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Posted 4Y ago by @katamarid

Is a coco pole necessary for monstera?

Hey #monstera fam, how necessary is a coco pole or other vertical support for this plant?
Hemingway
Hemingway
Monstera
3ft to light, indirect
12” pot with drainage
Last watered 4 years ago
@keetnasmith
Keetna
12458 XP
4Y ago
@keetnasmith
Not necessary, but it will definitely help your plant grow larger leaves!
@cjred
CJ
6260 XP
4Y ago
@cjred
No need they are creepers
@ross
Ross
2913 XP
4Y ago
@ross
You don’t need it! But as Keetna said, it may help to grow larger leaves. Also, as the plant gets older and much larger in size, support might become more necessary.
@KimberleyMegan
Kimberley
2268 XP
4Y ago
@KimberleyMegan
It will just grow outwards instead of upwards ☺️
@Rawaterman
Rachel
1688 XP
4Y ago
@Rawaterman
Mine eventually just needed support, but didn’t necessarily need the pole to climb!
@katamarid
Katrina
400 XP
4Y ago
@katamarid
Thanks everybody!! 😁 I appreciate the feedback!
@brando
Brandon
5777 XP
4Y ago
@brando
I think you’re good without one at the start but my monstera really loved it once it started getting massive. Mine got so big that it was practically falling out of its pot
@Roxanne
Roxanne
14308 XP
4Y ago
@Roxanne
Once it gets big enough, it could use the support. otherwise it might start to spill out of the pot like mine is. 😂
@TwistedThreads
Kristy GOLDBLATT
126370 XP
4Y ago
@TwistedThreads
They are not necessary but I have two that are growing like crazy so I had to buy poles for them to support them. Mine have almost doubled in size since I got them. Mine are super happy 🙃 plants for sure.
@carrie
Carrie
4180 XP
4Y ago
@carrie
Monsteras are climbers. If you want your plant to thrive and grow large fenestrated leaves, get your buddy a moss pole. If it doesn't have something to climb, the leaves will just sprawl out.
@foliagegirl
Sarah
30539 XP
4Y ago
@foliagegirl
It helps to give them something to attach to as they want to do that (that's why they throw out aerial roots for stabilisation), but isn't 100% necessary. I personally have all my monstera varieties climbing
@foliagegirl
Sarah
30539 XP
4Y ago
@foliagegirl
And as others have said, the pole helps it throw out larger, much more fenestrated leaves. The fenestrations will also come with more light
@foliagegirl
Sarah
30539 XP
4Y ago
@foliagegirl
10ft from a window is actually a large distance for a monstera. Light strength/intensity drops dramatically after 1m from a window. It's not visible to our eyes, but it makes a world of difference to plants that like bright light
@misterkittyxx
Tatelyn
1065 XP
4Y ago
@misterkittyxx
Mine is still young but it was getting unruly so I use the coco poles to loosely attach them to to keep it more vertical instead of horizontal and taking up so much space. I wish I could let it get out of control but I just don’t have the room.