Aerial Roots Basics | Why They Grow and How To Use Them To Our Advantage!

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  • Опубликовано: 7 авг 2024
  • In this episode I explain the different types of roots that an epiphytic aroid (your philodendron, monstera, epipremnum, rhaphidophora etc…) produces in different stages of its life cycle. These roots are not only epiphytic, allowing the plant to climb up to access better light, but are advantageous as they can also be propagated readily. Finally, I share some tips on managing aerial roots on an existing plant or their function during propagation.
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  • @scissorxdisco
    @scissorxdisco 2 года назад +15

    My fav thing I’ve seen a plants aerial root latch on was a dry towel that was near it on my bathroom plant shelf. It was a surprising big strong aerial root. Made me wonder if I could somehow use that information 😂 my adansonii loved that towel.

  • @fwizzybee42
    @fwizzybee42 2 года назад +3

    Oh to be able to grow these plants up the walls outside in my climate… self watering moss poles are the solution for my very dry indoors. Love seeing the aerial roots grow in and wrap around.

    • @ivanchacon8804
      @ivanchacon8804 2 года назад

      where are you from? i’m from arizona and i have the same problem

  • @natalieshigrov8550
    @natalieshigrov8550 2 года назад +3

    Very well explained Sean! I love arial roots! Love from South Australia. ( where it’s very dry) 😉🌞

  • @keniceeunice2644
    @keniceeunice2644 3 месяца назад +1

    Thank you so much. At least I know what happened to my friend's Calathea Orbifolia ( or Alocasia , I am not sure) . There's a big oval bud grows from the centre of the plant and strong aerial root as well (from the bottom of the bud) . I am now waiting for what will happen。YOur channe is very helpful and beautiful plants too.

    • @onlyplants
      @onlyplants  3 месяца назад

      Thank you ❤️❤️

  • @wendyronk123
    @wendyronk123 2 года назад +3

    Very important information. Thank you so much!
    It gives better understanding on how our aroids grow and thrive.
    I’ve had some struggles with mine lately, and I think this info will help.
    Thnanks so much Sean!

    • @onlyplants
      @onlyplants  2 года назад +1

      Yeahhh this subject has been on my mind for ages

  • @TheSoilBar
    @TheSoilBar 2 года назад +3

    Leave it to Sean to come up with another great video I never knew I needed to see. hehe. you always come up with such great topics!

  • @horace6851
    @horace6851 2 года назад +2

    OMG the vittarifolium! Mine has leaves 2 inch long at this point, can't wait for it to get tot his size!

  • @hayley44448
    @hayley44448 2 года назад +4

    Hi Sean,thanks for another great upload honestly I've learnt so much from you thankyou 😊

  • @daleandrews3552
    @daleandrews3552 Год назад +2

    I've often wondered what they were and what they were for. I see them commonly on the trunk of the split leaf philodendron. I suspected they had a purpose, so thanks for explaning about them.

  • @gidafenba
    @gidafenba 2 года назад +1

    Beautiful Philo! ❤️

  • @samanthajay4981
    @samanthajay4981 2 года назад +2

    Your cebu blue is insane 😍

  • @cherylyeo25
    @cherylyeo25 2 года назад +2

    so busy focusing on my roots class 101 ... then that huge tortum growth is hitting me like O M G what the what?!!!! sooooooo lovely it's growing .... I finally finally succumb to getting a mini ... for awhile they were also high $$ high demand, I only got my when $ falls so was good price. recently its doing well and enjoying its pink / green unfurling :)

  • @elisevelasco8014
    @elisevelasco8014 2 года назад +1

    Great topic Sean and very informative too🙂

  • @rikusdamon4635
    @rikusdamon4635 2 года назад +1

    Thax so much shaun for the video of ai roots and care

  • @Grow_Up_Man55
    @Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад +1

    Really enjoyed that. I’m only just get into aroids so it’s useful and interesting to learn from someone who can grow them well. 😁🙏

    • @onlyplants
      @onlyplants  2 года назад +1

      Thank youu. Welcome to the world of aroids 😀

  • @TheNetsrac
    @TheNetsrac 2 года назад +1

    A lot of good information, thank you very much
    Cheers from Denmark

  • @yolandahodgson596
    @yolandahodgson596 2 года назад +1

    Terima kasi for the info! Love your videos..

  • @guacalaaa
    @guacalaaa 2 года назад +1

    i love your channel sm!!

  • @newmanmansell760
    @newmanmansell760 2 года назад +1

    I enjoyed watching😊🤲💖

    • @onlyplants
      @onlyplants  2 года назад

      🙏🏽🙏🏽thank you

  • @stacythomlison4668
    @stacythomlison4668 Год назад +1

    I just found your channel, and this is the first video I've watched - super informative and helpful, thank you!! If you don't mind sharing, what do you mist your stems/aerial roots with? I know you said fertilizer, but would you share what you specifically use and how you make it/ratios? Obviously your plants are loving it so no need to reinvent the wheel. I want my plants to have the same! Ha!

    • @onlyplants
      @onlyplants  Год назад

      Hello I dont miss the stems at all because my humidity is high, though this does not mean they wont be happy to have their aerial roots misted more often! Im just a bit busy with life stuff 🥹 I do have a 2 episodes related to fertilizing. Type in “onlyplants fertilize” on the search bar and you should see them. Theres no short answer or formula to fertilizing… you kinda go by instinct and reading abit about them. Different fertilizers and pros and cons… which only you can decide for your unique environment and care level 😀

  • @manishachahel3862
    @manishachahel3862 2 года назад +1

    My eyes were on your Vitarafolium throughout your video 😅💚

  • @psyclinez5985
    @psyclinez5985 Год назад +1

    You can take the plant your wishing too do this too by using plastic wrap and a little bit of wet/damp soil and tape. Really easy too do,and fun.

  • @victoriagrapsidou3474
    @victoriagrapsidou3474 2 года назад +3

    I'm first here!! ✌️✌️😄

  • @carolTropicals
    @carolTropicals Год назад +2

    Question ? I have just cut the top of a type of philo about 5 feet. I cut pieces below the nodes cutting the top in several sections. Planted in soil to root, but what to do with the aerial roots while rooting. Should I cut them off or leave them. Thanks for your help.

    • @onlyplants
      @onlyplants  Год назад

      Depends… too long and the aerial roots have more surface area to rot.
      Also if they are damaged or dried out best to cut it to a shorter manageable length

  • @kendravoracek3636
    @kendravoracek3636 2 года назад +1

    💚💚

  • @devbachu7072
    @devbachu7072 2 года назад +2

    Each leaf is a plant an I know o ce it upwards the leaves get huge do used a moss poles

  • @blueSkies777
    @blueSkies777 Год назад +2

    I've had a pothos in a bottle of water for about 8months, still a small plant with very thin roots (all roots submerged in water) but can I revert it to aerial roots?
    I want to basically try the Kratky system, have the plant in a small container with holes and pumice stones and then let the roots grow into aerial roots and then back into the water, but I worry the roots will dry up before it reaches the water below as they're currently water roots.

    • @onlyplants
      @onlyplants  Год назад +1

      Oooh the water roots may not do so well in the air… perhaps if you transition the moisture slowly over time it can turn into solid air roots. You may do so with moss that you keep lightly moist but fluffy and airy. Let the moss dry out more and more in between sprays over time.

    • @blueSkies777
      @blueSkies777 Год назад

      @@onlyplants You've probably saved my young pothos, Thank you!

  • @washingtonquintuna7619
    @washingtonquintuna7619 Год назад +1

    Hi Dear Sean hope you are doing well and happy wondering what was the name of your first plant and love your channel thank you in advance.

    • @onlyplants
      @onlyplants  Год назад

      My first plant is Celia, a monstera 😀

    • @washingtonquintuna7619
      @washingtonquintuna7619 Год назад

      @@onlyplants hi Sean again is me I been looking for a Celia Montera information and didn’t found anything can you please make a video about that plant please.

  • @jenniferbrook1720
    @jenniferbrook1720 2 года назад +1

    Are you able to root older woody-like aerial roots on monstera albos ? if the ends callused over can i propagate the older aerial root in water?

    • @onlyplants
      @onlyplants  2 года назад +1

      Oooh no the woody roots will rot very easily. If you must, cut most of it off leaving only about 7 inch of it. And i would only water propagate it as soil propagation may rot easily.
      But the safest way though… would be to air layer it 😀

  • @jovanessavf164
    @jovanessavf164 2 года назад +1

    I need to get back to propagating. Been so busy lately to do more than essential plant care. 😞

    • @onlyplants
      @onlyplants  2 года назад +1

      Go at your own pace hehe. Im doing the opposite these days. Trying to let go of many plants and relax

    • @jovanessavf164
      @jovanessavf164 2 года назад

      @@onlyplants Yeah, that's pretty much what I'm doing, but more on half-and-half with work and rest, like, literally, sleep. LOL

  • @martijncosemans6253
    @martijncosemans6253 Год назад +1

    I'm trying to propagate my Monstera Deliciosa in water. After almost 2 weeks there are some that didn't get roots at all and there are some that got many tiny roots but growing from the air-roots. Will those roots growing from the air-roots do fine once placed in soil? Thanks :)

    • @onlyplants
      @onlyplants  Год назад

      Yea thats there the roots come from, the aerials 😀

  • @endoneswa
    @endoneswa 2 года назад +2

    What a healthy looking specimen. Is that P. Florida ghost mint?
    And what is that anthurium to your right?

    • @onlyplants
      @onlyplants  2 года назад

      Hello its just a regular florida ghost 😀 also maybe that was not an anthurium but its a cyanastrum cordifolium

    • @endoneswa
      @endoneswa 2 года назад

      @@onlyplants thanks for the reply Sean.
      But, I was referring to the one with long elegant stem like Alocasias, with the striking neon stripes on the center of the huge leaves.
      Nevertheless, Cyanastrum is another houseplant I never know of. Hehe

  • @yonokzeller5402
    @yonokzeller5402 2 года назад +1

    👏🏾🙏

  • @diamond602
    @diamond602 2 года назад +1

    How do I get more aerial root growth on my philodendron Florida green for propagation

    • @onlyplants
      @onlyplants  2 года назад

      Mist the main stem very frequently (not the leaves), give it a moss pole, and where possible a high humidity, probably in a greenhouse setting

  • @psyclinez5985
    @psyclinez5985 Год назад +2

    Hello my friend,do you have seeds of different plant types that you sale? If not can you get any someone is looking for in your area to sale?

  • @wendyyu6416
    @wendyyu6416 2 года назад +1

    what is the plant second from bottom left with the dark leaves and white veins?

    • @onlyplants
      @onlyplants  2 года назад +1

      I believe thats the syngonium wendlandii

  • @peppermeat8059
    @peppermeat8059 Год назад +1

    do i put a stick on the plant or add weight to it to make the plant grow aerial roots on the stick or make the plant think it needs to stand itself up?

    • @onlyplants
      @onlyplants  Год назад

      I… dont understand the question hava 😅 would you mind directing it to my DM on instagram @bo.tan.ist
      Perhaps with images to illustrate the question

    • @peppermeat8059
      @peppermeat8059 Год назад

      let me rephrase
      do i add weight to the plant to make it think that it must grow aerial roots or do i put a stick in between the plants to make it grow aerial roots onto the stick

  • @alibauer73
    @alibauer73 Год назад +1

    Will aerial roots grow back if they dry up in shipping

    • @onlyplants
      @onlyplants  Год назад

      If they dry up, no unfortunately 🥹

  • @Mar13579
    @Mar13579 2 года назад +1

    I have aerial roots like crazy on my P.P.P., I’d realllyyy like to chop and prop. Im told its supposed to help the plant not die/rot, and instead grow roots. But wouldn’t they rot in water ? And don’t aerial roots not take in water when in the soil, due to the fact they are meant to just attach to other plants to climb ?

    • @onlyplants
      @onlyplants  2 года назад +1

      Aerial roots can turn into water roots, and can also turn into soil roots in soil, it can also turn woody and inert, in which case this will rot if you propagate. I have a video titled “aerial roots” that kinda explains it 😀😀

    • @Mar13579
      @Mar13579 Год назад

      Omg, thank you for replying. I’ve been putting this off, but I’m going to cut ONE pp plant, see how it goes. And I will take this advice, as I don’t want to kill another $100+ plant 🤷‍♀️🪴‼️ these videos are hard to find. Thank you so much

    • @Mar13579
      @Mar13579 Год назад

      The roots are about 4-6 inches long, in so scared they are gona rot. You rock✨🍃🌱🌿🪴‼️

  • @franzezekiel867
    @franzezekiel867 2 года назад +1

    ❤☘️

  • @horace6851
    @horace6851 2 года назад +1

    That's megasperma, formaminifera has wider leaves and smaller, multiple fenestrations.

    • @onlyplants
      @onlyplants  2 года назад

      Will look into it haha. Thank you

  • @Chucklessmiles
    @Chucklessmiles 10 месяцев назад +1

    Will a philodendron mamei climb a plank?

    • @onlyplants
      @onlyplants  10 месяцев назад +1

      I think one can force-train it up a plank, but I dont think it will do so naturally or elegantly 😀

  • @Jessicanana89
    @Jessicanana89 2 года назад +1

    That is the largest Cebu Blue i've ever seen.

  • @purplepotato8849
    @purplepotato8849 2 года назад +1

    What do we do with a cutting with old aerial roots? Do you stick that into soil, or water propagate?

    • @onlyplants
      @onlyplants  2 года назад

      Water might be best. If its really long, its ok to trim the root down to more manageable size

    • @purplepotato8849
      @purplepotato8849 2 года назад

      @@onlyplants Thank you!

  • @wennydelcastillo7407
    @wennydelcastillo7407 2 года назад +1

    💚💚💚

  • @amalia2669
    @amalia2669 2 года назад +1

    Feel like every other house in England is covered in amazing vines and the ivy in my window boxes just droops:( I wanted to stroke them from the upstairs windows:(((

  • @namecantbeblank9808
    @namecantbeblank9808 2 года назад +1

    4:08 i laughed 😭

    • @onlyplants
      @onlyplants  2 года назад +1

      Lol I wasnt sure if people understood the reference 😅

  • @sherwinkienbruzon4611
    @sherwinkienbruzon4611 2 года назад +1

    Im from philippines and i bought a plant with lots of aerial roots and when i recieved it the aerial roots are all dry 😐

    • @hungryalien
      @hungryalien 2 года назад +2

      most of the time its dry on the outside but the real root inside is still fresh and green

    • @onlyplants
      @onlyplants  2 года назад +1

      Wooo maybe it received lower than ideal humidity. Increasing humidity and misting the aerial roots frequently can help maintain and grow them.

    • @sherwinkienbruzon4611
      @sherwinkienbruzon4611 2 года назад

      @@onlyplants march to may is summer season here, my plants recieves 38° and 35%humidity at noon😩 that's why i airlayered them all to prevent drying up of aerial roots, unfortunately some nodes are no longer have roots and only the main roots feeding the plant itself.

  • @blu_otaku7063
    @blu_otaku7063 Год назад +1

    Ive been breaking them off my panda plant thinking they were some sort of parasite x.x

  • @tenzingdajel5913
    @tenzingdajel5913 2 года назад +1

    I'm third 😂 🥉

  • @rhi4189
    @rhi4189 2 года назад +1

    💚💚