Hey Kyle... I HOPE you have a big house..lol Could the F. lyrata that doesn't have fiddle-leaf leaves, possibly be another species? Maybe it's still too young??? Shapes change at maturity. Wowee, 4 Spaths..lol..They are beautiful, my favorite Peace Lily, (beside my variegates) but I just don't have the room. A Mauna loas would look fantastic in a large bright room. If you have pics, please post. Have they ever bloomed? Guess what? lol. Last Fri, I spent a couple hours looking for a variegated Philo/Monstera. While trying to help a friend find an African Violet, I browsed one site..this woman sold nothing but AV's, but has added other plants the last year or two. Sure enough, she had one variegated Philo.. I emailed her ASAP, lol, then ended up phoning..she has one left, but it won't be ready for a couple weeks. I can wait. It's P. Imbe varigata..ever see one? The reason it won't be shipped for two weeks is, before shipping, she wants to be sure roots are full. I respect her honesty..some people would ship a plant, root-less or too young.' Just to get the money. I also found a seller, selling a gorgeous variegated Monstera, on Ebay. He's in Thailand. Problem is he wants 30.00 for shipping, plus the cost of the plant..I was the first bidder, then suddenly, 5 more people bid. Think it was 36.00 last time I looked, plus 30 for shipping..Don't know the final bid so I decided to pass it up. It was BEAUTIFUL, though.. There's one more Philo I want. P. elegans. It's a split-leaf..the leaves are very fragile. Thing is it's impossible to find. I'd prefer variegated, but would invest in green. When young, shape of this Philos leaves look nothing like they will at maturity..they're slow-growing. My Philodendron window is pretty full, so except for the variegated and if I can locate elegans, guess that's it for thie beautiful Aroid. Some of my Philos are super-root-bound, and need repotting. Once they're in larger containers, my Philo window is really going to be packed..lol. How's your new Philo coming along? Toni

Cut the stem into segments, allow the cuts to callus, lay sideways in soil, keep semi-moist and be patient. The remaining "stump" will re-leaf and you can plant the top with 2-3 leaves. They will root 2-6 months.

I've seen photos of some siltepecana that have the highly decorative leaves but those leaves are usually quite small. They are a bit like the "shingle" plants, Raphidophora sp. Mine didn't show any of that colouration. But they cling really well to the smooth trunk of the palm so I wouldn't be surprised if they'd also manage to hold onto bamboo. I had Epipremnum aureum up to 25 metres high in African Mahogany trees. The trees were over 30 metres high and I had to cut them out because of the cyclone risk. The Epipremnums drop runners down from up high, sometimes 10 to 15 metres up. When these hit the ground they run along the surface away from the tree for some distance before they 'look' for something to climb. My E. pinnatum is still relatively small but is getting a number of adult leaves. But my E. amplissimum is running rampant through one of my ponds and up anything vertical in the vicinity. My Philo hederaceum is going up a palm tree but tends to be a bit spindly. I think it would prefer a bit less temperature and a bit more RH. Philo erubescens isn't one for great heights but seems comfortable with 4 or 5 metres. The Philo lacerum gets up high, it outgrows the Syngonium which grows very densely but seems to prefer heights under about 10 metres. Syngonium is a terrible weed that's almost impossible to get under control. It'd cling to a fast moving train, LOL. They say the vining aroids respond to shade, that's how they find trees. But first they trail along into the bright areas to get away from the tree they're already on. I guess it's all built into their genetics. What works survives, what didn't work died out long ago.

Monstera is really an epiphytic vine and rarely produces a stem thick enough to be self supporting. In nature they use trees as supports......as a houseplant, they typically are grown with a support provided - moss poles or coconut coir sticks or similar. btw, it is common for the appearance of a fungus to form in damp potting soil. It is just a saprophytic organism that feeds off the organic matter in the potting mix - a natural decomposer. They are not harmful to live, growing plants and the only need for repotting if it appears is if the soil has stayed too wet long enough to cause root rot.