EWWW! What's That STICKY Stuff on my Plants? - Ep 204

Have you ever walked near your plants and noticed a sticky substance on your leaves, stems or flowers? Wait. Take a deep breath. It may not be anything too serious...but let's explore the possibilities!
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[@Emperor1118]

Someone like myself who _never studied Plant Biology_ your channel offers plenty of knowledge and satisfaction for curiosity based questions.. One of the *Best Channels on KZbin* ... ❤️🙏

[@jaclyncatania1884]

I’ve searched for this answer a dozens of times! Thank you for answering my question! Also, big sigh of relief that the nectaries on my plants aren’t due to a pest. 😂

[@gardenvarietyhuman]

Oh my gosh YES! I’ve had those sticky spots on some of my philodendrons and I could not for the life of me solve why they were occurring! I’ve checked for pests a million times, treated with pesticides, googled possible sources, NOTHING! Now I know that they’re just nectaries! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! 🤣🤣🌱🌱

[@mustachadon]

I dont think ive ever heard you curse! Mind blown! Worth every bit of watching this hahah

[@weefiah1]

Same here. I had to pause the video & rewind it a bit because I was laughing so hard by the way she seemed so pleased with herself. Totally adorable. 💙

[@bearclaw007]

So insipid, man.

[@mustachadon]

@@bearclaw007 probably.

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"not your pants" 🤣🤣🤣

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[@pierrebouchard4289]

A Happy, peaceful, healthy new year to all at Plant one on me ... Thank you for all the knowledge you are sharing ... See you in the next one ... 🎊🎉✌️🙂🎉🎊

[@annafritz6328]

I've never really heard about nectaries before, nor consciously noticed them on my plants, but would totally enjoy a video dedicated to them. I didn't care much for biology classes back in school, but love it when your videos get nerdy.

[@cherylparks9780]

I always find this on many philodendron species that climb. I have become very fascinated by it. 💚❤️🪴🌿🍃💕💗🌸

[@d3r4g45]

when i notice some sticky honey like substance on the leaves, there is often scale insect nearby. happened to my ficus elastica and i had a huge infestation of my umbrella tree. they prefer the new leaves or even apex cover, so locations easy to spot.

[@summerrayneoakes]

Very good tips in sharing where to look for pests.

[@beanoneya]

This is so cool, I've noticed this all my life. I remember even asking my mom about it when I was little. She told me basically what you told us here. But with less info. I love rounding out my knowledge! So cool. Thank you! 🌿 💚

[@nessknows.]

You deserve so many more subscribers!! Genuinely you have helped me so much with how to take care of my plants and I definitely trust your opinion and advice more than the majority of KZbinrs. You are on the level of plantarina if not above due to the fact that you are doing this all with so many types of plants and you aren't trying to sell your audience anything. I appreciate you so much and just know you are valued beyond belief by people who don't know how on earth to take care of their plants!! Thank you for assisting everyone with how to care for their plants without trying to force your viewers to properly care for their plants.

[@BetterThanNada1]

Thank you for this! I was going crazy trying to figure out what was forming sticky droplets on my philodendrons! Extrafloral nectaries! Who knew! So relieved! 😊😊😊

[@barbll000]

This is great info. That sticky question comes up on FB groups all the time and most people immediately think it's insects. Some of my philodendrons would have a sticky droplet hanging on the end of the leaf which would often rub off onto me when I walked by the plant. The whole thing about ants actually farming and tending to aphids in order to get their sweet poop is just so fascinating :)

[@grazvendra16]

Dearest, you don't know how many times I review your videos with your beautiful plants that I am also passionate about! I am Italian and I live in Italy, in Udine, a city to the north near Venice. I no longer have tv and so I spend my free time on youtube, I don't tire of seeing your plants, your cute jars, the cornersprecious of your home! Thank you for your simplicity!

[@reginamarrie1161]

Flora nectaries I’m praying for! No bugs but crystal mini sticky droplets on stems of my algonema and no red spots where it’s pertruding from so I’ll just double check and give a nice shower and light neem leaf and stem washing to be on the safe side. My algaonema was oddly flowering but that’s it. Gives me some sense of relief with your video thank you one year later 🤗

[@ButterflyLoverGirl]

Omg. I just noticed little sticky spots on my Burle Marx the other day and freaked out, because it has TONS of new growth about to open. I thought it was some type of pest, but I am pretty good at wiping down the leaves top and bottom weekly. I don't really always wipe the stems because it's always putting out new leaves, so this made me very nervous. I'm SO GLAD to know that this is a naturally occurring plant substance that it puts out like a flower would. Also makes sense why I've been seeing ants in my room. It just has these little clear sticky beads up and down the stems and nowhere else. So fascinating!

[@serenadayman7153]

Happy New Year Summer and all Plant One On Me loved ones! 💕

[@summerrayneoakes]

Happiest New Years to you and everyone here too :)

[@xtsdagger6956]

Thank you, very informative, I love hearing from topic experts like you! Excellent

[@GardenArcX]

You are my first inspiration here to start my own GARDEN & now i have 160 + Plants at rooftop HAPPY NEW YEAR !!

[@bethjeffrey6626]

I treated my Burle Marx and Xanadu on two separate occasions for spider mites and was so relieved when I learned about extra floral nectaries.

[@MargotLemaire]

Thanks a lot for this video and happy new year Summer !

[@valerierichards6648]

I've noticed that my string of pearls can be sticky. AND it has occasionally created those little nectar crystals that you mention. I could not find ANY info about what they were. So happy I watched this video. Thanks!

[@sharpestdart]

Me too! Now we know!

[@soscobra]

YES! Mine are always sticky

[@beknight9399]

Mine ist always little sticky, BUT in time of more stickyness, my plant was infected by spider mites!

[@tristennamlik2794]

This is literally the only video or information I can find about the sticky white blob that I just wiped off my monasterily if that hasn't even unfurled at all yet. I really hope though that it doesn't affect it unfurling because I have a lot of leaves coming finally and it took so long to get to this point but I don't want it to stick there

[@PlainJanePlants]

I loved that you just took the crystal off the Rhipsalis and ate it, I have toally done that too with my Red Emerald Philodendron; it was gross though.

[@mounag8518]

lol

[@tracyanne2617]

I love all your videos. So informative and fun. I don’t even have plants that have sticky stuff but curious anyway. So I guess I learned something. Hehe. Happy New Year!!! 🌱🌿🌵

[@myrnaleon8464]

A winner Video. Thanks. Raine for taking on such a “ sticky “. subject. 👌🎈👍🍷👍

[@oldgardengal777]

Hi summer. Excellent video ! Thank you 😊

[@ep8105]

Summer has read my mind. Perfect timing for this video! Thank you, Summer!

[@summerrayneoakes]

You're most welcome Erika.

[@summerrayneoakes]

Happy New Year!

[@ameliagraham92]

When I saw the title of this one I thought back to a major scale infestation I had years ago on a weeping fig. I used Malathion( never again...such foul stuff) on it and still could not get those guys under control. When I found a few had dropped on one of my philodendrons that tree went in the trash. Then Phloem...a word you don't hear very often...like since my high school horticulture class back in 1979...ha! I loved the way your sense of humor and playfulness showed in this video. Happy new year and a prosperous and pest free one to us all!

[@peaceloveviv]

Yay! Happy new year and thanks for this video! I've always wondered this...!

[@summerrayneoakes]

Happiest New Year to you as well. Here's looking to a better year (hopefully)!!

[@starbucks7125]

You never fail me from learning on every vid i watch. Youre such awesome person!

[@melatn]

I think my bamboo plant on my balcony was sucked to death by aphids. There was white sticky stuff all over it which I guess was the 'honey dew'. Then came the flies and a wasp that harvested it for its paper nest. I really let down my bamboo. I'll do a better job next time. Thank you for another insightful video. Wishing you all a brighter and greener New Year 🌱

[@cynthiathompson309]

Thank you for clearing that up for me as well 😊👍

[@michelemorris9742]

So much great information!! Thank you so much!

[@lleo9703]

Great video! Wish I had known the difference earlier as I think I treated my Prince of Orange Philodendron with Neem Oil to try to get rid of what I concluded was honey dew (from some unseen pest). Ended up killing the plant....Then bought 10” pot Burle Marx Philodendron and noticed the same sticky droplets. Figured out they were just part of plant life (so nectaries (sp?)) Now feel badly about my Prince of Orange, as it was probably nectaries and I was trying to get rid of something that was harmless to the plant. Thank you for this video, so helpful to viewers!!! 👏🏻

[@getmyview1]

Thank you for this informative video. I just discovered my Chestnut Guinea- money plant with a colourless, dewy sticky, sweet droplets. Googling up did not convince me.

[@nadinerich]

Glad I found your channel, excited to learn!

[@chrystalsabin4091]

Great information, thanks for sharing.

[@PlainJanePlants]

Would also just love a whole episode on insects - beneficial VS harmful for plants. I've never been too into bugs but you are very well spoken and could listen for hours.

[@summerrayneoakes]

Ahhh thanks. You should definitely check out my Pest Management episode. I speak of beneficials in those as well.

[@summerrayneoakes]

Ahhh thanks. You should definitely check out my Pest Management episode. I speak of beneficials in those as well.

[@soscobra]

@@summerrayneoakes Would you mind linking to the playlist under the video details?

[@gladiesoktaviani2692]

i have a philodendron and they have sticky stuff on it. At first, I thought was water from watering the plant, but when i saw closely, there's a bunch of ants sucking into the clear substance looks like a water drops and getting nervous about my plant, but this content pops out and tell that sticky stuff is natural for plants... Thank you Summer for sharing this tips.

[@goddess131]

great video, thanks Summer.

[@jackietherrien9231]

Awesome video, Thanks for that!

[@marion_rein]

Greetings from Singapore, Summer! So glad I watched this episode. Now I know it’s the nectaries on my Florida Ghost that makes its petioles sticky! Subscribed a couple of months ago & am busy devouring all your entertaining & informative videos😻

[@urlocalplantgay]

My Hoya Macrophylla does exude some sticky substance on its runners, so cool to learn more about this phenomenon!

[@veritate7981]

One of the few credible content creators I subscribe to on KZbin. Thank you! Sending love from the Philippines!

[@montymagic5886]

Was so pleased you shared this video. (1st time I've watched this channel....sorry, and have Subscribed) I entered a search for "Habenaro plant throwing sticky stuff onto window sill"....didn't think that I would get any results. Whoa! I live in South of UK and weather's turned, unusually, very warm so I treated my young Chilli plants to a trip to the Garden table outside. I duly brought them back in later only to find that that they had brought a bunch of Ants into the house.....Now I know why.....Ants dealt with, many thanks. I have still to clean up a very sticky kitchen window sill though.

[@Theimpromptulife]

I have gotten different types of stickies on my plants, underneath my baby mango tree leaves was coated and that one was the one that surprised me? Great information!

[@kelliecampbell2315]

SO helpful! Thank you!

[@plantlover6392]

Thank goodness I am not the only one who tasted it! And just recently too. My Hoya Macrophylla has been making sugary crystals all along the newest growth stem and I was surprised to find that it was sweet but still wasn’t sure why it was there.

[@royalrea2507]

Happy new year Summer. I had to finish work so I finish watching. I have often notice some sticky deposits on some of my hoyas new stems. Like a native Mcgilivroy. Which the ants love. Thank you I learned something new about nectar ies. I have always thought the insect vectors were the root cause. Cheers

[@anthonylewis62]

Susan here, that is one thing i do NOT do is touch my plants, i learned years ago that was taught to me as a BIG NO NO, snake plants it doesnt bother, but most others, keep hands off,

[@sylvesterfong9275]

Wishing you a blessed new year filled with happiness, peace and good health. Blessings from Kuching, Malaysia.

[@sallyh1690]

LOL...HAPPY NEW YEAR SUMMER!🤗🥂🍾

[@ankabubanj5483]

Interesting as always... Happy New Year and all the best... Mostly peace and good health... Stay safe!!!

[@summerrayneoakes]

Happiest New Years to you as well :)

[@gargik]

My Dracena was once sticky, but I did not find any pests on or around it. It also did not have any blooming flowers nearby.

[@Ianenin]

My dracena marginata has some and sticky crystalline drops too, on the underside of the leaves, often near the stem. There are no pests, so I guess it’s normal. 🤔

[@gargik]

@@Ianenin Thank you so much!

[@cathyblock6197]

Fancinating information!

[@GmamaGrowz]

I was wondering what was oozing from my grapevine and neem trees 🤩Thanks for sharing your information!

[@mimosveta]

here cause my mango is sticky. it's still in a little jar of water, has 6 beautiful leaves, and all have tiny dots of sticky on both sides of leaves. so, as you said "extrafloral nectaries" I was like I have to look this up, and I stopped the video. but thanks to my untreated and recently diagnosed ADHD (we don't have drugs for it here, so I only got useless drugs for GAD - anxiety) anywho, by the time I opened a new tab to look it up, I forgot what I was supposed to look for and figured "I need to rewind the video" and then I saw you wrote it on screen

[@adarshtv7807]

Wishing you a happy and healthy New Year🎉☺️

[@JustDrinkingCoffee]

OMG, thank you so much.... 🌹

[@jbailz8474]

I know this is an older video, but my calathea has sticky stuff on the underside of the leaves and no visible pests or leaf damage. She is next to 4 other calathea that do not get sticky and also do not have visible pests.

[@85sheena]

Oh my God I'm so happy I found this video. I thought my poor philodendron marx had scale

[@stardoll1995]

watching this right before the New Year! :D

[@lalo-fy3sm]

Ahh was worried but you answered my question. My philodendron panduriforme started to have the “nectaries”

[@terracottaplantas2352]

So interested. Happy New Year Summer😘

[@debbiem9640]

I have a beautiful philodendron hastatum silver sword in my bathroom that always has those nectar drops. The ants were coming in around the window until I treated for that, so now they are coming in where the floor meets the wall. How they know this plant is inside and they are so drawn to it is fascinating! 🌿🌿🌿

[@catherinerigaux6825]

Super les vidéo en plus tu mets le nom des plantes et bonne année à bientôt 👍👏👏👏👋🇫🇷

[@billymacaraeg7761]

Happy new year Summer Rayne😄😄 Ants sometimes damage plants especially if the plant is healthy and receiving so much of fertilizer or adequate light and care. Ants deliver bacteria or molds too and damage structures if not taken action. Thanks for the info. New subsriber here😂

[@TheOrganizedSoprano]

Thank you for this video! My philodendron Burle Marx was producing this nectar and I was freaking out looking for bugs lol. So glad to find out it’s normal

[@jenniferleejohnson2075]

me too!! this video couldn't have come at a better time!

[@johncamalomjimenez4733]

Happy new year everyone. Tipsy little bit

[@greentape7817]

I usually find the evening of watering day that most of my aroids will gutate, and while the water that comes out isn`t sugary, if i don`t wipe it off, it will dry with a slight crystaline sheen to it. Hoya of course are pretty drippy, and I only realized this year that my lipstick plant actually produces a pretty prodigious amount of nectar which makes sense, the flowers look like they are just dying for a hummingbird to come along. No hummers in my apartment though, I only noticed when I bumped into a vine while closing a curtain, effectively drizzling syrup all over a whole bunch of plants below.

[@lorelletyler7806]

Thankyou for the info

[@Philliwolf5]

My philodendron squamiferon had some stickiness, which is what brought me here. I didn't note any ins3cts, so I tasted a bit, and it was sweet. So I assume it is a sugar the plant is producing. Thanks for the video.

[@roo288]

😝😝😝 you’re so funny, and informative 🧐🤓

[@JenniferJadeKerr]

This is so timely. I noticed some small sap drops on my very first hoya peduncle (macrophylla) and I was hoping it would still be alright! Looks to just be nectar. Yay! Bloom baby bloom!

[@mwoods4608]

I have the same droplets on my Macrophylla!! I freaked out last night n put pesticide in all my hoyas

[@agave.designs]

Hi! Could you do a video about different potting soils? I really am struggling to know what are the best potting soils for my inside plants. Is there a solid that I can basically use on all my inside plants? I love watching your videos!! They’ve been SO helpful, so thank you!!☺️☺️

[@TS-eo9uf]

Which is a nice word for ... which is a nice word for... which is a nice word for ... insect shit. I literally laughed out loud.

[@mimosveta]

damn, can't figure it out. it looks most like frass, but I don't see any insects, and internet doesn't seem to know anything about mango leaves being sticky on their own. in my experience frass is typically more localized than this, this actually really looks like leaves are exuding something, but it's just odd that no one mentions it online,...

[@user-zn3hx1eu4y]

How do you clean the sticky stuff off your Aglaonema plants. This one is a Ag Siam , I lost a Sparklin Sarah. no bugs of any kind on the plants. I love your videos! Thank You!

[@targetedplantsguy9481]

Loved it.

[@jamielynnhamlin-hammoudeh7220]

Mothersuckers....🤣🤣🤣 Also loved the insect candy analogy!! Just when I thought you were done...sticky substance on your pants!! You were on fire this video 🔥Also, it was such great info!! You're the best, Summer 💚

[@christinaeilers3562]

I have a small Sanseveria that has nectar oozing out of it, wasn't sure if it was still healthy or not.

[@suesegar]

Such awesome information. I have been spraying thinking it's been infected.

[@biffybilliamson]

I noticed a bunch of little white spots on the leaves of my pothos. I wiped everything off with a few damp paper towels. I put it around a light fan (not directly) just to dry the leaves off. Then I went to put it back in the winter ledge. I noticed the sticky spots on the leaves for the first time. It this more common in the spring?

[@rufusmc3259]

Thanks so much for posting this video. I’ve noticed this on both billietiae and atabapoense and could never figure out what it was

[@simonwoo5450]

We put our ficus on the balcony and bees find it and cleaned it of all sap in a few days. we never dealt with the root cause but this was really good for cleaning it up.

[@wandashaw3551]

I've seen happy sap on some of my Orchids! Nothing so far on my green houseplants! 😁

[@ildeeartha]

My indoor ginger plant leaves had these circular sticky spots. I washed the stalks and leaves but leaves are dry now. plant still producing stalks even with leaves in this condition.

[@mdascoota4293]

happy new year Summer

[@coleDavis-df5yi]

I have noticed a sticky substance on the back of calathea peacock plant, just two leaves, but it seems to be along the veins on the back. I haven’t noticed any pests.

[@frasercook5823]

I love how nerdy you are about insects

[@chrixthegreat]

Guttation can also cause a similar form of drop on a leaf. Though these are rarely sticky. My Banana plant dips water like a leaky faucet from every leaf for a few days after watering. It can range from straight water to slightly sticky. It also has deep petioles that can pool a lot of this water. Those pools tend to kill more fungus gnats then my vinegar traps. Most of my aroids do the same.

[@victoriaberngard588]

haha you are especially cheeky in this video

[@amaturearcadia]

She ate it 😄

[@Figuringitout7]

Hi, Thank you for your content. I have a very large aglaonema silver bay. Looks great and happy. Checking leaves as I do, noticed very tiny clear dots. Slightly sticky. We released many beneficial insects in past months. Any ideas? 🥰🌿

[@AT-jm4dl]

My Silver Bay aglaonema has sticky droplets on the leaves and the floral buds. I don't see any insects on the plant itself, but I've been spraying the plant with neem oil anyway about once a week or once every two weeks.

[@yashashwitsharma]

So my croton flowered indoors for the first time and it left some sticky juice from the bloom and weirdly enough that juice attracted some spider mites living under the croton leaves (I've since cleaned them off).... its was so bizzare and beautiful!

[@ariel.roots_]

I have a P. pastazanum that has a bunch of EFNs on the underside of its leaf blades. I was worried for a while until I realised what they were. The back sides are definitely sticky and so far have not attracted any unwanted pests.

[@mayakiruluta2084]

Thank you for making a video about this! My cactus started creating nectar from the spines and i thought it was dying! it took days of deep internet research to figure out that it was just sap for ants