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  [Aroid-l] Monstera question..
From: mossytrail at hctc.com (mossytrail) on 2008.06.21 at 02:20:07(17884)
I do not
> know if others have this problem, but some Monstera are
> very difficult to root from cuttings. I suspect Monstera
> punctulata is one of these. Craig and I used to discuss
> this problem...they sit and dry or rot. This is highly
> unexpected when you see the vigorous plants...I have tried
> juvenile and mature stems at multiple times. I am not the
> best horticulturist, but I can slice and dice Monstera
> delisiosa in efforts at eradication and they root.
>
Well, that's encouraging. While I lived in Hawaii, I tried
taking a cutting of Monstera freidrichsthallii, and it just
withered away. It's nice to know that may not have been my
fault.

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