You can easily propagate and separate monstera plants with this super easy method. I have talked about my love for monstera plants before and I mean it when I say they are so worth the time and effort to love them. Here is how you can make a bunch of monstera plants to be a crazy plant lady too.
I like to propagate my monstera plants every May and after they grow outside for the summer, I sell them. Having extra monsteras are great to have around the house, give as presents, or sell.
propagation vs seperation
Propagating a monstera involves cutting a leaf off at an “aerial root” and letting it grow more roots. It is essentially making a new houseplant out of thin air.
Separating a monstera is a matter of getting your hands dirty. This requires taking your houseplant out of the pot and cutting it into pieces with roots still attached, then replanting them all in new pots.
How-to Seperate a monstera
Ready to get your hands dirty:
- Carefully take your monstera out of the pot, loosely shaking the pot to remove the roots
- Sometimes the roots stick to the pot, so try not to let them rip off
- The leaves with roots attached are ready to be cut and repotted
How-to propagate a monstera
Propagating a monstera requires a leaf and an aerial root attached. After a couple weeks you will have a brand new plant!
- Cut the monstera leaf off at the aerial root
- Put the aerial root into water
- Give it some time to grow!
- Change out the water once a week
- The leaf is ready to pot after the aerial root is 3-6 inches long
Yes, it really is that easy. Some people do different methods that require spending more money and are a bigger pain. I use this method with my monsteras, monstera albos (a variegated, more rare version), and my pothos plants.
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