Monstera Yellow Marilyn Tissue Culture

The Monstera Yellow Marilyn Tissue Culture is for the Monstera people who love a little drama, a little mystery, and a whole lot of “what will the next leaf look like?” energy.

This rare Monstera is loved for its potential to develop beautiful yellow variegation as it matures. Since this plant starts small as a tissue culture, you get to be part of the entire journey — from tiny lab baby to a stronger, established plant in your collection.

This plant has been grown in a sterile lab environment and will need to be properly acclimated after arrival. Tissue cultures are incredibly rewarding, but they do need extra care in the beginning. Think humidity, warmth, patience, and not panicking every five minutes.

Once acclimated, Monstera Yellow Marilyn will appreciate bright indirect light, warm temperatures, higher humidity, and a chunky, well-draining mix. Each plant may vary in size, leaf shape, color, growth pattern, and variegation, so no two are exactly the same.

A little note from us: Variegation can vary as the plant grows. That’s part of the fun with rare Monsteras — you’re growing the story leaf by leaf.

Acclimation Steps We Follow (THIS IS NOT THE ONLY WAY…THIS IS JUST WHAT WE DO):

1) DON'T TOUCH IT. 👀 Let it acclimate for 2-3 days to the temperature of its new environment. Try to keep it out of direct sunlight to avoid browning of leaves 

2) RINSE IT.💦 (We wear gloves 🤷♀️) Get three bowls out, bowl 1 = distilled water for first rinse…use a small paint brush and your fingers to get all of the agar off the plant (THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT), bowl 2 = distilled water with 2 tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide…after clean throw TCs in this bowl for 15-20 seconds (ish) to sterilize, bowl 3 = distilled water for final rinse…one last rinse to remove the peroxide and ensure all agar is off the plant.

3) DRY IT. 🧻 Lay the rinsed TCs on a paper towel to try and get some of the excess water off the plants. 

4) DIP IT. 🍄🟫 We dip our TC roots in a 50/50 mixture of Rooting Powder and Mycorrhizal Fungi. This helps accelerate root growth and promote faster rooting.

5) PLUG IT. 🤎🔌We use grow plugs (brownie plugs). It’s fast and easy and we have had consistent success with this method. Split in half, slap your plant in there and you’re all done. 

(STEPS 4 AND 5 ARE PERSONAL PREFERENCE AND WHAT WE HAVE HAD SUCCESS WITH, THERE ARE OTHER METHODS AND MEDIAS THAT CAN BE USED)

6) DOME IT. 😶🌫️For best results place your TC in some form of humidity dome to produce 100% humidity for the first two weeks of acclimation, slowly reduce humidity and introduce air flow for the next two weeks before you leave your new plant at ambient humidity. 

7) WATER IT. 💦 We water our plugs in with our general houseplant fertilizer with tap water out of the facet. If you want to play it safe use distilled water..we want the extra nutrients and don’t like to wait to get our plants used to tap water. Try to keep water off the plants leaves as much as possible 

8) LIGHT IT. 💡Make sure your new plant is getting 12-16 hours of sufficient light.