![]() My Thai constellation has grown one aerial root plus a little nub, but my Peru, currently growing a very long vine for reasons best know to himself, has some: It’s that weird white nub thing. Younger ones look greener, but I assume they harden off as they get older. Here are the aerial roots on my Monstera deliciosa: If you’re planning on directing the cut root back into the soil let it callous over for a couple of days first, just to dry it out a bit and help stave of root rot.Įr, kind of like sticks. Make sure you sterilise your equipment (I just run my scissors under boiling water) and a bit of hydrogen peroxide rubbed on the wound won’t hurt. You probably won’t harm your plant if you cut off the aerial roots – the biggest threat to it is you accidentally stabbing it with your shears, or giving it a disease through non-sanitised equipment. The purpose of aerial roots on monstera is to help it climb up towards the light in the rainforest – a bit of a non-issue in the average house, you’ll agree. This is really just a personal preference to be honest. Your plant wouldn’t go to the trouble of growing them if it didn’t want them, but remember that it isn’t aware that it isn’t living in a rainforest. ![]() Unless, like I mentioned above, they’re getting in the way, or trying to climb up your dining table etc. Why should I cut the aerial roots off my monstera? I leave oxalis blooms on because they look so pretty, but I do lose about half of the leaves). (Cutting blooms off is a good way to conserve your plant’s energy, but again, it’s up to you. I’m not sure whether it’s because the plant thinks it doesn’t have enough light or enough support, but either way, cutting your plant’s aerial roots isn’t necessarily the best way to grow really big, mature plants. The argument against aerial roots is that they take energy away from the plant that could go into making leaves HOWEVER some plants won’t grow their leaves past a certain size unless they have a decent aerial root system. They’re most likely propagative roots and will produce babies. If you see aerial roots on spider plants LEAVE THEM. They also grow astonishingly quickly, and have a swell habit of attaching to things that you don’t want them to (like your walls or floor) but flatly refusing to attach to the moss pole you bought specially for it. Monstera’s aerial roots won’t do damage to your brickwork like ivy can, but they can damage the paint. If they’re not doing any harm, leave them.Īnd by harm, I mean poking someone in the eye, or just generally getting in the way. ![]() I have another article here that’s more quick and dirty BUT it does have pictures of some aerial roots that are creepy af so stay on this one if you don’t like that!Ĭan I leave the aerial roots on my monstera? I have a whole video on Monstera aerial roots on Youtube. Instead, they grow aerial roots that attach to other trees and then use those trees to support themselves and climb towards the forest canopy. It takes a lot of energy for plants to support themselves, so why bother? I suppose ‘intention’ isn’t really the right word because plants don’t really have intentions, but that’s why they have them. What are the aerial roots on monstera deliciosa for?Īerial roots, also sometimes referred to as prop roots, are grown with the intention of supporting the plant. Took me bloody ages to rearrange them, because I’m an idiot that made them in whatever order I wanted. Or find the quick guide on my Plant Index linked above. This article doesn’t really cover monstera care, but I do have a separate article on that here. They’re as yet unconfirmed by my experience, but I have plans. There are also rumours that if you want your plant to develop mature leaves, it’ll need it’s aerial roots. But there’s also no problem with leaving them where they are. TL DR: chop off aerial roots if you want – it won’t harm your plant. Read the full disclosure here.Īerial roots weren’t something I used to devote a lot of time thinking about, but I’ve become increasingly intrigued by them over the past couple of years.
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