I’ve had this monstera for about 5 months and took it from a cutting of my mom’s. A few weeks ago I left to visit family and brought all my plants over to my bf’s house so he could water them while i was gone. The day we moved the plants it was very cold (-25C), and in the next couple days when my boyfriend went to check on them the monstera looked like this. The plant was only outside while we brought them to and from the truck, and the heater was on, but we thought it might have frozen or something. All my other plants made the same journey and are totally fine. We thought maybe it got too much sun? But again, the other plants were in the same spot and are all fine. Just want to know if there is any saving her? Or should I just toss her? The stems all seem pretty healthy, but don’t know too much about plants to maybe they are affected too. Thanks!!
by Sad_Individual_6161
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Those leaves will not come back, but as long as the roots are healthy, they’ll grow back.
Plants with finer leaves are more susceptible to damage because they freeze first. The rest of the plant should be fine as long as it didn’t freeze, just cosmetic damage
I just bought a few plants from a plant store where the outside temp was ~20F. The worker put my plants in a box and wrapped them up with a bag. She said these are tropical plants and even a walk to the car can cause consequences for the plants. For the future – wrap them in a giant garbage bag!
Tropical plants don’t need to freeze to be damaged by cold. All that needs to happen is that they are somewhere outside of their temperature range.