Mini Monstera
4.7 out of 5 (142 experiences)
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
About Mini Monstera
This vine-like plant is native to Thailand and Malaysia where it grows under the leaves of larger trees in tropical places, protected from direct sun while still receiving lots of bright light ☀️. Often mistaken for a miniature version of Monstera or Philodendron, the Mini Monstera is actually neither and belongs to a totally different genus. These vining plants have aerial roots that help them climb and hold onto branches as they grow. You may have to wait for your plant to mature before their characteristic split-leaves appear! ⏱
Taxonomy
Rhaphidophora tetrasperma
Rhaphidophora
Araceae
Alismatales
Also known as
Monstera Minima, Philodendron 'Ginny', Philodendron 'Piccolo', Philodendron Minima, Monstera Ginny and Mini Monstera Albo
How to care for Mini Monstera
How often to water your Mini Monstera
every 9
Mini Monstera needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Mini Monstera in your home
a window
Mini Monstera may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Mini Monstera in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Mini Monstera
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Mini Monstera after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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WTF is eating my mini monstera!? I’ve been doing pest control and I thought things died down some, but enough to focus on babying this but over two days I saw this! I typically do daily inspections over my coffee but this is crazy! No evidence of pests under damaged leaf, and no others that I can see underneath. I’m going crazy over these pests and NOW there’s some critter munching on my leaves!? No other plants near it have bite marks like this #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PlantTherapy #PestControl #help #Monstera #MonsteraMob #MiniMonstera #pestID
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Ginny Monsteras leafs turning brown Hello, I got a Ginny Monstera about 2-3 months ago, and the soil had developed mold. I’ve read these plants need a lot of moisture so I put on my humidifier on once a day for about 2 hrs. After I noticed the mold, I had taken all of the soil out, cleaned up the roots and replaced it with 50% fresh soil and 50% bark in a clean pot with some rooting powder on the bottom of the roots. Now, she isn’t recovering well. Her leaves are turning a yellow to brown. Her stem looks extremely dry, and it hurts my heart seeing her like this #Monstera
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My husband surprised me with this gorgeous Monstera! It arrived in a self-watering pot – should I keep it there? Any care tips for a happy Monstera? #MiniMonstera
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My poor mini monstera looks like a nightmare. I was worried about leaving it in my dorm room during winter break and foolishly brought it home. This exposed it to some cold temperatures multiple times and now it looks horrible. I really want to keep it alive but i dont know what to do. The leaves have slowly wilted and turned brown. I was debating on pruning it to encourage new healthy growth but i am nervous that would be to much stress for an already traumatized plant. Any advice?
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Mini Monstera wilting and turning yellow after repotting :( Recently repotted my mini monstera and after a couple days started wilting, turning yellow and has black spots. i’m assuming this could be transplant shock. i repotted all my other plants and they seem to be doing fine. does anyone have an idea of what it could be? #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #Monstera #MiniMonstera #rapidophoratetrasperma #help
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My plant is wilting and leaves are yellow. The app calls for water,but my water probe says it's fine. What can I do to get it back to being healthy? Thank you #MiniMonstera
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#MiniMonstera a couple of months ago I tried “pinching” a leaf on the main stem to encourage new growth (it was only growing as a single vine due to insufficient light).I read that for every single leaf pinched off the vine to expose a node, two will more will emerge. Well! Not only did a new branch form, the fourth leaf is growing out of it! Can’t wait to see what happens next 😀
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Some new growth dying? Air roots shriveled and tips brown? #MiniMonstera #IDKwhatIdid #IDKwhatIdidButItsWrong #help #Monstera #MonsteraMob #TropicalPlants #Raphidophora #raphidophoratetrasperma #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy
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Translucent Leaves I have a couple cuttings propagated from water for months. It made really nice and healthy roots. I potted them directly on soil recently and after a few days noticed that the leaves are starting to have translucent spots. I think its drinking up too much water? Should I have let the roots dry up first after taking them out of water propagation before I potted it in soil? #MiniMonstera
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I rescued 3 more plant today that we in a very sad state, and this is one of them. So far I've snipped off the dead leave and gave it a ggd sok. Oter than reporting which I will do, any suggestions? #MiniMonstera
Care Summary for Mini Monstera
Mini Monstera
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 3ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Fast grower 104
Large, lush leaves 72
Survivor 52
Easy to propagate 47
Browns easily 17
Blooms easily 5
Pest magnet 4
04/04/2022
Grows super quick once it establishes. Easy to care for and looks awesome ✨
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
02/02/2022
He will grow QUICK on you, so make sure youre training it to grow in the right directions!! This guy currently is growing all the way across my bedroom.
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
01/14/2022
Grows so fast! Plus I love a climbing plant. Enjoys humidity and consistent watering.
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
12/29/2021
Perfect if you want the nice leaf slits from an early leaf stage, unlike the regular Monstera where leaf development has to be at a more mature and advanced stage to start showing the slits/cuts in a leaf.
Large, lush leaves
12/28/2021
This plant grows insanely fast. I definitely recommend making sure you have space for it to get large because it will and quickly. Mine has put out four new leaves in the last month or so and is loving the pole I gave it. I keep mine in ~65% humidity under grow lights with spagnum moss about an inch deep covering the soil to help with humidity.
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Easy to propagate
Survivor
12/03/2021
It is a robust plant that can be saved if the worst of conditions
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
Survivor
11/24/2021
In my experience these (which are not actually monsteras at all) take awhile to start growing and then they have a burst of growth all at once. Personally, I’m obsessed.
Fast grower
Survivor
11/19/2021
She climbs and climbs FAST, needs a pole or stake to stay up otherwise it’ll lean and it’s harder to straighten her up after that
Otherwise a super resilient baby
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
11/15/2021
Not to be confused with monstera deliciosa Philodendron sp. epipremnum pinnatum.
11/04/2021
I love this plant!
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
10/21/2021
Grows very fast!
Fast grower
Survivor
09/04/2021
Pretty fast grower! Sprouts a new leaf at least once every week
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
09/03/2021
loveee this plant !!! new fav
Large, lush leaves
Easy to propagate
Fast grower
08/19/2021
This is a lovely plant and a very quick grower (I swear it adds a leaf nearly every day) I’ve had this plant for about a month and just repotted it yesterday. This is a plant that manages YOU if you don’t try to manage it. I found it had fungus gnats but using neem oil and aquarium gravel to top dress the soil to inhibit the gnats.
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Pest magnet
08/16/2021
Love this plant! This is my second one. They grow quickly and climb beautifully!
Fast grower
Survivor
08/12/2021
This plant grows like a weed ! Absolutely beautiful climbing plant that will amaze you with every new leaf it puts out. It can put up with a few missed waterings and really is just always pushing out new growth. Definitely a great beginner plant !
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
Survivor
08/08/2021
Bought her half dead , took her home and gave her sunlight throughout the day daily she got a lot stronger then a couple of months later she let out her first curled leaf she started off with 7 leaves and in about 3 weeks she’s now got 20 and each one a different shape and size and some new huge leaves !! I love her but damn she’s grows fast I literally am starting to run out of room lmao but by far my best plant
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
Survivor
08/08/2021
I love this plant but it also has attracted so many gnats in my apartment that I just can’t get rid of and it seems to go on and on forever. I repotted and terra-cotta which helped a little bit but it’s still a super pest magnet.
Pest magnet
Survivor
Browns easily
Blooms easily
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
08/07/2021
Grows very fast. I was also able to force bushier growth by propagating the end of the branch when it got too long.
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
08/06/2021
I can’t keep this plant alive for the life of me 🥲
Pest magnet
Browns easily
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