I got this little guy as my first plant (last photo of when I got him) in June and I was too excited so immediately repotted and I shocked him I’m assuming due to it taking 900 years before I got his first new leaf that ended up dying. Since then he has been continuously shooting new leaf after new leaf but I just realized that the variegation is yellow but the old variegation is white…does that come with time because he’s definitely not dying because these leaves look and feel healthy. I cannot for the life of me find anything online other than potentially over/under watering which I know isn’t the case
by Content_Suspect2872
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The pot looks too big and the soil looks too dense.
Variegation is technically a deformity in reaction to light access and in many plants is unstable.
Too much light=we don’t need all the green cells because we have enough light to get away with only needing them on half the leaf
These are grown in perfect conditions to maintain the variegation, your light situation is likely lower light than what it was grown in for sale.
More light will increase the white.
First thing I would do if you feel comfortable enough to repot is to change that soil, these monsteras are aroids that like a very nice chunky mix.
(Orchid bark, Charcoal,Perlite,Coco Coir)
Having to dense of soil can cause root rot and impede root travel, oxygen uptake and growth of the plant in general.
And secondly, that white that you see on albo plants is a hardened off mature version of the leaf, “most”(not all, like white wizards philos etc) of these monsteras start off yellowish and once the leaf matures and hardens it becomes more matte and turns into that white that you are wanting.
You’ll usually be able to look below at some older growth and see that some leaves may be half white half yellow as they are transitioning into more mature leaves.
Third as mentioned below these plants need an exceptional amount of light to maintain the energy to produce more foliage, more so than non Albo varieties as they lack the chlorophyll that others have, so more light will help to keep those leaves happy! 🙂
And lastly I would look into a silica nutrient to help keep and maintain that albo variegation strong, it’s also an all around good nutrient for strong stems but will definitely help with keeping the white from browning. I use Agromagen “Si-Tech” or Bloom City Silica boost.
She’s a gorgeous plant hope this helps 🌱
I too use the Si-Tech one. It definitely makes a difference in keeping the whites from easily browning
https://preview.redd.it/r3o36khtllnf1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7c380f91af3d9550ea45a29a0ca42012bca68e78
Proper soil maintenance is a huge part of plant care. Soil needs aeration and compressing. It needs top dressing occasionally.
This plant is a hemi-epiphyte so it doesn’t like growing in clay. Use a chunky soil like the one linked below. Change to a smaller pot and let the roots grow out of it before getting a bigger pot. These are climbers so a totem would help encourage growth. Varigated plants more light then green plants and that is a very broad range to break down.Amazon.com : molly’s aroid mix https://share.google/sbsb96MIFx3DJpRs6
Wow all of you ripping on her soil she stated she mixed it with pearlite and orchid bark
Why is reddit full of repeat of the same advise and no one reads