What makes plants form roots in the “wrong place,” so to speak? That would be like us humans sprouting legs from our shoulders. Ivy uses its roots to climb on buildings and the mighty ficus tree uses them to support their large branches.
However, many plants make their roots above ground. Roots are normally associated with things that live underground, in the damp and the dark. (Jerusalem, March 3, 2022)-Sometimes, to see the roots, you have to look up. If your aerial roots have not suffered any physical damage, but they’re still shriveling or dying at the tips, review your growing conditions and make sure your Monstera plant care is up to par.Īlso, if you would like help troubleshooting other problems with your plant, check out my Monstera Problems post with over a dozen problems, with solutions.ĭo you have another question that I did not cover in this post? Comment below.JUST LOOK UP! Team Finds How Plants Make Aerial Roots Simply trim off anything that has dried or shriveled up. Perhaps you accidentally snapped or broke the roots at one point. If you find that your aerial roots on your Monstera are shriveling, inspect to see if there was any physical damage. I’ve never misted or moistened mine and they still stay completely plump and firm, even when humidity in the house is very low during the winter time. Unlike Phalaenopsis orchid aerial roots which will shrivel up if they’re not provided with enough moisture, the aerial roots on Monsteras are completely different. If you still have a juvenile plant, like the one below, it will probably be a little while before aerial roots start to appear. As your plant grows and ages, the aerial roots will appear. In most cases, your Monstera delciosa probably is still too young. Why doesn’t my Monstera have aerial roots? You can see in the photo below where I secured the vine with a green twisty tie, and there is an aerial root above that is growing into the moss.Ħ. While it is not necessary to train your Monstera on a moss pole, you can simply secure your vine against your moss pole.
How can I train Monstera roots into a moss pole? You can simply cut the vine where the two red line are, on either side of the node, and place either in water to root, or directly into moist potting mix.Ī new vine will grow from the “eye”. You can see the growing “eye” where the arrow is in the photo above on my own Monstera deliciosa plant. In order to grow a new plant, you’ll need to start with a cutting that contains a node (where the leaf meets the vine). I’m not sure where this notion came from, but you can not grow a new Monstera plant from just an aerial root. Not to mention, you’ll be cluttering up your growing space. If you employ good watering practices, you don’t need to worry about watering or even misting your aerial roots. You can do this, but it really isn’t necessary. I’ve also had people ask me if they should place their Monstera aerial roots in small cups of water. I personally don’t do this, but there is no harm in doing so, although if you do this enough, it might make it harder to repot your plant down the line. Some people will guide them to start growing into the soil in their pot.
But you will not harm your plant if you do so. I personally like the look of the aerial roots, do I don’t cut them completely off. Just know that more aerial roots will grow, so you’ll probably need to trim them again at some point in the future.
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