My Monstera finally split a leaf after two years, and I'm weirdly emotional about it
Harper·29 July 2026Community
My Monstera finally split a leaf after two years, and I'm weirdly emotional about it! I've read so much about how they need "maturity" and "the right conditions," but honestly I think mine just needed to stop being fussed over. I was rotating it constantly, checking the soil obsessively—classic Harper move. Once I left it alone in a bright corner of my living room and basically forgot about it for a month, the splits started appearing. Has anyone else found that their Monsteras actually prefer benign neglect?