Do I even like philodendrons anymore? 🤷‍♀️ Continuing to Downsize & Declutter

[@charissecarrigan2945]

I refuse to be sad or apologize if I'm no longer attracted to some plants I liked years ago. I give away or sell. And like you said, once they are gone, it's like you can take a deep breath of fresh air. It's okay to be "DONE" 😉I only have one philodendron left....Jungle boogie 😊

[@Fernsandfiction_7888]

I agree, even if the plant is sentimental once you give it away you always feel much much better

[@soberplantguy]

100%

[@Notmetoob]

Mexicanum turns out so gorgeous once it’s mature. Mine is huge

[@amymarshall1829]

I honestly don't think I have ever regretted giving away or tossing a plant. I agree that I usually feel relief to be rid of it. I started to get swayed by philodendrons when I got back into the plant hobby, but quickly realized that they are not for me. I don't want to deal with moss poles or plants that I have to chop up all the time. Just not my thing. Hoyas, on the other hand . . . well, that is a whole other story. Haha

[@crystalw3437]

Same! After a year and some months of owning houseplants I've learned that I love Alocasias and anything in a hanging basket a lot! Was not sad to chuck my Calathea and Diffenbachia out! I've learned to avoid monsteras too. So beautiful, but too big and clunky for me.

[@DominicSaggione]

All of these philodendrons require moss poles to size up. Before you ditch the Tortum, but it on a pole. Mine is sizing up, and it’s turning into my favorite plant!

[@roots_and_ruin]

Omg i would snap your hand off for the variegated giganteum if I lived in London, it's been on my wishlist for a while! I've been planning on what I can get rid of too, I have a bunch of plants i now refer to as 'the plants I'm looking after for strangers' because in my mind they're aaaall leaving my care at the plant swap!

[@noeltimberlake165]

I've definitely fallen out of love with most of my climbing philodendron, pepperomia and scindapsus.

[@theinkedplantlady7980]

Looks like Philo holtonianum. Im also currently downsizing it really gives person space to enjoy the plants you love.

[@sunflowerhillhomesteadaust7887]

oh YES that's what I was trying to think of! That's a really rare hard to find plant here in Australia, I was going...eep, give it to ME 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kristiemowry3267]

yes, the Tesla plant!

[@genachattin]

Co-signed. I have a baby Holtonianum, and it looks just like this.

[@michaeljang320]

Yep, was gonna say holtonianum too. It was one of the first I fell in love with and managed to find only one person selling a couple cuttings. Mine are still babies but I just put them on mini moss poles so I can’t wait for them to size up and start lobing out!

[@meganwalker27]

I just bought a Philo Billie so I gave away my 6ft tall/6ft wide split leaf selloum to make room - I'm just swapping aroids in and out at this point in my life to suit my current taste.

[@tierrawilliams4849]

I’m not completely over philodendrons but I do understand the overwhelming feeling from having plants I no longer love. I have given away so many plants and once I did I felt so much relief. There’s no point in keeping plants that no longer bring you joy.

[@kellylewis4111]

I understand getting bored with certain plants, especially if they aren't performing as you'd hope. Purging is more common than a lot of people care to admit. I do think, for some people, the accessibility to so many once hard to find plants has made collectors want to "trade up" to new and rarer plants (that come with the higher price tag), hence the recent trend of youtubers filing their cabinets with young anthurium hybrids, which in my opinion, all start to look alike. Mixing genus' keeps a collection interesting, which is part of the reason I appreciate your channel.

[@Sarah-zk4je]

If its not making you happy when it puts out a new leaf, if it's more stressful to take care of than to get rid of, I'm with you 100%. Put your time and care into the ones that you love! I'm down to 2 crawlers- 1 zebra gloriosum and 1 sp. columbia platinum that I'm trying to convince to like poles instead. We'll see how it goes...

[@Jayebird69]

I've gone through MANY phases in my llant journey. Begonias, gesneraids, cacti/succulents, orchids, gingers/helioconias...my curent is hoya and airoids. I still have many of the others. Point being, we grow and evolve. Nothing to apologize for.

[@nutmeg33]

Wowza I FEEL you! I was looking through my collection over the week and thinking to myself dang there are so many philos here I’m not sure I really love like that anymore.

[@albawaterhouse]

Funnily enough, I recently realised that I've been slowly getting rid of my philodendron and transforming my collection so much. I used to have so many philos and now I am only left with 3 and those 3 I truly love.

[@RealMommyLife]

I'm just getting into them 😂 i have a mayoi, Silver sword, and brasil.

[@moiraslater8526]

3 of my favourites. All so easy going!!

[@MeTimePlants]

I love philodendrons so much, but my tortum is giving me similar issues so it may find its way out. I couldn’t believe when I saw your mamei though because yours is why I wanted one. Ha. I know it feels good to make space.

[@Anna_Mirl]

Hi Emma! Thank you for sharing your honest opinions 😄 I'm also a bit over philodendrons and I don't exactly know why. Maybe because they take up so much more space than Hoyas for example 😂

[@sunflowerhillhomesteadaust7887]

I adore philos, but you do you, grow what you love! Philos and begonias are my favourites...actually all the plants are my favourites lol... The tortum is a bugger though, hard to deal with, and the reverted islemanii...but the holtonianum - eep that's a very cool plant! Can't pay for your airfare to Australia and the 6 months of quarrantine for it though...🤣🤣🤣 that definitely needs a pole, warmth, light humidity...it would be a much cooler plant with those things, hopefully someone will pick it up and give it that! :)

[@lemorrisgalbreath2505]

I totally get it! I'm actively downsizing my collection. Keeping my orchids and hoyas and any alocasias that can live outdoors. I'm watering indoor plants right now. Discovered a couple of pothos that I had overlooked and they're almost dead! That means I have too many plants to care for.

[@Alizardlovesyou]

Yes. Thank you for this topic. I can make myself feel such guilt when I don’t want a plant anymore and it’s so not needed. ❤

[@thelmaowens6063]

I feel you on the philodendron. I love them but don't like to grow certain ones. I've scaled down to the ones I absolutely love. Syngonium too.

[@carolstuff]

I’m over most of my philos too; they’re too similar & need moss poles. You’re entitled to fall out of love with plants. I’m loving anthuriums currently. Thanks for sharing Emma!

[@lindaedwards4632]

I still love the philodendrons I have. 😀🇨🇦

[@Callumn_mines]

Im really feeling this so hard lately aswell👏 and starting to realize how many plants i own that are just purely due to social influences, especially on with Philodendrons and variegated plants

[@ConnieP92]

Hey Emma, I'm thinking of the same thing, getting rid of plants that dont do it for me anymore...thanks for the motivation. Also, the Philo at 16:00 looks like a Green Congo. I am adding my Birkin to my list cos Ive completely fallen outa love with it even though it's finally starting to push out lots of leaves. I might just take that one out to my front garden so that I can still enjoy it but not have to do much for it. I'm also over the pink, white princesses as well as the Wizard. But I would love to see your Philo love list 🫶👌🏼

[@fristamarchamedya6232]

Omg I live in London and any of your plants would literally bring me the biggest joy😭😭😭

[@fristamarchamedya6232]

Omg the unknown Philodendron at 16:04 is so gorgeous

[@GoodGrowing]

I still have one philo left (that I actually forgot to include in the video) if you shoot me a DM on insta I can show you it and maybe we can figure something out!

[@Suoubi]

My tortum is the same! Mine is so prone to root rot.

[@tim_meister]

Im still really into philodendrons and getting more into anthuriums

[@ellieraggs]

I am definitely moving on and branching out from Philodendrons. I too am evaluating those I just don't love! But my journey is still a bit younger so I want to try various genuses to find those I am just wowed by.

[@DurzPlayz]

Cheaper solution for crawlers because long planters are so expensive - I use 'stationary organisers' from Wilkos/B&M and drill drainage holes in the bottom 🙂

[@vickygubata4787]

Glad for this video. I have been wondering what to do with plants that I just don't want anymore. I have wondered how other people deal with moving them on to a new home.

[@GoodGrowing]

I've got a video from earlier this year where I talk about how I'm downsizing my collection! Might be worth a watch 😉

[@Womynxx]

I still love philodendron. Maybe it’s because I’ve only recently figured out what kind of moss pole works for me and I’m looking forward to getting my faves to grow big. I love the experimental aspects of plant keeping and I feel like philos give me that with the moss poles. I love the way their leaves matamorphosize as they grow large. My goal has never been to collect all the varieties of a specific plant genus. I only get the ones I’m drawn to. I have about 15 different species of philos right now and I can’t really think of anymore that I want. So I wouldn’t say I’m over them I just have the ones I want and I’m not looking for more at the moment. (Maybe one day I’ll get a whipple way or a variegated Islemanii for a decent price) I’m currently obsessed with collecting more Hoya and begonia.

[@vivnightingale]

I think the first no id philodendron is a holtonianum and I think you also got that in your rare plant shop rescue box....that's where my one came from at least 😂😂 I've not given up on mine yet but I'm close... it's so slow to grow and mature even on a moss pole. I definitely could give mine better conditions but I'm not sure I like it enough to do that. Good on you for continuing to downsize successfully and don't be pressured to do a haul if you're not feeling it! 💚

[@AngelaG474]

I'm going through the same. I started with philodendrons and now can't be bothered with them. I don't care for their growth pattern, other than the trailing ones like micans, etc.

[@dianebennett4440]

I realized I was done with philos awhile ago. I have a few but most are gone

[@GoodGrowing]

Glad I’m not the only one!

[@Yoliplanting]

For me it is Syngoniums and Hoyas which are prone in my area of the world to massive infestation of mealy bugs. But I do still love philos, I just have very few of them, mostly pendant ones which I adore. It is better to keep that which you love and can grow well.

[@jpgypsyxo]

Girl! Don’t you dare feel one bit bad. Tastes change…. And nothing is wrong with wanting space for new, refreshing plants. ❤❤

[@Monefsjungle]

Got rid of my Mamei too. It was fine, but I just wasn’t blown away by it anymore.

[@MichelleDiget]

I litteraly just got into plant parenting a few months ago. At the beginning I was just bying all of the plants i saw, and now I am allready purging the first 8 plants that I am not feeling anymore. Sorry, not sorry 🤷🏻‍♀️ I got the Birkin for 30DKR wich is around 3 GBP. I did not really love it at the beginning but it has grown beautifully with the summer and the right amount of fertiliser. I also got 2 smaller silver sword for 30DKR each, wich would be around 6GBP. I LOVE Them. I have the tortum on my wishlist. 😍

[@alyssalewis8421]

My big issue with philodendron is that most drop leaves really fast if they go too long without water and then you have to rehab/propagate them to get them back to looking nice. It's a lot of work for someone as forgetful as me!

[@Petra-ms3ku]

I just stuck all of my anthuriums and Alocasia outside. Also any philodendron that got too big or I didn’t want to mess with. There are some expensive plants out there. 😆 Give them away, put them outside, move them ON. 💚

[@elizabethkey6578]

Ive been downsizing also and the first ones I got rid of was philodendron

[@tiffanyi5645]

Honestly that sounds like it was a great rescue box for $70 too bad you didn’t like them…that dark leaf Phil is beautiful

[@1faithchick7]

No one should have, or especially get plants, they don't love. This whole vid is why I don’t go along with trends and just get plants to get them. I don’t care if they are popular or not. I want to love every single one, and if I don’t love it I don’t get it. I don’t want to waist time and money lol. There are some people are obsessed with that I just don’t vibe with, or vice versa. And that is totally fine! Love what you love! I don't understand the obsession with plant families personally. I like a few in each plant family, but I would never want most hoya, philo, monstera, etc. But again, love what you love and don’t force yourself!

[@beca9194]

I think the "T" shaped philo is holtonianum. Mine has been a one leaf wonder for one year now and I just don't know what to do with it anymore lol. Thanks so much for the video! This really helps me to be more mindful before buying or rescuing a plant next time. Like do I have the space for it, what should I do if it's getting much taller or bigger, etc. I would really love the mamei but... we're 27,000 kilometers away so... 😂 I hope they will find a new home soon!

[@JustaLittleZoe]

I would love to take the Jerry Horne and gigantium, mexicanum and the no id heart shape one! Xx

[@sir_steveno]

Congratulations that you got "anything' to survive from the rare plant shop mystery boxes ! :)

[@lisatroemner5765]

I’d try down sizing the Tortum pot, and adding a basic support pole like bamboo. 😂 How could I not toss my opinion in here. And Mexicanum is one of my favorites 😢 sad to see it go! But just speaking all in fun. Love your content Emma and fully support downsizing the collection. I’m overwhelmed too! 😂❤❤❤

[@hwilson8572]

If it needs a pole, no no not going into my collection. And as for letting go of plants you fall out of love with , I think it is healthy. Out tastes change and I refuse to feel guilt about downsizing . I have 3 large philos left and will not be buying more. They get huge and need a lot of space. So I say go girl, it is just a plant. ❤️

[@AranDeathly]

Oh god damn that beautiful Philodendron holtonianum 👀👀👀👀👀

[@kkarlieee]

Girl I would literally take any and all the ones you wanna send over to the US😂❤

[@vikkiymurray7326]

I think the no ID plant is a holtonianum

[@ErikaA2582]

I've given up nearly all of my crawlers. I have two issues with them the space and they seemed to be really pest prone. I think my melanochrysum is going to be next. It doesn't grow well for me and it's spider mite prone. I don't feel bad at all and you shouldn't either.

[@DopeyIan88]

I think one of you mastery philos might have been a holtonium. Love that one. Would gladly take it off your hands as well as the mexicanum if you were willing to post. Would gladly cover postage

[@kittysparkleeyes]

What i have learnt is that i dont enjoy philodendron that grow leggy. Some of those you showed are just not a esthetically pleasing like that one you didn't know the name of. I like my billitae , my splendid , my gloriosum and my atabapoence. (Excuse my shitty spelling lol) i got rid of my pink princess and others that grew like that, i appear to just dislike leggy and scraggly lol.

[@KayBX]

I’m honestly looking around and thinking about downsizing as well and getting rid of some of my philodendron as well. Never thought I’d ever feel this way 😅😂 I’m not done with the genus, but I’m getting bored with a few that I have 😅.

[@LeafyConversations]

We all go through it. I just did with my cactuses 😮

[@ImThyme81]

I’m still loving Philodendrons, but I have a moonlight that someone sold me in a bundle of plants that I don’t love, and it’s pretty big. And maybe my leggy pink princess. Those I’m gonna take to a swap.

[@genachattin]

I get it. So many of the lobey philodendrons look almost identical. If you have one of them, you've kind of got the bases covered (if you're even into them). I have no interest in a Mexicanum or Jerry Horne because I already have so many that are practically the same plant.

[@natjoy22]

I LOVE Tortum. But mine is also being a jerk and I'm dealing with cloratic leaves for no reason I can figure out. Ugh.

[@stephanielopez8799]

I still have a few philodendrons (11/120 plants) and I love the ones I have but don’t think I’ll be adding any more besides some “rare” ones that I’m waiting to come down in price. I also feel like my love for philos is that fading which isn’t to say they aren’t great but just been into Hoya and anthurium more (which is what is trending I guess). But I think also into other plants I wasn’t into before like pings and codex. I know I’ll come back to them. Sometimes I feel like my love for types of plants are like crushes that fade then come back 😂

[@eflan3453]

I'm not over them, per se, I was always just rather fussy with which ones I bought. Like you I have rather limited space and almost all of it is dark enough to require a grow light, so I've been choosy from day one. That being said - if it doesn't bring you joy, get rid of it. There's no point in keeping things around that you don't enjoy -- and this goes beyond just plants. There is absolutely no reason to feel bad about it, at all.

[@SusanChartrand-h7t]

Wish I lived in the UK I would take. Few off your hand but I live in canda 😢

[@Z_Dyme]

Sadly, I've been over them since I threw away my birkin. It started growing weird & I just fell out of love w/ it. The FOMO wore off after a year

[@armadillobunny8695]

Philodendron mamei is my dream plant! Would you possibly be able to post plants for people to buy or would you rather people collect? 💚

[@armadillobunny8695]

Ooh sorry just reached the end of the video and you said they're hard to put in a box!

[@plant_bonkers]

I am soooo feeling you I started to get rid of my philodendrons too 😂 if you need mature rojo Congo give me a shout 😉😂

[@thestrugglinggardener]

I wish I would be living near you I would have taken them all😅

[@mochimochi3373]

Id love the mamei live in hackney east London😂

[@MrPerson101]

I feel like going through phases is very very normal. Every long term plant owner I know tends to have a turnover of plants 😊

[@JohnnyWin]

I wish Philodendrons could be miniaturized. I love them so much but transitioned to mostly Anthuriums because I can't give all of the Philos a proper pole or space for them. T.T

[@hausoflov]

@7:32 is it a Philo. Hebatatum Narrow by chance?

[@lyndseymoye12]

My P Tortum hates me too😭😭😭

[@carriewaldren9745]

Yep over philodendrons, only have 1 now - very small ring of fire.

[@annylindsay5358]

The one at 17.00 is not a gigantum, I have that, it's leaves are slightly thinner and longer petioles, but is more like green congo?

[@Fenrir_Redmane]

I'm still kinda learning them....they're a bit finicky at times.

[@robynisrael1015]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@saramarie9455]

🥰🫶🏼yes!!!! All philodendrons are stunning, beautiful, amazing… i just dont want to care for them hahahaha😋 im all hoya babay!!!! Hoya Hoya Hoya!!!

[@alishascott-rogers3801]

I think phliodendrons are beautiful plants they just grow so big and take up to much room so I have down sized alot on my phliodendrons

[@aikam30]

Heya there Emma ! That is so kind of you to share your plants with people:) I am in London and would love to take the tortum if it’s ok 😅😊 let me know if you still want to give it away :)

[@GoodGrowing]

Yes!!! Shoot me a message on IG and we can arrange it!

[@kristiemowry3267]

I think your tortum looks unwell. They really like it hot and need to dry out before each watering. Maybe it has root rot?

[@aikam30]

@@GoodGrowing all done 👍

[@ThatGirlShelbyy]

I really need to downsize too 😅😅 getting close to 200 & I have no space 😂

[@gypsylee333]

Do you have a variegated cast iron plant? I can't remember but I just ordered some rhizomes, any advice?

[@BotanicalBaeV]

I dont have any of those and i understand why you're underwhelmed.😂😂

[@pinkturtle2564]

Is that because they don't perform well? One or two mature leaves with bunch of young leaves with every freakin nodes are activated in one plant is common Philodendron TC plant problem (So far many anthuriums sellers are growing from the seeds so they never gave me a problem but i think this will be a problem soon cause Anthurium is becoming a trend recently and people will create TC then going through pollination). I put a moss pole and they climb fine but the plant can't really put their full energy into pushing a bigger, lush mature leaves instead those tiny nodes with bunch of tiny leaves.....Not all Philodenron plants do this but I hate when that happens.

[@Amandasplants]

Yes omg thanks for making this crazy but yes im really am not a fan anymore either like you said there are the few I just love and haven't gotten rid of but ALOT that i have love me some Monsteras Hoyas Cactus and a few Syngonium philos an odds an ends ya know lmao thanks again

[@BLANKU2]

Ya know it be cool if you could donate them to a local college. I'm not into plants that climb and need poles I feel they need to be outside to do what they were designed for. I'm not a indoor Monstera girl put them on a t-shirt or jewelry I will wear them all day but in my home no I just cannot have a plant that large and wild it's sort of like keeping a elephant or a Great dane in a tiny home you just have to put yourself first.

[@krishrao2778]

As we go through life, we develop a distaste for things and people, we were crazy about once.

[@Rynaelnd]

I am coming I am London based are they gone?

[@kuhriynuh]

Philos grow SO weirdly! I can only grow self heading ones. Any trailing ones hate me or only grew ugly growth 🙃

[@mwatson4970]

I've been over Philodendrons for a while now; too much sprawl and just boring to me 😂. Have only 3 left in my collection not in mini-closed terrariums. And considering giving 2 of 3 away at next swap 😅. P.S. It may help to set numbers goals per year. Mine this year is 70 and I currently have 68. Forces you to do take one in/take one out and let's the overwhelm.😊

[@beeng77]

Definitely not into philodendrons anymore- each year I have had thrips on them. If I dont love them anymore or they dont like my environment- I am not keeping them. I like to grow my plants large so why would I waste valuable space with plants that give me more stress than joy😅

[@darklight__digital]

09 MINS: philo holtonianum maybe?

[@beverlysullivan1427]

What is self heading?

[@GoodGrowing]

self-heading philodendrons have leaves spaced so close together that the stem is not visible until some of the lower, older leaves fall off

[@Ravenelvenlady]

I let a fussy philodendron Brazil, even with the pretty variegation, die. I have a heart leaf one that is enough for me. I get it. 😄

[@GoodGrowing]

I know that feeling!

[@DieDieEla]

I have an honest question. What is the meaning of the word "alas"? You said this so much, but i never heard from any other english speaker and the internet can't help

[@1faithchick7]

The dictionary says it is "an expression of grief, pity, or concern." "alas, my funds have some limitations" So basically the same as saying "sadly". "Alas I am just not feeling up to eating out tonight anymore" "Sadley I am just not feeling up to eating out tonight anymore"

[@EMuro-wu7uy]

Too bad I don't live close to you. Hope the declutter helps.

[@kylew3436]

I lowkey don’t like my silver sword anymore

[@beckythebealge]

My thoughts about Philodendrons…🤢especially crawlers

[@GreenWitch1]

What were you chuckling about? I didn’t see anything funny 🤷‍♀️

[@kathleenlewis1954]

Fabulous Sweety 🩵 maybe a show about your favourite plants that dont need moss poles