They don't sprout from the roots, it would only be from the stem itself. Some of those others you have seen in photos may have been multiple plantings. They will sprout easily from the nodes so you can cut the stem and have a number of plants. But there has to be a node with every cutting. Your plant looks quite good, although it could probably do with a lot stronger light.

Thanks very much for your replies!

I must have picked up wrong information somewhere about the aerial roots. :-)

Don't worry the plant gets loads of light. The photograph was taken at night just before I went to bed.

Great having advice here, think I'll stick around!

Thanks,

Jacqueline

I think we're all on a steep learning curve, just different positions along it.

Nice looking plant.
Monstera's aren't big branchers. They can and do occasionally branch out but I wouldn't count on it to happen. Those big busy pots of these plants are almost always multiple cuttings in one pot. You can try air layering to start out some new roots high up on the stem and cut the top end off once there roots start growing and then plant it in the pot with the original vine.

Hello from Alabama USA, and welcome to GardenWeb!

Many vines do send a new shoot when a node takes root, so that concept is accurate, but may just not apply to this plant, which is incredibly beautiful, BTW. Nice!

If you don't mind my asking, what is the wooden(?) thing to the left?

Taking another look at your photo, This plant may be a Rhaphidophora tetrasperma rather than a Monstera. They are often confused with and sold as monstera.

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma is a lot smaller than M. deliciosa. Hence one of the names it's sold under is "Mini Monster". From the photo it's a bit difficult to get a proper sense of perspective but still, it does seem a bit big for R. tetrasperma.

I don't see geniculum on any of the petioles in the photo. R. tetrasperma petioles are much more slender and longer in relation to the leaves than M. Deliciosa. M. Del's have a fatter Stem (vine) and the petioles are larger where they attach to it. Also, at least in my plants, The Rhaph's petioles are "D" shaped in cross section and the Monstera's have a somewhat flattened oval cross section.

The leaves can be 12" or 25cm which going by that giant sized UK electrical outlet in the photo seems about what the bigger leaves would measure

This is the wooden thing in the corner of the picture! It's made of roots. I love it very much but it's very heavy so we haven't been able to hang it on the wall yet.

A quick pic of one of the leaves

And it seems it's loving its wee moment of fame and has produced a new baby for us! Can't wait to meet the new fella.

What is that thing? A mirror?

That's a nice plant. Could you post a photo of where the petiole attaches to the leaf from the underside of the leaf.

Danny

if it is monstera and not some exotic shade lover that i am not famiiar with i would give it more light.

I would say more light & let it dry between watering but when you do water it give plant food.