Choosing well
What to look for in monstera
Random splits
No two monstera leaves are cut the same way. Identical fenestration repeated down a whole stem is the fastest way to spot a single mould used over and over.
Surface relief
The leaf should not be flat. Real ones ripple gently between the veins, and on a surface this large that is what catches the light and stops it reading as a sheet of plastic.
A stem you can shape
Several leaves on one stem will arrive folded flat against each other, and out of the box they all face the same way. Work along the stem bending each leaf to a different angle and turning some to show the underside. That is ten minutes, and it is the difference between a plant and a fan.
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