@@Cloud-fc3phTHANK YOU. I was blown away when I saw his face in this video and it wasn’t explaining the black truncata situation. Also there was a more recent experience with him being in the area during a break in at a carnivorous nursery in California. It is said he is the reason why most nepenthes nurseries are closed to the public.
I agree. Convinced me to become a subscriber! I have started reviewing your videos and may have missed it but did you give a list of your sources? Those graphs on plant interest were fascinating. I could play with a data source like that for weeks! 🤣🤣
Damn it! I wish we knew who that researcher is so we could start a gofundme for him! He’s doin the good work down there and we legit all benefit from folks like that with boots on the ground. Ugh…E sounds like a douche. I’m LIVING for these videos!!!
What's funny is most people just like the name. This is why the plant has such prestige, the cool name. It's a relatively pretty, but there are plenty of philodendrons that look extremely similar. I personal think the velvet philodendron are much more georgious.
While still popular, I don’t think Anthuriums or quite as notorious as the PSS - but there were some plants poached this year. Both Lago Gatun papillilaminum and Dressleri from Panamá were ripped from their native lands illegally in recent months.
Never thought of plants have crazy stories. Thanks for sharing this wonderful insight. Thankfully, I am just a simple indoor gardener, can't believe people will pay for insane price and leads to extinction or destroying habitats.
Thank you for your research and the video, very interesting to find out about the once coveted SS and it’s rise and decline in prices. So very sad about the destruction of the rain forests if it continues at the rate it is so many beautiful animals and plants could be gone before our great grandchildren have a chance to experience what it has to offer.
I'm one of those that started being really into houseplants in 2020 when we were all quarantined so we brought nature indoors instead. Still into the hobby not for the clout but just because I love my plants. The drop in prices on my wishlist plants has been nice indeed. The only thing in my life where prices have decreased 😅
Finally! Well researched content about this aroid that goes beyond its clout status and care! I only hope more creators could take notes from this video. I'll sink back into my orchids for now.
I share the same sentiments with you!!! Me and my mom started collecting lots of plants in 20/20 of course just like the rest of the world did during the start of the pandemic!!! But, my mom and I already love plant collecting long before!!!!!!! Way,way long before this so called #PLANTDEMIC🌱🌿☘️ happened all over the world 🌎 After more or less 3 years of collecting plants all the way from several philodendrons,aglaonema,calatheas, etc.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,our house is now a jungle!!! By the way, I have always been fascinated with Orchids long before but, the pandemic definitely made it more exciting and interesting 😁🤔😘
It seems people will never learn - so many plants are endangered now because of poaching and greed. The Spiritus are still fairly pricey over here in Australia (around the $1500AUD mark I think) as we're always slow to get anything courtesy of our tough import laws. I'm looking forward to the tissue culture ones eventually trickling down through the market like they have in the US because they are such stunning plants. I love strappy leafed plants!
@prettyingreen I am so sorry! My comment sounded rude! I liked your video and found it informative, and I hope you do more like it. That's why I follow your channel. I meant to say it's a beautiful plant, but I never understood the hype beyond its rarity. There are so many other varieties that are quite similar and cheaper, in my opinion. But whoever buys it I hope it thrives and brings them joy. Keep up the great channel. Thank you. 😊
There are so many beautiful, strappy/long-leaved philos. I have a bicolor and bernardopazii (that's growing really narrow for now) that scratch the ss itch. Of course I like the ss, but it's not even in my top 5 of ever- revolving wishlist plants. Meh. Great video! I love this style!
There are!! I think the bernardo is one that is sold under Santa Leopoldina so it must look so much like it. Even a green Billie can get so pretty when large. Appreciate you checking out the vid!!
wait a min , its already endangered before the plants craze ? and not cause by the plant trade , wtf @6.06 man that footage almost made me spit out mine coffee ... what interesting a cp expert manage to seed it ... all hail redleaf exotics
It is sad about the habitat destruction which I was aware of I am glad that in some way PSS will be saved by its reproduction. It is interesting and I don’t know if you came upon this in your research that it is hard to reproduce it by hacking a piece off of it. Hence making the crime of poaching them even harder. I have a seedling gifted to me on Mother’s Day and it does grow slowly. I would love if you made a care video of the PSS growing in different conditions. Thank you for the excellently researched video.
I might be judgy for thinking this, but people who got a spiritus sancti as their first plant irk me. Not because of jealousy, but because of all the plants you could start with, you chose to get one that is known to be so elusive in the wild, one that has such a high price tag attached to it, and one that has the greatest demand among all other plants in the plant community? What if it dies in your care because of your lack of experience? It feels like those people only chose this as their starter plant to feel a sense of superiority, without actually caring about having enough experience to keep a rare (in the wild) plant alive. Of course one could say that I don't know them personally so I' m assuming a lot, but their decision already says a lot about themselves for me
What a cool story! Never knew anything about them until now (still a bit of a Philo neophyte lol) but what an interesting story and history. I can definitely see why this plant was so sought after- it’s so striking and visually stunning. Hope to buy one of your tissue cultures one day- after getting the back story on the PSS love the idea of being part of it’s future by purchasing an ethically made version to take care of at home in my hobby collection 💚
Thank you, Emily!! The tissue will definitely become more cheaper, and is certainly the safer way to get the PSS 😅 I hope all your plants are doing well!! Always appreciate your support 💚
Very interesting and informative video. Thank you for putting this together. Crazy to see the trends. I admit I was caught up for a brief second but nothing crazy. Today I buy what looks nice to me and not because an influencer made me do it. 😂 It’s a relief to no longer chase the next big thing but to enjoy adding, at my pace and budget, what I like.
Great content! I miss the old days, pre social media, when there was no hype, and if you happened to find an interesting new cultivar at an independent plant shop, lucky you!
Here from TikTok! This is my first time watching you but this is a phenomenal minidoc. I just started getting into house plants but man I'd watch hours of this. Your production quality is fantastic and you're an excellent narrator
Thank you for these kind words, Jillian! I appreciate you coming over from TikTok 😄 You’re giving me the momentum I need to make another one for this weekend!!
You did an amazing job on this documentary video! I’m truly impressed. Thank you for taking the time to help educate the plant community about the history of this beauty!
Be careful purchasing the variegated philodendron, it’s a scam, they took dom’s pictures from his etsy account and are using it as if it were their own. They’re asking 87$ or so its not real
I need to know ☕😳 I love pothos, but Teruno's business model confuses me and their pothos don't look that revolutionary aside from Shangri-la and Bumpy? What are they doing?? A friend of mine in Japan is sure they're a money laundering front, I'm not convinced but I am curious 😂
The Philodendron Spiritus-Sancti does not look more attractive than the very similar Philodendron atabapoense and the P. billettae. Actually those more common 2 have more striking features like the orange petioles or the purple back leaves. This has became my favorite plant channel. To the point, researched, informative. No 30 minutes videos of unboxings and ramblings like so many channels. Perfect. High IQ content here.
I had seen a video about the person who managed to clone it right before I watched this one. I just purchased a very small plant and I must say that it is in the top 10 of the most money that I have spent on a plant. I even went so far as to remove the price tag so that my husband would never know where all our hard-earned money goes! Lol, Great video. Thank you. Please wish me luck🍀 with my small green💚🌿 bundle of joy!😅 If you have some advice to get it from this stage to the next it would be appreciated. 😁
Commodification of plants is so damaging. I know, we all love our houseplants, but it comes with such responsibility to respect the life that we bring into our homes, and to educate ourselves about ethical distributors. There are some plants that I simply will not add to my collection.
It’s funny. I genuinely think this plant is incredibly boring to down right ugly, Lmao I never understood the hype. Sure it’s rare but I’d rather stick to my colorful calatheas tbh
What a great post. Thank you! I still remember needing a moment of pause after looking at the price tag of an albo for the first time. I can’t even imagine spending thousands.
Thank you! Yeah, plants went crazy in the last 3 years but we’re just about back down to 2018-19 levels, which is good! When they go beyond 1k I usually just wait til they come back down, and they ALWAYS do 😅
Love this video! I bought a PSS from Dominic and it’s doing very well to this day but when he revealed the variegated PSS I got chills! That is one of the most beautiful plants I have ever seen and can only wish of owning one.
Funily enough, I just bought a PSS seedling from Dominick. Im actually really excited to see the plant and be a part of that really complex history of PSS 😅 Just wait until hybrids with it show up though 🤫
Its so weird seeing people go so crazy. Ive only ever gotten plants that i genuinely fell in love with. I think the most ive spent was $40 on a thai constellation tissue culture, or technically my show grade variegated gymnocalycium, but that was after S+H.
Very well presented and a lot to take in. But one thing's for sure....the world is such an unpredictable place that we never know when or what the next craze will be! 😱
Thank you so much for this! I am brazilian and never in a million years i would imagine that a plant from back home would go for so much! I became a plant lover during covid and now im seriously considering going home to get my hands on one of these hahahah!
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@@Cloud-fc3phTHANK YOU. I was blown away when I saw his face in this video and it wasn’t explaining the black truncata situation. Also there was a more recent experience with him being in the area during a break in at a carnivorous nursery in California. It is said he is the reason why most nepenthes nurseries are closed to the public.
plant drama is the only kind of interesting drama i want to watch on youtube! please keep doing this series!
Please record more stories in this style. It was outstanding.
I will for sure! Thank you for watching 😊
very well done. Used to review movies and tv shows as a job, you my friend have a knack for storytelling.
I agree. Convinced me to become a subscriber! I have started reviewing your videos and may have missed it but did you give a list of your sources? Those graphs on plant interest were fascinating. I could play with a data source like that for weeks! 🤣🤣
Damn it! I wish we knew who that researcher is so we could start a gofundme for him! He’s doin the good work down there and we legit all benefit from folks like that with boots on the ground. Ugh…E sounds like a douche. I’m LIVING for these videos!!!
What's funny is most people just like the name. This is why the plant has such prestige, the cool name. It's a relatively pretty, but there are plenty of philodendrons that look extremely similar. I personal think the velvet philodendron are much more georgious.
While still popular, I don’t think Anthuriums or quite as notorious as the PSS - but there were some plants poached this year. Both Lago Gatun papillilaminum and Dressleri from Panamá were ripped from their native lands illegally in recent months.
Right, this was sadly done by foreigners
Never thought of plants have crazy stories. Thanks for sharing this wonderful insight. Thankfully, I am just a simple indoor gardener, can't believe people will pay for insane price and leads to extinction or destroying habitats.
Thank you for your research and the video, very interesting to find out about the once coveted SS and it’s rise and decline in prices. So very sad about the destruction of the rain forests if it continues at the rate it is so many beautiful animals and plants could be gone before our great grandchildren have a chance to experience what it has to offer.
I'm one of those that started being really into houseplants in 2020 when we were all quarantined so we brought nature indoors instead. Still into the hobby not for the clout but just because I love my plants. The drop in prices on my wishlist plants has been nice indeed. The only thing in my life where prices have decreased 😅
Great video. Tulip bulbs are considered one of the first global markets to crash. There were many unethical players in that as well.
Finally! Well researched content about this aroid that goes beyond its clout status and care! I only hope more creators could take notes from this video. I'll sink back into my orchids for now.
This means a lot!!! I know what you mean with this ☺️ Will def make more in this style!
I share the same sentiments with you!!! Me and my mom started collecting lots of plants in 20/20 of course just like the rest of the world did during the start of the pandemic!!! But, my mom and I already love plant collecting long before!!!!!!! Way,way long before this so called #PLANTDEMIC🌱🌿☘️ happened all over the world 🌎 After more or less 3 years of collecting plants all the way from several philodendrons,aglaonema,calatheas, etc.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,our house is now a jungle!!! By the way, I have always been fascinated with Orchids long before but, the pandemic definitely made it more exciting and interesting 😁🤔😘
This was fascinating! Thank you!
Really appreciate you watching!! 😄
What a great presentation, and education of the Spiritus Sancti, including the geological, social, and economic background.
Thank you so much 😄
It seems people will never learn - so many plants are endangered now because of poaching and greed. The Spiritus are still fairly pricey over here in Australia (around the $1500AUD mark I think) as we're always slow to get anything courtesy of our tough import laws. I'm looking forward to the tissue culture ones eventually trickling down through the market like they have in the US because they are such stunning plants. I love strappy leafed plants!
ermm have you even watch the video ??? check the timeline .... its seem like it cause by the locals living there , clearing large lands
Interesting video. I never wanted one and now even less. But very good information!
Hahahaha fair enough!
@prettyingreen I am so sorry! My comment sounded rude! I liked your video and found it informative, and I hope you do more like it. That's why I follow your channel. I meant to say it's a beautiful plant, but I never understood the hype beyond its rarity. There are so many other varieties that are quite similar and cheaper, in my opinion. But whoever buys it I hope it thrives and brings them joy.
Keep up the great channel. Thank you. 😊
Fantastic Video, I look forward to your future content !
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
There are so many beautiful, strappy/long-leaved philos. I have a bicolor and bernardopazii (that's growing really narrow for now) that scratch the ss itch. Of course I like the ss, but it's not even in my top 5 of ever- revolving wishlist plants. Meh.
Great video! I love this style!
There are!! I think the bernardo is one that is sold under Santa Leopoldina so it must look so much like it. Even a green Billie can get so pretty when large.
Appreciate you checking out the vid!!
Lmao my thoughts exactly. Sure it’s rare but that doesn’t make it that appealing. It’s never made it to my wishlist at all.
Amazing ! what a story
wait a min , its already endangered before the plants craze ? and not cause by the plant trade , wtf @6.06 man that footage almost made me spit out mine coffee ... what interesting a cp expert manage to seed it ... all hail redleaf exotics
I have this 🌱 at home. I really love it.
Amazing!
Thanks for offering this miracle! I got it from you!
Yay!!! Thank you for the support 🙌
Currently, it costs like 119 Euro in Germany at a Shop called Harmony Plants... Crazy how the price went down.
Hello from Puerto Rico!! First timer on your channel and just subscribed. My channel is in spanish but can be captioned. Interesting video!!! 🪴💚🌿🐩
Came over from tiktok. Very enjoyable video.
Thank you for coming to watch!! 🤗
Awesome video!
Thank you 🙏
It is sad about the habitat destruction which I was aware of I am glad that in some way PSS will be saved by its reproduction. It is interesting and I don’t know if you came upon this in your research that it is hard to reproduce it by hacking a piece off of it. Hence making the crime of poaching them even harder. I have a seedling gifted to me on Mother’s Day and it does grow slowly. I would love if you made a care video of the PSS growing in different conditions. Thank you for the excellently researched video.
Just want to say please continue with the Docu drama of plants. That can be your niche
I might be judgy for thinking this, but people who got a spiritus sancti as their first plant irk me. Not because of jealousy, but because of all the plants you could start with, you chose to get one that is known to be so elusive in the wild, one that has such a high price tag attached to it, and one that has the greatest demand among all other plants in the plant community? What if it dies in your care because of your lack of experience? It feels like those people only chose this as their starter plant to feel a sense of superiority, without actually caring about having enough experience to keep a rare (in the wild) plant alive. Of course one could say that I don't know them personally so I' m assuming a lot, but their decision already says a lot about themselves for me
What a cool story! Never knew anything about them until now (still a bit of a Philo neophyte lol) but what an interesting story and history. I can definitely see why this plant was so sought after- it’s so striking and visually stunning. Hope to buy one of your tissue cultures one day- after getting the back story on the PSS love the idea of being part of it’s future by purchasing an ethically made version to take care of at home in my hobby collection 💚
Thank you, Emily!! The tissue will definitely become more cheaper, and is certainly the safer way to get the PSS 😅 I hope all your plants are doing well!! Always appreciate your support 💚
Very interesting and informative video. Thank you for putting this together. Crazy to see the trends. I admit I was caught up for a brief second but nothing crazy. Today I buy what looks nice to me and not because an influencer made me do it. 😂 It’s a relief to no longer chase the next big thing but to enjoy adding, at my pace and budget, what I like.
I agree! Definitely easy to get caught up in it. But I definitely go for what I personally like at home 😃
Please make a video about Manjula. I read that this is't really made by an American botanical garden but was made in India.
wow what a good video! Could you maybe also make one about monstera obliqua peru?
Thank you so much!! That’s a great idea 💡 I’ll try and prepare that one 😊
Great content! I miss the old days, pre social media, when there was no hype, and if you happened to find an interesting new cultivar at an independent plant shop, lucky you!
That was a much more fun time!
and to think you can get these most places now because of tissue culture. for about 75$
Great informative video! I never got the hype of this plant
Thanks Sean!
Great little documentary! You delved into some aspects of this plant’s history that I hadn’t heard before. Looking forward to more!
Here from TikTok! This is my first time watching you but this is a phenomenal minidoc. I just started getting into house plants but man I'd watch hours of this. Your production quality is fantastic and you're an excellent narrator
Thank you for these kind words, Jillian! I appreciate you coming over from TikTok 😄 You’re giving me the momentum I need to make another one for this weekend!!
The bent dried leaf in the diagram kinda ruined my day
That’s how they preserve them from the field 😓
I've seen the piece that was left in the SDBG. It's a truly magnificent specimen.
I saw on one that was TC from ace hardware lol
Great video!
Thank you 😊
You did an amazing job on this documentary video! I’m truly impressed. Thank you for taking the time to help educate the plant community about the history of this beauty!
Be careful purchasing the variegated philodendron, it’s a scam, they took dom’s pictures from his etsy account and are using it as if it were their own. They’re asking 87$ or so its not real
Im wondering whats the new philodendron they talking about in the prints😂
I know right 👀 😆
Nah!!! Those variegated SS surely came from TC, just remember al the Epipremnum aureum "teruno" varieties came 🤭🤭🤭
*SIPS TEA* do say more ☕️😆
I need to know ☕😳 I love pothos, but Teruno's business model confuses me and their pothos don't look that revolutionary aside from Shangri-la and Bumpy? What are they doing?? A friend of mine in Japan is sure they're a money laundering front, I'm not convinced but I am curious 😂
Wow, This reminds me of Carmen Sandiego
The Philodendron Spiritus-Sancti does not look more attractive than the very similar Philodendron atabapoense and the P. billettae. Actually those more common 2 have more striking features like the orange petioles or the purple back leaves.
This has became my favorite plant channel. To the point, researched, informative.
No 30 minutes videos of unboxings and ramblings like so many channels. Perfect. High IQ content here.
Variegated PSS went for $25K in the beginning. (Glad price dropped to $10K.) One guy bought 3!!!!!!! They're absolutely stunning!
That’s insane!!!
the obliqua was a precursor to this bust...
omg I remember reading about this on the subreddits
Yesssss you got it right! 😅
OMG i didnt know that Redleafranch's parnter successfully made a hybrid!!
It’s so pretty 🤩
I could watch these plant drama videos all day
I had seen a video about the person who managed to clone it right before I watched this one. I just purchased a very small plant and I must say that it is in the top 10 of the most money that I have spent on a plant. I even went so far as to remove the price tag so that my husband would never know where all our hard-earned money goes! Lol, Great video. Thank you.
Please wish me luck🍀 with my small green💚🌿 bundle of joy!😅
If you have some advice to get it from this stage to the next it would be appreciated. 😁
Commodification of plants is so damaging. I know, we all love our houseplants, but it comes with such responsibility to respect the life that we bring into our homes, and to educate ourselves about ethical distributors. There are some plants that I simply will not add to my collection.
I regret buying one for ₱760,000 (2020). And now with all those tissue cultures from Thailand.....I Should've waited.... Hahaha
Woahhh yeah that’s wild! But 2020 was a crazy time. I did the same thing with variegated adansonii and lost a few thousand dollars 😂 it happens!
i was able to find a spiritus sancti for $80!
That’s great!
It’s funny. I genuinely think this plant is incredibly boring to down right ugly, Lmao I never understood the hype. Sure it’s rare but I’d rather stick to my colorful calatheas tbh
What a great post. Thank you! I still remember needing a moment of pause after looking at the price tag of an albo for the first time. I can’t even imagine spending thousands.
Thank you! Yeah, plants went crazy in the last 3 years but we’re just about back down to 2018-19 levels, which is good! When they go beyond 1k I usually just wait til they come back down, and they ALWAYS do 😅
Fantastic!!!
Many thanks for this✨
i LOVE vids like this
great work! can't wait for more
Thank you!!! More to come! 😄
Nice video it's true that last 2020 the price of PSS here in the Philippines is millions in peso and now its just $100
Loved this type of video! Hope you make more similar content like this one. Love learning the history of some of the exotic plants
Thank you! I’m making an Obliqua video now 😄
Loved it!!
More videos like this one please 🙏!!
North Shore Tropicals sold one for A HUNDRED yesterday?!
Woahhh that’s a great deal
Variegated???
Dom being the 'hero' of the story when his own past and career is mired in theft and burglary is irony at its best.
in my country malaysia now this plant cost 50usd and nobody wanna buy lol
Hahahaha 50 is a good deal!! It’s still very pretty 😍
amazing content ,very refreshing
Aw thank you!! Appreciate it!!
THE RAREST PLANT IS FROM THE PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭🌿🇵🇭🌿🇵🇭
But what does the flower look like? I'm more interested in the flower now.
My apologies to @prettyingreen regarding my comment on my disappearing posts.
Love this video! I bought a PSS from Dominic and it’s doing very well to this day but when he revealed the variegated PSS I got chills! That is one of the most beautiful plants I have ever seen and can only wish of owning one.
That’s awesome!! The new variegated ones are soooo pretty but I think I’ll wait for them to get a little cheaper 😅
Great story and format! Thank you!
Love it. Amazing video❤
Alot of cutting "lifting" wasn't done in bad fath it was just bits that fell off plants
Love the research you put into your videos! By the way you are pretty good pronouncing those Spanish names, even rolling the r’s! Good job as always.
Portugese, not Spanish...
Awww thank you Rose!! I tried hard on those pronunciations 😅
great video. really enjoyed the story and would watch more
Thank you so much!! Will make more of this format in the future!
Funily enough, I just bought a PSS seedling from Dominick. Im actually really excited to see the plant and be a part of that really complex history of PSS 😅
Just wait until hybrids with it show up though 🤫
These series are my fav
Its so weird seeing people go so crazy. Ive only ever gotten plants that i genuinely fell in love with. I think the most ive spent was $40 on a thai constellation tissue culture, or technically my show grade variegated gymnocalycium, but that was after S+H.
Cool story brother!! Great job!! Love your channel
Thank you so much Kyle!!
u should make video ab philodedendeon joepii next
what a story!
Thank you! I loved watching the covid plant drama unfolded. Glad there's a documentary on it lol
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Very well presented and a lot to take in. But one thing's for sure....the world is such an unpredictable place that we never know when or what the next craze will be! 😱
Tnx a lot idol..new subs
Great videos with great info! Subscribed!! :)
Amazing!!! Thank you Darcy 🙌
Thank you so much for this! I am brazilian and never in a million years i would imagine that a plant from back home would go for so much! I became a plant lover during covid and now im seriously considering going home to get my hands on one of these hahahah!
Need more vids like this!!! So good!
My boy! Thank you
Nice production quality. Great story.
Thank you so much 😊
SHOOK. More vids like this please!
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Excellent
Thank you!
I want to know the handle of "E".
It’s not that hard to find if you look 👀 😆
Thanks for sharing ❤️
Thank you for watching 🤗
amazing videos
I personally like the Anthurium wendlingerii a lot lot lot more!
There is this sansevieria here in the philippine that cost million! It was stolen and until now no one knows who stole it,.
That was a great video!
Thank you!! So glad you liked it!
Great video. Very well done
Thank you, Jamie!!