Rare is a pricing ploy. And if a person waits 12 months, that same plant will not be $3,000 but around $50 because of tissue culturing. Something may be rare today but so quickly become common due to technology and worldwide shipping.
yes and no. Not every plant can be grown from TC, so a plant can be rare and expensive because propagation is limited. For example, there are Phragmipedium orchid hybrids where a singular plant out of the batch is exceptional and highly awarded. They can only be vegetatively propagated by division, so if you want a clone of that actual plant, you're going to pay for it and the price is never really going to come down. Rare is used way too often as a pricing ploy, but isn't always wrong.
I have added tiny leaf Hoyas to my collection…only because they were cute. I’ve got Hoya Microdwarf, Enduaensis, heuschkeliana, curtisii and I think it’s cumingiana.
So glad to hear about the colorful pots because I get mine from the thrift store. It’s so much cheaper and every one is unique in its own way, they are all different colors and I love it. ❤ Also HOYAs!!!! Yaasss Queen! I’m just getting started with Hoyas, I’ve already bought 2 so far this year.
hahahahaha, you are kinda funny, that's exactly how I look at it too, and I totally agree with everything you said about having to many steps to care for your plants, I would never ever want any of my plants behind closed doors, I'd want all mine out in the open, and that's bad enough having to clean the surroundings, let alone have the whole cabinet to clean, having moving plants in and out back and forth the whole nine yard? no no no no noooooo Not ever going to happen, I've spotted that from the very start, NOT something I'd want. I like honest people that say it as it is straight forward, but not downing on anybody, because people like different things, do things differently, but made me laugh because I see myself saying that over and over when I saw someone showing off their plant cabinet, I said exact same thing you've mentioned.
Hei Matt...my latest vid is my comparison between the orchid world n the house plant world. Love to hear your opinion. Yes orchids are always popular n I'm very blessed to have this passion throughout my life and will be till the end
Maybe we will get lucky and in being "on trend" again, hoya prices will come down or more interesting ones will show up in local shops. I don't mind if more people want to talk more about hoya!
@@thecozyplantco There are a few I can't locate with reliable sellers (eg. pandurata Vietnam, decipulae, deykeae, publicalyx Hawaiian Purple) that I expect would be expensive just because not many people here (Canada) seem to be selling them. The one I can get if I'm willing to spend is verticillata Black Margin but $60(CDN) seems to be a lot for a common version of the plant. How about you?
@LeslieJermyn yeah it's crazy how just a cutting can go for 60-80 bucks 💀 I would love a hoya multiflora wonderphil (saw cuttings being sold for 120 euros lol) and anything with cool or fuzzy blooms haha
Id love to have a terrarium, but I don’t have the space. You should try an Orchid. People are always saying they’re so hard to grow & nothing could be farther from the truth. I treat mine just like all my other plants & they’re fine. When I lived in Miami I had 130 orchids and they definitely delivered on bringing me joy 😊
I am absolutely getting a cabinet after I move, but just one. I can't imagine building and maintaining more than one, but there's a couple plants I think would do really well in that environment. But I agree, it's definitely not a new trend. My husband has an incredibly cute little terrarium but he keeps isopods in it not just plants. I'm with you on orchids generally but some are incredibly awesome like the bulbophyllum medusae. Not that I think I could actually get that to bloom anyway if I tried. I actually think rare plants are dying with tc taking off and anyone being able to do it at home. I'm excited to see previously "rare" plants easily accessible, speaking of which. I hope hoya in general get more popular because I really want more to be accessible and cheaper.
Isaw one of your videos you said that you don’t care about the holidays which I agree with you. I feel the same way 42 years old not married no kids. I’m by myself and the holidays just make me sad. As for my birthday. I felt the same way that I had bad luck but I tried to turn it around and think positive on-birthday try to think good positive thoughts so it will be better.
I also love Hoyas, and currently love philodendron more. I agree completely about "rare" plants. Uncommon is a better term. It's interesting when certain plants are readily available on one side of the Atlantic and hard to find on the other. In the United States, Hoya linearis is hard to find and expensive in small sizes, not so in the United Kingdom. Sansevieria (dracaena) Bantel's Sensation common in the United States, impossible to get for Miro of Basie Plants.
@@Jayebird69 oh wow that's amazing, 🥺 what are some of your favourite hoyas? I definitely see a lot more begonias going around so I think you might be right
@thecozyplantco at one point or another, I had all the " traditional" favorite ones that today's plant connoisseur would find mediocre. Before the Silvers and Grey everything. Until about a year ago I had a hoya pubicalyx that I've had for 30+ years. Endora (that was my pet name for her...I was a fan of 'Bewitched') At its peak, it was growing in a basket in my backyard in a tree ( in Florida). The most spectacular thing I've ever grown. It started wrapping itself around the branches, and so I decided to take it down and move it elsewhere. It measured it to 18 feet in length. I wish they had the tech back then like they do now. I would have taken video, but all I got was a Pic I took from the rooftop of my house with a disposable camera. She roughed it out for years. Chopped back many times after enduring cold winters.Was still looking nice about a years ago. But to answer your question. I always liked the easy ones Pubicalyx, the carnosa hybrids. Archiboldiana, macgillivirayi, surigeoensis( whose flowers smell like fresh cut celery), subclava, Dee Dee's Big One ( I believe it's called Skinneriana now), merrillii, latifolia. I really loved the big leaved types. I was also a fan of Angelwing begonia or cane types. And yes, I do believe they'll make a comeback. Also, when I say gesneraids, I'm not necessarily talking about African violets, but the other lesser knows ones, the columnea, nemathanthus, the episcias and the like.
@thecozyplantco My futile attempt to make a channel a couple of years back. The last video of my pubicalyx i took ruclips.net/video/fl-wSRL75aw/видео.htmlsi=vXRTiHyF_vykquv0
I have large terrariums but only because I have geckos. The terrarium is for the animals and the plants. I don’t need to take the plants out thought because I waterproofed the cabinet on the inside. If I didn't have animals though I wouldn't have any cabinets. :)
@@thecozyplantco I lied too sorry.... forgot about my vanilla orchid 🤣 that's a new one for me and I'm still deciding where it will fit best. I may just let it climb all over the plant rack by the window. I sense it will be ungovernable eventually.
It’s because of Hoya obsessed people that prices are so high. It’s simple supply and demand. If the market refuses to pay these crazy prices, then the prices will come down. Either that or Costa Farms further floods the market with tc Hoyas they haven’t already done. I know this is obvious but i just had to say it.
I buy what appeals to me. How can you tell what trends in 2025 at the beginning of 2025. This can only be a prediction 🫠 I have crazy on Hoyas and anthuriums. Love your video.
Rare is a pricing ploy. And if a person waits 12 months, that same plant will not be $3,000 but around $50 because of tissue culturing. Something may be rare today but so quickly become common due to technology and worldwide shipping.
Exactly! 💯
I’m willing to wait for the prices to go down 🤣
@@pudik2008 samee haha 😆
yes and no. Not every plant can be grown from TC, so a plant can be rare and expensive because propagation is limited. For example, there are Phragmipedium orchid hybrids where a singular plant out of the batch is exceptional and highly awarded. They can only be vegetatively propagated by division, so if you want a clone of that actual plant, you're going to pay for it and the price is never really going to come down.
Rare is used way too often as a pricing ploy, but isn't always wrong.
I have added tiny leaf Hoyas to my collection…only because they were cute. I’ve got Hoya Microdwarf, Enduaensis, heuschkeliana, curtisii and I think it’s cumingiana.
Oh yes they are so precious 🥹
So glad to hear about the colorful pots because I get mine from the thrift store. It’s so much cheaper and every one is unique in its own way, they are all different colors and I love it. ❤ Also HOYAs!!!! Yaasss Queen! I’m just getting started with Hoyas, I’ve already bought 2 so far this year.
Ohh which hoyas did you get? 🤩
Crystal's terrarium is freaking amazing!! She is plant goals ❤
completely agree! My jaw was on the floor when I saw it for the first time 🤩
'Roastin and toastin' 😂
Honesty...who's really looking at the pots!??? It's the plants we're gawking at.
Haha fair enough 😂 but I do like me a good plant pot combo! Brings the whole thing to another level
Hoya’s are my favorite genus. I kept staring at your beautiful Hoya krimson princess.
She is large and in charge haha 🤣
hahahahaha, you are kinda funny, that's exactly how I look at it too, and I totally agree with everything you said about having to many steps to care for your plants, I would never ever want any of my plants behind closed doors, I'd want all mine out in the open, and that's bad enough having to clean the surroundings, let alone have the whole cabinet to clean, having moving plants in and out back and forth the whole nine yard? no no no no noooooo Not ever going to happen, I've spotted that from the very start, NOT something I'd want. I like honest people that say it as it is straight forward, but not downing on anybody, because people like different things, do things differently, but made me laugh because I see myself saying that over and over when I saw someone showing off their plant cabinet, I said exact same thing you've mentioned.
Yup, they can be absolutely stunning, but I just know I'm too lazy to keep up with it 💀
I'm not sure if you have Lowes And Home Depot were you live, but they have been getting loads of Hoyas since last fall for $6
@@michellereedus9148 unfortunately not. The houseplant sections in our hardware stores are very small 🫠 so I mostly have to buy plants online
Has anyone ever told you, that at times you sound like Christopher Walken? That might be just me.
haha nope you're the first 😂
Hei Matt...my latest vid is my comparison between the orchid world n the house plant world. Love to hear your opinion. Yes orchids are always popular n I'm very blessed to have this passion throughout my life and will be till the end
it's so wonderful to hear from life long growers. I hope I will one day have the same kind of experience under my belt 😁
@thecozyplantco if plants connect with U in every aspect of your life, you will
Maybe we will get lucky and in being "on trend" again, hoya prices will come down or more interesting ones will show up in local shops. I don't mind if more people want to talk more about hoya!
@@LeslieJermyn same, the prices right now are insane 🥲 are there any particular ones you're on the look out for?
@@thecozyplantco There are a few I can't locate with reliable sellers (eg. pandurata Vietnam, decipulae, deykeae, publicalyx Hawaiian Purple) that I expect would be expensive just because not many people here (Canada) seem to be selling them. The one I can get if I'm willing to spend is verticillata Black Margin but $60(CDN) seems to be a lot for a common version of the plant. How about you?
@LeslieJermyn yeah it's crazy how just a cutting can go for 60-80 bucks 💀 I would love a hoya multiflora wonderphil (saw cuttings being sold for 120 euros lol) and anything with cool or fuzzy blooms haha
Id love to have a terrarium, but I don’t have the space. You should try an Orchid. People are always saying they’re so hard to grow & nothing could be farther from the truth. I treat mine just like all my other plants & they’re fine.
When I lived in Miami I had 130 orchids and they definitely delivered on bringing me joy 😊
@@GreenWitch1 I'm sure to give it a go if I find one I really like 🥰
@ I think you’d appreciate a paphiopedilum. They’re not frequent bloomers, but the blooms are quite unique.
@GreenWitch1 oh yes! They look so cooool.🥺
I am absolutely getting a cabinet after I move, but just one. I can't imagine building and maintaining more than one, but there's a couple plants I think would do really well in that environment. But I agree, it's definitely not a new trend. My husband has an incredibly cute little terrarium but he keeps isopods in it not just plants.
I'm with you on orchids generally but some are incredibly awesome like the bulbophyllum medusae. Not that I think I could actually get that to bloom anyway if I tried.
I actually think rare plants are dying with tc taking off and anyone being able to do it at home. I'm excited to see previously "rare" plants easily accessible, speaking of which. I hope hoya in general get more popular because I really want more to be accessible and cheaper.
I hope hoya prices drop as well. There are so many fun verities 🥹
Isaw one of your videos you said that you don’t care about the holidays which I agree with you. I feel the same way 42 years old not married no kids. I’m by myself and the holidays just make me sad. As for my birthday. I felt the same way that I had bad luck but I tried to turn it around and think positive on-birthday try to think good positive thoughts so it will be better.
@@MariaSanchez-ym8nr yeah I'm just not a very festive person haha I'd rather just chill by myself 🤣
Terrariums were popular 50 years ago
@@mnj640 i think they still are, but yeah nothing new haha 🤣
I also love Hoyas, and currently love philodendron more. I agree completely about "rare" plants. Uncommon is a better term. It's interesting when certain plants are readily available on one side of the Atlantic and hard to find on the other. In the United States, Hoya linearis is hard to find and expensive in small sizes, not so in the United Kingdom. Sansevieria (dracaena) Bantel's Sensation common in the United States, impossible to get for Miro of Basie Plants.
Yup, availability and price really varies from country to country
True. I've been looking for a Dendrobium kingianum 'berry oda' stateside for years now and apparently it's a super common shop plant in the UK.
@@taylorhillard4868 oh dang that's unfortunate :/ i hope you find one soon! They are very pretty 😍
Love Hoyas too!
All the hoya love 🥰
I've grown hoyas for decades, even before it was the trend. Always loved those. I believe begonias and gesneraids will make a comeback.
@@Jayebird69 oh wow that's amazing, 🥺 what are some of your favourite hoyas? I definitely see a lot more begonias going around so I think you might be right
@thecozyplantco at one point or another, I had all the " traditional" favorite ones that today's plant connoisseur would find mediocre. Before the Silvers and Grey everything. Until about a year ago I had a hoya pubicalyx that I've had for 30+ years. Endora (that was my pet name for her...I was a fan of 'Bewitched') At its peak, it was growing in a basket in my backyard in a tree ( in Florida). The most spectacular thing I've ever grown. It started wrapping itself around the branches, and so I decided to take it down and move it elsewhere. It measured it to 18 feet in length. I wish they had the tech back then like they do now. I would have taken video, but all I got was a Pic I took from the rooftop of my house with a disposable camera. She roughed it out for years. Chopped back many times after enduring cold winters.Was still looking nice about a years ago.
But to answer your question. I always liked the easy ones Pubicalyx, the carnosa hybrids. Archiboldiana, macgillivirayi, surigeoensis( whose flowers smell like fresh cut celery), subclava, Dee Dee's Big One ( I believe it's called Skinneriana now), merrillii, latifolia. I really loved the big leaved types. I was also a fan of Angelwing begonia or cane types. And yes, I do believe they'll make a comeback. Also, when I say gesneraids, I'm not necessarily talking about African violets, but the other lesser knows ones, the columnea, nemathanthus, the episcias and the like.
@Jayebird69 wow that's amazing 🥺 I love my pubicalyx so much, hope she'll manage to live a long life haha
@thecozyplantco My futile attempt to make a channel a couple of years back. The last video of my pubicalyx i took
ruclips.net/video/fl-wSRL75aw/видео.htmlsi=vXRTiHyF_vykquv0
I have large terrariums but only because I have geckos. The terrarium is for the animals and the plants. I don’t need to take the plants out thought because I waterproofed the cabinet on the inside. If I didn't have animals though I wouldn't have any cabinets. :)
@@1faithchick7 oh that's cuute! What kind of geckos do you keep?
Same!!!! Too many steps!!!
Hmmm I'm not used to being on trend. Not sure how I feel about that 😂 I've got more Hoya and Orchids than any other plant.
Hahahha lol 😂 how many do you have? 🤩
@thecozyplantco 8 types of Hoya and 3 types of Orchids :) I'm hunting a Linearis though because I love punishing myself.
@amuseinthecraftroom6257 they are worth it tho, my linearis is my favourite hoya 🥰 fingers crossed you'll be able ot grab one soooon
@@thecozyplantco I lied too sorry.... forgot about my vanilla orchid 🤣 that's a new one for me and I'm still deciding where it will fit best. I may just let it climb all over the plant rack by the window. I sense it will be ungovernable eventually.
@amuseinthecraftroom6257 uhh I would love to add a vanilla orchid to my collection, but I have never seen them for sale around me 🤔
It’s because of Hoya obsessed people that prices are so high. It’s simple supply and demand. If the market refuses to pay these crazy prices, then the prices will come down. Either that or Costa Farms further floods the market with tc Hoyas they haven’t already done. I know this is obvious but i just had to say it.
Nah...not mean at all.
I buy what appeals to me. How can you tell what trends in 2025 at the beginning of 2025. This can only be a prediction 🫠 I have crazy on Hoyas and anthuriums. Love your video.
@@marymorris9421 i agree, but I do think it's a fun topic to talk about ☺️