Help! My Monstera just developed a leaf and it turned from white immediately to this kind of black :(( Is it doomed to die? (feddit.org)

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[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 8 points 1 month ago

White leaves can't photosynthesize so they never last long.

[-] K4mpfie@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago

But why would it produce such a leaf in the first place then? 🙈

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 12 points 1 month ago

It did it's best. You basically have an albino. If it keeps shooting off all white leaves you need to cut it back. One or two is fine.

[-] K4mpfie@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago

I'm just really worried the plant is gonna die before I even get a chance to live :(( It's new and I was hoping I could bring it through the winter. It was the only leaf that started to form between all the four plants that are in the pot.

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's really hard to kill them lol. Just don't let them freeze. There shouldn't be more than 1 in a pot. They are giant plants that grow fast. If you got a white leaf off a regular cheese plant, congrats, you got an expensive and prized mutation! :) Expect the next few to be speckled. They'll survive, the all white ones are brief beauties.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago

[-] K4mpfie@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Okay I just noticed for some reason the image didn't load?? Let's give it another try

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