can separate the broken branch from the parent plant  and place in a new pot but the parent plant needs to have support, as you've mentioned, to grow upright. In the wild they grow up tree trunks.

Marindalbrooks

Thank you ladybird4 for your prompt reply! Should I put the broken branch in water for a week or so before repotting? 

hogweed

If it is a branch/leaf it will not root. If it is an offshoot it should root in water. 

Ladybird4

Monsteras will grow from leaf cuttings.

hogweed

Only if they have part of the stem attached though. 

Marindalbrooks

I’m pretty sure it is a stem. I’ll take a photo and send it through just to be sure 

Marindalbrooks

Ladybird4

Yes Marindalbrooks, you can pot that up and you'll have another plant. You can bury the aerial roots in the pot to help start it off.

Marindalbrooks

Ok so no need to put in water? 

Ladybird4

No, it will be happy in a pot but keep the compost nice and moist for it.