Monstera Standleyana (Philodendron Cobra) Care Tips and Growing Guide

Growing guide for the Monstera Standleyana (Philodendron Cobra).
The Monstera Standleyana is a great plant for beginners. It's easy to care for, and the variegated leaves give it a great impact in most homes and offices.
I own several and have had them for a number of years. In this video, I share what I've learned and what works well for me.
If you still want more, then the full care guide can be found on my blog - www.ourhouseplants.com/plants...

[@audreymorgan]

I just bought my today June 2024 at Lowe's, big box hardware store. My first time seeing it.

[@ourhouseplants]

Good luck! I hope you enjoy yours as much as I love mine.

[@BLANKU2]

I just saved a Albo veriegata out of a Walmart this morning. Two singed leaf tips but the coloring is really good on this guy it was buried alive in a tine of Sago palms lol. I'm excited over the find.

[@jmo53214.]

Checking in in 2024, I got my philodendron cobra albo at home Depot today. It's a big box hardware/home improvement store. I'd say they're getting more common.

[@ourhouseplants]

Congrats! It's still very unusual to see over here in the UK, but I'm glad they're more available for you guys. Happy growing! Hope you love it as much as I love mine.

[@jmo53214.]

@@ourhouseplants I actually just got her yesterday, which brought me to your channel to find more info on her. Got 6 rooted cuttings in a pot for about 20 USD. Really full and beautiful, I appreciate the info and I am in love already! Now I just need to find a philodendron tortum.... But it's always just one more, isn't it?! 😂🤦‍♀️🌿

[@courtneyanderson9748]

Same here (in Georgia) Picked mine up yesterday and am excited for it. I am also still on the hunt for the tortum.

[@jmo53214.]

@@courtneyanderson9748 I've found mercari and Poshmark to be unexpected treasure troves for plants. Also check nurseries online, I think there's one in the states called Orange Lake Nursery. They are out of Texas and I'm almost positive I saw them selling tortums for like $25!! I've never done business with him so I can't vouch for them, but I did notice it. I'm just too cheap at the moment lol

[@sherrykumar2883]

Great video! I too have found this very hard to propagate. The most “successful” way I have found is with fluval, high humidity and warmth. Even then though I only have about 50% success. I have my plant sitting in a southeast corner with a window to the east and one to the south and it still develops runners any time the growth passes the cedar plank it is mounted to. I imagine that the challenges to propagate this plant is what keeps it more on the “rare” side.

[@ourhouseplants]

Thanks for the tips Sherry. I'm going to give them a go!

[@hbicgirl04]

I found fulva is the best too! I have it rooted but I'm so nervous to pot. What would you recommend?

[@sherrykumar2883]

@@hbicgirl04 I have found that once they are fairly rooted they will grow faster potted in a chunky soil mix. I love fluval for rooting but the foliage growth is faster once potted in my aroid mix.

[@jenallen111]

I’ve found decent success propagating in perlite. I need to get better at pruning so I can have a bushier plant like yours.

[@ourhouseplants]

Interesting. I have some of that in a bag outside. I think I'll give it a go as I'm finding the cuttings I took in my last batch very hard to get going.

[@lucyogutu-lumuli7253]

Thank you for sharing this video. I have had my Monstera Standelyana since early 2022 and it is fairly easy. However, I have one of those annoying single vine plants that you talked about and I don't know what to do to get it to fill out. I also find it very difficult to propagate, I've tried water propagation many times and the cuttings just rot. Please share some tips on propagation.

[@ourhouseplants]

Hi Lucy! Thanks for your comment. Cut the runners off, back to where the growth is "normal". Move the plant to a brighter spot and the replacement stems should have leaves. As for propagation, my only tip is to take a lot of cuttings, do it when it’s warm and there is lots of light around (Late Spring, and during Summer).

[@lucyogutu-lumuli7253]

@@ourhouseplants thank for the tips. I’ve cut it back to just two leaves and propagated the cuttings. Keeping my fingers crossed.