Watering: presumed nonexistent
Light: was in a spot with plenty indirect sunlight (despite table)
Soil: looks like it was potting mix with ok drainage, but blue spots concern me
Not my plant but a rescue so many things idk for certain. Will add other info in the comments.
by Aliinga
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FURTHER CONTEXT
When I found her, she was shrivelled up, but when I watered her, she ‘un-shrivelled’, so I took that as a sign that she wanted to live. (This is why the soil is moist now.) I decided to give it my best shot and took her home.
She was dry as hell when I found her, so that was the most immediate issue. However, when I looked at the soil, it seemed that there had possibly been periods of overwatering as well (blue spots).
For now, my plan is to put her with my other Monstera plants (who are quite happy), treat her the same as the others (but give her less water) and give it time.
However, I have never dealt with a Monstera that was so severely stressed. My questions:
— Misting?
— Is there any need to change the soil? It looks a bit suspect to me, but I don’t want to stress her unnecessarily.
— Is there anything else I should know?
I recently rescued something that looks very similar to yours. Min is def not a monstera though. No idea what it is.
I planted mine right away into a pot with better drainage but it shocked mine and parts started turning yellow. I chopped and propped a healthy part and now hoping it’ll root (no idea if it will). Kind of just winging it.
I wouldn’t bother misting. It doesn’t do anything. Just be careful and have patience is my only recommendation.
Have patience. She may bounce back.
I think they’re tougher than a lot of people do. Cut it down to the first good node. I’d pull her out, take a good look, trim anything rotten off (she might be totally fine under there, and pot her back up with a nice, chunky mix, and into the same size of pot, or *that* pot and then let her be with adequate sun and watering when she needs it. I just cut down my raphidophora tetrasperma (aware it’s not a monstera, but similar enough) three weeks ago and it didn’t do anything for a while and started to go about five days ago. I think you can rehab her back to her former glory 😃
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It looks good for what it is. Just give it good light and and water and it will recover eventually.