eat the flower

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Photography by Xuebing Du

Broke my largest monstera by accident a while ago.

First picture is its current state, last one is the last picture have of it undamaged.

I tried to save it as it was but it didn't work, then tried to get it to root vertically, put in a pot, but it started struggling (mostly as I have a chaotic schedule, so their watering and care is just as chaotic) and I ended up having to throw away the base and top and we're left with this middle part that has 6 nodes. Didn't want to cut it in more pieces, wanted even less to throw is all away, so we're trying it like this now.

I have experience with rooting variegated monstera cuttings, but much smaller. I'm curious how many nodes are going to activate like this. I also don't know where I'm going to put it if it starts growing, but that's a problem for future me.

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Finally planted that ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus I got a few weeks ago in the desert-y crevice garden-y setup I had been picturing. Planted with monanthes polyphylla- hoping that as needed I can water the m. polyphylla more since it’s “lower” on the composition and eventually the ariocarpus’ taproot will do what it’s supposed to do.

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