25 Plants That I Love!

[@NickPileggiPlants]

Hey friends! Just a quick note about Maria's podcast: it's now called "Growing Joy With Maria" - the same name as her KZbin channel! Listen on any app you listen to podcasts on. I was even a guest a couple years back! 💕

[@BLANKU2]

Instant sub!

[@lucyknox1745]

I would really love a part two with 25 more!! I really want more variety in my plant collection but am limited to the light I can offer them . I love that you included a couple philodendrons, they are my favorite type of plant.

[@Paula-sw2tt]

My favorites that I have in my collection: A. Luxurians, E. Manjula, E. Cebu Blue, C Orbafolia, Domino Peace Lily, Bird's nest fern, Tiger fern, Zebra fern, Staghorn fern, Kangaroo paw fern, Blue Star fern, Maidenhair fern, Norfolk Pine, Hoyas, Peperomias, Raven ZZ, Prayer plants, Dischidias, P. Jose Bouno, S. Platinum, Moth orchids, Pinguliculas, Hoya curtsii, Neon pothos, A. Stingray, A. Silver Dragon, and so many more.

[@fernmonkey]

1. Kalanchoe beharensis (feltbush) because of how big and fuzzy the leaves are. 2. Philodendron hederacea micans for the lovely velvety look. 3. Rhipsalis pachyptera and Schlumbergera for flowering so loyally every year. 4. Dracaena surculosa for doing a better job of being an indoor bamboo than "Lucky Bamboo" does. 5. Euphorbia leuconeura for just looking so WEIRD. 6. Haworthia cooperi for having cute little windows while being easier than lithops. 7. Coleus amboinicus for the fragrant leaves. 8. And don't laugh, but I have a warm regard for the species spider plant, the plain green one with no variegation. Got a tiny one for a housewarming gift that's grown into a big mama plant, and pretty much everyone I know has one of her babies.

[@NickPileggiPlants]

Great list! Totally agree with your note about the Dracaena!!

[@katie77r]

Glad you showed some love for air plants, they're so underrated. Great video as always 😊💖🪷

[@NickPileggiPlants]

soooo underrated! 😩 Thanks! 🥰

[@lisaawild]

More, please. ❤

[@Paula-sw2tt]

Ditto

[@nonshowbizgf]

omg can you make a video on tiny dainty leafed plants? i loveeee them

[@NickPileggiPlants]

that's a fun idea!!

[@pattymarshall1190]

Your videos are getting better and better.

[@Paula-sw2tt]

I have been watching his channel almost from the beginning and I totally agree.

[@karaarmstrong5144]

I love my Jade, Golden pothos, and Cebu so much..❤

[@bellyruzmom]

I love begonia ❤

[@mauravandehey6584]

Yes 25 more! 😊

[@TheCloakedOwl]

1. Hoya carnosa 2. Hoya multiflora 3. Philodendron "Prince of Orange" 4. Schefflera 5. Hoya pubicalyx "Red Buttons" 6. String of Hearts 7. Cebu Blue Pothos 8. Swedish Ivy 9. Spider Plant 10. Snake Plant 11. Arabian Jasmine 12. Osmanthus fragrans 13. Passion Flower 14. Swiss Cheese Vine (Monstera adansonii) 15. Hoya bella 16. Ceropegia sandersonii 17. Epiphyllum oxypetalum 18. Gardenia 19. Hoya lacunosa 20. Philodendron cordatum (Heart Leaf Philodendron) 21. Pothos Marble Queen 22. Hoya motoskei 23.Cryptanthus/ Earth Star 24. Hoya fungii 25. Hoya obovata

[@indigopeach]

I like many houseplants, but I think my favorites have got to be indoor fruit trees ( citrus, banana, avocado, mango, etc. ). Whenever I find one of those weird fruits in the grocery store, I always save their seeds and try to grow them. I also have 2 older plants: a calamondin and a guava. I'm hoping to find something a little more exotic, like cacao or pouteria.

[@NickPileggiPlants]

I used to love doing that in college! maybe this is a sign to start some seeds lol

[@aspirativemusicproduction2135]

My favorite plants are those which thrive at home instead of dieing fast or slow. I will list few that are tough. Monstera, Schefflera, Philodendrons(most of them.) Scindapsus pictus argirius, hoya, some succulents and cacti(if you have plenty of light.) Ficus elastica, some snake plants.

[@ericunderwood]

We want 25 more! 😊 There are others I really love, but my absolute fav are Philodendrons! I have approximately 100 plants at the moment (ooops) and I have 51 varieties of Philodendron and 55 total Philodendron. I’m obsessed with my newest one which is Emerald Queen. But at the moment really loving Whipple Way, Silver Sword, Squamiferum is always a favorite, Golden Dragon, Mexicanum, Longilobatum, Splendid, Berle Marx Fantasy (her name is Britney because it reminds me of the perfume Fantasy by Britney Spears), and Brasil is always a favorite and is getting very long and climbing around the plant shelf in my dining room.

[@surgeinc1]

Yes to the Philo Florida!💚

[@aspirativemusicproduction2135]

Oh, and mini monstera. That's my oldest tropical plant alive. I got some really good specimen years ago. I got lucky. This one is quality one. I air layered it and now I have many. They have grown so much I have to chop them again. It's the fastest growing plant ever. I mean in the summer it literaly grows faster than grass.

[@rs5536]

NICK your sass is preceding your reputation, I love your most recent videos more than I’ve loved anything you’ve posted. So glad to have been here and see you grow too. Also, your second camera shots make me weak

[@NickPileggiPlants]

🥰🥰

[@geminezmarie]

This was fun, although I admit I missed the snark lol, you’re just enjoyable to watch in any tone. That sounds a bit much but it’s true.

[@NickPileggiPlants]

😂😂😂 I was trying to do a friendlier topic today 😅

[@VickyHafler]

1. Florida ghost 2. Philodendron squammy 3. Monstera Thai constellation 4. Monstera Albo 5. Polynesian ivy 6. hoya polyneura albomarginata 7. Hoya Bella 8. Whitney Sansaveria 9. Rhaphidophora decursiva 10. String of heart variegated 11. Hoya Matilda 12. Monstera Peru 13. String of pearls 14. Neon pothos 15. Cebu blue 16. Fuzzy petiole 17. Manjula pothos 18. Ctenanthe setosa 'Grey Star' 19. Monstera Standleyana Variegata 20. Million hearts 21. Fishbone cactus 22. String of Coins | Xerosicyos Danguyi 23. Hoya linearis 24. Variegated jade 25. Raven ZZ

[@NickPileggiPlants]

Awesome list!!! 🪴

[@doreenfowler3921]

❤ your videos. My favorites are pothos and pink and white princesses

[@NickPileggiPlants]

thanks! 💕🪴

[@jvp714]

Not one that many people think of as a house plant, but I love dwarf Cavendish bananas. They're relatively cheap online, adapt well to growing indoors, and give a tropical feel. They just won't fruit indoors, but that's fine with me because the plant dies back after it fruits and starts a new plant through pups.

[@NickPileggiPlants]

I've never considered growing a banana indoors before!

[@christinen5701]

I love my Peperomia Quito and recently got a Shumi Red. I have a sansevieria francisii; I didn't know I would love that so much, and I would probably like other varieties. I have the worst luck with String of Hearts; I have a variegated one that is alive, but I wouldn't say it thrives.

[@NickPileggiPlants]

You know I love my peps!! 🪴

[@eronhonez]

I bought the red emerald Chinese evergreen a few years ago per your suggestion - easy and beautiful!

[@NickPileggiPlants]

it's one of my favorites at this point!

[@PhiliciaTaylor]

Thank you

[@fwizzybee42]

I’d really love to have a walking sanseveria, but haven’t had much luck finding them even online. Have you seen any in stores lately in Philly? My favorite plants not on the list would probably be various types of jungle cacti! I love the way they hang down and they’re much more suited to my home than desert cacti. I have a dancing bones and some holiday cacti, but I’d also like a hurricane cactus! The one at Longwood is so pretty and purple!

[@NickPileggiPlants]

I've never once seen the pinguicula in store - I ordered mine off Etsy!

[@lelfah]

Great list, great t shirt, can we get another 25 please 🎉

[@scarydebbie]

Love love love Aglaonema/Chinese Evergreen! Tigress, Maria, Silver Bay, Cutlass, Pictum…all of them!

[@NickPileggiPlants]

there isn't a bad option!

[@Abbyisthecoolist]

I can't even express to you how much I hate the curtisii so it is so funny you put it on this list. I literally went through a phase where I was obsessed with Hoya and wanted every single one of them especially the small leafed ones and so I got it. The leaves look sick and I hate the way it looks trailing. I put mine outside because I didn't want to even look at it anymore but didn't want to throw it away so now it lives unseen with my Rhipsalis cereuscula which is swarming with mealy bugs in my plant grave yard

[@aliza-gz4cn]

In my experience, Dischidia Ovata is a super fast grower!

[@brigitterauscher5031]

Nice shirt!💙💙 Love all the plants you listed! Peperomia Hope and Sanseviera Dragon Wing are 2 of my favorites!

[@jessiewells1344]

I just love you! Wish we could go to some greenhouses together

[@pauleg7634]

Yes! Another 25 more!!!

[@MaggieArmenta672]

Thank you ❤️ I agree with most of your list. Love ❤️ your channel 💞

[@NickPileggiPlants]

Thanks! 🥰

[@imaginarydreamer]

Love aglaonemas, though I haven't figured out the care for the colorful ones in my space; they just turn yellow on me 😵‍💫 Some of my favorite plants right now: Asparagus fern (my parents have had theirs for years and I always loved looking at it as a kid. Plus, tiny tree-looking plant?🪴 Yes please!); variegated jade (I must've gotten a top cut from a mature plant because the leaves on mine are HUGE despite being in a 2.5 inch pot. It's just a little cutie pie🤗); variegated lipstick plant (it turns SO white and pink in high light and looks amazing. Also haven't really seen anyone with this plant so I must admit I feel blessed 😇); Senecio Stapeliiformis (though I'm not normally a huge fan of cactus and succulent-like plants, I love the medusa vibes of this plant. It literally looks like a bunch of little snakes growing out of the pot🐍); and of course my pachira which bounced back exceptionally well after I decided to cut off all the thrip-infested leaves🌴

[@NickPileggiPlants]

great list! Asparagus ferns are so lovely 😍

[@sandyg8794]

Hi Nick! Love your choices! I've had trouble keeping a Janet Craig and False Aralia alive, but really like them. Yes to another favorites video and plants you hate video. Would, also, like to see a video on which plants you recommend putting in self-watering pots. Love your t-shirt! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@__lynzee41141]

Yasss! I agree especially the trailing ones 💚🌱💚

[@jomassey4207]

Love your top....brings out the blue in your eyes. Golden Pothos and Agleonemas are my favourites. Also 2 succulents that have pretty scented flowers in autumn, Crassula Morgana and Sedum seiboldi.

[@NickPileggiPlants]

Thanks! 🥰 Aglaonemas are just the best!!

[@grannyplants1764]

I’m loving a trellised Passion flower I started from seed indoors just for fun. -Passiflora incarnata-doing well but small, no flowers yet. Will put it outside in summer. Yes to another 25! 🌱🌿🪴

[@ConservativeHippie001]

Very unique list! ❤

[@betsymaltby6788]

Yes! Of course we want to see 25 more plants! I have so many, especially since my own plant purge. Today's favorite is my Rhaphidophora decursiva, love those deep green fenestrated leaves.

[@sharfinbean3362]

I also love the curtsii and have 2 of them! 😂🤣 nice list, I have most of those. No more orbofoila though!

[@kyrad6543]

Same here. There should be a special plant phrase for "plants we like so much we feel we need a dupe".

[@slem8431]

Aglaonemas are SO underrated! Some of my favorites!

[@thedomesticfox717]

Nice list! My fav plant...Episcia cupreata aka Flame Violet. Constant bloomer, beautiful foliage, easy to propagate - an old school plant for sure but still has a special place in my collection.

[@NickPileggiPlants]

LOVE episcias but they do not love me back 😭

[@thedomesticfox717]

@NickPileggiPlants - the like water...a lot of water. It took a few tries for me to figure them out. My big one is 4 feet long with leaves the size of my hand and covered in red flowers most of the time now.

[@aspirativemusicproduction2135]

My favorite at the moment is philodendron Micans. You have to have one to know why. Next Scindapsus pictus argirius. Cebu blue pothos, Cissus discolor, hoya Crimson princess, Monstera Peru, Silver sward philodendron, tree philodendron, Euphorbia trigona, heary opuntia, Kalanchoes(some of them.) Madagascar palm. Gloriousum. I think I mentioned some of the best I have and I have them because they are the best.

[@NoDecaf7]

A lot of variety! Many of these I never considered 😮

[@denisegiallombardo4797]

Yes, please add another 25! Unsuccessfully, I tried growing string of pearls. It was difficult to get the amount of water correct. I’m glad you like string of hearts, maybe the spring I’ll try growing those.

[@theeclecticgent502]

Loved all except the scindapsis, those things can go scratch, lol.. things look like a faux greenery at a mall they don't do anything 😂

[@plantpiggies]

Love your T shirt! ❤

[@NickPileggiPlants]

Thanks! ☺️

[@TheworldiseffdUP]

I love my Jade trees, especially my variegated Jades, then I love my Hoya's.

[@ColinPearcey]

great shirt !!

[@mollys1584]

Can't beat a ❤ leaf Philadendron. I've had one for 30 years that I chop and reroot and start again. I have a very old tlanthe sp? that even flowers. None of the drama of a Maranta. And my Hoya carnosa. Good grower and you can count on blooms every Spring.

[@franniecamden]

Yes! 25 more please! My favorite in my collection is my Sansevieria pinguicula….so excited when the new baby formed! The cebu blue pothos in my collection is gorgeous, and so easy to propagate. Thankyou Nick

[@NickPileggiPlants]

I was living when mine put out its baby! Now I want another lol 😤

[@franniecamden]

Me too!

[@shanemaloy]

Love this list!

[@ErlCamat]

Would love another 25 of the houseplants that you love! I'm looking to expand my houseplants again really soon (spring is just around the corner)! :)

[@suedobak4971]

Hi Nick....I really love Sans. (18) ,but have a few of others types (12). I had a Coleus planted outside. It was terribly sad & only 3" tall.....brought that little guy in at the end of last summer just for s*^ts and giggles and he actually gave me flowers last month. Still looks terribly spindly at the bottom but he just keeps putting out new leaves. I love your videos... you always make me smile. Thanks for the suggestions and I so adore the Philodendron tripartitum behind you.

[@NickPileggiPlants]

coleus are so beautiful! and so fun to grow from seed!

[@ILovePlants33]

I would love another 25! Spring snow is on my wishlist I love my neon pothos, philo micans, and pepperomia hope ❤

[@debbiefrick4380]

Enjoyed this. I'm a peperomia fan and am always excited when you pop one or three into your videos, I've never seen or heard of the elongata but will be searching for it! Florida is on my wish list. I had been considering the ghost, but after you included that on your bad list I will be weighing my options. Thanks for your informative video. Will be waiting for your next 25 faves.

[@Gee-xb7rt]

steve's leaves sells elongata, I found it hates peat and excessive heat, would be a lot happier in a succulent or bonsai mix and maybe 85 degrees tops.

[@debbiefrick4380]

@@Gee-xb7rt I have obtusifolia and crusifolia. It seems like elongata might be similar in its preferences.

[@Gee-xb7rt]

@@debbiefrick4380 It's a little more finicky, more prone to pythium/root rot and its definitely got issues with summer heat. I should add that EcuageneraUS in Florida has maculosa, its almost identical except more heart shaped leaves and more venation and a little cheaper.

[@bartoszmakowski4216]

Philodendron gloriosum is just so glorious that it has been my favorite for years. I love aloes, especially Gonialoe variegata because of the gorgerous pattern on its leaves and the way aloes grow in general. Euphorbia platyclada is a plant that became an unexpected favorite of mine because it looks like a dead plant. It's also really easy to grow, I haven't even replanted it yet and it has already bloomed and is now growing more 'pads'.

[@NickPileggiPlants]

I've been really enjoying my euphorbia platyclada lately myself! I love that its just looks like I forgot to water one of the plants in the mix 😂

[@eryncalobeer]

Happy Valentine's Day! Good Topic for today!

[@NickPileggiPlants]

Wow lol I totally did not plan that or even make that connection until reading this 😂💕

[@deh2775]

Dude! Freaking awesome T!

[@musanyathi2298]

The Reflexa and Marginata are very elegant with beautiful leaves and develop personalilty without dominating the room.

[@NickPileggiPlants]

I fully agree!

[@ginakapuscinski9698]

Thank you, Nick, for something happy and positive and Personable! (So often “personable” seems to cross the line into aggressive…. Too bad…)… Anyway, thank you. My Schefflera Nova thanks you too… years ago I admired yours, and found one ( At Last…you are right - difficult to find this plant!).

[@aplantprocess]

I love your energy here!!! My favorites: Syngonium podophyllum albo-variegatum, micans, thick leaf Monsteras, Ficus Alii. You also listed a lot of my other favorites.

[@jenbochan]

Love my p. incana! Almost killed it but has since bounced back more beautiful than ever!

[@NickPileggiPlants]

It's one of the best peps 😭

[@SoliRhymesWithJulie]

I got a Florida beauty cutting in a mystery box a few years ago and she is growing like few plants I have ever had. I LOVE her.

[@NickPileggiPlants]

wow that's an awesome inclusion for a mystery box!! 😆

[@SoliRhymesWithJulie]

@@NickPileggiPlants She's the reason why I started to love philodendrons.

[@CocoNichole]

will never stop being obsessed with the calathea orbifolia! That's one of my favorites too. I also love starfish sansevieria and the hoya fungii

[@NickPileggiPlants]

M Hoya fungi won't stop blooming!

[@CocoNichole]

@@NickPileggiPlants lucky! They prop so easy too! Can’t wait til mine blooms

[@j.b.abraham4175]

I agree. We have several of the ones you mentioned. The Calathea 'Orbifolia' is the only one that has given us the hardest time. That being said, we love it. As we do all the plants we have and the ones you listed.

[@NickPileggiPlants]

she's not any easy plant, but I still love her for her looks 🤭

[@j.b.abraham4175]

@NickPileggiPlants she's definitely a stunner. We also have the rattlesnake calathea. Well, I've had it since like 2011, 12, and my husband decided one time to divide it into a quarter of a million pieces. Let's just say, I'm surprised it survived. Anyhow, I've watched your videos for a while when you were back in your other apartment. I enjoy watching your videos. One thing I've noticed is that there are only a couple of plants I will fight for (as far as pests go), and now I'm like, "You're on your own, you dirty bitch!"

[@tim_meister]

I like: verrucosum, philo splendid, philo fuzzy petiole, alocasia cuprea, epi cebu blue, philo majestic, monstera deliciosa

[@plantpiggies]

And I love Hoya multiflora too!

[@noeltimberlake165]

Yay!!!! A new video as I sit down with my coffee. Good Morning from KY everyone. Hey Nick, what's your best advice on growing Amydrium?

[@NickPileggiPlants]

They hate to dry out! Also they need good light to produce their intricate leaves

[@noeltimberlake165]

@@NickPileggiPlants Thank you, also I live in the south so do you think 4 ft from a shaded south facing would be to much?

[@noconawolf]

Love your energy

[@snarkyseverus]

I truly enjoy your vidoes and learn a lot. I had a quick question for you. The terracotta pots that you use - do you glaze them to be less porous? I love terracotta pots but seem to be watering them more often LOL

[@MeTimePlants]

Great list ❤

[@kaliphaneuf7249]

I don’t know why I can not keep a Hoya curtisii alive! I have many happy Hoyas, but this one always turns yellow on me :( marantas now! Those are my fave, I have 6 different thriving varieties, now that I’ve figured them out!

[@rebeccayoung4019]

Great top!

[@eckehareckbert2731]

I just wish the ad was in the last part,

[@Plantasy98]

Is the Schefflera Nova reclassified? There is a different name on it at Longwood now.

[@NickPileggiPlants]

I know it was being debated in the recent past, so it very well could have!

[@Plantasy98]

@@NickPileggiPlants I had asked one of the employees once, they have a map of the conservatory and can tell you where stuff is and she couldn’t find it. I was like well it must be here somewhere because Nick said it is 😂

[@vicky3792]

Give us another 25

[@anitajones7090]

Another great video, but you went so fast Nick. 🤣

[@tarantellalarouge7632]

I love Piper Ornatum (had been very forgiven to me) Hoya Retusa (easy and beautiful green fireworks hanging plant) Hoya (crimson princess and wayetii variegata) and Anthurium clarinervium (very easy also) Love/hate : philodendron melanochrysum (horrible at my place) Alocasias, chain of pearls, sedum burrito (definitively not the right conditions either)

[@coolkat71]

I wish I could find Schefflera 'Nova'

[@mollyradice7774]

Still trying to get the hang of the amydrium zippelianum. Just switched it into my ikea cabinet. Any tips?!

[@NickPileggiPlants]

I think that's the first step! I had mine in the cabinet for a while and just recently pulled it out after it grew too much inside!

[@nancylee1883]

I NEED a pinguicula!

[@dariashmelevod1286]

😘

[@maribootz2534]

What’s the best way to grow pepperomia Incana? Trailing or bushy or clipped tight? Anyone? Thanks!

[@NickPileggiPlants]

I just let it do its thing! Peperomias usually max out a certain length (usually no longer than a foot or two) and then will shift their energy into producing a new branch near the base, and so on.

[@AlexanderGallus-k6i]

❤😊 Liebe Grüße aus Bayern

[@auntsuesue]

Am I the only one who could not keep her golden pothos alive😩

[@annafink2245]

Girl - if a plant list were beige. Love you though!

[@NickPileggiPlants]

🫨🫨

[@noeltimberlake165]

Dischida Million Heats varigated All the philodendron Hedaraciums Ficus Ginseng Manjula Pothos