Fern, I just saw the post on ig about someone commenting on your videos saying you laugh too much. Please don't change your videos there's nothing wrong with your videos just as entertaining as always and you are as sweet and positive and happy go lucky. F**k that person. I love your videos. Your collection is gorgeous as usual 😊😊
I was literally going to comment about this because I can barely tell there's any laughing and literally none of it is out of place? It's how people speak 😂 such a weird thing to have an issue with
That begonia in that planter is immaculate. The ridges on the pot are so perfect with the plants texture and the color of the petioles goes with the color on the pot. 😍
Every single one of these plants I had my mouth opened jaw dropped! I’m soooo in love! Your Wilbur Graves giiirllll I hope mine will be that one day! My silver band didn’t make it :( my Polyneura is doing amazing! My all green one is huge and lush too. My splashy one, silver one and outter Varigated one are all finally taking off. But anyways, love your collection Fern ♥️
Ants do eat pests, but not all of them. They eat the eggs of most pests but e.g. don’t eat aphids. So it’s not the most effective pest control. I’ve heard however that plants put out the extrafloral nectar in the first place to attract insects that would eat pests, as the nectar can’t be used for pollination obviously.
I've found if you see bigger ants on or around the plant, versus sugar ants, look for mealies. Apparently, the little effers carry mealy bugs around and plant them to harvest the nectar they produce and the baby mealies.
I’m absolutely in love with your Alocasia Frydek and Odora. You mentioned being in Canada, so I’m curious if you know where I can get my hands on either of these. I have an Amazonica, Bambino and Silver Dragon and would love to expand my Alocasia collection
It is not that I don't like begonias, they don't like me 😂 that begonia paulensis is gorge!!! Another one of the same vibes is begonia phutoensis, i've wanted to get one for so long but i've killed so many begonias already 😢
I like all your plants❤ I usually see a plumensis begonias with quite pale leaves. Is it the light that turns it so dark juicy green? Where did you buy that planter for your plumensis?
There was not a plant that I did not like in this video and that alocasia odora looks so stunning!! Also I wasn’t sure if I could dm you from your story but wanted to let you know whoever emailed you about your giggles that person is clearly nuts and just bitter about their own life. 1. I’ve never thought any of your videos were annoying 2. Why is he/she expecting someone else to change just because it annoys them 3. There was no need to “announce” to you anything, they could’ve just moved on quietly. Clearly just there to hurt you I swear, please don’t let it bother you. We love you and all your content❤️ Never dim your light for others☀️
May I tell you a little story? I have a Hoya and I'm sure how to say this. I got a clipping from a friend in 1973 and I'm still growing the clippings from it. The friend I got it from lost his so I gave him a clipping of his original plant. He had his for 35 years and he got it from someone that had it for 30 to 35 years. Count that up. I gave given clippings to people all over the world. Yep the same plant.
Hah! Same here. My grandma gifted my mom a Hoya 30 smth years ago which she had been growing for 10. I have grown one from clippings now so apparently they’re just meant to live forever… 😂
I don't usually comment, but I just wanted to say that lately with pest and fungus in my planty babies i've been feeling a little overwhelmed 🥲 every time you make a new video it makes me feel more inspired and my plant wishlist grows. i love your content! ❤️✨🌱
I often stay away from begonias because I’m never really impressed by them, until I see one of yours and I’m like « yeah I’ll need that one right now » 😭🌱
No one doesn't like Begonia Lucerna. I also love that I can cut mine back and have it grow huge again in a few months. I just cut mine WAY down in order to give to my mother- and sisters-in-law cuttings for Mother's Day, and everyone was super excited about them. A friend of mine took a cutting for her mother in law for Christmas last year. It's just like having an endless foliage bouquet.
Yesss this video is amazing!! Also just saw your Instagram story and Fern do not change for anyone!! You do you and giggle away 💚💚🤣 👈🏽 that’s me giggling with you 😊☺️
You might want to try and control your ant situation before buying beneficial insects this summer! Ants will feed on extrafloral nectar (EFN) and "honeydew," which is the sticky substance mealybugs leave behind. I have carpenter ants that come out every spring, and unfortunately, they'll feed on Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (also known as mealybug destroyers), which are pretty expensive 😅
Actually, ants really like mealybugs.. to the point that they deffend them from predators. That happens because mealybugs secrete a kind of sweet sap for them to feed or something like that. However, if there are ants on the soil, it might be a sign that it's compacted because ants wouldn't build their home on a land that could fall on them.
But I believe they won’t kill all the mealys. In a sense, they farm them so they have a continual food source. I have plenty of ants come in for my heavy EFN plants (I’m looking at you p. glorious) even though there’s no mealys around.
@kathrynrosemua That's right. They won't kill any mealies or even let predators kill them because they want to farm them. I wasn't talking specifically about the EFN thing, though... in this case, the ants may be attracted to it alone. But when there are ants on my plants, I'll always check for mealies.
gorgeous plants!!! that first begonia is insane! so in regards to ants I read that some ants will protect certain bugs that would cause damage the plants and make the plant extract nectar! not only that but ants would attack beneficial insects that would kill the pest! so no I think ants are nobody friend!
Just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos. All of your plants are gorgeous. The majority of my collection are Hoyas but after watching your videos, I now have a Philodendron ‘Splendid’ and a few Anthuriums and Begonias. Every time I watch one of your videos, I add several plants to my wish list. 🌱 💕
I also love my begonia lucerna! The red does get darker with more light, and the foliage does, too :) My friend has one that is seven feet tall named Gloria! And the Wilbur Graves looks amazing! What a comeback!!
Omg I love your begonias!😍 I also have a lucerna, and if you give it even more light its silver spots get much bigger and its leaves will get redder like you said! (This plant is literally my profile pic and In half my vids 😅
I actually had a similar experience with ants on my florida beauty. I left them because I didn't think they were doing any harm and I kind of liked seeing the symbiotic relationship. Fast forward to a few months later and I realized the ants started to feel a little too at home and made a nest in my hoya cabinet. I ended up having to clean out the whole room, disassemble the cabinet and put out ant traps. The ants themselves don't really do anything but once they find a stable food source their population can really get out of hand!
Great plant video with such stunning and thriving plants! I hope it’s not inappropriate to say, but the thing I most appreciated in the video was you. You have such wonderful positive energy with regard to your plants. You have a great voice, very clear and easy to follow; I used to teach English as a foreign language, and if I were still teaching I would recommend my students to watch your videos. And finally, you are simply gorgeous, or perhaps gorgeous with an edge is a better way to say it. Again, I mean no disrespect, I’m here for the plants, but you make it feel like you’re a friend sitting around talking about your plants, which are truly amazing! Well done! I’m sure others are more qualified to comment on the ants, but my understanding is that the ants come for the ‘honeydew’ secretions from aphids - basically the ants eat the aphid poop, which is sweet because it contains all the juices that the aphids have sucked out of your plant!!!
My Alocasia Frydek brings me SO MUCH JOY! I converted it to semi hydro like 2 weeks after it arrived in the mail and it has been so easy going and low maintenance the entire time! Every single leaf it puts out is STUNNING! Mine also lives just in regular, ambient room conditions. Basically 50% humidity and temp in the 70’s f. It’s one of my absolute favorite plants and takes so little care. OBSESSED!
Ants and mealy bugs actually have a symbiotic relationship. The ants stroke the mealies to make them produce a sap which the ants eat. In return the ants protect the mealies from predators. As for other pests, I believe that they do eat thrips, so, it really depends on the pest.
Love your videos! I have seen that Begonia Paulensis in the background of your videos wondering what it was, so happy you showed it today! Put it on my wishlist asap haha, but it is not really available here unfortunately 😢
The Fredek is my unicorn. I have tried to buy this four times and all four times they canceled the order saying that it was not in good condition. Do you have a video of what is in your DIY pon
I just recently cut back my begonia Lucerna because I forgot to water it and the soil dry out too much and started to about 5 leafs and she was looking bald
Fern, you are such an inspiration to me and lots of other people. You have inspired me to try so many plants I thought I would never be able to grow. I'm lucky to live in FL, where I can get new plants year round. I will definitely be ordering a begonia paulensis.
Oh my goodness.. ive said it before and ill say it again, your collection truly is goals! i am also loving my Frydek lately, shes getting so big now, and i got lucky with variegation as well! I'm dying for one of those furry sinningia babies, definitely going on the wishlist, and i think I might be ready to snag up some begonia too - im inspired by that spooky one! thanks for the great video, so nice to relax after work with my favorite planty content creator 💚
Look at you beaming!!!! Proud plant parent!!!! 😊. Loved this video. The favourite plant in my collection at the moment is my Anthurium - Wave of Love. As a $3 plant rescue, she has grown so big. Two leaves are now 60 cm long. She looks a bit like a birds nest fern, but is a lot hardier. I have repotted her recently in a bigger Victorian looking ceramic pot.
These plants are nothing short of immaculate 😮 Fern how did you treat for flatmates? I think I remember you opted away from sulphur… did you find something else to work?? A few of my plants are EXTREMELY slow to grow and they should be thriving in the conditions they’re in
Thanks girl!! Yeah I’ve just been using the Safer’s End All miticide and it works great. Sulphur works well too but so stinky 🥴 lol! Thanks for watching Jen 🫶
My Wayettii has bloomed the last three years. This year nothing 🤷♀️ 😢 I bought 2 Wilber Graves today 😅 can’t wait for them to come. I hope he’s a beauty. Thanks for another video. ❤🪴❤️
Gorgeous gorgeous faves Fern! I hope my Myranta Silver Band grows to be like yours! At the moment I have 2 faves, my Monstera Albo and my Philo. Florida Ghost are doing ABSOLUTELY AMAZING even though we are in autumn at the moment they are both putting out huge leaves with stunnning colours, esp my Florida Ghost's leaves are so huge and 'white' - both in my north facing window (southern hemishere) in LECA. I'm loving them so much atm.
BEGONIA HELP VIDEO PLEASE FERN!!🙏🙏 I have 2. A cross begonia almost dead and a cane maculata out of soil trying to fix in water.😪 There are no proper Begonia help videos out there.
You have such beautiful plants :) I enjoy your videos. I really want Begonias, but I'm doing something wrong, and they keep wilting/rotting :/ I'm also getting inspiration for wishlist plants from your videos. It's interesting for me to see what kind of plants other people have access to (in other countries). Your Hoya polyneura and Hoya wilbur graves are beautiful. And I love your Anthurium (saw it in one of the previous videos); it's magnificent 😁
Wow, your Begonia paulensis is a real show stopper! 😍 There are so many beautiful species within the begonia genus. Another one that I find stunning is the B. brevirimosa. Unfortunately I find them a bit difficult to care for. I really liked your Alocasia odora aurea. I'm usually not a fan of variegated plants but that one is really beautiful. And the Sinningia leucotricha is such a striking and cool species! Would you say it's easy care? I recently got a cutting of its relative, S. bullata. I can hardly wait for it to develop a tuber and start producing blooms.
Love ur picks and they r so beautiful. I have 2 out of ur 5 and they r amazing. I have the maranta but the peacock and that I’m struggling with. Hopefully I figure the plant out before it’s gone. Can’t wait for your next video.
Hoyas? Eh, no thanks. ;-) But dark-coloured Begonias would be a nice addition to my plant location. But they are hard to find in garden centres or on webshops in Europe.
6:40 ...one of my first plants was a begonia. It struggled and died very slowly. The leaves got a fungal infection (I think?) that I had no idea how to treat. It got spider mites and possibly root rot. I realize this is likely my fault for not doing enough research and being very inexperienced at the time with plants in general. However, I am terrified of the thought of getting a begonia in my space again 😂😂 I'd rather keep calatheas. I have calatheas growing fine. I have alocasias. I have air plants and orchids with exposed roots. I will give anything a chance, except begonias.
So many gorgeous plants! Totally a bad influence on me! 😂 anyone know what that long-leafed (marvel at my proper terminology, ya’ll) plant is on the shelf behind her?! Top right center?
Wow Fern, I will take them all girl! Absolutely one of the best favourite videos ! The plants are so healthy and what a great selection! Bravo, your plant parenting is producing stellar results!
That anthurium is magnificent! *** You mentioned your diy pon, I remember the vid from 2 years ago & just ck'd your lists, I don't see anything since 2 years - can you please do an update on what you are using now? I really don't want to spend the money on lechusa.
Apparently, if you take a Lemon, or lime, and push Wooden match's in it, all over, with the wood ends stuck into the lemon, not the HEAD of that Match, then just leave it on the top of your plant soil, in the pot. It is supposed to kill ants. There is something in the lemon and matches, that as it ages, the ants love, but is deadly for them Apparently works for Plants outside as well. Would be a cheap way to experiment, and see if you can kill the ants on your lovely plant. I love experimenting with things like that. Sometimes they work, sometimes, not so much. Good Luck with it if you try it. If it works, please let us know.
First I want to say that I love to watch your videos. Here I was thinking I had my wishlist done, and then you show this lovely begonia paulensis. What can I say? OMG. I have started to hunt for it here in Europe. Wish me luck.
begonias here(central europe) are not really trendy, they are associated with grandmas mostly :D recently I did find myself thinking about getting some because they look so cool, but especially because there is so much variety I don't know where to begin and which ones are suitable for begginers. I would like to have them in normal room condition and try some terrarium too(spooky victorian ones look so cool), I loved your video about your begonia greenhouse.
Just downloaded to watch on the train! Edit: ok that Frydek is everything. I have the non-variegated one (begins with M forget the spelling) and I adore.
I just bought some begonias from the green escape who I love. I’m kind of over philodendrons. I find them to be thrip magnets. I’m getting more anthuriums Hoyas and begonias.
Yes, EFNs attract ants because it releases a syrup/sugar. The plant does this to help itself too because the ants will eat pests. It’s a mutually beneficial thing. I’ve also gotten EFNs for no reason though.
happy to see your golious beeing a stunning plant again. And also very interesting I also have one and are planing to chop it soon and pot it together, I was debating if I want 2 or 3 cuttings, but now I think I do 2. The furry plant looks so soft and adorable :D I got inspired from one of your videos a year ago or so and got myself 2 majestic cuttings and they are growing up a mosspole now and seizing up and I´m so happy I got that plant, it´s one of my favorites.
I’m just getting into Hoyas and I got some wayetii cuttings at a plant swap last week. I hope eventually I can have a full plant like yours 😍 My favourite plant at the moment is probably my philodendron joepii, it’s still a juvenile and the new leaves come in with this lovely red underside and subtle red tint on the top. And it’s so glossy too, I just love it.
Hi Fern! I love Frydek too! Just got a Varigated one. Both are doing well in ambient conditions. I heard a tip on another video that they need less light than you think. The person suggested moving it 3’ from a south window. I have done this and now I have no leaf drop. Also they don’t need to be propped. Just fyi in case you or anyone else needs to know this.
Interesting enough about the "unique" begonia is that there's several similar-ish. I found this out when I posted my begonia natunaensis to instagram and got into a conversation with a friend about similar begonias. begonia phutoensis is another, Begonia microsperma sorta
Ok, you may not know this but I have to ask (does anyone else know?): does the green wayetii grow faster than the variegated? I have the variegated but it's been a bit slow for me. I like the look of the green all full and pretty, but is it also slow or does it grow well?
I guess someone will have answered it already vut I just love the fact and therefore would like to share it. On one hand the ants would defend the plant but on the other hand they feed on e.g. aphids or mealybugs. They start to put them on plants in order to feed them and to have them in a specific area. Overall they establish farms 😂
Fern, I just saw the post on ig about someone commenting on your videos saying you laugh too much. Please don't change your videos there's nothing wrong with your videos just as entertaining as always and you are as sweet and positive and happy go lucky. F**k that person. I love your videos. Your collection is gorgeous as usual 😊😊
Amen!
Someone got mad she laughs too much?!? What the heck. What a miserable person that must be. Who gets mad at people being happy?
@@1faithchick7People that are extremely unhappy with their own sad little lives. That's who
I was literally going to comment about this because I can barely tell there's any laughing and literally none of it is out of place? It's how people speak 😂 such a weird thing to have an issue with
There’s always one 🙄
That begonia in that planter is immaculate. The ridges on the pot are so perfect with the plants texture and the color of the petioles goes with the color on the pot. 😍
Ahh thank you!! 😊
I’ll dm you a photo later. Or come visit the tent-arium!
this begonia has the anthurium luxurians vibes !
@@wildferndo you happen to remember where you got this planter?
I love hoya Wilbur Graves and yours is stunning!
I love yoyr videos and your wonderful demeanor! You voice is so comforting.
Stunning as usual 😊. My sinningia is not waking up, I checked the roots and they are good. Still waiting.
Every single one of these plants I had my mouth opened jaw dropped! I’m soooo in love! Your Wilbur Graves giiirllll I hope mine will be that one day! My silver band didn’t make it :( my Polyneura is doing amazing! My all green one is huge and lush too. My splashy one, silver one and outter Varigated one are all finally taking off. But anyways, love your collection Fern ♥️
Hi, i thought philodendron Gloriosum is a Crawling plant? You are the first one i came across using a moss pole for it to climb...beautiful..!!!
Love your begonia paulensis and it’s new pot! I should definitely consider getting more into begonias 😅
I have never seen or heard of a spiderweb begonia! It’s definitely on my list now! You have a stunning collection!
Ants do eat pests, but not all of them. They eat the eggs of most pests but e.g. don’t eat aphids. So it’s not the most effective pest control. I’ve heard however that plants put out the extrafloral nectar in the first place to attract insects that would eat pests, as the nectar can’t be used for pollination obviously.
I've found if you see bigger ants on or around the plant, versus sugar ants, look for mealies. Apparently, the little effers carry mealy bugs around and plant them to harvest the nectar they produce and the baby mealies.
I’ve got my multiflora coming into bloom any day with the largest peduncle yet.
I love the way you described the begonia leaves popping out 😂😂😊
I’m absolutely in love with your Alocasia Frydek and Odora. You mentioned being in Canada, so I’m curious if you know where I can get my hands on either of these. I have an Amazonica, Bambino and Silver Dragon and would love to expand my Alocasia collection
It is not that I don't like begonias, they don't like me 😂 that begonia paulensis is gorge!!! Another one of the same vibes is begonia phutoensis, i've wanted to get one for so long but i've killed so many begonias already 😢
I like all your plants❤ I usually see a plumensis begonias with quite pale leaves. Is it the light that turns it so dark juicy green? Where did you buy that planter for your plumensis?
where did you get the begonia paulensis?? that looks amazing! I'm in Toronto but couldn't find it anywhere!
Your Wilbur Graves is to die for. Is that the Russia or China? I haven’t come across one that has good genes for a reasonable price.
The begonia Paulensis is gorgeous!!! Where did you get it from?
A planty neighbour :)
I looooove your content
Thank you 🥺🌱
There was not a plant that I did not like in this video and that alocasia odora looks so stunning!! Also I wasn’t sure if I could dm you from your story but wanted to let you know whoever emailed you about your giggles that person is clearly nuts and just bitter about their own life. 1. I’ve never thought any of your videos were annoying 2. Why is he/she expecting someone else to change just because it annoys them 3. There was no need to “announce” to you anything, they could’ve just moved on quietly. Clearly just there to hurt you I swear, please don’t let it bother you. We love you and all your content❤️
Never dim your light for others☀️
May I tell you a little story? I have a Hoya and I'm sure how to say this. I got a clipping from a friend in 1973 and I'm still growing the clippings from it. The friend I got it from lost his so I gave him a clipping of his original plant. He had his for 35 years and he got it from someone that had it for 30 to 35 years. Count that up. I gave given clippings to people all over the world. Yep the same plant.
This is hoya goals!!!
Hah! Same here. My grandma gifted my mom a Hoya 30 smth years ago which she had been growing for 10. I have grown one from clippings now so apparently they’re just meant to live forever… 😂
I don't usually comment, but I just wanted to say that lately with pest and fungus in my planty babies i've been feeling a little overwhelmed 🥲 every time you make a new video it makes me feel more inspired and my plant wishlist grows. i love your content! ❤️✨🌱
I've spent this entire afternoon treating for pests. I feel this comment. 😪
Fern, you are just a ray of sunshine. Don't you ever change
I often stay away from begonias because I’m never really impressed by them, until I see one of yours and I’m like « yeah I’ll need that one right now » 😭🌱
you cost me so much money lol
No one doesn't like Begonia Lucerna. I also love that I can cut mine back and have it grow huge again in a few months. I just cut mine WAY down in order to give to my mother- and sisters-in-law cuttings for Mother's Day, and everyone was super excited about them. A friend of mine took a cutting for her mother in law for Christmas last year. It's just like having an endless foliage bouquet.
Awe I love that! Makes a great gift :)
Yesss this video is amazing!! Also just saw your Instagram story and Fern do not change for anyone!! You do you and giggle away 💚💚🤣 👈🏽 that’s me giggling with you 😊☺️
Wow, that Wilber Graves - stunning! 💚💛🩷
You might want to try and control your ant situation before buying beneficial insects this summer! Ants will feed on extrafloral nectar (EFN) and "honeydew," which is the sticky substance mealybugs leave behind. I have carpenter ants that come out every spring, and unfortunately, they'll feed on Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (also known as mealybug destroyers), which are pretty expensive 😅
Once you wayetii starts blooming it won’t stop! They are such a rewarding Hoya once they get mature
Actually, ants really like mealybugs.. to the point that they deffend them from predators. That happens because mealybugs secrete a kind of sweet sap for them to feed or something like that. However, if there are ants on the soil, it might be a sign that it's compacted because ants wouldn't build their home on a land that could fall on them.
Yep! I’ve only had mealies after getting ants in my house they often go together.
But I believe they won’t kill all the mealys. In a sense, they farm them so they have a continual food source. I have plenty of ants come in for my heavy EFN plants (I’m looking at you p. glorious) even though there’s no mealys around.
@kathrynrosemua That's right. They won't kill any mealies or even let predators kill them because they want to farm them. I wasn't talking specifically about the EFN thing, though... in this case, the ants may be attracted to it alone. But when there are ants on my plants, I'll always check for mealies.
Not just mealies, but aphids too.
gorgeous plants!!! that first begonia is insane! so in regards to ants I read that some ants will protect certain bugs that would cause damage the plants and make the plant extract nectar! not only that but ants would attack beneficial insects that would kill the pest! so no I think ants are nobody friend!
Just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos. All of your plants are gorgeous. The majority of my collection are Hoyas but after watching your videos, I now have a Philodendron ‘Splendid’ and a few Anthuriums and Begonias. Every time I watch one of your videos, I add several plants to my wish list. 🌱 💕
Me too😊
The pot and begonia combo is perfect! 💚
I also love my begonia lucerna! The red does get darker with more light, and the foliage does, too :) My friend has one that is seven feet tall named Gloria! And the Wilbur Graves looks amazing! What a comeback!!
Oh Fern congratulations on the wayeti peduncle
Omg I love your begonias!😍 I also have a lucerna, and if you give it even more light its silver spots get much bigger and its leaves will get redder like you said! (This plant is literally my profile pic and In half my vids 😅
You are one of the best people on RUclips. I love your videos and kindness. I have learned so much!! Thanks!
Ants and mealybugs are friends 😅😅😅 Ants and mealybugs have a mutualistic relationship in which the ants protect the mealybugs in exchange for honeydew
I actually had a similar experience with ants on my florida beauty. I left them because I didn't think they were doing any harm and I kind of liked seeing the symbiotic relationship. Fast forward to a few months later and I realized the ants started to feel a little too at home and made a nest in my hoya cabinet. I ended up having to clean out the whole room, disassemble the cabinet and put out ant traps. The ants themselves don't really do anything but once they find a stable food source their population can really get out of hand!
Great plant video with such stunning and thriving plants! I hope it’s not inappropriate to say, but the thing I most appreciated in the video was you. You have such wonderful positive energy with regard to your plants. You have a great voice, very clear and easy to follow; I used to teach English as a foreign language, and if I were still teaching I would recommend my students to watch your videos. And finally, you are simply gorgeous, or perhaps gorgeous with an edge is a better way to say it. Again, I mean no disrespect, I’m here for the plants, but you make it feel like you’re a friend sitting around talking about your plants, which are truly amazing! Well done! I’m sure others are more qualified to comment on the ants, but my understanding is that the ants come for the ‘honeydew’ secretions from aphids - basically the ants eat the aphid poop, which is sweet because it contains all the juices that the aphids have sucked out of your plant!!!
I’ve heard your not supposed to move Hoyas with puduncles? Maybe not idk 👀
That planter is perfect for the begonia, both the plant and the pot look crocheted. It's so coooool❤
Can you tell me what kind of camera you use for this video?
My Alocasia Frydek brings me SO MUCH JOY! I converted it to semi hydro like 2 weeks after it arrived in the mail and it has been so easy going and low maintenance the entire time! Every single leaf it puts out is STUNNING! Mine also lives just in regular, ambient room conditions. Basically 50% humidity and temp in the 70’s f. It’s one of my absolute favorite plants and takes so little care. OBSESSED!
The begonia paulensis looks like a type of alocasia! It’s amazing! ❤
Totally!!
Hi Fern, this is my first visit to your channel! Where did you get your crystal mag x luxurians hybrid???
Hey! Thanks for stopping by :) It's from nstropicals.com
Ants and mealy bugs actually have a symbiotic relationship. The ants stroke the mealies to make them produce a sap which the ants eat. In return the ants protect the mealies from predators. As for other pests, I believe that they do eat thrips, so, it really depends on the pest.
I’m kinda thinking about getting a begonia. Between you and @fanciplants both have beautiful begonias.
They can mess up the roots making tunnels my sister had that issue with her plants near window they would always come and try to live in her plants!
sooo cool that you grew that massive alocasia from a corm 😍
Beautiful plants ,doing so so well ✨
💚🌿🍀🌵💚
That anthurium leaf is massive. Good for you. ❤
From my understanding ants only help eating efn to help aid the plant not getting stuck in sheath but I could be totally wrong.
Love your videos! I have seen that Begonia Paulensis in the background of your videos wondering what it was, so happy you showed it today! Put it on my wishlist asap haha, but it is not really available here unfortunately 😢
Love that polyneura!
The Fredek is my unicorn. I have tried to buy this four times and all four times they canceled the order saying that it was not in good condition. Do you have a video of what is in your DIY pon
Perfect timing! I was just refreshing my feed hoping for new planty content ❤
I hope your week is going well!
Awe thank you Shelby 🥹🥰
The caused plant is stunning and that bloom 💋
All very pretty. 😍 My top 3 would probably be the huge anthurium, hoya polyneura and hoya wilbur. ❤ Another great video. 🎉
I just recently cut back my begonia Lucerna because I forgot to water it and the soil dry out too much and started to about 5 leafs and she was looking bald
I love all your featured plants ☘️ they are all doing so good and look beautiful ❤️
Fern, you are such an inspiration to me and lots of other people. You have inspired me to try so many plants I thought I would never be able to grow. I'm lucky to live in FL, where I can get new plants year round. I will definitely be ordering a begonia paulensis.
Another planty favorites video 🥲✨🫰🏽💚
so excited about all these plants! 😁
@@wildfern the Hoyas are *so* stunning!! 🤩🤩🤩
(I mean, all of them are)
Can't wait for the upcoming Hoya collection vid!
Oh my goodness.. ive said it before and ill say it again, your collection truly is goals! i am also loving my Frydek lately, shes getting so big now, and i got lucky with variegation as well! I'm dying for one of those furry sinningia babies, definitely going on the wishlist, and i think I might be ready to snag up some begonia too - im inspired by that spooky one! thanks for the great video, so nice to relax after work with my favorite planty content creator 💚
Look at you beaming!!!! Proud plant parent!!!! 😊. Loved this video. The favourite plant in my collection at the moment is my Anthurium - Wave of Love. As a $3 plant rescue, she has grown so big. Two leaves are now 60 cm long. She looks a bit like a birds nest fern, but is a lot hardier. I have repotted her recently in a bigger Victorian looking ceramic pot.
These plants are nothing short of immaculate 😮 Fern how did you treat for flatmates?
I think I remember you opted away from sulphur… did you find something else to work??
A few of my plants are EXTREMELY slow to grow and they should be thriving in the conditions they’re in
Thanks girl!! Yeah I’ve just been using the Safer’s End All miticide and it works great. Sulphur works well too but so stinky 🥴 lol! Thanks for watching Jen 🫶
@@wildfern just checked and we can’t get it in the Uk 😭 thanks girl
The Fredek is my unicorn. I have tried to buy this four times and all four times they canceled the order saying that it was not in good condition
My Wayettii has bloomed the last three years. This year nothing 🤷♀️ 😢
I bought 2 Wilber Graves today 😅 can’t wait for them to come. I hope he’s a beauty.
Thanks for another video. ❤🪴❤️
Gorgeous gorgeous faves Fern! I hope my Myranta Silver Band grows to be like yours! At the moment I have 2 faves, my Monstera Albo and my Philo. Florida Ghost are doing ABSOLUTELY AMAZING even though we are in autumn at the moment they are both putting out huge leaves with stunnning colours, esp my Florida Ghost's leaves are so huge and 'white' - both in my north facing window (southern hemishere) in LECA. I'm loving them so much atm.
BEGONIA HELP VIDEO PLEASE FERN!!🙏🙏 I have 2. A cross begonia almost dead and a cane maculata out of soil trying to fix in water.😪 There are no proper Begonia help videos out there.
I always look forward to your planty faves videos 💗✨ Your plants are all gorgeous queen 👏😍
You have such beautiful plants :) I enjoy your videos. I really want Begonias, but I'm doing something wrong, and they keep wilting/rotting :/ I'm also getting inspiration for wishlist plants from your videos. It's interesting for me to see what kind of plants other people have access to (in other countries). Your Hoya polyneura and Hoya wilbur graves are beautiful. And I love your Anthurium (saw it in one of the previous videos); it's magnificent 😁
Wow, your Begonia paulensis is a real show stopper! 😍 There are so many beautiful species within the begonia genus. Another one that I find stunning is the B. brevirimosa. Unfortunately I find them a bit difficult to care for.
I really liked your Alocasia odora aurea. I'm usually not a fan of variegated plants but that one is really beautiful.
And the Sinningia leucotricha is such a striking and cool species! Would you say it's easy care? I recently got a cutting of its relative, S. bullata. I can hardly wait for it to develop a tuber and start producing blooms.
Love ur picks and they r so beautiful. I have 2 out of ur 5 and they r amazing. I have the maranta but the peacock and that I’m struggling with. Hopefully I figure the plant out before it’s gone. Can’t wait for your next video.
omggg put your begonia in a cauldron or a skull!!
Hoyas? Eh, no thanks. ;-) But dark-coloured Begonias would be a nice addition to my plant location. But they are hard to find in garden centres or on webshops in Europe.
6:40 ...one of my first plants was a begonia. It struggled and died very slowly. The leaves got a fungal infection (I think?) that I had no idea how to treat. It got spider mites and possibly root rot.
I realize this is likely my fault for not doing enough research and being very inexperienced at the time with plants in general. However, I am terrified of the thought of getting a begonia in my space again 😂😂
I'd rather keep calatheas. I have calatheas growing fine. I have alocasias. I have air plants and orchids with exposed roots. I will give anything a chance, except begonias.
So many gorgeous plants! Totally a bad influence on me! 😂 anyone know what that long-leafed (marvel at my proper terminology, ya’ll) plant is on the shelf behind her?! Top right center?
Wow Fern, I will take them all girl! Absolutely one of the best favourite videos ! The plants are so healthy and what a great selection! Bravo, your plant parenting is producing stellar results!
That anthurium is magnificent! *** You mentioned your diy pon, I remember the vid from 2 years ago & just ck'd your lists, I don't see anything since 2 years - can you please do an update on what you are using now? I really don't want to spend the money on lechusa.
Apparently, if you take a Lemon, or lime, and push Wooden match's in it, all over, with the wood ends stuck into the lemon, not the HEAD of that Match, then just leave it on the top of your plant soil, in the pot. It is supposed to kill ants. There is something in the lemon and matches, that as it ages, the ants love, but is deadly for them Apparently works for Plants outside as well. Would be a cheap way to experiment, and see if you can kill the ants on your lovely plant. I love experimenting with things like that. Sometimes they work, sometimes, not so much. Good Luck with it if you try it. If it works, please let us know.
First I want to say that I love to watch your videos. Here I was thinking I had my wishlist done, and then you show this lovely begonia paulensis. What can I say? OMG. I have started to hunt for it here in Europe. Wish me luck.
begonias here(central europe) are not really trendy, they are associated with grandmas mostly :D
recently I did find myself thinking about getting some because they look so cool, but especially because there is so much variety I don't know where to begin and which ones are suitable for begginers. I would like to have them in normal room condition and try some terrarium too(spooky victorian ones look so cool), I loved your video about your begonia greenhouse.
I need that begonia!! 🤩🤩❤️🤩🤩
Love your nail paint.
Just downloaded to watch on the train!
Edit: ok that Frydek is everything. I have the non-variegated one (begins with M forget the spelling) and I adore.
I just bought some begonias from the green escape who I love. I’m kind of over philodendrons. I find them to be thrip magnets. I’m getting more anthuriums Hoyas and begonias.
Yes, EFNs attract ants because it releases a syrup/sugar. The plant does this to help itself too because the ants will eat pests. It’s a mutually beneficial thing. I’ve also gotten EFNs for no reason though.
happy to see your golious beeing a stunning plant again. And also very interesting I also have one and are planing to chop it soon and pot it together, I was debating if I want 2 or 3 cuttings, but now I think I do 2.
The furry plant looks so soft and adorable :D
I got inspired from one of your videos a year ago or so and got myself 2 majestic cuttings and they are growing up a mosspole now and seizing up and I´m so happy I got that plant, it´s one of my favorites.
I’m just getting into Hoyas and I got some wayetii cuttings at a plant swap last week. I hope eventually I can have a full plant like yours 😍 My favourite plant at the moment is probably my philodendron joepii, it’s still a juvenile and the new leaves come in with this lovely red underside and subtle red tint on the top. And it’s so glossy too, I just love it.
Hi Fern! I love Frydek too! Just got a Varigated one. Both are doing well in ambient conditions. I heard a tip on another video that they need less light than you think. The person suggested moving it 3’ from a south window. I have done this and now I have no leaf drop. Also they don’t need to be propped. Just fyi in case you or anyone else needs to know this.
YES, the ants DO eat pests. So if they aren’t bothering you too much LEAVE them!! 😊
Wilber graves is looking really good! Def good genetics. Love these updates!
I LOVEEEE the smell of wayetti blooms. I hope yours blooms for you 😄
What was the name of the product that you used for the flat mites please. I didn’t catch it. Thanks ❤. Love your videos. I wait for them all week
Interesting enough about the "unique" begonia is that there's several similar-ish. I found this out when I posted my begonia natunaensis to instagram and got into a conversation with a friend about similar begonias. begonia phutoensis is another, Begonia microsperma sorta
Ok, you may not know this but I have to ask (does anyone else know?): does the green wayetii grow faster than the variegated? I have the variegated but it's been a bit slow for me. I like the look of the green all full and pretty, but is it also slow or does it grow well?
I guess someone will have answered it already vut I just love the fact and therefore would like to share it.
On one hand the ants would defend the plant but on the other hand they feed on e.g. aphids or mealybugs. They start to put them on plants in order to feed them and to have them in a specific area. Overall they establish farms 😂
@plantsbymelissa just got an inner variegated hoya polyneura and she paid a LOT of money fur it. I need to wait for r a better price.