Monstera Thai Constellation drooping
Quick answer
If your Monstera Thai Constellation is drooping, the most likely cause is: For Monstera deliciosa (parent species of 'Thai Constellation') the published care sheet warns that if you let the potting mix dry out completely past the top half the plant reaches a point where the petioles and leaves can no longer hold turgor and the whole vine starts drooping; the same chapter distinguishes this dryness droop from the wilt caused by saturated soil and active root rot.
Start here:
- 1. Feel the top inch and the top half of the potting mix with your finger or a chopstick; if it reads bone dry, take the plant to the sink and bottom- or top-water until water runs freely from the drainage holes.
- 2. After a thorough soak the leaves should firm up within several hours; if they stay slack after 24 hours, unpot and check for root rot because saturated mix and rotted roots produce the same drooping symptom from the opposite cause.
Why Monstera Thai Constellation is drooping
Monstera deliciosa 'Thai Constellation'
For Monstera deliciosa (parent species of 'Thai Constellation') the published care sheet warns that if you let the potting mix dry out completely past the top half the plant reaches a point where the petioles and leaves can no longer hold turgor and the whole vine starts drooping; the same chapter distinguishes this dryness droop from the wilt caused by saturated soil and active root rot.
How to help Monstera Thai Constellation that is drooping
- 1
Feel the top inch and the top half of the potting mix with your finger or a chopstick; if it reads bone dry, take the plant to the sink and bottom- or top-water until water runs freely from the drainage holes.
- 2
After a thorough soak the leaves should firm up within several hours; if they stay slack after 24 hours, unpot and check for root rot because saturated mix and rotted roots produce the same drooping symptom from the opposite cause.
- 3
Reset a routine that lets the surface dry an inch but never lets the whole pot go fully dry, and rotate the plant weekly so one side is not drying out faster than the other.
Keep this Monstera Thai Constellation from ending up drooping again
Use a chunky aroid mix with bark, perlite and peat so water moves through quickly, water when the top half of the mix is approaching dry, and never leave the pot sitting in standing water in the saucer.
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