Ecuagenera Unboxing | 2 Week Update | How are the imported plants doing?

[@PattyJoy]

I really learn a lot from your videos. Thanks for showing the reality of importing and caring for plants!

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Aw thanks Patty 😊😊😊🙌🙌🙌🙌 glad you are enjoying 💚🌿

[@natashaoreilly7072]

Your passion for plants is refreshing and I’m so happy to see that your imports are doing well for you 💚 Merry Christmas 🌱❤️💚

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Awww thanks Natasha, yeah I am super glad with where they are in their rehab 😊 thanks you too I hope you have a very merry Christmas 🎅🎄

[@MelissaFranquii]

I’ve purchased from Ecuagenera two times. Well 3, but that last order will arrive in the middle of January. Overall I would say I’ve had a good experience. I’m in America so they ship out from Ecuador to Florida,US and to me in Puerto Rico(the Caribbean). I ask for express two day shipping, that way they’re not a long time in the mail after leaving Florida. Out of all the anthuriums, the queen was the only one that dropped almost all of her leaves and lost all the roots. I’m currently re rooting her. The other anthuriums have acclimated very nicely, I hydrate them, and then put them in a glass vase with a leca reservoir and wrap the roots in spag with perlite. After a month or two I transfer. I do live in a tropical climate so that might help. But like you said I was expecting a mess and full rehab, but got sort of lucky. Excited to see your next update.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Ohhh really interesting, we are not offered faster delivery for the UK so we can only go for standard. But I like your rehab method, might try it for the next order. Awww thanks will likely be in a month or 2 😊💚🌿

[@snt9518]

Agree about obliqua, I've transitioned it from moss under a dome to pon, open on an indoor room shelf. No humidity adjustments, but it usually stays around 60-70% and 15-20°C. Was surprised at how non problematic the plant's been so far 🤞

[@emmatelford1784]

Did not know this about adding golden pothos to cuttings to make them root!

[@foliagesunrise]

Hello Memo, I've been watching your videos for 3 weeks now, and I'm getting obsess with your laugh😂.. Idk why lol. But hey, I admire your passion bout plants. Merry Christmas to you! Greetings from Malaysia 🇲🇾🎄🎉.

[@whitneygagnon8010]

I’ve been excited for this update! You did an amazing job with those plants 😍 good luck with the next steps!

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Ohhh thanks Whitney 😊 fingers crossed they all make it 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

[@butterflymuse2707]

I have an El Choco Red from Ecuagenera USA and they didn't really pack it well so it got ridiculous cold damage. It only had 3 leaves to start with and it lost them all. Thankfully it does have a new leaf coming up and the roots were in excellent shape, so I have it in my grow tent and we'll see how it goes. I gave it some mycorrhizal powder when I potted it into a more chunky mix and now it's just a game of hurry up and wait. Everything else I've gotten from them has been excellent. I just don't think that particular one travels well. Edit: hey, you're the only other person I've seen with an anthurium villenaorum! I love mine! He's a beast!

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Ohhh wow yeah that makes sense, thanks for sharing 💚 🌿 🙌 yeah I don't know too many people that have the Villenaorum, but good to know it can go beast mode 😁😁💚💚😍

[@nehab4148]

Just got a shipment from Ecua to the UK. Only arrived on Tuesday so still early days, but this is my second import from them. First one was back in May and the plants arrived in much better condition. Very little damage and yellowing but this time the moss was very dry and the plants had cold damage, which is understandable for December in the UK! The anthurium draconopterum is the worst one by far, think that'll go back to a chonk. I've seen other people who also got that plant have had similar issues.

[@redlady3123]

Your Serpens reminds me of my Verrucosum experience with Ecuagenara. Two rounds of imports (6 Verrucosum) and almost all always flop (weak petioles, low turgor) then rot. I really hope yours bounces back quickly. I got a Fibrosum x Verrucosum cross and it did amazingly well however. The hybrid advantage I believe. Agree Anthurium are impressive importers likely because the roots are just so much more robust. Surprised you potted almost all yours in relatively big pots. Both Anthurium and Philo imports in larger pots always rot for me. Smaller pots seem to acclimate better but require more frequent up-potting. Thank you for sharing! 💚 🪴

[@popzakokoro]

Your queen is nicer than mine a lots, my queen lost all the leafs and roots ps. I’m in USA. So it sent with bear roots and cold weather.

[@PauZakArtist]

Same here in EU for me, ordered from their shop in Germany this Autumn, but they packed very poorly and anthuriums froze entirely even with a heat pack during 3 day period transit.. basically DOA. but they did promise to re-ship for me free of charge in Spring. Many shops send way better planted and packed in my opinion. But they do have a great assortment of rare ones.

[@popzakokoro]

Yes heat pack is only small one. When box arrived, it already cold.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Ohhh no I am sorry that both your experiences were bad, did the Ecuador one for you in the USA offer a replacement too Kokoro? I know some of my European viewers like Pauzak had replacements offered if there were issues

[@popzakokoro]

@@Houseplantygoodness yes they offered the new one

[@popzakokoro]

I just don't recommended to order during the winter time. Spring is still the best time to buy from Ecuador.

[@Bob-jm6no]

The phil. Serpens is a hardy one, ordered one (not from eucagenera, but have ordered from them and no complains at all) and the package got stuck in the mail and temperatures unexpectendly dropped below 0°. It was pretty dire but it bounced back completely

[@juanitagordon5064]

Great channel. Happy holidays

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Awww thank you, you too 😊💚🌿

[@sadie_smith]

I was wondering if you might do a review of you nepenthes. It looks gorgeous and has so many pitchers! It would be awesome to hear how yours is doing after all this time.🥰

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Awww, don't worry it is coming soon, I was already planning on doing a review on it 😊😊😊😊

[@sadie_smith]

@@Houseplantygoodness YAY!

[@shnuggumz]

Would you indulge me two questions? I saw you put the struggling plants into water (with the entire root system in tact). [1.] Are you not drowning the roots? [2.] Are you transferring your plants into pon without acclimating? *(set it and forget it style?)😂 Thanks so much for the well thought out videos. I hope you’ll consider incorporating transition (from soil to pon) info into your chapters in future episodes!

[@bugseye66]

Just discovered you and really enjoying so far

[@amy_esplen]

Haha i was waiting for this update to see your heterocrespadon, I have rotted out 2 of these plants, tried to prop them and they all rotted. I wish you luck!

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Yeah the way they are going I think all of my propagates might fail 😅🥴😭😭 but hey at least I am trying 😂

[@edwino6726]

Can confirm El Choco Red's roots are less susceptible to rot, probably because of their super fine roots :)

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Ohhh good to know thanks for sharing 😊💚🌿

[@stephneygreen]

my 3 Anthurium (Pedatum, Friedrichthali, Effusilobum) I ordered did so well not a single leave dropped. It was a hot summer and I was worried because I was trying to reach UPS for two days when they were lost.

[@makbruno1]

All the best on these

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Thanks 😊 💚🌿

[@TKBauder]

Love watching, & being inspired by, your vids! Totally un-planty question…is that a new ring?!? You talk with your hands & it caught my eye!

[@joannanovara815]

My squamicaule blushing I got from an Ecuagenera pop up in the U.S. died back to a chonk. It's been doing nothing in my prop box. I've heard anything in squami/serpens family are particularly difficult to acclimate.

[@northliu1196]

My P. rubrijuvenile arrived with 2 huge leaves and it dropped first leaf on arrival and hold on to the second leaf for a month or so. it was not doing great for the whole time and the next leaf in the cataphyll rotted too. It only started to stabilize and bounce back once I potted the new root nodes into the soil, and I am pretty happy that It's unfurling a new leaf now. If I were to import velvety Philodendron again I would probably chop off the old roots (as the roots most likely wont survive) and until I can pot some unspent root nodes into some moist medium. On a less related note. My pedatum has red roots and non of my other Anthurium have that. Does yours have red roots?

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Ahhh interesting I think that's how mine if going, for now the cataphyll is ok, but not sure it will stay that way. How long did it take to root? Yeah my pedatum roots had red bits too, I thought that was so odd 🤔❤️💚🌿

[@northliu1196]

@@Houseplantygoodness I first potted mine with old nodes/roots in the soil only, and it didn't root for 3 month. Once I potted the new root nodes down it rooted within 2 week or so.

[@plant_bonkers]

Hey did you had to pay import fees ect for extra?

[@Houseplantygoodness]

No everything was included as far as I am aware. Not asked to pay import fees

[@indygo19]

Where did you get that pale pink pot please?

[@burnttoastspacegirlfriend8769]

It seems like people really struggle with the El Chico Ted no matter where they get it from. I haven’t seen anyone with a flourishing plant yet.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Yeah I seem to notice the same thing, I don't think it likes being moved or unrooted to be fair 😬😬😬😬😅

[@janeth3008]

Did you have to pay customs fees?

[@Arcangeline]

Ah heteros. Problematic in all walks of life.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

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[@The_Black_Truth]

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