A Variegated Bonanza! | April's Favourite Plants | Monstera & Philodendron

[@mindfulmadeline]

I haven’t had the urge to get a pink princess until just now lol. That’s a gorgeous specimen!

[@petevsplants7516]

Haha yeah that's what happened to me with purchasing this one, kind of... I had some in the past but they had no variegation or close to none, and just didn't really get it. Then I saw this one come up for sale and was like DAMN!

[@bermandustin]

The ilsemanii is legitimately awe inspiring. Outside of Australia, it could easly be sold for quite a few thousands

[@petevsplants7516]

Yeah, it's ridiculous how much they cost outside Aus... I'm amazed. Everything else overseas which is affordable is expensive here lol

[@bermandustin]

@@petevsplants7516 exporting plants from Australia can be just as hard as importing i hear. Australia has some supply but not enough is getting out to meet the demand from what ive heard

[@bermandustin]

I wouldnt be surprised to see it reach 5k in an international auction. I see anturium dressleri auction for 2k and they aren’t near as hard to find, and a specimen this big is near impossible to get

[@FinalFlameXD]

1 leaf in Canada is 1-2K 😂

[@margimorris7360]

Love the light green on the half moon

[@petevsplants7516]

I know! So unique :D

[@AnthuriumQueen]

That pink princess is a stunner! And those large form variegated monsteras.. wow 😍🤩

[@planthavencompanyllc.1050]

I believe “ALL” of the Thai’s bass genetics are from large form Monstera as well as Thai Cons 🪴 Also seeing secondary fenestrations I would say that’s a correct hypothesis. I would be planning on it taking up quite a bit of space😂 get ready lol.

[@saskiadeclercq6308]

O...M...G... that Ilsemanii 😱❤️ You must feel in heaven 🥰

[@petevsplants7516]

Hehe yeah I couldn't believe when I saw it. I was like "You've gotta be kidding me. And this guy doesn't know what it is?!"

[@lukki7ster]

This is the first pink princess ive seen that made me want one. Well done on growing this!!

[@petevsplants7516]

Hehe cheers, mate! I feel like I haven't done much with it besides make sure she's watered. They seem pretty easy going once they get large.

[@mayahs792]

Omg blown away by that ilsemanii 🤯 1 leaf cuttings still sell for around £400 in the UK. That would be worth a fortune!

[@petevsplants7516]

Yeah, I'm surprised how old they are, like, how long they've been around (at least here in Aus), but how limited their availability is overseas. I guess they just weren't trendy for a long time.

[@litlbeck]

Hey Pete. My Philo Pink Princess also has wacky sheaths / petioles. It is a weirdo... growing all over the place in crazy ways. Perfectly happy though, and nice variegation like yours. I bought it as a tiny little fella for $25 I think, about 18 months ago. And like yours, not on a pole... doesn't seem to need one.

[@BblzCalhoun]

I was sold on the Yellow Thai at no browning... now I need one.

[@katiewilliams9273]

Loved them all. I was under the impression that Thia cons were all large form. I guess I was wrong . Thanks for the info. Always appreciated

[@petevsplants7516]

Yeah, the standard Thai Con is. The "Yellow Thai" isn't one of these. It just seems to have this name in Australia for some reason.

[@fermypoo]

the pink princess is stunnnnning but also gave me so much anxiety lmao she happy tho 😍

[@petevsplants7516]

haha :D

[@HugoLemos1]

I love your videos!!

[@Laurent-o2t]

My Philodendron make cataphylles from the moment they become matures. Before, they protect their new leafs with the former petiole. And from the moment they have a cataphille, leafs take her mature form too. It is a simple as that! ;-)

[@tomcrossan8263]

I have just started in this "hobby" and you have the best videos. I didn't realise how expensive some of these plants are. And I thought that having tropical fish aquariums was expensive. Keep up with these great videos.

[@petevsplants7516]

Thanks a lot, Tom. Yeah some of them are pretty insane... hence the interest in being able to buy and sell in order to cover the cost of owning them haha. Welcome to the addiction/hobby :D

[@MyLocsMyPlants]

😮😮😮 a yellow thai?????? wow gorgeous

[@petevsplants7516]

I know! So nice :D

[@kathrynrobinson670]

All of your plants are my favorites!

[@petevsplants7516]

Haha cheers, Kathryn!

[@72Jazzy]

Omg 😮 the Ilsemanii is just a stunner 😮 i resentlly saw 1 leaf cutting out for around 1000$ in Sweden.

[@petevsplants7516]

Far out! That's insane... lol did you buy it?

[@72Jazzy]

@@petevsplants7516 🤣🤣🤣 no way. 🙈 I can not spend that on a plant 🌿 😎

[@KATHERlNE]

Thank you for edplaining the pink princess growth! Ive been staring at my pink princess wondering where the heck the nodes are! I put off buying one for so long because I didn't want to buy it just for the sake of copying everyone else but i saw one in the garden centre and fell in love so she's mine now and i can't wait for her to get tall! Love your vids btw. I came here because I've finally built up the courage to give my reverting monstera the chop!

[@KATHERlNE]

Also I just said "corr nice" outloud at that double fenny

[@bermandustin]

22:21 small form also get ruffles. The only reliable way is the length of the internodal space

[@Purrs_and_plants]

yeah my small form has ruffles. I’d say by the looks of the internodal spacing on the yellow thai, that is a large form! Its a stunner

[@petevsplants7516]

Interesting. I'm unsure to be honest. I've got some small form albos that have insanely tight internodes.

[@Purrs_and_plants]

@@petevsplants7516 ah I see, that will be down to lighting then I guess. Your yellow Thai is sizing up really quickly too so I still think it’s a large form as my all my small forms size up much more slowly (it feels like 1 extra fenestration at a time, you know, just to keep me interested 🤣) I look forward to seeing yours grow! Love the channel btw Pete, I’ve watched every episode and look forward to yours and peaches uploads.

[@sherryporsch9349]

Gorgeous plants!! 💚 Glad you couldn’t think of anything else to film. 😂 Your PPP is gorgeous! I got some TC PPP babies an the color is amazing even if they are in 2 in pot. 😄💚💚 Your Illsomonia would go for 10K in the states!!

[@petevsplants7516]

Wow, nice work! It's interesting how hit and miss the PPP are. LOL 10k!? Jesus... I need to get an export permit haha

[@sherryporsch9349]

@@petevsplants7516 Yep little ones go for 1 to 1.5 K. Yes I love the TC, they were so tiny but a few are getting some size. One of them looks almost black leaf with bubble gum pink! Oh found a Astrophytum ( spelling) at Wally World 😀

[@orsonlv]

yeah, my philodendron bipennifolium and strawberry shake do the same thing as pink princess.

[@petevsplants7516]

Oh nice! They must be at a good size now then!

[@amelise]

Definitely noticed some of the more mature philos moving towards cataphylic leaves, I do wonder why it happens in some and not others I have a few silver sword on the same pole and not all of them are doing it even though they're all huge. Fascinating stuff. Do love the Florida, I only have the bog standard but she's a stunner, sizing up and growing like a weed and only on a basic garden stake, no moss pole. Dang that ilsemanii though. Girthy. 😳 I do plan on trying cuttings of some of my indoor plants outside to see if anything will go full monster for me. South coast NSW so maybe.....

[@moniwoo]

Loved the whale info. I didn't know that 😅😊

[@ConnieP92]

My fave was the last one...never seen it before and tbh (at a glance) I thought it was a Paraiso Verde🤭 Also, you princess is magnificent....excellent variegation! Thanks for sharing matey 👍🏼

[@petevsplants7516]

hehe cheers, Connie! Yeah some of those variegated philodendrons start looking similar haha

[@thequeenofgreen24.7]

I can't wait for mine to get that big ....beautiful

[@thequeenofgreen24.7]

"pink princess" I mean.... 😊

[@petevsplants7516]

Hehe just keep it going. Won't take long!

[@brandonjackson5917]

I have grown quite a few Aureas now and that if I heavily fertilise while the leaf is hardening off the yellow is more likely to stay and if you don't let it dry out what so ever. At the slightly sign of mine drying out it will yellow off but otherwise I have been able to maintain it.

[@vicky3792]

The philodendron was gorgeous. Missed Peaches though!

[@petevsplants7516]

Hehe she'll be back soon :D

[@cortnitroublefield3045]

Hi Pete! I never noticed this about philodendrons with the sheaths. I just went and checked and saw the same thing on two of mine which I believe are red Congo and imperial red. Learned something new today! Super fascinating.

[@petevsplants7516]

Haha yeah, it's funny huh? You'll start noticing it everywhere now. Had they done the same thing with the two leaves coming out of a single node when they transitioned from petiole sheaths to cataphylls?

[@cortnitroublefield3045]

@@petevsplants7516 my mind is blown! Yes it appears what I think is my imperial red (my boyfriend wanted a list of all my plants and I had to do some heavy googling on this one and am still not entirely sure) definitely did that! However my red Congo has a more mature plant that is cataphyllic down to the soil with two juveniles that are still using the petiolar sheaths. I now have something exciting to keep an eye on with that one. I highly suspect it will pop two out and switch to cataphyllic like the other and just as you have suggested. Interestingly enough, a friend of mine was over at my house yesterday and I showed her my juvenile gloriosum which she thought was a melanochrysum because it is growing straight up so far with petiolar sheaths. She said it couldn’t be gloriosum because they crawl and melanos climb. I saw hers at her house later that night and it doesn’t have cataphylls on it to suggest it matured from petiolar sheaths. So now I have no idea what my freakin plant is because I am new to that area of philos. Oh and Google was not helpful haha

[@karenmyers9146]

That last plant was gorgeous. Would you be able to separate the growing plant from the chonk and start another plant? All the variegated plants are mighty fine. Have a great day and happy growing

[@marymiller5824]

So….. I have an “Aurea” with the same exact color leaves as your Yellow Thai Monstera and the ALL yellow leaves and original leaves with yellow have NEVER browned. Not even after years! Hhmmm……I have always been trying to figure out what mine really is and I keep getting told Aurea! Wish I could send pics of it. Oh amd I also found this plant 😂😂😂

[@MrGreenpaulo]

All beautiful mate!

[@peggybouillon9737]

Wow!

[@petevsplants7516]

:D

[@surgeinc1]

Your Pink P!! And the variegation is getting more intense with each leaf. I would happily pay for one from good stock. Congratulations on your Princess, she is beautiful❤ Now the other thing… Where do you suppose that person’s yard is located that’s growing Ilsemanii like a weed?😂

[@KathyGallagher01]

🤩 love the islemanii!! Gorgeous 🥰. Wonder how many props have come from the mother plant and where they are they now . What is it they say, it’s not what you know but who you know. Got yourself a real gem there mate 👍🌱💚

[@petevsplants7516]

Hehe cheers, Kathy. Yeah, that was an insane chance event haha So glad I snapped it up! Just hope it holds onto the nice variegation.

[@carolstuff]

Wow! Nice April faves. I’m in awe of the pink princess. I even love the leaf with the rust; it is beautiful! Thanks for sharing Pete!

[@petevsplants7516]

Hehe cheers, Carol! I know it's a stunner. Still don't have the heart to chop her up haha

[@elmerbaez6784]

OMG 😮 those Monstera are beautiful!! I'm waiting on a deal on them. I just love the Aurea species!! 🎉

[@petevsplants7516]

Hehe they'll get chopped and propped eventually and chucked up on ebay

[@gregwilson5910]

Informative and amazing. Well done Pete 😀

[@petevsplants7516]

Cheers, Greg :D

[@elsbee38]

bloody love your videos!

[@KuyaCraig]

Yellow Thai is not in the USA yet from what I know! Hopefully soon.

[@jamesparadigm]

🐸🧦 Philodendron beefy (formerly P. ilsemanii)

[@petevsplants7516]

lol 'Beef Cake' Philly

[@orsonlv]

as far as I know, all Yellow thais are large form. You just need to let it mature to grow ruffles.

[@petevsplants7516]

Yeah, interesting. I'll have to keep an eye on it and see if it develops them in the future.

[@richardr5878]

You can never get tire of frog in a sock! The “yellow Thai”. If it’s small form 🙅🏽‍♂️. I’m going aurea. BUT, I think you have a large form there. From what I can see, it looks like the node spacing is pretty tight. And if it doesn’t brown off and and is stable, that’s a winner no matter what it’s called. Personally, I’d go with Monstera deliciosa “Yellow monster” ssp Doc Pete Nice example on the whale meat! We have local Indian tribes that get to hunt a whale each year in the traditional fashion. I got to try some blubber, which is most prized, and have to say, I’m good forever. Now that cut of meat, I’m thinking Kobe from the sea! I’ll have to give that a go!

[@petevsplants7516]

Yeah, I know what you mean. Ultimately, they're just names. Whatever it is, most people in Aus use "Yellow Thai" to refer to it. Haha cool name though I think I'd get a lot of hate for creating my own haha Wow that's crazy. What did it taste like if I can ask? The blubber is just the fat right? Or does it include some muscle too?

[@richardr5878]

@@petevsplants7516 When they served the blubber, it was literally just blubber. No muscle. Supposed to be the best part according to my friend (I’m on counsel! That’s a funny inside tribal joke). I believe the fat is really prized, as it’s historically hardest to get. My Filipino friends are the same way when they roast pig. The skin and fat is the prized piece. Thing is, I HATE the texture of fat. 😂 As I remember, whale blubber was chewy and I’d put it in the league with hard boiled egg whites crossed with clam flavor. It was all I could do to get it down. Not the flavor, but I gag on the texture.

[@dariodelolmogarrido4045]

my pink and white princesses always get their leaves stuck :( any tips on how to solve this? yours look amazing

[@petevsplants7516]

High humidity and getting it to size up asap. The bigger it gets sooner, the quicker it'll start growing leaves out of cataphylls and not getting them stuck.

[@crystalcorl9872]

I wish there was a way to post pictures of struggling plants with caption”what the fuck is wrong with my plant Pete?” I do believe 100% that you could fix my problems!some of my plants make me swear!!!!I would also Shit my pants if I had to cut up an $800 dollar plant! Prayers to you and your co partner on chopping and propping the large form!

[@13McBaller]

When you say ‘small form’ do you mean tauerii? I’m new and not super sure of all the options 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@petevsplants7516]

Nah, I think tauerii is a subspecies of small form Monstera deliciosa.

[@laaluu4653]

This is off topic, but my granny passed away recently and I’m wanting to take some cuttings from her favourite plants back home with me ❤️ Do you know if someone can take plant cuttings on a flight from QLD to VIC? Or even just post them via mail? I can’t find any info about it and I have no idea who to ask ☹️

[@petevsplants7516]

Hey Laa Luu, sorry for your loss firstly. I hope you and the family are doing okay :( I think it would be okay but I'd check if there're any restrictions as I know Vic to QLD with certain fruits etc isn't allowed. I imagine indoor plants would be fine, but I don't know for certain. Someone I know would probably just do it and not tell anyone... lol

[@bermandustin]

6:18 im pretty sure every philodendron will transition to cataphyll. At least i havnt heard of any that dont

[@petevsplants7516]

Yeah, was wondering that. I wonder what the trigger is besides just 'size'.

[@bermandustin]

@@petevsplants7516 I’m not sure. My philos have all transitioned at my times. I have a seedling sized billietiae that transitioned, my pink Princess has never transitioned, and my spirits sancti transitioned when the leaf was about 8 inches long but i hear that’s late for them

[@StalkerNaturaliste]

Personnal opinion: I believe you if you say Yellow Thaï is different from Aurea, but I dont think we should call it Yellow Thaï Constellation, it's confusing since it have no ties to the actual Thaï Constellation.

[@petevsplants7516]

Yeah, It's just referred to as Yellow Thai in Aus everywhere. I've heard someone say it was from crossing an aurea with a thai, but I'm not sure how that's possible tbh

[@StalkerNaturaliste]

@@petevsplants7516 i say bullshit, sectorial variegation isn't passed to the seeds in aroids, it give you either green or albino plant. On the other hand, if this mutation is so good, shouldn't we propagate to overcompete the crispy aurea?

[@petevsplants7516]

@@StalkerNaturaliste yeah, I'm pretty skeptical as well. I think it's probably just another spontaneous aurea-like mutation. It's just slightly different from the standard 'aurea' we all refer to.

[@jyvaineorchids2255]

Hello, this yellow thaï is breathtaking, if one day you chop and prop it i'd be glad to buy one cutting 🥰 By the way, where did you find it ? Also, i managed to "save" a too much variegated monstera albo cutting (one nod so i really had to find a solution) i purposely added normal azote concentrated fertiliser and my "supposed-to-be-all-white-and-die" cutting is slowly turning more green so i think i definitely saved it (😎 like a boss 💪🏻) 😂 So if it could be a usefull tip for someone , here you go (ツ)

[@petevsplants7516]

Hehe good work! Thanks for the info :D

[@shellym79]

Are frogs in socks a thing that happens in Australia or is it just a common saying? If so, why would you put the frogs in the socks? 😂

[@petevsplants7516]

Haha good question. It's just a common saying. I don't think many Aussie frogs would appreciate it lol

[@mi-vy4cz]

THAT is a largeform