When taking care of houseplants, it’s important to consider how they grow in their natural habitats to give them the best chance of thriving in your home. In the wild, epiphytic plants, like the monstera, use their aerial roots to attach to the trunks of trees and “climb” up towards the light. Even if you deem your home as an “indoor jungle”, you won’t be able to attach your monstera to a tropical tree in your living room. The next best thing is to use a moss pole!
Moss poles are sturdy moss-covered poles that mimic tree trunks and are staked in the center of a plant’s pot to help train the plant to grow upward. Climbing and vining plants such as philodendrons, monsteras, and pothos are the best choices for moss pole use. Though moss poles mimic natural tree trunks, sometimes it’s fun to add a pop of color amongst all of the green in your plant collection! In this DIY moss pole project, we turned a generic moss pole into a colorful work of art!