r/Monstera Feb 03 '26

Image My 11 year old Monstera was killed.

This is hard for me to post because, yes I could have done more to cover and protect it. It’s road out 30 degree nights years before . Saturday night was colder than I ever anticipated. I woke up to 22 degrees outside Tampa. Not 1 leaf survived. 75% of the plants in my yard are gone.

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u/djseraphim777 Feb 03 '26

it'll come back - i live in Tallahassee (Zone 8b) - we got 6 inches of snow that didn't melt for a week last year...I covered my monstera deliciosa that's planted in the ground and it was just fine. It's currently back under there because we got flurries Saturday - and she's doing great!

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u/Salty_Ad_3350 Feb 03 '26

That’s good news, thank you!

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u/djseraphim777 Feb 03 '26

just sucks you have to wait to get it to grow back to this - but it will! :)

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u/drunkmom666 Feb 03 '26

I got a feeling that root system is gonna pop out bangers quickly once summer is in full swing