Mini Monstera (Rhaphidophora tetrasperma) Care Guide and Growing Tips 

Thanks Johanna, very pleased it helped. They're super easy plants. You just need to give them a few essentials and they'll do the rest of the work. Your suggestions sound on point to me. Although you have said they drop leaves whenever you water, so there is still a possibility you're overdoing. Plants in lower light with cooler temperatures will need less watering. Make sure the potting mix is drying out / or almost dried out when you come back the following week. Good luck!

If there are at least a few healthy leaves below the cut you make, then yes healthy plants will almost always produce a new shoot near where you make the cut.

Neither. Well not officially because it's in the Rhaphidophora genus. It has a Monstera look, so that's why it tends to have the common name of "Mini Monstera". Equally though, it also has a Philodendron look in certain ways, so some people call it by its less used common name "Philodendron Ginny". However all three (Monstera, Philodendron and Rhaphidophora) sit within the Araceae family. So they all have genetic similarities. You could perhaps consider them cousins.

@@ourhouseplants Wow, thank you so much for the info. I’ve learned quite a bit from your reply.

In the years I've had it, I've never misted the plant or the pole. It doesn't need it. However in the video I do talk about my issues with ambient humidity and how when there is a lot of dry air blowing near the leaves they've suffered. If that starts happening to you, think about a humidifier. Misting won't work long term unfortunately. I talk more about this and what you can do in a blog post, if you're interested in learning more - www.ourhouseplants.com/questions/should-I-mist-my-houseplants

@ourhouseplants Great, thank you for the tips! Will check out the blog

Everyone I know does wet their moss poles if using Sphagnum. I do to keep it healthy and so that it doesn’t grow stringy.

Thank you. I try to be normal sometimes 🤣

Some kind of climbing support is a must with these plants if you want them to grow upwards in a tidy way, so yes I'd think about repotting and adding in a pole of some kind. However, the plant won't produce new leaves lower down. So if the empty vine look is unattractive to you, propagate and start again. If you cut back the empty stems, then a replacement vine will sprout. I actually have a photo of this happening. I've just uploaded it to the website for you. Here is a direct link to the section where I've put it, and I've added on a few annotations to explain what's happening. I hope it makes sense! www.ourhouseplants.com/plants/rhaphidophora-tetrasperma-mini-monstera#Propagation

@@ourhouseplants you are amazing thank you so much!

Speed of growth will depend on your conditions. I'd say side by side it's about the same, but the mini monstera has larger internodal spaces, so it "appears" to be a faster grower as it takes up more space.

I hope you find something more to your liking.

Thanku ✌️

🌟✨"mispronouncing the incorrect name"... 😂😂😂 💀💀💀 Everyone makes mistakes, as you proved by writing, "mispronouncing the incorrect name". It should be "pronouncing the name incorrectly", or "mispronouncing the name". If you're not perfect, it would benefit you greatly to be more tolerant of other people making simple mistakes.✨🌟