Monstera Cultural Practices

From the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida

Suggested cultural practices for monstera vines in the home landscape.

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General¹

Apply N-P-K-Mg

Apply
N-P-K-Mg

Micro-

nutrients

Apply micro-
nutrients

Iron applications²

Apply iron

Watering

Water periodically during prolonged dry periods

Pruning³

Prune if necessary during warm weather to allow regrowth to begin.

¹ Dry fertilizer mix which includes nitrogen, phosphate, potash, and magnesium.
² In low-pH, acid sandy soils, apply iron sulfate; in high-pH, rockland soils, apply chelated iron.
³ If vines become overgrown, prune the vine during the warm part of the year to allow some new leaf growth.

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Bibliography

Crane, Jonathan H., and Carlos F. Balerdi. "Monstera Growing in the Florida Home Landscape." edis.ifas.ufl.edu. This document is HS1071, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date Feb. 2005. Revised Nov. 2016. Reviewed Dec. 2019. Accessed 29 Dec. 2016, s12 Apr. 2020.

Published 12 Feb. 2015 LR. Last update 12 Apr. 2020 LR