Monstera Not Growing Leaves. Monstera deliciosa the Swiss cheese plant is a species of flowering plant native to tropical forests of southern Mexico south to Panama. If any are found on the foliage spray the plant with a direct water stream.
Pruning both the old and withered leaves can help the plant not only conserve energy and focus on new shoots but look attractive. That said no fenestrations in leaves is a sign of the immaturity of your plant. A Monstera cutting with a node and no leaf will take its time before it grows roots and eventually grows its first leaf.
With some tweaking in your care routine and a little luck you can save your Monstera plant and watch it grow for years to come.
Young plants have leaves that are completely solid and that have no slits or holes. A much faster way is to have a cutting that has at least one leaf. One of the most striking features of the Mini Monstera are its split-leaves. Pruning both the old and withered leaves can help the plant not only conserve energy and focus on new shoots but look attractive.
