How To Care For Monstera sp “Peru” | Plant Of The Week Ep. 16 

In my experience, the cuttings don't root except if kept in highly humid environments. The roots of this plant require lots of aeration (orchid bark or perlite should be the base of the substrate instead of peat or coir) and need some help to perform in their nutrient intake (so this plant requires mycorrhizal supplementation or some growth stimulant rich in bacteria like fishtank water, earthworm tea, nettle slurry, fish/algae emulsion... to keep its natural dark green colour and a healthy growth pattern). I would also advise supplementing Epson salts for this plant. As a (potentially) strong grower, it requires some good quality slow release fertiliser (a yearly top dressing of a tea spoon of blood meal, guano or worm castings). According to Erik C. van Zuilekom, it won't attach itself to its pole unless kept in under optimal light exposure (which triggers the skototropic growth of the plant, in other words, the tendrils in search of the deep shadow of a tall tree or a cliff with the intention to climb it and reach a better light exposure). He also informed me that nor the inflorescence or the ontogenetic changes (like the puberty for climbing aroids) in this "species" (taxonomical incomplete file, actually) have been reported yet. 🌱

So I am behind the times here…I recently found this beauty at a big box chain store so I purchased two! One for my daughter and one for myself. I had this plant in my radar but never purchased it because I felt some growers were asking a bit much, then I forgot about it until I happened to be strolling through the plant section and saw them. I have always loved the dark textured foliage of this particular plant. Thank you for the informative video…can’t wait for my plant to start trailing vines!

This video is such perfect timing! My monstera Peru arrived 2 weeks ago and I've been looking for some extra care tips 🌱💙

Glad you mentioned the difficulty of propagating. I've been waiting two months for a cutting to grown roots. Might need to try air layering instead.

I just got this plant only for $1 USD. The leaves is very attractive !! I love it !!!

I rescued one from Walmart that I'm struggling with to propagate. Thanks for sharing that little piece of information concerning the nodes possibly being inactive. Many of the leaves have started curling inward and I don't know what it's trying to tell Me in order to fix it..She was so beautiful before I tore her down to address the root rot she had gotten living at Walmart..

Your Peru is stunning I’m here because I finally got mine yesterday,, this was my first hard to find or expensive Thailand order which got here after 3 months because I got interested at the beginning of the pandemic! Definitely worth the wait I got 4 nice cuttings of Peru and Pink Princess . Came to your channel for info on both Nick 💚 tfs 💚🌱

I bought one a while ago as a cutting and it's doing well. I find the leaves to be very interesting and eye-catching.

Nick as usual You are very informative. I had gotten a cutting of 2 rooted leaves in Oct. and had it on the window sill of a Westerly window. It hadn’t passed gas or anything UNTIL I gave placed it under my green LED light. Now leaves are shooting out of this baby. I also believe the humidity is very important. It has to feel comfortable. Very nice video as always. Keep passing the knowledge. ✌🏿

I love this plant, it is on my wish list and when I do get one I will go back and find this video for the care tips you shared. Thanks so much Nick, stay safe and I will see you soon, XOXO, bye for now.

i love this plant. it's so easy to care for!

Short but super informative, straight to the point video! Thank you. Hope my monstera peru will grow as huge as yours!

Just looove the way that climbs!

Hi Nick! That is a really pretty plant so I'm adding it to my wish list and hoping to find one at a decent cost. Thank you for the tips!

Def a plant on my list! So pretty and shiny

Hi Nick. Just wanted to say I love your videos and very informative. I’m a. Rey very beginner and need all the help I can get! Thanks again👍🏼👍🏼

My single leaf cutting took a few months to root, but once it started growing it won't stop!

Beautiful plant☘️☘️ Love it🌿

I don't have a peru yet but it is on my wishlist. They are unique and easy to grow so a win win.

Thanks for the information. I like them and waiting to get one.

yours is a beast! mine is a 2 leafed cutting I got last fall and it's finally starting to push out a new leaf 💚

Nice one😍😍 thanks for sharing nick! Mine just started to grow😍😍

Omg how perfect, I have one that will be bere on the 15th!

Mine was called epipremnum marble planet in the store. 😁 Love it.

I just picked this up at a trade and ❤️ it!

This one is on my plant wishlist

So friggen jealous of this! And you have TWO?! I’m currently propagating a cutting and hoping for the best!

I’m loving your videos!btw.. I’m rocking the calathea ornata... I seem to better with the fussy plants rather than the easy ones I kill them

He said "rarer aroids" so casually. "Oh, you know, I'm just caring for my rarer aroids."😂

Glad I watched this video, I just imported this from Thailand as monstera karstenianum, I get tongue tied when saying these names, especially on my channel 🤣, I will now refer to it as Monstera Peru 😊

Just on the topic of the nodes, it took my cutting 5 months to finally start to root. I put it in water in November and the nodes didn't start to grow roots until March.

I love this plant!! 😍 It’s everything you said, an more.💚

I love plants

During the lockdowns I’ve gotten into vegetable gardening. After finding your channel I’m excited to start my indoor plant journey! Thank you for inspiring me!

Would really like a video of how you deal with thrips! I feel like they are the dark horse of the plant community, everyone mentions it but they don't really go any deeper into the subject 🤔

I know this plant unter the name Epipremnum pinnatum 'marble planet'. It's growing in my bath-room. The humidity is very well for this plant. I rarely water the epipremum pinnatum and let the soil dry well between waterings.

Never seen that plant in Perú in my life 😮

Gracias está hermosa

Waw amazingg

What is the deal with planting in Leca? I see so many people switching to this instead of soil. Can you explain the pros and cons in a video? Thank you.

I have had great success in propagating these in leca. I put 10 cuttings in a plastic quart container with several drainholes drillled about an inch above the bottom and only lost 1 stem. Note....that stem did not have a leaf though.

Aaaah, it's disappointing but reassuring to hear about their nodes not pushing roots, I've had a cutting going in water and now perlite for almost a month and there's no growth but also no decline in the leaf so I wasn't sure if I was doing something wrong 😅

I found a varigated one today for 12.30$ This video is perfect timing🤩

I purchased 2 one leaf cuttings one rooted in 1 week the other about 3 weeks, in distilled water

Thank you! I've seen it as monstera kasternianum and also as epiprennum/scindapsus marble planet. It's so confusing! Couldn't tell the difference or if all was the same

Just brought one.what size pot do you have your plant in? Love it.

Do this one need something to climb on to grow normal sized leaves? My Monstera Peru and the one potted cutting I have from it only grows really small ones, and the propagated one shot out a ridiculously long stem before pushing out a tiny leaf. I have no problem with propagation, though. Three out of three cuttings grew good roots in a couple of weeks.

Oh great. Got this a few days ago and don't want to kill it.

I just bought one on offer up as a rehab, any tips?

What kind of soil do you pot these in?

Monstera Peru + Nick longerbeard = like

I'm Going To Use Your Tips!!! I Tend To Buy "Siblings" For Plants I Want To See Trailing SO I Have 2 Of These Guys. I THINK I Might Have Rushed Them From 4 Inch Pots To 6 Inch Pots Because THEY Were BOTH Acting Pitiful After I Did It. I Mean...THEY Look Like Such TOUGHIES I Didn't Think IT Would Be A Problem. NOW...They're Doing What's Normal For My Plant Siblings...One Is Showing-Out And The Other One Is Lagging Behind!!!

This is my MOST WISHED FOR PLANT!!!! Yours is beautiful. Why are they so pricy??? Thank you for the video.

I came here to find out why my lower leaves were turning yellow and now I know 😫 Thank you!

Thanks for the care tips! They're quite welcome as I bought one a few weeks ago. Interestingly I've learnt that the Monstera sp. “Peru” is not a monstera at all, but a philodendron named Philodendron opacum.

I got a cutting of this and almost all the leaves turned yellow! I’m now trying to resuscitate it. It’s not dead but it’s just not doing anything. Hoping it’s just taking a while to root.

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I’ve had mine for three or four months now and the new growth is coming out dead. I water it once a week from the bottom, I have not change the soil that it came in yet (low on $). And it’s near an east window. 🤷‍♀️ any advice is greatly appreciated.

I've had mine for about 4 weeks and the new leaf I got was fine and happy until it god a big brown crispy edge within a day. What might have happened? I've only watered it once since because it was still quite moist & it only gets about 30 minutes max of sun. Initially I thought it was burnt, but I just can't fathom 3 window filtered sunrays on a winter morning can burn a leaf. It's 1,5m away from the window, too. One brown edge is not a problem to me, I just want to know what I did wrong so it won't happen again.

Hey Nick!! 🌿🌿 Can you possibly do an update on your Homalomena Selby? It’s next to impossible to find much info on them, in regards to care. ♥️🌿

It's called Epipremnum Pinnatum - Marble Planet '

Ok so I shall buy it then! Lol

YEP. The name on my pot is Monstera Green Galaxy. ^.^

I want to buy one, out of stock in many websites..

I've had my Monstera Peru for about four months, but it ain't growing.. It's not doing anything at all, whereas all of my other monsteras grows a lot. Any tips??? It's in an eastern window

I'm very sad. I couldn't even find an etsy listing for less than $70. I love vining plants like this and the texture is amazing.

My rooted cutting is coming in so nervous :0

How old is your monsterera Peru, nick?

I just had this plant. The price was 15 ribu rupiah or 1 dollar with the contents of 3 trees and 10 leaves also 3 peduncles

Very nice! The actual name is Philodendron opacum 'Green Goddess' and they are not a Monstera. Per Key Gardens, the world's authority on tropical plant names, Monstera karstenianum is a nomen nudum or invalid name in any case. There are three different Monstera called "Peru" and that is just a provenance name, not a cultivar name.

OMFG MINE KEEPS GOING YELLOW DOING MY HEAD IN

i dont know why but my monstera peru keeps getting yellow leaves. it's definitely not an easy houseplant for me hahaha

why does my monstera peru grow without leaves

Hard to propagate eh? No wonder it’s been so hard to find 😢

I have about 40 node cuttings propagating. This plant can take a few months until you even start to see roots.

Epipremnum marble planet…?

Green galaxy

“These nudes”

Looks like a top, sounds like a bottom. *ConFusIon Of THe hIgHeSt OrdER*!!!!!!

You should get to the care and not spend so much time on name and how it vines please