Goeppertia (Calathea) Orbifolia Care Tips and Propagation - WITH UPDATES!
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- Опубликовано: 7 окт 2024
- In this episode, I share the care and propagation of the infamous goeppertia (formally calathea) orbifolia. Many, including myself, have killed this plant as the care can be confusing for newbies. Watch how I make them thrive and share tips on how to achieve a full pot of foliage. I also propagate, showing you 3 months update at the end!
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Sean, I got my first calathea (a Dottie/black lipstick) a month and a half ago, and she's died back significantly and lost most of her leaves bc I didn't know how to take care of her at first! But after watching your videos, I think I finally got it down! I stuck her outside in the shade where it's more humid, gave her a mixture of cactus/succulent mix, perlite, and orchid bark in a clear plastic orchid pot (to check water/roots), and rainwater from the first time it rained this summer. And to my surprise, today I found that she's pushing out two new shoots! Thank you for making calathea care so simple and less frightening! They truly are resilient plants!
Yayeee. Happy to hear that. Calatheas are very misunderstood but once you get the care right, most calatheas have the same care. Hope you can explore more varieties
I really appreciate the time you put into your videos so we can see the progress and growth!
You are, by far, my favorite plant-tuber. You are so genuine and honest. Thank you for your videos and your experiments and your successes, your updates, and also your, sometimes, brutally honest failures 🙂❤
Thank youu
I love your channel! I learned so much. I just bought my first Orbifolia from a local nursery a couple of weeks ago. I just love the way they look, so beautiful! I’ll have to go back to the local nursery and see if they still have any left… they were on discount for half price for 3 euros 😅 I know they can be finicky but I’m more confident after watching your videos 🫶🏻
Yayee. Thank you ❤️
It's so helpful to see you experimenting with mixed results. Very normalizing 🙌🏽
I really enjoyed listening and watching this video. Not only did I learn a lot, your passion and true joy of plants is contagious. Thank you!
Whoaaa thank you
Calathea is my bias. I am guilty of losing my first orbifolia but I’m sure I’ll try again. They are just too pretty 😍
Great to see how easy they propagate by cuttings of the mother plants.
Mine is putting out 4 or 5 new leaves and has settled well next to a very large philodendron red Congo and micans.
Like you said an aerated, jungle soil mix makes all the difference and keeping the plant moist but not wet.
Love how you experiment and do these time lapse videos.
Not many plant enthusiasts do this.
So it makes your channel extra special.
Cheers, Jo from NZ.
Thank youuu 😀
Thank you so much! I kept researching “pods” or “bulbs” on the roots of my goeppertia orbifolia with zero results. Google said to keep them; you’ve shown us all that they are babies 👶🏽🤗 Going to repot my babies and see how it goes. Thank you, again! 🙏🏾
Woo so someone commented that these are just water storage bulbs and will not sprout into babies. I havent found out the answer for this.
Love seeing the time-lapse process. You always produce super informative content. Thank you for sharing.
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My favorite calathea! Never had pest issues or any drama with them. I agree, they thrived when i used lighter more airy medium
When the rhizome develops in width enough you can cut it and separate the little shoots, but those underground things are tubers and merely water and nutrient storage systems, not babies capable of reproducing.The more you have the better. They give energy to the plant, they don't take it away. They're not like corms on alocasias. I've had asparagus plants grow back from only roots and tubers after being cut down but they're invasive and far less sensitive than calatheas/goeppertias and it's the only case I've heard of that happening.
Excellent info!! Totally agree. 👍🏼
Thanks aniliname! This is super helpful. I have a maranta with one stem dying off with just a tad of green at the base with a bunch of tubers. Hoping it survives but with your experience looks like it might not if marantas have the same structure 😿
Wooh I need to try that one more time because Im pretty sure I got the calathea dotties grown from corms (ones I showed in the middle of the video). But im not 100% sure as i did not document the process for that one.
Absolutely correct, thanks for saving me the effort of fumbling a long explanation! God bless you 🙏✝️
@@onlyplants please do!
I just repot my calathea. The roots are all tied up so tightly. I didn't know I can just tear it apart like what you did at 10:36! I was so nervous they could die. Also There are sooo many babies. I didn't know they are babies until I watched your video! I enjoy your video, great content. Thanks for sharing Sean!
Apparently those bulbs arent babies but just water storage facilities 😅
@@onlyplants aha! got me excited for a moment! thanks for clarifying 😀
This was fascinating! One of my favorite calatheas, which I also just killed recently. But, i love the time lapse and that you are so willing to take apart and propagate your plants with reckless abandon in the name of research! It is very helpful!
I love your videos bc of the time lapse. Great effort! I’m sure you’ll perfect next time!!
Ohh 😊 nice i am watching your all videos most beautiful calathia plant ❤
Thank you ❤️❤️
My orbis is one of my easiest and happiest plants! I have a diff calathea and it’s growing like an insane beast. I live in SC and these guys live in my eat in kitchen. Very good light and def humid!
Whoaaa we struggle with them here. Actually the heat do tend to do them in. They dont seem to appreciate the tropical heat
8:55 I think rhyzomes are stems/batang that specializes to grow underground as means of vegetative reproduction. I need to check my botany books again. Those might be tubers (specialized roots) or corms (I doubt this).
This was so helpful! I had no idea those little bulb thingies were babies. My Calathea had at least 20 of them. I planted them just like you did before seeing the end of the video. Lol I will remember not to overwater them. 🤞
Oooh wait these didnt end up being corms for babies. They are merely water storage facilities.
@@onlyplants Oh, okay. I’m learning today.
Как же я люблю калатеи!!! Моя первая калатея была орбифолия, вторая сандериана. Уже 5 лет живут. 😘
Thank you!! I love these plants. I have a large one and a small one, the small one has just stopped growing, I'm going to take it outside and repot into the soil you recommend, and I'm in Florida so she's gonna get a dose of humidity!! The big one is still in the pot I bought it in, plastic and big and it's also in the house but doing better. It does dry out faster. I think the little one is in the wrong pot too. I refuse to lose this one LOL I have other Calatheas, and they are doing fine, this little one is temperamental haha
This is definitely one of the harder one. 😅
Thanks Sean, now I know when I repot my orbifolia!!!
Thank you Sean for your sharing about Orbifolia. You're correct.. those rhizome/bulb cause my calathea grow slower. When I divided those rhizome/bulb, they back growing fast :).. I pot the rhizome/bulb and nothing growing until now (almost 3 month)...
Hmmm interesting someone did comment that those will not have babies. Although I was sure my calathea dottie sprouted babies this way before, now I cannot be certain. Ill have to try one more time again just to be sure!
You were able to get leaves grow from the rhizome/bulb? That’s exciting! I found a lot of those when I repotted my makoyana but I could not find much information about propagating from them at all
Hi Sean, thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing. My orbifolia is doing pretty good inside, and with not much humidity or sun. I am surprised, but maybe it’s acclimated to my space. I just noticed that it does not care for tap water though, but sometimes I am lazy and just use the tap lol. Nice informative video as always! Really is a beautiful plant, and not pricy either!
Oh yes tap water seem to burn the leaves
Mines is doing okay. It is in bright filter light and near a humidifier fan. It doesn't look like I want but it's not very crisp so it's fine I guess. They're tough. I also use systemic insecticide as well. They're indoors and not draining into the water system.
Very thoughtful about the insecticide that doesnt drain into waste water 😀
Hi Sean!
Thank you for your excellent Videos! I'm enjoying them very much and am learning A LOT ... from Fiji!
I think those "bulbs" are called root nodules ...
Cheers!!!
Thank youuu. Imma look up root nodules now.
@@onlyplants ... let us know how you go ...
Wow, thank you! I just bought one yesterday 👍🏼😃
This was very helpful! Im sorry all those babies rotted 😢
I loved mine but it died. The rising fuel costs meant I couldn't heat my home this winter and keep it above 18 degrees Celsius. Time to find some cold loving plants I guess.
Thank you for the amazing video! Have you tried growing this variety in 100% sand?
I have not. Do you know if they like it?
@@onlyplantsI am trying it now. I will let you know. I cut off those tubers bc my plant got infected after converting to hydroponics. They had jelly in them. Do you know if they grow back?
Thank you for sharing!
So, some of the ''babies'' grew up from that ''bulb'' from the mother plant and some of them did not succeed, right? I love the fact that we can reproduce more of our favorite plants just from one single plant we had...and suddenly we have a little jungle of them..haha
My favorite calathea. Like the big paddle leaves.
Terima kasih mas sean
Sy sambil belajar bahasa inggris juga di channel ini..
Kereeennn
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Thank you for sharing! 💚
Mine was doin well till I had to go out for a month and my parents overwatered. It was still in its nursery potting mix mainly consisting of cocopeat. It had 4 leaves when I repotted It with entirely new soil and now all of the leaves are dead but I see 5 new sprouts growing😁
They are famous for coming back to life
Love all your content..your success and failures
Thank youu
Super helpful video. I just separate my Calathea orbifolia two weeks ago, but the leaves and stems of the newly potted small ones (all have roots while propergation) are becoming very soft and can't keep standing. Have you also seen that happen?
I would rule out spider mites first, and then check the roots. It may not have enough roots to support it yet (hence needing more time) it may also have been over or under watered…
What beautiful plants. I'm in Wisconsin, USA. I'll have to see if I can find them here. Sorry about all your babies. 😕
Its ok those babies taught me not to get over confident and pay more care
This was very educational. Thanks again Sean :D
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Hi Sean,
As usual love all your videos and keep them coming,
On the subject of the Kalithea baubles
I think you may find that what you detached and poted up was the plants food and water storage vessels in that case these will not grow at all?
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Ooooh you may be right about that, a few other viewers did mention this too!
Thank you Sean. Sorry the bulbs/tubers didn’t survive 😞❄️💚🙃
Its ok, teaches me to not take things for granted and give better care next time
I like watching your program, can I ask if you have anything about the bamboo orchid propagate. Tks
Ooo I have no experience with that one
Ok, I just thought since it's also found in country you might now. Tks for the quick reply.
Hi Sean! Thanks for the guide! I wonder if there's a certain time of year when it's better to do calathea division? I am in a humid subtropical climate in Nepal, but this time of year temperatures get down to 7 C. Should I wait for warmer weather to divide? Or for monsoon as you have?
Yeah I would wait for spring in your case. Im surprised calatheas can live in 7 degrees 😀
@@onlyplants Ikr! And the outdoor stromanthe triostar if happier than the indoor orbifolia (which doesn't get quite as cold) at the moment. I will try to hold back for a couple more months. Thanks!
Hi neighbour! I'm from Nagpur, India. Wonder which other plants grow happily in Nepal and nearby Himalayan regions? Do you have pilea peperomioides too!?
How often do I water this plant ? Had one around 5 weeks it’s a drama queen ! It’s grew loads but a lot of brown spots under the leaves. I had to repot it as the leaves are constantly hanging down . Am now watering from the bottom. And given her liquid plant feed . Any tips on making her leaves come back up please
Hmmm this is a tough one to figure out… how often to water depends on the potting media and your environment. They love good air movement though and suffer when its stiff air.
very helpful, thank you!
P.S. I meant Anilname was correct of course!
I'm still kinda struggling with mine. Waah!
I have two Calathea Orbifolia plants in the same pot. One is with huge leaves and the other is really small. Is there any tips to grow such big leaves like yours?
Another mystery is my new leaves always curl a bit in the edge, do you know why😣
It takes time to grow them out. Do these leaves straighten out? It could be watering issue, or perhaps too much light can cause calatheas to roll too.
Mine is dead. 😟 I think tubers are plant's storage mechanism.
Yes, I wouldn't try to propagate from that and instead allow it to develop on it's own. That's where new plants come from over time. If they fall off I put it back in the pot. Alocasia does that too.
Yes they can develop on their own. But not always, they have to find the right direction and conditions.
"Someone's been naughty naughty, this plant is heavily pregnant". It made my day 😂
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Oh my goodness I never new those little football looking things where the babies!!
Oooh apparently they are just water storage facilities. They cannot sprout babies from there
Hi again. I notice its leaves have a lot of brown edges just like mine. I live in very different climate than yours and we seem to have the same problen with this lady. Do you feel is this orbifolia giving you more of these brown spots than other calatheas? I only have 3 (picturata, amagris and orbifolia) and my other 2 are beautiful living under the same conditions 😔
Nopeee my orbifolias are sexy now haha. The babies shown at the end of the video has grown lush. It could be minerals in your tap water thats causing the brown spots. It could also be under or overwatering. Send me pics on insta! @bo.tan.ist
Nice plants and ideas 👍
you mention at the beginning of the video that the leaves should be dry, but throughout the whole video i see the leaves basically wet, so which one is it? dry or wet?
I probably just watered it before the videos… I hose my plants down once a day. They live outside in great airflow and light, where leaves dry out in 15-30 min. If its indoors or in poor ventilated area I recommend to water the soil level only.
very beautifull
Thank you 💚💚💚
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My humidity is only mid 30% and my lime marantas, calathea warzowikiwhatever, rattlesnake, and musaica have no issues and always have new leaves developing even in the middle of canada’s winter (hello -40 celcius wind chill..) Not sure why people say they’re drama queens 😅
I think people have issues when they bring it home from 80-90 humidity nurseries. They can actually adapt to lower humidity but it takes time. This is why I hardly mention humidity in my calathea care videos
How long does it typically take a rhizome to grow, like the other calathea that you showed i believe you called it black lipstick.... from rhizome to leaves, how long did that take?
Im not entirely sure, it took a very very long time though. Someone commented that these rhizomes wont sprout plants.. now I am confused haha. Ill have to try one more time and this time to document it properly and care for it properly to be sure.
hi, can i soak the root ball in water to remove nursery soil when repotting? i followed your method of potting mix, but i think the soil from nursery with the root ball prevent/slows the plant from getting the full potential of the new soil
Yes you can. I do that sometimes
@@onlyplants cool thanks!
Hi. You said don't mist this one and I was doing it 😳
What about picturata and amagris? Same kind of cares?
Ohh and in general calatheas start to give "babies" when 1 year old? What about alocasias and giving babies? Thanks!!
I wouldnt mist any plant leaves if its indoors. Also mist bottles may carry bacteria/disease over time.
That depends on the age of the plant when you got it, and the quality of care it receives. In nurseries they grow and reproduce much faster than our home conditions can. 😀
@@onlyplants good idea to keep that bottle very clean 🙂
“Someone’s been naughty naughty” 😈🌱
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Do the rhizomes need roots when you pot them up?
No they dont😀 same as ginger
Thank you
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What medium do you use?
I use a very airy forest floor potting medium 😀
"naughty naughty" ahaha that's so cute
I loved that plant until I finally got one. It's reduced to 3 tiny leaves but at least it isn't dead
They are known to come back from the dead.
Oh noooo my dog just attacked mine. Crossing my fingers that it will survive, this video will help.
Ooh these guys are famous for coming back from the dead
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Я укореняю только во мху. Замечательно укореняются, очень быстро
Keren
Makasih
It would've worked if you'd put a plastic bag over the rhyzomes to create humidity.
Oooh yeah 😅
Those underground tubers are not rhizomes on Calatheas, they are water tubers, that store water, so they are part of the root, no plant will come out of it, liko on Alocasias. :)
Wooo no wonder!
They are not babies they just hold water for the plant
Thanks for sharing this.
I gave up with calatheas
I love this plant … but I can’t take care of him 😊
Yes this is a difficult one to get right 😀
Killed mine ☹☹ RIP
Sometimes they can come back as long as the roots are still ok
Well.. you can maybe call em gingers.. oh no the gingers died..
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🤣😂🤣 litle baby ???????
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I cringe every time I hear your wet sticks and other propagations are just out in the rain. EEEEK!!! Hope you can control it inside and away from second person over-waterers :D
My new house will have a glass top on the backyard. Cant wait to move!
These are strange plants...I bought one yesterday in the evening, from a supermarket...leaves were all flat down....when I later watered it, at about 8pm, I was shocked to see how large the small leaves looked...it's large, staring upwards!.wow, next day the leaves are still perfectly standing...probably it lacked water, but it's beautiful now...next, lots of roots popping out everywhere at the bottom...I don't know if I should re pot now or wait...?
I would repot it if its root bound but water a bit less than before because it can now hold more water for longer.
Someone's been naughtyyyy
Ha!
Love it 😀
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