So the Monstera is arguably the most iconic house plant of all time, right? When you think about, you know, the leaf shape that gets used in the most logos, in the most designs, in restaurants, like the Monsera is iconic. There's no if, ands, or butts about it. If you bring a Monsera home and you want it to have those iconic split leaves,

you want it to grow enormous, you don't want it to just be a little slip of a thing,

there are a few things you need to know to make sure it thrives. So today, we're bringing

back an episode from way in the archives, one of, I believe, my first 20 episodes of Growing

Joy in the beginning beginning, in the best of Growing Joy series.

With a plant friend of mine, Scott Kane, he is Australian, has the most charming accent.

He's the guy behind Boys with Plants, Instagram and Tropical loco.

He's got over 200 plants and a very impressive Monsterra collection. So in this conversation,

we dive into care tips, design tips, how to get them big and beautiful. So if you have a

Bonstera, listen up. It's about to get way happier.

Welcome to the Growing Joy with Plants podcast, where we not only learn how to care for plants successfully, but how to simply and affordably use our plant babies to cultivate more joy

in our lives by doing so. I'm Maria, former plant killer turned happy plant lady, author of

Growing Joy, The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness,

speaker, podcaster, and most importantly, your new best plant friend.

On Growing Joy with Plants,

you'll find conversations about house plant care,

gardening tutorials, and wellness through the lens of plants.

Plant care is self-care on growing joy.

Thank you for coming on to the show all the way from Australia.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Yeah, I'm very, very excited to be here.

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