Regarding the epidendrum: a lot of light (can tolerate direct sunlight), feed and water well, let the media approach dryness, use mainly bark because it needs good air circulation at the roots (you can add some moss if you find it difficult to keep up with the watering), don't let the media be bone-dry and it grows all year round so no need for a dormant period or any form of rest. And regarding the "maxillaria", from what I see it is in fact a cymbidium orchid. That said it is a terrestrial orchid that needs a well draining mix (mostly bark though - a combination of bark and sphagnum moss 50-50 or 70-30 should do the trick), can tolerate direct sun and it is advised to give it lots of light, needs a cooldown in temperatures in autumn and winter (as low as 10-15 degrees, not lower) in order to bloom as well as a difference between day and night temperatures, feed and water well, media should be always moist but not soggy, they like to be root bound in the pot (from what I gather it promotes blooming) and don't pot the base of the plant to deep in the media as it promotes rot; go 1 cm above from where the roots grow and it should do fine. Other than that both of these orchids grow like weeds so enjoy! :D
When it comes to aglaonemas, I literally can do no wrong!! Accidentally left it quarantined in the dark for 2 weeks after purchasing, it loved it. Left it in water for 3 weeks after washing all nursery soil off, it produced 2 new gorgeous leaves. I feel like a super house plant professional when it comes to aglaonemas and I love it!!🤣🥰🙌 So rewarding😭
I love your videos. Of course the plants you show are beautiful and you explain the care of them is 💯. But also your personality is very welcoming. Thank you 😊
Love your channel. You give us the good bad and ugly. But mostly you provide us with information and ways to spend our money! Thanks for all you do, Robin
Regarding the Algaonema, I recently purchased a valentine Chinese evergreen and I had the exact same situation, good light, perfect moisture, but it lost approximately 5 lower leaves, I was a bit worried because I had read it's supposed to be one of the easiest plants to grow but I'm happy to hear that other people have experienced the same thing and that the plant thrives afterwards!
I totally love that you are getting into orchids! They are a passion of mine and I hope more houseplant enthusiasts will start adding them to their collections.
I have always loved the calathea ornata but calathea hate my home. Aglaonema on the other hand thrive. Guess what just got added to my wish list? 😄 Good luck on your second go with the missus discolor, it is a beauty.
Hey Nick, I love your vibe, and I love that you really show the plants you're speaking about and describe them in more detail (like how they feel or how they grow). Keep doing what you're doing!
Hi Nick. Hope your day is going good. I’ve never seen plant tubers do a video of the plants they have lost in the last year. Could you consider doing one? I seem to lose 2 to 3 😪
They are all beautiful! I love your taste in plants. Plus watching speak abt the beautiful Peperomia you received for your birthday made me smile. Thanks for sharing 🌱
Bring on Aglaonema Chocolate...gorgeous plant and would be so much easier to care for than another Calathea. I acquired a Cissus Discolor this summer and it thrived in an outdoor area with only a few hours of morning sun, but was it a thirsty plant. I brought it in for the fall and up potted it. Its been miserable and I will be surprised if it doesn't die. I may try making a bunch of propagations for a full basket or pot with trellis next summer. Then again my go to nursery has it literally growing up the walls. So if I fail I can try, try again. Thanks for showing us all your lovely plants Nick. Happy Growing!
Those painted ladies grow so incredibly fast! I just got one about a month ago & it has popped out a leaf every week since! They are absolutely gorgeous. 🌿
My Epidendrums (reed orchids) grow outside in Florida, in a mixture of soil and bark. Unlike other orchids, I keep them moist. I got a Ficus Triangularis on the clearance rank. Half of its leaves were gone. It is on the edge of a tree line, in a pot, so it receives some sun, a little dappled at times. It loves humidity and I keep it moist, but not wet. It seems to prefer moisture, which I find with various ficus. I moved all of my calathea outside, into the ground. They hated being inside, even in a room with lots of humidity. They are thriving outside. The Mosaica is the only one that does fine for me in the house, and is growing. The discolor is another high humidity plant and it doesn't want to dry out. These have been my personal experiences.
Nick: Every aglaonema I bring home, the bottom leaves yellow and fall off me, looking at my sad yellowing Golden Bay: oh, thank god I thought it was dying
I love my Aglaonema "Chocolate"! These types are so easy and forgiving... except my Aglaonema Lady Valentine hates me. It is treated no differently but went from being full to 3 leaves and is now flowering. That peperomia is adorable! I have horrible luck with them. I love that you love them and have so much success.
Hi Nick! I love all of the plants you showed us today/purchased in October. I'd love to have the Maxillaria tenuifolia, too. Like you, I love coconut. too! You look like you're doing really well, which is fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing!
The ficus tri will most likely lose 90% of its leaves its very dramatic when its moved. But stick w it and it will cone back strong. It is such a beautiful plant when larger bc of the woody stems. Good luck. Love your channel !
Ficus plants are the ones you can’t move around. They like to be in one spot. They first drop a few leaves but once it gets acclimated to the spot it starts growing very nicely.
With my cissus discolor, I had it quarantine outside for a few days. It was 👌🏼 I brought it in and thought I found a good spot but it started dropping leaves like crazy so I moved it again. Thought maybe the bathroom.. nope... finally after every stinking leaf fell Off I took it back outside to my plant graveyard 🤣🤣🤣 left it on my lanai . Probably a week later I walk outside and see a little new growth poking out ..... it had 3/4 about 3ft vines before. It’s not back to that yet but o have it on a hoop just like yours and it’s wrapped all the way around on each side . So there’s hope!!! Even when you think it’s dead😂
Orchids are my fav! It’s mostly what I have. I definitely prefer a mix of moss and bark. Bark doesn’t hold enough water but adds great airflow so mixing it is the key! If you really want to check out orchids there’s waldor orchids in NJ towards Atlantic City. That place is amazing!! That’s where I get all of my orchids. It’s what they specialize in.
A sparrow brought me a strange seed 🌰 one day and I planted it in a little ceramic cup. I found that it has germinated! It's a Monstera albo variegata!
@@gaverbach Have had my polybotra two years and its in a 12 inch pot and is truly stunning. very shiny five inch raindrop leaves. Nothing like it if you can get it this size promise you, everyone who sees it would want one! Just give it sun for about half the day.
I grow my coconut orchid in moss they tend to enjoy more moisture I would not let it dry out at all ensure great air flow and it will do fine. In my first blooming the plant only had two blooms and the fragrance was amazing! I really enjoy this plant I would always keep one or two in my collection.
I bought a Aglaonema Chocolate about four months ago. It’s in a north facing window which is all I have to offer this beauty. Fingers crossed. I’ve lost a few lower leaves but the plant looks healthy, so I think it was the adjustment period. So far so good. I have several Aglaonema and they seem to like it here so I’m hopeful. I’m just trying to be careful about not over watering. I wish you luck, I love them all, but this one is just a little special.
So excited to see you put out a video! Thank you. I am in love with Cissus Discolor; but scared to try it due to current pricing. Could you fo a day in the life plant care video. My collection has quadrupled, love to see how you manage your collection.
Aglaonema and dieffenbachia are the hardest for me. They always seem to droop and die over time. I can keep everything else alive fine, even the harder to keep stuff.
I have the Aglaonema Chocolate and it looked exactly like the one you're holding. Until October rolled around. Now it's half the plant it used to be after dropping many leaves, it's lost its lustre and is just not a happy plant anymore. Still, I will hang on to what's left and see where it goes. Good luck with yours, I hope it does better than mine. It's a beautiful plant when it thrives!
Hey! It's possible that the reason you always lose a few leaves when you bring a new aglaonema home is just because they are changing environments and need to acclimate. Love your videos. ♥️
my best tips on aglaonimas are light,light ,and more light ,if you have some pink or red on the leaves,and they don't like water!! let them really dry out between waterings,they are heavy feeders,feed them every time you water,or every second time.they don't like cold!!no way under 60 F.they are easy to propagate,THEY DONT MIND TAP WATER,THEY ARE STRONG PLANTS,and they are BEAUTIFUL
oo yay the aerial roots on that epidendrum look so goood.. you were the first person to make me sort of realise that you could have orchids And houseplants lol 😂 and that they didn't have to be mutually exclusive
im not expert but im not sure about the ID on the maxillaria tho. tenuifolia has these really cute psuedobulbs that grow on top of each other.. could just be a younger plant but it doesn't look like mine
Wishing YOU The Best Of Plant Luck With Your New Cissus!!! ITS Such A Beauty...BUT I Keep Stopping Myself From Getting IT !!! I FEAR Coming Downstairs One Morning To A Plant That Has Turned Into A Crispy Critter!!! I'm STILL #MadAboutMarantaceae SO I've Stopped Fighting IT And I DO Want A Musaica... Wish I COULD Get Those Costa Farm Deals HERE In California!!
Ooooooooooh I need a painted lady! Ahhhhh! Lol holy crap I didn’t even realize those were orchids! Lol I love that you can bust out scientific names like nothing lol
for orchids in orchid bark, soak them in water for about 24 hours about once a week. only fertilize them when they aren't blooming and soak them less often (about once every two weeks) when they're in bloom to make the blooms last longer. orchids are pretty chill though, if you forget to soak them for a week or accidentally leave them soaking for an extra 12 hours, they're fine
FWIW, I've had a couple of orchids blooming for the last 5 months, and I've kept them on the same watering and fertilizing schedule as my orchids that are in their growth phase. One is sending up another flower spike while still in bloom. I only cut back on their fertilizing in the winter, where I continue to fertilize but at a lower dose.
Hi Nick, could you please get a mic if you don't have one already? Even with speakers, whenever I watch your videos I have to turn the volume all the way up to get a decent volume. Especially since this is now your full-time job, I feel it could really improve the quality of your channel.
I have a large Aglaonema Chocolate and I really like it! It's actually under a grow light to get some gentle light and I really think it's helping the colors on the leaves get nice and vibrant. I got it because I'm obsessed with Calathea Ornata and the harder to find Aglaonema Rotundum. I did eventually get an ornata, but glad I have the easier Chocolate as a back-up. Enjoy!
Great video. I remember when the Musaica first became available at the local garden store and it was expensive! So funny (not really) to see these previously so hard to find plants showing up at home stores and even as you said, grocery stores! Out of all the fussy/difficult Calatheas, this is the one that is still going after many months. Cissus Discolour (LOVE), I think recently you showed yours and mentioned how the first one died and that day I clipped some leaves to propagate because I too lost my first one. It looked amazing and I missed watering it by a few days and it was like, over. I tried again and kept it outside at the end of summer when it was still hot but raining a lot and it grew amazingly. Then I brought it in and it's been in my mini greenhouse with other tropicals and growing too fast, sending climbers everywhere. Now I want to move it out of the greenhouse but I'm nervous to do so...I'll keep spraying it often because it does like humidity.
Hey Nick, that Maxillaria Tenuifolia looks like a cymbidium, that’s why was growing in soil. The maxillaria has a completely different pseudobulbs (they grow vertically) and also the leafs are different.
Aglaonema is so easy to grow that many sellers put them in the lowest budget soil-mud with sand, garden soil with broken clay pieces, etc. and they don’t care about pot size either. If lower leaf is under muddy soil, it will rot. I’m new in houseplants hobby but Chinese ever green is such a classic plants in our hometown. It’s better repot them with better soil when we get home and let it start up from darker area. 40% -60% humidity is very decent, don’t need mist.
I wanted to hi & I'm hoping you're doing ok after quitting your job. Love the plants on your video today! Love the chocolate Agleonema- all my Chinese Evergreens have been doing well for me so far. But, please don't compare it to a Calathea or you might jinx me! - no luck @ all w/ them. Wishing you well, take care✌
By far the easiest and fool proof way to water orchids: Check roots; if green ignore, if silvery white proceed with watering Fill orchid container with water up to the base of the plant. (Avoid getting water in the crown (base of the leaves)) Leave to soak for fifteen minutes. Pour off excess water. That's it! This method fully hydrates the normally hydrophobic growing medium (moss or orchid bark) and roots without the risk of drowning. This method obviously works best if your orchid is in the standard grocery store plastic orchid pot / cachpot combo, but you could easily do it in a ventilated pot by submerging the whole pot in a large bowl of water.
And of course, this does not apply to terrestrial orchids in potting soil. But this is how I water all of my epiphytic plants growing on a plank or in orchid bark.
Your maxillaria orchid the coconut Orchid you did the the right thing by putting it in bark it should not been potted in soil.. both of your orchids just highlight. Let it the roots soak in the water for about the days you said like 10 days. in the winter you can water less and then the summer you would need to water more, so they don't dehydrate. I love me some orchids.. Your Maxillaria orchid is massive I love it..
Hi Nick.. with that coconut orchid.. I would do 50 %bark and 50% spagnum moss .That terrcotta pot will really suck up the moisture. I wouldn’t let it dry out for 10 days. Those pseudo bulbs need to be plump. That’s your watering gage. 💕
It's just really stange how price of plants can change, I bought last year my network for about 6$ and now I see smaller ones for 15$, the same with raven, got mine on sale in big box store for 3$ and first they were for 20$.
Can you make a video on who these plant daddies are that’s shelling out hundreds and even thousands of dollars on plants like the monstera also....and where can we find these people? LOL
Love how the worst case scenario with the ficus is that it lives and grows into a larger plant 😂😂
I know right?! I have killed so many focus... rest their leaves.
“Am I gonna buy this, am I not gonna buy this? 😬 The answer was YES 🙄😏” 😂
I was going to say the same thing! LOL seriously!
I can so relate to this, Nick :)
Would love a video of online plant sellers that you trust and recommend
Regarding the epidendrum: a lot of light (can tolerate direct sunlight), feed and water well, let the media approach dryness, use mainly bark because it needs good air circulation at the roots (you can add some moss if you find it difficult to keep up with the watering), don't let the media be bone-dry and it grows all year round so no need for a dormant period or any form of rest.
And regarding the "maxillaria", from what I see it is in fact a cymbidium orchid. That said it is a terrestrial orchid that needs a well draining mix (mostly bark though - a combination of bark and sphagnum moss 50-50 or 70-30 should do the trick), can tolerate direct sun and it is advised to give it lots of light, needs a cooldown in temperatures in autumn and winter (as low as 10-15 degrees, not lower) in order to bloom as well as a difference between day and night temperatures, feed and water well, media should be always moist but not soggy, they like to be root bound in the pot (from what I gather it promotes blooming) and don't pot the base of the plant to deep in the media as it promotes rot; go 1 cm above from where the roots grow and it should do fine. Other than that both of these orchids grow like weeds so enjoy! :D
I'm assuming ten degrees celsius? I know orchids like to cool off but in F that would be below freezing 😅
@@thewittyusername yes it's celsius, my bad
XD
Also your Coconut orchid grows up more than out 😊
When it comes to aglaonemas, I literally can do no wrong!! Accidentally left it quarantined in the dark for 2 weeks after purchasing, it loved it. Left it in water for 3 weeks after washing all nursery soil off, it produced 2 new gorgeous leaves. I feel like a super house plant professional when it comes to aglaonemas and I love it!!🤣🥰🙌 So rewarding😭
Miss orchid girl channel is a treasure trove of orchid knowledge. Love all your new plants!!!
I love your videos. Of course the plants you show are beautiful and you explain the care of them is 💯. But also your personality is very welcoming. Thank you 😊
Love your channel. You give us the good bad and ugly. But mostly you provide us with information and ways to spend our money! Thanks for all you do, Robin
I have bought many great plants at the store I go to. In the gift section with the cut flowers. I always head that way when I walk in the front door.
I love the aglonema chocolate and the painted lady, they are so pretty
Regarding the Algaonema, I recently purchased a valentine Chinese evergreen and I had the exact same situation, good light, perfect moisture, but it lost approximately 5 lower leaves, I was a bit worried because I had read it's supposed to be one of the easiest plants to grow but I'm happy to hear that other people have experienced the same thing and that the plant thrives afterwards!
I totally love that you are getting into orchids! They are a passion of mine and I hope more houseplant enthusiasts will start adding them to their collections.
I have always loved the calathea ornata but calathea hate my home. Aglaonema on the other hand thrive. Guess what just got added to my wish list? 😄 Good luck on your second go with the missus discolor, it is a beauty.
Omg. Did freaking spell check change cissus to missus? Ya it did.
I found that Calathea musaica at Kroger today actually. 😂 Reduced to $8.99 because of a couple of yellow leaves. 😍 Wish me luck!
What state?
@@HappyHonee Ohio
Yes! I have the chocolate Ag and I'm in LOVE. I love all Aglaonemas though.
Tip for peperomia repoting, the soil I use is a mix of normal 1/3 soil, 1/3 perlite and 1/3 cactus soil. They like it dry and drained
Hey Nick, I love your vibe, and I love that you really show the plants you're speaking about and describe them in more detail (like how they feel or how they grow). Keep doing what you're doing!
Checked out the description as I turned the video on, so hyped to reach the Peperomia ”tingo maria”! I have never heard of it before
Hi Nick. Hope your day is going good. I’ve never seen plant tubers do a video of the plants they have lost in the last year. Could you consider doing one? I seem to lose 2 to 3 😪
Hey there Plant Mom! I’m just starting out on you tube but I made a video on my dead/dying plants lol
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They are all beautiful! I love your taste in plants. Plus watching speak abt the beautiful Peperomia you received for your birthday made me smile. Thanks for sharing 🌱
Bring on Aglaonema Chocolate...gorgeous plant and would be so much easier to care for than another Calathea. I acquired a Cissus Discolor this summer and it thrived in an outdoor area with only a few hours of morning sun, but was it a thirsty plant. I brought it in for the fall and up potted it. Its been miserable and I will be surprised if it doesn't die. I may try making a bunch of propagations for a full basket or pot with trellis next summer. Then again my go to nursery has it literally growing up the walls. So if I fail I can try, try again. Thanks for showing us all your lovely plants Nick. Happy Growing!
Love my Painted Lady, such a fast and easy grower!
Those painted ladies grow so incredibly fast! I just got one about a month ago & it has popped out a leaf every week since! They are absolutely gorgeous. 🌿
My Epidendrums (reed orchids) grow outside in Florida, in a mixture of soil and bark. Unlike other orchids, I keep them moist. I got a Ficus Triangularis on the clearance rank. Half of its leaves were gone. It is on the edge of a tree line, in a pot, so it receives some sun, a little dappled at times. It loves humidity and I keep it moist, but not wet. It seems to prefer moisture, which I find with various ficus. I moved all of my calathea outside, into the ground. They hated being inside, even in a room with lots of humidity. They are thriving outside. The Mosaica is the only one that does fine for me in the house, and is growing. The discolor is another high humidity plant and it doesn't want to dry out. These have been my personal experiences.
Nick: Every aglaonema I bring home, the bottom leaves yellow and fall off
me, looking at my sad yellowing Golden Bay: oh, thank god I thought it was dying
Great haul!!!! Enjoy your lovlies💚🌱💚🌱
Ohhhh painted lady. Very Beautiful one. !!
Really beautiful plants
“I LOVE COCONUT” hahaha made me giggle so hard! Loved this video!
It actually smells like Coppertone. 😅
I love my Aglaonema "Chocolate"! These types are so easy and forgiving... except my Aglaonema Lady Valentine hates me. It is treated no differently but went from being full to 3 leaves and is now flowering.
That peperomia is adorable! I have horrible luck with them. I love that you love them and have so much success.
Hi Nick! I love all of the plants you showed us today/purchased in October. I'd love to have the Maxillaria tenuifolia, too. Like you, I love coconut. too! You look like you're doing really well, which is fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing!
If you ever get tired of your Triangularis variegata, send it my way. I would LOVE it!
Roger’s Orchids is a great channel! He has been an orchid grower for years with very interesting video’s!
The ficus tri will most likely lose 90% of its leaves its very dramatic when its moved. But stick w it and it will cone back strong. It is such a beautiful plant when larger bc of the woody stems. Good luck. Love your channel !
Ficus plants are the ones you can’t move around. They like to be in one spot. They first drop a few leaves but once it gets acclimated to the spot it starts growing very nicely.
Second! Woot woot! Thanks Nick for sharing all your plants 🌱
With my cissus discolor, I had it quarantine outside for a few days. It was 👌🏼 I brought it in and thought I found a good spot but it started dropping leaves like crazy so I moved it again. Thought maybe the bathroom.. nope... finally after every stinking leaf fell
Off I took it back outside to my plant graveyard 🤣🤣🤣 left it on my lanai . Probably a week later I walk outside and see a little new growth poking out ..... it had 3/4 about 3ft vines before. It’s not back to that yet but o have it on a hoop just like yours and it’s wrapped all the way around on each side . So there’s hope!!! Even when you think it’s dead😂
Love you videos, waiting allways! 🙃
Greetings from Finland!
Orchids are my fav! It’s mostly what I have. I definitely prefer a mix of moss and bark. Bark doesn’t hold enough water but adds great airflow so mixing it is the key! If you really want to check out orchids there’s waldor orchids in NJ towards Atlantic City. That place is amazing!! That’s where I get all of my orchids. It’s what they specialize in.
A sparrow brought me a strange seed 🌰 one day and I planted it in a little ceramic cup. I found that it has germinated! It's a Monstera albo variegata!
I’m in Thailand and have the Ficus, too. It loves bright light...all day long. So, you’re right to put them under grow light, I guess. 😉
“No one wants the Peperomia polybotrya” but Nick, *I* want the peperomia polybotrya
I literally got one last week because I killed my argyreia
Same. I want a polybotrya 😂
They’re pretty! But mine died so....
Me too! I love my polybotrya!!
@@gaverbach Have had my polybotra two years and its in a 12 inch pot and is truly stunning. very shiny five inch raindrop leaves. Nothing like it if you can get it this size promise you, everyone who sees it would want one! Just give it sun for about half the day.
I grow my coconut orchid in moss they tend to enjoy more moisture I would not let it dry out at all ensure great air flow and it will do fine. In my first blooming the plant only had two blooms and the fragrance was amazing! I really enjoy this plant I would always keep one or two in my collection.
I bought a Aglaonema Chocolate about four months ago. It’s in a north facing window which is all I have to offer this beauty. Fingers crossed. I’ve lost a few lower leaves but the plant looks healthy, so I think it was the adjustment period. So far so good. I have several Aglaonema and they seem to like it here so I’m hopeful. I’m just trying to be careful about not over watering. I wish you luck, I love them all, but this one is just a little special.
Excellent video as always! Very enjoyable. Many thanks!!🙂💐🌷🌻
Yes! I want a Chocolate Ag ❤️
So excited to see you put out a video! Thank you. I am in love with Cissus Discolor; but scared to try it due to current pricing.
Could you fo a day in the life plant care video. My collection has quadrupled, love to see how you manage your collection.
Great job that aglo chocolate wishlisted omg!!!💚👍
Aglaonema and dieffenbachia are the hardest for me. They always seem to droop and die over time. I can keep everything else alive fine, even the harder to keep stuff.
I have the Aglaonema Chocolate and it looked exactly like the one you're holding. Until October rolled around. Now it's half the plant it used to be after dropping many leaves, it's lost its lustre and is just not a happy plant anymore. Still, I will hang on to what's left and see where it goes. Good luck with yours, I hope it does better than mine. It's a beautiful plant when it thrives!
If you think the Ag chocolate looks like the calathea ornata then you've gotta get your hands on a Rotundum. :) Super pretty!
Hey! It's possible that the reason you always lose a few leaves when you bring a new aglaonema home is just because they are changing environments and need to acclimate. Love your videos. ♥️
I love the cissus discolor!!!
Love ya, your choices are cool
I like the monstera subpinnata especially because she looks like a fern or a small palm!
Beautiful plants
Good luck with the new cissus!
SO JEALOUS of your Cissus Discolor
I have a 6' painted lady! Tip: she LOVES to climb, give her a nice tall pole!
my best tips on aglaonimas are light,light ,and more light ,if you have some pink or red on the leaves,and they don't like water!! let them really dry out between waterings,they are heavy feeders,feed them every time you water,or every second time.they don't like cold!!no way under 60 F.they are easy to propagate,THEY DONT MIND TAP WATER,THEY ARE STRONG PLANTS,and they are BEAUTIFUL
I need a Tingo Maria!! That's my name!! Another great video! Fat and fuzzy, too funny😅
oo yay the aerial roots on that epidendrum look so goood.. you were the first person to make me sort of realise that you could have orchids And houseplants lol 😂 and that they didn't have to be mutually exclusive
im not expert but im not sure about the ID on the maxillaria tho. tenuifolia has these really cute psuedobulbs that grow on top of each other.. could just be a younger plant but it doesn't look like mine
Wishing YOU The Best Of Plant Luck With Your New Cissus!!! ITS Such A Beauty...BUT I Keep Stopping Myself From Getting IT !!! I FEAR Coming Downstairs One Morning To A Plant That Has Turned Into A Crispy Critter!!! I'm STILL #MadAboutMarantaceae SO I've Stopped Fighting IT And I DO Want A Musaica... Wish I COULD Get Those Costa Farm Deals HERE In California!!
Ooooooooooh I need a painted lady! Ahhhhh! Lol holy crap I didn’t even realize those were orchids! Lol
I love that you can bust out scientific names like nothing lol
Would love to hear more about the patented plants!
I had a feeling you were responsible for those painted ladies! Had to pass on em for a pink princess though
for orchids in orchid bark, soak them in water for about 24 hours about once a week. only fertilize them when they aren't blooming and soak them less often (about once every two weeks) when they're in bloom to make the blooms last longer. orchids are pretty chill though, if you forget to soak them for a week or accidentally leave them soaking for an extra 12 hours, they're fine
FWIW, I've had a couple of orchids blooming for the last 5 months, and I've kept them on the same watering and fertilizing schedule as my orchids that are in their growth phase. One is sending up another flower spike while still in bloom. I only cut back on their fertilizing in the winter, where I continue to fertilize but at a lower dose.
Hi Nick, could you please get a mic if you don't have one already? Even with speakers, whenever I watch your videos I have to turn the volume all the way up to get a decent volume. Especially since this is now your full-time job, I feel it could really improve the quality of your channel.
I find some of the coolest plants at my local grocery store!
I have a large Aglaonema Chocolate and I really like it! It's actually under a grow light to get some gentle light and I really think it's helping the colors on the leaves get nice and vibrant. I got it because I'm obsessed with Calathea Ornata and the harder to find Aglaonema Rotundum. I did eventually get an ornata, but glad I have the easier Chocolate as a back-up. Enjoy!
Great video. I remember when the Musaica first became available at the local garden store and it was expensive! So funny (not really) to see these previously so hard to find plants showing up at home stores and even as you said, grocery stores! Out of all the fussy/difficult Calatheas, this is the one that is still going after many months.
Cissus Discolour (LOVE), I think recently you showed yours and mentioned how the first one died and that day I clipped some leaves to propagate because I too lost my first one. It looked amazing and I missed watering it by a few days and it was like, over. I tried again and kept it outside at the end of summer when it was still hot but raining a lot and it grew amazingly. Then I brought it in and it's been in my mini greenhouse with other tropicals and growing too fast, sending climbers everywhere. Now I want to move it out of the greenhouse but I'm nervous to do so...I'll keep spraying it often because it does like humidity.
Hi Nick. The epidendrum orchids are ground orchids. They grow in regular potting mix, unlike most others, and need bright light.
I lv cissus discolor. I wanna acquire it but it's really expensive here. Anyway,best of luck Nick👍
Hey Nick, that Maxillaria Tenuifolia looks like a cymbidium, that’s why was growing in soil. The maxillaria has a completely different pseudobulbs (they grow vertically) and also the leafs are different.
How exactly are you fitting all these plants into your home? You must be running out of space by now with all the plants you have been collecting.
Aglaonema is so easy to grow that many sellers put them in the lowest budget soil-mud with sand, garden soil with broken clay pieces, etc. and they don’t care about pot size either. If lower leaf is under muddy soil, it will rot. I’m new in houseplants hobby but Chinese ever green is such a classic plants in our hometown. It’s better repot them with better soil when we get home and let it start up from darker area. 40% -60% humidity is very decent, don’t need mist.
I have the Chocolate Agleonema that is gorgeous and so easy to live with. So much better than a finicky Calethea.
The Painted Lady is gorgeous! 💚😃
Please do a video on where you get your ceramic pots. They all look so beautiful
I wanted to hi & I'm hoping you're doing ok after quitting your job. Love the plants on your video today! Love the chocolate Agleonema- all my Chinese Evergreens have been doing well for me so far. But, please don't compare it to a Calathea or you might jinx me! - no luck @ all w/ them. Wishing you well, take care✌
The plural of ficus is ficuses or ficus (like the word fish).
Ficuii?
I love ficus! I hope your triangularis grows beautifully and changes your mind about them! 😊
By far the easiest and fool proof way to water orchids:
Check roots; if green ignore, if silvery white proceed with watering
Fill orchid container with water up to the base of the plant. (Avoid getting water in the crown (base of the leaves))
Leave to soak for fifteen minutes.
Pour off excess water.
That's it! This method fully hydrates the normally hydrophobic growing medium (moss or orchid bark) and roots without the risk of drowning. This method obviously works best if your orchid is in the standard grocery store plastic orchid pot / cachpot combo, but you could easily do it in a ventilated pot by submerging the whole pot in a large bowl of water.
And of course, this does not apply to terrestrial orchids in potting soil. But this is how I water all of my epiphytic plants growing on a plank or in orchid bark.
I’d like to see your Cissus collection. I have one that was my mother’s that’s over 40 years old.
Never been an orchid fan! but the Aglaonema Chocolate is woww!
Omg paint lady looking at me lol
That aglao chocolate looks gorgeous. It’s like a cross betwn calathea and black cardinal.
I would like a video on patented plants, sounds interesting.
Your maxillaria orchid the coconut Orchid you did the the right thing by putting it in bark it should not been potted in soil.. both of your orchids just highlight. Let it the roots soak in the water for about the days you said like 10 days. in the winter you can water less and then the summer you would need to water more, so they don't dehydrate. I love me some orchids.. Your Maxillaria orchid is massive I love it..
Omg that Painted Lady and this Musaïca are sooo gorgeous ! Btw love ur shirt colour 🙃
I grow my orchid in orchid bark in a terra cotta pot. I bottom water it over night and mist it every once in a while.
I've wanted an aglaonema chocolate for a little while now but they are indeed harder to find and more expensive than some other kinds! One day
Hi Nick.. with that coconut orchid.. I would do 50 %bark and 50% spagnum moss .That terrcotta pot will really suck up the moisture. I wouldn’t let it dry out for 10 days. Those pseudo bulbs need to be plump. That’s your watering gage. 💕
It's just really stange how price of plants can change, I bought last year my network for about 6$ and now I see smaller ones for 15$, the same with raven, got mine on sale in big box store for 3$ and first they were for 20$.
Yay! New video!! I'm totally gonna get a painted lady now. 😆
Where do your aglaonemas sit? They really hate too bright of a place, even if it's indirect light in my experience.
The Aglaonema ‘Chocolate’. I must get it, somehow....some way.
Can you make a video on who these plant daddies are that’s shelling out hundreds and even thousands of dollars on plants like the monstera also....and where can we find these people? LOL
Love the cissus
The ficus trianglularis is known for dropping all of its leaves and growing them back so don’t throw it out it’s not dead😂