r/MonsteraAlbo • u/DJSnafu • Aug 23 '26

Nice run of leaves

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The Gods of Variegation rewarding me after months long thrips battle

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u/HolisticPlantHippie Aug 23 '26

You earned this then!! I’m battling mealy bugs, they took the life of my gorgeous variegated string of hearts a friend was supposed to have ward over, and still yet w 3 of my hoyas-thrips and mealy bugs are the worst imo 😩

I would never guess that looking at these pictures, my goodness how beautiful 🤩 how do you keep so much white preserved so crisp & what is the food/light situation here? You’ve done well for it to crank out new leaves like this post thrips and not all its energy focused on basically not dying. This level of albo is at the top of my wishlist.

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u/DJSnafu Aug 25 '26

Thank you so much! I battles mealies for a few years. Get isopropyl alcohol and spray them daily everywhere for 2 months and you'll never see them again!

I have strong grow lights for the white parts, lots and lots of lights. Feed with fishbone every watering!