The power of scoria (lava rock)

[SouthPark]

Just uploading this image here, which I added a few things to - relating to Monstera cuttings.

[Fuerte Rav]

Well this thread has prompted my to examine my Monstera with a fine toothcomb! (It's not an Alba: until I saw the pic in this thread I didn't even know they existed )

I have a reasonable size, 3 stem plant indoors but it's getting a bit bare lower down so I was prepared to sacrifice for the greater good of cuttings but I can't find one node of any sort.

Plan 2: I have a giant plant, happily growing in a 'jungle' part of my garden, perhaps I could take a cutting from that. But no, it has about 8 stems from the original tiny plant I put in but the only grow points are one leaf at a time emerging from the end tips. It took me 20 minutes to get in to examine all the stems and even longer to get out! My dog thought it was great fun!

Plan 3: Follow the links SP has posted looking for further inspiration. Possible action: it has bloomed wonderfully this year so tomorrow I'm going to go on an adventure into the undergrowth and see if I have some seed!


the leaves are about 1m long.







these pics were taken about 3 months ago and I had forgotten to check their progress - we'll see what tomorrow brings!

Is it possible to buy Alba seeds? Do they stay true?

[SouthPark]

Fuerte Rav ------ oh geezz!!!!!!! That is a beauty of a plant you have there!! A monster of a plant. Hence Monstera (we think!).

Thanks for posting those pics. The leaves are huge, and beautiful - and so is that flower and fruits!

With the albo ----- I read that the albo variegata borsigiana kind of Monstera comes from mutation - and are propagated by taking cuttings. And I think that the sources mentioned something like all the albos are not propagated from seed.

But wouldn't be surprise that if enough are grown from seed - then maybe some of those seeds will have the mutation! Not sure what the stats are though - the probability.

I reckon that in time ---- there will be enough albos around for everybody to share. I think the prices on ebay and everywhere are just inflated. It's kind of ridiculous - when all we're looking for is a reasonably priced cutting or seedling etc and too many jacked-up prices. But I think that if a friend or somebody has a plant ----- can getting cuttings for free ---- as we can see how large these plants can get - like yours!

[Mr.Fakename]

I was thrilled to see my Monstera's new leaf unfold, but now I just wanna toss it

For each new leaf, there should be one of those infamous axillary buds (note spelling). Sometimes they're not easy to find, but they're easily recognisable.

If you want to try a cutting from that gigantic Monstera, I suggest you to look for tips on "air layering".
This summer I was given a cutting with 3 very big leaves -smaller than yours -, and the few roots were not able to get the water it needed.
It took a solid 2 months for it to make enough roots, and I had to cut a leaf to slow transpiration down.

As far as I'm aware, variegated Monstera were grown from seed just once; during an experiment on mutations induced by gamma radiation.
The other seeds are a scam.


SP - Kinda ridiculous? Have you checked the price for a variegated adansonii recently?

[SouthPark]

Originally Posted by Mr.Fakename

SP - Kinda ridiculous? Have you checked the price for a variegated adansonii recently?

MFN ------ I hadn't checked the price of that one ------ but I will after you gave some heads-up about it. I'll get some foam and pillows etc - in case I fall over or black out hehehehehe

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Back again ----- oh geeez ..... I'm just pinching myself right now. I better pinch you too MFN and Fuerte Rav ...... on ebay australia right now --- a 'buy it now' price for a yellow variegated adansonii for nine thousand dollars. 9000. Just thinking of how much Maccas (McDonalds) or KFC I could buy for 9000.

[Fuerte Rav]

OMG!!

PREORDER monstera adansonii variegated 3 leafs
€2,234.49

But I had to chuckle as this was followed by 'free delivery'. I would bloody well hope so!

Think I'll get my paintbrush out and a pot of white paint ......

[SouthPark]

Fuerte hahahahaha ........ free, but 'regular' (not express) mail delivery hahaha.

[Fuerte Rav]

Plan 3 went into action. I found a YouTube by a lady called Hayley which was very helpful. I removed one of the seed pods. It's actually very similar to corn on the cob. Removed about a quarter of the kernels and then wore out my thumbs squashing them to see if they contained seed. Zilch, zilch, zilch, just about to give up when one yielded 3 tiny little white globes. Could these be the start of seeds? The ones I saw in the video were much larger, like a slightly flattened pea. My cobs are about 3 - 4 months old - I think I'm going to leave the others for another couple of months and try again. I have 5 cobs to go so I can try at intervals over quite a long period. I didn't find anything online that gave guidance on how long the seed took to mature in the kernels/cobs.
Forgot to put gloves on before I started the squashing and I've now got black grime under my thumbnails that I cant shift! The flesh of the kernels turns black very quickly when bruised - a bit like peeling sweet potato.







---------- Post added 12-14-2020 at 12:02 AM ---------- Previous post was 12-13-2020 at 11:35 PM ----------

Just looking at the first of these 3 pics and I can see loads of these tiny globes still stuck on the cob as well! Hadn't seen the pic in such a large size until it came up in the post!

[SouthPark]

Fuerte ------ here's a link here that shows some Monstera seeds.

Link

[SouthPark]

Originally Posted by Fuerte Rav

OMG!!
PREORDER monstera adansonii variegated 3 leafs
€2,234.49

Fuerte! On ebay australia right now ----- oh geeeez ...... when we do a search for "Variegated Monstera adansonii ~ Well Established ~ 25 Leaves Swiss cheese"

Curremtly on 90 bids ........ AUS $20600.00 with 3 days to go. Twenty thousand, six-hundred dollars. What a 'bargain' hehehe.

Actually ------ are they crazy? My answer is yes hehe