I couldn't agree more! The RUclips plant scene is one of the best and the people are fantastic. Really plant people in general are great! So much love of life here to be shared! 😁🌱🌿🌺🌾
Highly highly agree!!! I just got one and I cannot believe not one person ever had mentioned it's growing habits!!! I was mind blown when I found out it doesn't grow one leaf at a time and it's an entire branch at once!!! AMAZING plant
I will never forget finding my cast iron plant. It was a bedraggled thing busting out of its 6" nursery pot (three leaf shoots were coming out of a split in the bottom) and it was covered in spiderwebs and bugs. I paid $9 for it. I was so new to plants I wasn't sure I could save him, but I named him "Private Ryan" hoping I could. I treated him with neem oil, repotted him, gave him good light, and waited. Three weeks later he put out 13 (!!!!) new shoots all at once, and as those have grown in the last couple months his leaves have essentially doubled in density. He's completely healthy and thriving and it's honestly one of the best feelings in the world. Those plants are SURVIVORS!
I have one large and one medium golden pothos and one small majula pothos. I want a bigger majula and a lemon lime. I can see people not thinking they aren't that wonderful but when my larger one started growing and the leaves were huge, I stared 👀 at it for two days . Since then it has become a little smaller so i moved it in hopes it'll go back and start really trailing. Thanks for this video. It helps indoor newbies like me.
Currently need a Natal Mahogany! Thank you so much for the shout out and compliments. You are a big inspiration to my plant journey and it means a lot!
I'm relatively a New "plant dad ". I have about 35 kids and 6 are Pothos. The way they grow and ease of propagation is CRAZY! I can't wait 'til they trail more. Golden Pothos are definitely the "Blue jeans" of the plant world.👍🏿🍃🌱
One of my first plants was a golden pothos. I got a small one from IKEA and a year later I was able to take 40+ leaf cuttings from the three 6-foot vines it grew. Guess it was in the perfect spot in my home. Now I have this enormous 3 foot wide planter with all those cuttings.
I almost got a japonica this past weekend but my husband gave me the stink eye. Jokes on him I got a begonia maculata variegata and a pearls and jade pothos at the next store when he was on the phone and couldn't stop me.
I totally agree about the pothos! I was a little snooty about how common they are so I resisted buying one for a while, but now that I have one I think it’s so pretty! I also feel like when I’m stressing about other plants, I never have to stress about my pothos. It always looks fabulous!
I feel like the Christmas, thanksgiving, and Easter cacti are under rated!y grandmother has killed any plant she’s ever owned I have her a thanksgiving cactus three years ago and it’s still thriving! I find they are the easiest to learn to propagate and give you confidence in propagating!
My pothos has survived so so much I’ve over watered them I’ve forgotten to water them for 4+ months and they still look green and happy as ever, and they can grow right out of an aquarium so really they are a truly bulletproof plant but I’ll never buy one since they’re so common and root from cuttings so easily you can always find a friend that has one
Totally agree about pothos!! I remember my mom wanting me to buy one when i was around 16, i was like "nah i need something special" but i mean, pothos are one of my big favourites right now, i just want more and more
Yesss, so happy that there are so many variations on pothos! Got a golden, a golden who’s turning green, a marble queen and a happy leaf right now, on the lookout for a njoy and silver😄
Just bought 3 new Pothos today. I had the very common Golden which I divided and propagated with so much success and joy that I thought I must get more varieties. Got the gorgeous Lemon, the Marble Queen and the Pictus Silver today. I'm thrilled cause I know those won't die on me.
Hi Nick! Could you please do a video on maybe like supplying light for plants that are situated in a darker area of the house that like full sun? If you have any experience with stuff like that? Love your vids! Keep it up! 👍🏼👏🏼😍
That may be difficult. Full sun is about 100,000 lux and typical indoor lighting is about one hundredth of that. Here is an article on lighting for carnivorous plants, which mostly live in full sun or otherwise bright environments: www.carnivorousplants.org/grow/SoilsWaterLight/FluorescentLighting
This is a lovely selection of plants. Since your last video I'm really coming around to Fatsia japonica, you are so persuasive. 😂 I always thought "that plant looks like something I'd walk outside and yank out of the ground" and then you talked about that being the reason you like it and it changed my perspective a little. I've been seeing them more and more in Paris, I think they're growing in popularity here. HOLY COW THAT NATAL MAHOGANY IS AMAZING! Mama wants a bigger apartment. Thank you very much for mentioning my channel Phil, that is truly thoughtful. Thanks from the bottom of MY heart, gosh darn it!
@@betsybegonia just found a variegated one too, super cute (although super sad atm, it's still a bit cold for this tiny pup, so I just brought it inside and hoping it'll be ok soon).
I picked up a natal mahogany yesterday, since I heard you talking about it on your low light houseplant video. I was so shocked to see it and I’m super excited to have it now.
A big underrated plant is Nepenthes, the carnivorous vine. The Ventrata species is very hardy for indoors, and despite needing distilled/rain water only, they're a fabulously rewarding plant. the leaves are big and lush, they vine elegantly, and the colourful and interesting pitchers are pleasing to the eye and always a conversation starter. I think they're underrated because they are only popular with carnivore growers, and not with mainstream plant growers.
Its funny you have pothos on your list. The plant that got me back into gardening other than my veggie patch was when I laid eyes on pothos snow queen. It is literally my favourite plant and I may or may not hug it's pot daily. It is just so gorgeous and I and don't know why anyone wouldn't want one.
i just got an oak leaf ivy a couple weeks ago, and it is the fastest grower i've ever owned! definitely recommend it, it's chilling on the desk in my bedroom and it's already sprouted five or six new sets of unfurling leaves
Thanks Nick! I love Ivy, but feel the same about the English variety. Adding the Grape Ivy to my wish list. I love Pothos! To me there is nothing common about them at all..they are beautiful and so easy going! Love Betsy and Knot Dude! Been following both for awhile.
I love the Schefflera - used to have a couple back in the 90s. Their leaves feel like a luscious piece of soft leather. I love washing them. Pothos are incredible, albeit ubiquitous. I have a really old marble queen and it’s never been repotted and in fact a bird built a nest in it when I left it outside one summer. 😆 There is little to no soil left in the pot but every time I dust once a week I take it off the shelf it’s on and fill it up with water let it soak up the sun light in the kitchen and it just shines. It is gorgeous and stunning and I’ve taken clippings from it so many times. Did I mention it’s just gorgeous?! I have a 20-year-old golden pothos, (by the way you pronounce it correctly ha ha), and I have a neon pothos that’s living in water at the top of my stairs in a west facing window and it’s so lovely to see that bright chartreuse against my dark Queen Anne table. Then there’s my Grape Leaf Ivy: to die for! It had been sitting in my north facing Minnesota window for years and I don’t even know how many years at this point and during this “polar vortex“ I finally pulled it away and realized it had burn marks all over some of the leaves touching the window so I put it on an interior wall and once again, it’s doing great. In fact, it was even still growing and putting out new growth when it was being frozen to death 😖 so yeah, I totally agree with you about those three plants -I’ve never had the other two. Great video, two green thumbs up! 🌱🌱☺️
Got my cast iron plant at Lowes last week for $9.98 in an 8in pot! It is mixed in with the grasses. My pothos are water propogated and free. They are growing up a tree where I live, the top of the vine has leaves bigger than my head! Pulled several vines to propogate, that was the beginning of my return from a black thumb! Now I have about 15 plants and they are all thriving due to the wonderful RUclips plant community🌱. I realize succulents are not for me though...they all die. Love my sansevierias. I want all the species❤🌱
I love, love, love pothos because it grows so fast and is beautiful. I have never seen the cissus but will look for it now that you've pointed it out. I've probably over looked it, thinking it was ivy. Thanks so much. Blessings.
My mom had some pothos, she really loved her plants, but they endet up dying. Before they died, I took a few cuttings and propagated them, they now have roots and are almost ready for soil. She doesn't know I saved her plant yet, but I hope she's happy about her new plant!
I enjoy your posts. You really know the business. You should be on HGTV. I don't have indoor plants. I buy house plants, put them in large pots, grow for a few years on the porch, then plant them in the ground where they grow into trees. Some of the plants you profile are very rare and seldom seen. Thank you.
For the majority of my life, I have had spider plants (Chlorophytum comosum). These plants are incredibly easy to care for and simple to propagate. Of the many varieties in cultivation, the typical green form is probably my favorite. While it is not as popular as the variegated forms, it is certainly more vigorous, becoming a full size plant (from cutting) over the duration of one summer, from my experience. I have also seen one come back from sub-zero temperatures. One of our variegated plants got left outside over winter one year. It was next to the house, so it probably did not get temperature swings far below the negative teens (Fahrenheit), even though temperatures do occasionally drop into the negative forties or colder where I live. The plant survived and came back from its roots in spring.
Wonderful, I think you're right about some of those plants being underated, I know I don't have the larger ones just because I don't have the room, but if I did I would have them. I want to get a Cebu blue pothos I feel they are just so beautiful, and I would really like to try growing the grape ivy, I tend to kill every other kind of ivy and I'm pretty sure it's because I don't have the right growing conditions, but I will keep trying because they are so pretty. I'm loving your channel and appreciate all your advice and tips, thanks again, bye for now.
I love under-rated plants. And I try not to can swept up in on-trend plants, buy get what I personally like instead! So funny- just when you started to like the 'looks like you could have picked it out from the side of the road' look, I did too! Maybe because I have been trying to save money and not get on-trend plants! Also, I have been getting plants for free from cuttings and this means literally many of my plants have been picked from the side of the road too!
Love the video. Can't definetely go wrong with those 5 underrated plants. I personally like Schefflera Amante. Nice foliage. Especially the Amante Soleil😊. After seeing your video, I'm not in the hunt for Natal Mahogany. Hope to find one here in 🇨🇦🌱
I was very happy to see Aspidistra on your list. I love this plant, and wish so much that they were more widely available and cheaper. There are many gorgeous cultivars with striped and/or spotted leaves like the variegated one shown. Just beautiful.
Funny that you say English ivy is difficult to grow; my sister, who is much more of a plant expert than me, bought me English ivy because she thought it would be easy to grow. However, she bought one too and hers died, while mine is still doing alright. I actually never realized that they needed so much light, so now I'm going to adjust its location since it's been kind of stagnant. I spritz mine almost daily to fend off spider mites
Considering they are (or have become) native greek plants since antiquity, yes, they don't even mind our scorching summer sun!! They are considered weeds here and they are one of the plants we all love to hate, too 😎
@@valiumk.9489 I think that's part of the appeal of the plant; ivies look very "european" to my American eye because they're common there, so I feel like it makes my decor more sophisticated. But in reality, I just have a giant weed hanging from my shelf 😂
Your list is so similar to mine lol my personal top 5 underrated plants would be 1) Money Trees 2) Schefflera of all types 3) Asparagus Fern 4) Cissus, especially Oak Leaf/Grape Leaf Ivy 5) Aralias and False Aralias and Aralia relatives like Fatsia. At my workplace, the plants most likely to stick around forever tend to be big Scheffleras, Dracaenas, and Palms. The palms, I understand but the rest, why? We also got in some very nice baby Fatsia recently and no one has been biting despite my attempts to push them as often as possible. Our Money Trees, Norfolk Island Pines, and Schefflera of all types just sit there. Meanwhile, we can't keep Crotons or Fiddleleafs in stock which.... sure, they're fine plants and all but not what I would call best for all plant caretakers and situations.
Oh, forgot to say, we have had a poor, expensive Aspidistra sitting around for so long. I even made it its own little sign in the hopes it would convince someone how easy and cool it is but alas
Interesting!! Money trees are "hot" here, but so expensive. Cissus is a weed all greeks love to hate, asparagus, aralia, schefflera and some dracaena and palms are outdoor plants here and super common in almost any balcony with plants (sadly not so common anymore).
@@plantanarchy9579 yes it is!!!! We're actually quite lucky with our climate here (mediterranean, zone 9b/10a), so we get a huge selection of native and non native plants, which some people might find a bit unusual. Some of the hardiest (sub)tropical plants have also acclimated really well here, so we get to have some aroids, hoyas, palms etc outdoors too. [I don't have too many plant videos, but they are all outdoor plant related ones (indoor tour coming soon), so you can check them out, to get an idea of what's available here.]
I LOVE Knot Dude; he's so cool and fun to watch! I loved this video; I've only seen the golden pothos out of all of the ones you showed. :( We have some sorry nurseries here.
Beautiful plants!! Fatsia is an outdoor plant for us, I love how easy that is and I recently got a variegated one (which is a bit sad, unfortunately). Schefflera actinophylla (it means ray/beam leaf) is on my "next paycheck to buy list". Ivy/Cissus sp. is a weed where I live and it's considered a rather "dirty" plant, since rodents and other crawlers like to hide in its foliage, so I'm staying away from it. It's also a huge plant, it can cover entire buildings, so I'm not sure how great of a houseplant it can be. Aspidistra (from the word aspis=shield) has also been a popular plant a few decades ago, but hard to find and expensive here as well. I'm on the hunt for a bargain on this one. Pothos (=lust/yearning) was one of my very first indoor plants and I want them ALL!! Especially those neon and cebu blue... sigh... I have 7 different plants and I'd buy more for sure!! Natal mahogany is stunning, but after googling it, I'm not sure it'll be an easy or an ideal indoor plant. It also has one of the weirdest names: trichilia is related to the word "hair" and emetica... well it means vomitory/vomitive!! Lol!! I should definitely make that plant etymology video!! Hihi!! Sorry for the huge comment and may you have a great day!!!!
Thank you so much for this great video Love all the plants you included I want them all! My problem is NO ROOM & NO LIGHT I must stick to small plants - little light or grow lights, like Calathea, Peperomia, my all-time favorite Pothos small Philodendron & small succulents - Haworthia - Kalanchoe. I just passed the 50 mark my dogs and I will be moving to the garage my Jade Pothos just slammed the front door. A fun new plant for me, is the 'Scilla Violecea' or Tiger Lily a succulent with bulbs that do not need a lot of light, grows faster than most succulents so you can share the bulbs with friends. Keep your love of plants coming I look forward to your next show, I feel like we are good friends .
After this video I picked up 2 31/2 ft amates. I spent all day hosing it down, wiping it’s leaves to shine, and treating it with neem. They’re both shining beautifully! Easily become my fav plant. I’m poor now..Going to go cry under my Amate now..😭🌱
I'm trying to grow my houseplant collection and this list is helpful. I have never had great luck with houseplants except for pothos so I have to add those for plant confidence. Most of my plants are outdoors and are succulents or cacti. Thanks for sharing😊👍❤.
That could explain what happened to my Umbrella Plant. My flat's kinda on the dark side. Weird thing happened though. I had heard they were susceptible to pests and when it got down to it's last two leaf clusters I cut them off where the stem met the trunk. So each had about a three inch stem with a cluster of six small leaves. I then popped them in some potting mix as cuttings. The individual leaves fell off one of them but the other survived. That was about three months ago. Here's where it gets weird. Just this afternoon I popped it out of the small 2 inch diameter pot it was in and the entire contents of the pot was one compact rootball. But above ground it hasn't changed at all. It's still just a small stem with six small leaves. I was thinking by now it would have put up new growth.
Hi Nick~ Another very interesting and informative video. I really like pothos and want a Cebu blue, n'joy, etc. You are definitely right up there with Betsy Begonia and Knot Dude. You 3 are 3 of my favs, along with Erika Schmoop! The plants you showed are all really nice. I will have to watch for them! TFS!
First of all - fantastic video again! I am checking your channel every day for new uploads xD Here are my Top 5 underrated houseplants: 5 Agave americana 4 Adenium obesum 3 Ficus benjamina "Natasja" 2 Portulacaria afra 1 Clivia minata
Glad you did this video. I ignored pothos for the same reasons you mentioned. But now I have 7 and love them. Definitely need to look for the natal mahogany.
The only time I ever got spider mites on plants was both times I tried to own/grow english ivy. Both ivys were quickly dumped in the garbage since they were so heavily infested and my other nearby plants needed some major cleaning/spraying to save.
All the various Aralias...the Ming Aralia is one of my favorites. This was a great topic cause I have been into plants for a long time and have seen popular plants come and go. I am old enough to remember the dusty, yellowed, neglected Monstera that was in every doctor and dentist office as a kid. I haven't been able to invest in one to day due to this association...way too traumatic.
Great video Nick! I loved hearing your thoughts especially on those plants I might just glance over at the store. I was ignoring the African violet until I was given some and now I’m so intrigued with their fuzzy leaves! I love Betsie Begonia too. She is quirky and super fun to watch! P.S. the two plants I bought from your Etsy shop are doing great! String of hearts and the wax ivy. Id like to propagate the wax ivy as I only have one branch coming from the soil. It grew this winter really well! A winter grower apparently. Can you suggest the best season for cutting and rooting it? Thanks! 😗
I always say. Not all plants should be statement plants. I think a diversity of bright coloured/ variegated/ textured plants needs complimentary less "in your face" plants. All plants are beautiful and deserves a spot in our homes😊
I love how the plant community gives out random shout outs to other plant RUclips's honestly its amazing!
I couldn't agree more! The RUclips plant scene is one of the best and the people are fantastic. Really plant people in general are great! So much love of life here to be shared! 😁🌱🌿🌺🌾
Planttubers are such a supportive community.
I think another underated common plant is the ZZ. It's really gorgeous to me but because it's so readily available ppl tend to overlook it.
I agree & super easy to care for!
Funny you say that cause i just started seeing the ZZ plant in stores and I mean this year.
I agree! I have four ZZ plants and absolutely LOVE them! Three of them are putting out new shoots like crazy!
ZZ plants are everywhere where I live. I just bought one, and I am loving it.
Highly highly agree!!! I just got one and I cannot believe not one person ever had mentioned it's growing habits!!! I was mind blown when I found out it doesn't grow one leaf at a time and it's an entire branch at once!!! AMAZING plant
I will never forget finding my cast iron plant. It was a bedraggled thing busting out of its 6" nursery pot (three leaf shoots were coming out of a split in the bottom) and it was covered in spiderwebs and bugs. I paid $9 for it. I was so new to plants I wasn't sure I could save him, but I named him "Private Ryan" hoping I could. I treated him with neem oil, repotted him, gave him good light, and waited. Three weeks later he put out 13 (!!!!) new shoots all at once, and as those have grown in the last couple months his leaves have essentially doubled in density. He's completely healthy and thriving and it's honestly one of the best feelings in the world. Those plants are SURVIVORS!
I agree on pothos. I didn't want to get it originally because it's so common, but when I noticed how it grew, I went out and bought some!
I never thought I would be but I'm completely hooked on pothos!
Pothos are amazing! They literally grow in front of your eyes.
It's my favorite plant! I love how giving they are!
My favorite underrated plants:
Peace lily(yes everyone has one. But with good reason!)
Spider plant!
Pothos.
I love pathos and heartleaf ivy, because of that jungle vibe. I did not appreciate them enough in the beginning, but now I love, love, love them.
You seem like the sweetest person on the face of the earth! Love your videos
Thank you Nick for showing scales, I never seen them before👍🌱🙌🏻
I have one large and one medium golden pothos and one small majula pothos. I want a bigger majula and a lemon lime. I can see people not thinking they aren't that wonderful but when my larger one started growing and the leaves were huge, I stared 👀 at it for two days . Since then it has become a little smaller so i moved it in hopes it'll go back and start really trailing. Thanks for this video. It helps indoor newbies like me.
Currently need a Natal Mahogany! Thank you so much for the shout out and compliments. You are a big inspiration to my plant journey and it means a lot!
lol! I was googling it just as I saw your message. The plant hunt never ends :-))
The blue Pothos is gorgeous! Good choices on your list! I love ponytail palms, they are super easy! 🌱🌱🌱🌱
Great selection!!! I wish I was confident enough to vlog... maybe towards the summer.
I'm relatively a New "plant dad ".
I have about 35 kids and 6 are Pothos.
The way they grow and ease of propagation is CRAZY!
I can't wait 'til they trail more.
Golden Pothos are definitely the "Blue jeans" of the plant world.👍🏿🍃🌱
One of my first plants was a golden pothos. I got a small one from IKEA and a year later I was able to take 40+ leaf cuttings from the three 6-foot vines it grew. Guess it was in the perfect spot in my home. Now I have this enormous 3 foot wide planter with all those cuttings.
I almost got a japonica this past weekend but my husband gave me the stink eye. Jokes on him I got a begonia maculata variegata and a pearls and jade pothos at the next store when he was on the phone and couldn't stop me.
Heather Jensen lmao!!!!! me haha
Dieffenbachia and dracaena seem underrated but I absolutely love them
I totally agree about the pothos! I was a little snooty about how common they are so I resisted buying one for a while, but now that I have one I think it’s so pretty! I also feel like when I’m stressing about other plants, I never have to stress about my pothos. It always looks fabulous!
I love all philos!! Your pronouncing of plant names are so precise. I hope to get to that point too
12:34 I hate it when my plants aren't pottie trained and they pee all over the floor! But I still love them anyway.
Coffee came out of my nose and ears!!!! ROFL!!!!!
I just laughed so much 😂
I feel like the Christmas, thanksgiving, and Easter cacti are under rated!y grandmother has killed any plant she’s ever owned I have her a thanksgiving cactus three years ago and it’s still thriving! I find they are the easiest to learn to propagate and give you confidence in propagating!
My pothos has survived so so much I’ve over watered them I’ve forgotten to water them for 4+ months and they still look green and happy as ever, and they can grow right out of an aquarium so really they are a truly bulletproof plant but I’ll never buy one since they’re so common and root from cuttings so easily you can always find a friend that has one
Yes...I made a video about my Pothos in Aquarium filter. Feel free to check it out. Also, I love all the many cultivars.
Schefflera grow taller than some houses here in Tampa. Very beautiful foliage.
Can you make a video about ferns please :)?
My top 2 favorite plants is the Pothos and Peace Lily!! I have 5 Pothos and 4 Peace Lily's and I rescued all of them! 💚💚 much plant love!
Yay, I agree: BetsyBegonia channel is awesome!🙌🏻❤️😍😎
Totally agree about pothos!! I remember my mom wanting me to buy one when i was around 16, i was like "nah i need something special" but i mean, pothos are one of my big favourites right now, i just want more and more
Toy around with the cultivars...Jade N Pearl, Silver, Marble Queen...all of which I currently own.
Yesss, so happy that there are so many variations on pothos! Got a golden, a golden who’s turning green, a marble queen and a happy leaf right now, on the lookout for a njoy and silver😄
Just bought 3 new Pothos today. I had the very common Golden which I divided and propagated with so much success and joy that I thought I must get more varieties. Got the gorgeous Lemon, the Marble Queen and the Pictus Silver today. I'm thrilled cause I know those won't die on me.
this video made me realize i do love snake plants lol. also i've never had pothos because i thought it was too basic but now i'm rethinking that
Hi Nick! Could you please do a video on maybe like supplying light for plants that are situated in a darker area of the house that like full sun? If you have any experience with stuff like that? Love your vids! Keep it up! 👍🏼👏🏼😍
That may be difficult. Full sun is about 100,000 lux and typical indoor lighting is about one hundredth of that. Here is an article on lighting for carnivorous plants, which mostly live in full sun or otherwise bright environments: www.carnivorousplants.org/grow/SoilsWaterLight/FluorescentLighting
This is a lovely selection of plants. Since your last video I'm really coming around to Fatsia japonica, you are so persuasive. 😂 I always thought "that plant looks like something I'd walk outside and yank out of the ground" and then you talked about that being the reason you like it and it changed my perspective a little. I've been seeing them more and more in Paris, I think they're growing in popularity here. HOLY COW THAT NATAL MAHOGANY IS AMAZING! Mama wants a bigger apartment.
Thank you very much for mentioning my channel Phil, that is truly thoughtful. Thanks from the bottom of MY heart, gosh darn it!
You should get a fatsia!!!! It's super easy and quite hardy, we keep it outdoors here 😉
@@valiumk.9489 Oh gosh I might. I might!
@@betsybegonia just found a variegated one too, super cute (although super sad atm, it's still a bit cold for this tiny pup, so I just brought it inside and hoping it'll be ok soon).
I picked up a natal mahogany yesterday, since I heard you talking about it on your low light houseplant video. I was so shocked to see it and I’m super excited to have it now.
A big underrated plant is Nepenthes, the carnivorous vine. The Ventrata species is very hardy for indoors, and despite needing distilled/rain water only, they're a fabulously rewarding plant. the leaves are big and lush, they vine elegantly, and the colourful and interesting pitchers are pleasing to the eye and always a conversation starter. I think they're underrated because they are only popular with carnivore growers, and not with mainstream plant growers.
I have a Grape Ivy that is over 15 years old and grows like crazy. I just love it.
I recently found Knot Dude and I love him.
Megan McClure well that's so sweet of you! 💚
Its funny you have pothos on your list. The plant that got me back into gardening other than my veggie patch was when I laid eyes on pothos snow queen. It is literally my favourite plant and I may or may not hug it's pot daily. It is just so gorgeous and I and don't know why anyone wouldn't want one.
I've worked in Philadelphia as an Interior Landscaper, taking care of those plants including Amate Shefflera, saying hi from Wilmington, Delaware!
I agree, pothos are always overlooked and their soooo beautiful! 😍 Thanks for sharing more plants I should look for! 🌱💖
i just got an oak leaf ivy a couple weeks ago, and it is the fastest grower i've ever owned! definitely recommend it, it's chilling on the desk in my bedroom and it's already sprouted five or six new sets of unfurling leaves
Thanks Nick! I love Ivy, but feel the same about the English variety. Adding the Grape Ivy to my wish list. I love Pothos! To me there is nothing common about them at all..they are beautiful and so easy going! Love Betsy and Knot Dude! Been following both for awhile.
Judy Ludlum thanks Judy 🤗💚
100% on the Scheffleras! Such a fun plant and beautiful in your yard if you want one outdoors!
I love the Schefflera - used to have a couple back in the 90s. Their leaves feel like a luscious piece of soft leather. I love washing them. Pothos are incredible, albeit ubiquitous. I have a really old marble queen and it’s never been repotted and in fact a bird built a nest in it when I left it outside one summer. 😆 There is little to no soil left in the pot but every time I dust once a week I take it off the shelf it’s on and fill it up with water let it soak up the sun light in the kitchen and it just shines. It is gorgeous and stunning and I’ve taken clippings from it so many times. Did I mention it’s just gorgeous?!
I have a 20-year-old golden pothos, (by the way you pronounce it correctly ha ha), and I have a neon pothos that’s living in water at the top of my stairs in a west facing window and it’s so lovely to see that bright chartreuse against my dark Queen Anne table.
Then there’s my Grape Leaf Ivy: to die for! It had been sitting in my north facing Minnesota window for years and I don’t even know how many years at this point and during this “polar vortex“ I finally pulled it away and realized it had burn marks all over some of the leaves touching the window so I put it on an interior wall and once again, it’s doing great. In fact, it was even still growing and putting out new growth when it was being frozen to death 😖 so yeah, I totally agree with you about those three plants -I’ve never had the other two.
Great video, two green thumbs up! 🌱🌱☺️
Got my cast iron plant at Lowes last week for $9.98 in an 8in pot! It is mixed in with the grasses. My pothos are water propogated and free. They are growing up a tree where I live, the top of the vine has leaves bigger than my head! Pulled several vines to propogate, that was the beginning of my return from a black thumb! Now I have about 15 plants and they are all thriving due to the wonderful RUclips plant community🌱. I realize succulents are not for me though...they all die. Love my sansevierias. I want all the species❤🌱
Thanks so much for this video! Currently ISO: Variegated Cast Iron plant and a Natal Mahogany lol!
That neon pothos looks amazing!!!!!!
I love, love, love pothos because it grows so fast and is beautiful. I have never seen the cissus but will look for it now that you've pointed it out. I've probably over looked it, thinking it was ivy. Thanks so much. Blessings.
My mom had some pothos, she really loved her plants, but they endet up dying. Before they died, I took a few cuttings and propagated them, they now have roots and are almost ready for soil. She doesn't know I saved her plant yet, but I hope she's happy about her new plant!
I love your enthusiasm and appreciation for all plants! Thank you for all your expert advice. Subbed!
I enjoy your posts. You really know the business. You should be on HGTV. I don't have indoor plants. I buy house plants, put them in large pots, grow for a few years on the porch, then plant them in the ground where they grow into trees. Some of the plants you profile are very rare and seldom seen. Thank you.
Chlorophytum amaniense "Fire Flash' - It's so easy to care for and I love the color!
For the majority of my life, I have had spider plants (Chlorophytum comosum). These plants are incredibly easy to care for and simple to propagate. Of the many varieties in cultivation, the typical green form is probably my favorite. While it is not as popular as the variegated forms, it is certainly more vigorous, becoming a full size plant (from cutting) over the duration of one summer, from my experience.
I have also seen one come back from sub-zero temperatures. One of our variegated plants got left outside over winter one year. It was next to the house, so it probably did not get temperature swings far below the negative teens (Fahrenheit), even though temperatures do occasionally drop into the negative forties or colder where I live. The plant survived and came back from its roots in spring.
Love every plant you have shown and have many of them thanks for the video
Tetrastigma!!!! I *think* that is your unknown cutting! We just ordered some and I brought one home! Huge hanging basket!
Pothos Addicted its what I'am. They are wonderful!
I'd love too see a video like this once a week. I'm always looking for new, unique & unknown houseplants!
I love it when you talk about your plants with so much love!!
totally agree with the umbrella plant, i have 3 of these plants and i love it!
Wonderful, I think you're right about some of those plants being underated, I know I don't have the larger ones just because I don't have the room, but if I did I would have them. I want to get a Cebu blue pothos I feel they are just so beautiful, and I would really like to try growing the grape ivy, I tend to kill every other kind of ivy and I'm pretty sure it's because I don't have the right growing conditions, but I will keep trying because they are so pretty. I'm loving your channel and appreciate all your advice and tips, thanks again, bye for now.
I love under-rated plants. And I try not to can swept up in on-trend plants, buy get what I personally like instead! So funny- just when you started to like the 'looks like you could have picked it out from the side of the road' look, I did too! Maybe because I have been trying to save money and not get on-trend plants! Also, I have been getting plants for free from cuttings and this means literally many of my plants have been picked from the side of the road too!
I’ve been admiring the natal in my lobby for months now. Glad to know it’s good in low light...now to find a store that stocks them
Pothos are my favorite! I just bought a Cebu Blue at Lowes. They are very rare where I live.
Love the video. Can't definetely go wrong with those 5 underrated plants. I personally like Schefflera Amante. Nice foliage. Especially the Amante Soleil😊. After seeing your video, I'm not in the hunt for Natal Mahogany. Hope to find one here in 🇨🇦🌱
Too funny, Nick - after your house tour I got a grape ivy :) I love the way its new leaves grow in. Beautiful!
I was very happy to see Aspidistra on your list. I love this plant, and wish so much that they were more widely available and cheaper. There are many gorgeous cultivars with striped and/or spotted leaves like the variegated one shown. Just beautiful.
Nick, you’re in a class by yourself! I always look forward to your videos. And so do my friends!!
Funny that you say English ivy is difficult to grow; my sister, who is much more of a plant expert than me, bought me English ivy because she thought it would be easy to grow. However, she bought one too and hers died, while mine is still doing alright. I actually never realized that they needed so much light, so now I'm going to adjust its location since it's been kind of stagnant. I spritz mine almost daily to fend off spider mites
Considering they are (or have become) native greek plants since antiquity, yes, they don't even mind our scorching summer sun!!
They are considered weeds here and they are one of the plants we all love to hate, too 😎
@@valiumk.9489 I think that's part of the appeal of the plant; ivies look very "european" to my American eye because they're common there, so I feel like it makes my decor more sophisticated. But in reality, I just have a giant weed hanging from my shelf 😂
Your list is so similar to mine lol my personal top 5 underrated plants would be 1) Money Trees 2) Schefflera of all types 3) Asparagus Fern 4) Cissus, especially Oak Leaf/Grape Leaf Ivy 5) Aralias and False Aralias and Aralia relatives like Fatsia. At my workplace, the plants most likely to stick around forever tend to be big Scheffleras, Dracaenas, and Palms. The palms, I understand but the rest, why? We also got in some very nice baby Fatsia recently and no one has been biting despite my attempts to push them as often as possible. Our Money Trees, Norfolk Island Pines, and Schefflera of all types just sit there. Meanwhile, we can't keep Crotons or Fiddleleafs in stock which.... sure, they're fine plants and all but not what I would call best for all plant caretakers and situations.
Oh, forgot to say, we have had a poor, expensive Aspidistra sitting around for so long. I even made it its own little sign in the hopes it would convince someone how easy and cool it is but alas
Interesting!! Money trees are "hot" here, but so expensive. Cissus is a weed all greeks love to hate, asparagus, aralia, schefflera and some dracaena and palms are outdoor plants here and super common in almost any balcony with plants (sadly not so common anymore).
@@valiumk.9489 It's super cool to hear what plants are more common/popular in various areas/internationally!
@@plantanarchy9579 yes it is!!!!
We're actually quite lucky with our climate here (mediterranean, zone 9b/10a), so we get a huge selection of native and non native plants, which some people might find a bit unusual. Some of the hardiest (sub)tropical plants have also acclimated really well here, so we get to have some aroids, hoyas, palms etc outdoors too.
[I don't have too many plant videos, but they are all outdoor plant related ones (indoor tour coming soon), so you can check them out, to get an idea of what's available here.]
Oh my that is on my wish list I live in Newfoundland can't get them here you very lucky! love your videos.
I LOVE Knot Dude; he's so cool and fun to watch! I loved this video; I've only seen the golden pothos out of all of the ones you showed. :( We have some sorry nurseries here.
Kick!!! Lovely plants and I love how you explain each one.😎😎
Beautiful plants!!
Fatsia is an outdoor plant for us, I love how easy that is and I recently got a variegated one (which is a bit sad, unfortunately).
Schefflera actinophylla (it means ray/beam leaf) is on my "next paycheck to buy list".
Ivy/Cissus sp. is a weed where I live and it's considered a rather "dirty" plant, since rodents and other crawlers like to hide in its foliage, so I'm staying away from it. It's also a huge plant, it can cover entire buildings, so I'm not sure how great of a houseplant it can be.
Aspidistra (from the word aspis=shield) has also been a popular plant a few decades ago, but hard to find and expensive here as well. I'm on the hunt for a bargain on this one.
Pothos (=lust/yearning) was one of my very first indoor plants and I want them ALL!! Especially those neon and cebu blue... sigh... I have 7 different plants and I'd buy more for sure!!
Natal mahogany is stunning, but after googling it, I'm not sure it'll be an easy or an ideal indoor plant. It also has one of the weirdest names: trichilia is related to the word "hair" and emetica... well it means vomitory/vomitive!! Lol!!
I should definitely make that plant etymology video!! Hihi!!
Sorry for the huge comment and may you have a great day!!!!
I agree about Pothos, I always just walk past them but I picked up one last week at walmart 😃😂
I love Pothos. I think the key is to explore the many cultivars and varieties...Jade N Pearl, Marble Queen, Silver.
I agree, the issue is being able to find those unique pothos.
Ohhhhh kaaaayyyy.... I'll go buy some pothos!!! 😝 😝 😝
Pothos are truly my favorite
Thank you for making this! I've been looking for some nice plants to put in my space so I really appreciate this!
ure so passionate about what your saying its inspiring
Thank you so much for this great video Love all the plants you included I want them all! My problem is NO ROOM & NO LIGHT I must stick to small plants - little light or grow lights, like Calathea, Peperomia, my all-time favorite Pothos small Philodendron & small succulents - Haworthia - Kalanchoe. I just passed the 50 mark my dogs and I will be moving to the garage my Jade Pothos just slammed the front door. A fun new plant for me, is the 'Scilla Violecea' or Tiger Lily a succulent with bulbs that do not need a lot of light, grows faster than most succulents so you can share the bulbs with friends. Keep your love of plants coming I look forward to your next show, I feel like we are good friends .
After this video I picked up 2 31/2 ft amates. I spent all day hosing it down, wiping it’s leaves to shine, and treating it with neem. They’re both shining beautifully! Easily become my fav plant. I’m poor now..Going to go cry under my Amate now..😭🌱
Wonderful video! I had grape ivy and fatsia japonica but prefer the ivy. Love pothos & have at least 15 plants in several varieties.
What a great video! Thank you for sharing!
I have pothos all over my house, so easy to propagate and look great
I felt the same about pothos before i got one. Now i have 5 different varieties, such an easy and rewarding plant !
I'm trying to grow my houseplant collection and this list is helpful. I have never had great luck with houseplants except for pothos so I have to add those for plant confidence. Most of my plants are outdoors and are succulents or cacti. Thanks for sharing😊👍❤.
Yes on the pothos call. I really just love them. Also love my oak leaf ivy. It is huge and wispy and amazing. Fun video!
You've probably figured it out by now, but the cutting in the jar is Tetrastigma Voinierianum.
That could explain what happened to my Umbrella Plant. My flat's kinda on the dark side. Weird thing happened though. I had heard they were susceptible to pests and when it got down to it's last two leaf clusters I cut them off where the stem met the trunk. So each had about a three inch stem with a cluster of six small leaves. I then popped them in some potting mix as cuttings. The individual leaves fell off one of them but the other survived. That was about three months ago. Here's where it gets weird. Just this afternoon I popped it out of the small 2 inch diameter pot it was in and the entire contents of the pot was one compact rootball. But above ground it hasn't changed at all. It's still just a small stem with six small leaves. I was thinking by now it would have put up new growth.
I love my Cast Iron plant! I have had him for a few months, and he is putting out 2 new stems.
Hi Nick~ Another very interesting and informative video. I really like pothos and want a Cebu blue, n'joy, etc. You are definitely right up there with Betsy Begonia and Knot Dude. You 3 are 3 of my favs, along with Erika Schmoop! The plants you showed are all really nice. I will have to watch for them! TFS!
Sandy G 💚
Tricilliam? Sid nota know them. They seems beautiful! Wow
Love your content and plant info. always look forward to seeing what info. or tips you have.
First of all - fantastic video again! I am checking your channel every day for new uploads xD
Here are my Top 5 underrated houseplants:
5 Agave americana
4 Adenium obesum
3 Ficus benjamina "Natasja"
2 Portulacaria afra
1 Clivia minata
Glad you did this video. I ignored pothos for the same reasons you mentioned. But now I have 7 and love them. Definitely need to look for the natal mahogany.
This is a fun list. I would add the ZZ plant too 💚
I would love to be your plantshop colleague and talk about plants all day haha! Really enjoy your video's. Keep it up! 😃
The only time I ever got spider mites on plants was both times I tried to own/grow english ivy. Both ivys were quickly dumped in the garbage since they were so heavily infested and my other nearby plants needed some major cleaning/spraying to save.
I planted a schefflera several months ago. I turned out to be an Alpine Jr. It grows like an Italian Cypress.
All the various Aralias...the Ming Aralia is one of my favorites. This was a great topic cause I have been into plants for a long time and have seen popular plants come and go. I am old enough to remember the dusty, yellowed, neglected Monstera that was in every doctor and dentist office as a kid. I haven't been able to invest in one to day due to this association...way too traumatic.
Great video Nick! I loved hearing your thoughts especially on those plants I might just glance over at the store. I was ignoring the African violet until I was given some and now I’m so intrigued with their fuzzy leaves! I love Betsie Begonia too. She is quirky and super fun to watch! P.S. the two plants I bought from your Etsy shop are doing great! String of hearts and the wax ivy. Id like to propagate the wax ivy as I only have one branch coming from the soil. It grew this winter really well! A winter grower apparently. Can you suggest the best season for cutting and rooting it? Thanks! 😗
On further inspection I don’t think my branches are long enough to cut so I’m going to hope you sell them again on your Etsy shop. 😉 hint hint. 😉
I always say. Not all plants should be statement plants. I think a diversity of bright coloured/ variegated/ textured plants needs complimentary less "in your face" plants. All plants are beautiful and deserves a spot in our homes😊
I love all your plants. The first one is really gorgeous
i love the way you say water