Well thats a different way of growing a Monstera, hanging from the ceiling!

And I believe monstera is a kind of Philodendron, or at least a cousin of Philos as it were.

Yes, pretty much commonly known as a heart-leaf philodendron, which is what I grew up knowing it as :)

that big guy is almost ready for the next set of supports with new leaves coming, but I want to get it potted up first. Once it starts getting really large and tied up it will be next to impossible to move/repot again.

Here's another younger one, nearly ready for me to start stringing it to the ceiling :-P

so far the most splits I have are two, and they alternate sides .... One leaf will get two on the left, next leaf gets two on the right etc. I wonder if the lengthy water rooting process stunts them in some way, it seems to be taking an awful long time to get larger leaves and more splits.

Thanks for that info tropicbreezent :) Now I have to look up all the monsteroideae and add to my wish list.

I wasn't clear above in my response to Larry; I meant I know that it's pretty much commonly called a phil but I have learned differently. The name 'philodendron' for the monstera is so pervasive, it's no wonder people don't know it's incorrect. I even saw monstera today at the good garden center labelled as split leaf philodendron. Like I said - I always thought I had phils until recently. (I actually like them better than the 'true' philodendrons heh).

No, wait. I take that back. Holy cow there are some cool philodendrons. *adds to wish list*

I've even heard of pothos referred to as a 'heart leaf philodendron'... Where do they fall in the classification of things?

Take my advice, don't look up Monsteroideae, your wish list will end up longer than Jack's bean stalk, LOL.

What you're calling "pothos" is actually Epipremnum aureum. I don't call it pothos because there is a genus Pothos, It's also in Family Araceae but in Subfamily Pothoideae which includes Anthurium. I'm growing Pothos longipes, that's why I'm reluctant to call Epipremnum aureum Pothos.

Well, that lead me down a rabbit hole of reading :P very interesting that Epipremnum aureum was originally classified incorrectly as pothos.

My mom has a very old monstera named Terrence and has a cutting rooting for me. His leaves are huge and full of holes. I'm very excited to make a home for Terrence Jr. :D

There's an argument that roots,when exposed to sunlight become compromised. That roots that get light don't grow as well when they turn green. Not sure how much research has been carried out on this but if there is truth in it then their could be some truth in what your mom says.

I know a guy on Palmtalk was growing palm seedlings in clear pots and the plants declined.

Bunkfree, good luck with Terrence, I'm sure he'll appreciate a good home where someone understands who he is.

Larry, that would probably depend on the plant. I know that Vanda orchids which (ideally) have their roots dangling down through the air are healthy when those roots are green. A lot of epiphytes/semi-epiphytes have their roots exposed to sunlight for a part of the day. I think the critical thing would be relative humidity as to whether there'd be damage. Palms don't normally grow as epiphytes (although I have photos of a couple of species that must have become epiphytes accidently). Their new roots wouldn't cope well with dessication and sunlight.

Orchids are different, their roots are designed to be exposed being epiphytic.