Houseplant Highlights July 2022 | philodendron are getting big + my plants are reverting?

[@maditux8826]

In case no one has said it. Thanks for posting so often. Much appreciated. 🌿💚

[@breannajackson2200]

Yes!! Blows me away how often you post, Fern. I want you to get all the praise and recognition to keep going! For you and selfishly for us 😉 and if life happens and you post less, we’ll still be here!! 🤗🖤

[@JAZMINALOWE]

Yesss Fern! The girls were BORED doing plant chores 🤣. Happy to have something to watch‼️

[@wildfern]

🙌🌿💓

[@FabianPatscheider-zu7iq]

​@@wildfernmaus ldich und das ist ein guter Tipp für Man man finden sollte das ist eine ❤❤❤❤

[@FabianPatscheider-zu7iq]

Maus ldich Lidl Mann finden ❤❤❤

[@FabianPatscheider-zu7iq]

​@@wildfernldling lddich alles gut bei mir ❤❤❤

[@constancewolfe7425]

THIS MORNING I WAS HOPING YOUD POST OMG. Thank you so much. Much needed.

[@wildfern]

I live to serve 🌹

[@claudiah5507]

I can relate to that feeling of hoping that fern put a new video up

[@lisaanglim9588]

Look at that vericosum leaf. How nice all that venation that stands out. Plus the sinus is great. Such a nice plant.

[@rachelm7041]

It’s winter where I live and seeing your plants thriving is giving me so much happiness and excitement for spring

[@wildfern]

How exciting that spring is your next season 💐

[@janebrewer9326]

Hi Fern! You should clip the vine with the peduncle up like it’s climbing. I untrellised my krimson princess, she was so tangled I didn’t see the peduncles. I left them trailing and they didn’t budge. As soon as I clipped them up they budded up. I also spray my peduncles with the DIY orchid mist/bloom booster. You are my fave planty person on KZbin! Thank you for sharing!

[@veronikajanikova7960]

How do you make the DIY spray please?

[@janebrewer9326]

@@veronikajanikova7960 Fern has a video a few back on how to make it. I use miracle grow bloom booster and mix it per the package (like a tsp per gal I think) and pour it into a spray bottle. My Hoya, anthurium, and jungle cacti love it. I even bloomed several air plants. I spray my moss poles and exposed roots too.

[@mxrandas]

I love watching your collection grow!! 🤍🤍🤍

[@wildfern]

Thank you 😁

[@ThisIsMyFullName]

1:38 Not always. As with everything involving plants, you can have too much of a good thing. The tropical plants we have in our homes are naturally use to high humidity and low breezes, so placing a fan next to all your plants can actually be bad for them. The reason for this is you end up disturbing the plants natural transpiration, which can cause stunned growth (fan stress) and in worse cases cause the leaf edges to curl and brown (wind burn). This is even more true in the colder months where transpiration occurs less often, or if you have an AC in the room that always runs colder air. Plants really don't need a lot of air circulation. In most cases simply opening your front door when you leave/come home every day, or the natural breeze that comes from the outside wind blowing through the small cracks in your closed windows, is enough to circulate the airflow of your plants. Even walking past your plants on a daily basis will cause air circulation. However, if your plants are placed in a windowless room that always have the door closed (like a greenhouse), you do need to think about getting a fan. When using a fan it's important to remember that you can't see the air, meaning it's very easy to overdo it. Ideally you want to aim for less than 2 mph wind, which is very low. In comparison, an average ceiling fan has a speed of around 50 mph.

[@mxrandas]

Oh my gosh so impressed with your micans growth!

[@zoeyalexiou3800]

My heart feels so happy seeing all the new leaves coming in🥺❤️😍

[@wildfern]

mine too 🥺

[@MyFellowFoliage]

Your plants are all looking so good and happy! Love these casual planty update videos! :)

[@vlong7112]

Loving the updates! 🥰 After a stressful few days, it's nice to take in all of this natural beauty. So helpful!

[@kristarepp2607]

I’ve heard that variegated that stop their normal variegation, you can cut it back to the last leaf that has good variegation and then let it grow back.

[@ronjakh]

You could try putting your corms in perlite with water all the way to the surface of the perlite and cover with plastic or use a box with a lid. This way the corms will sit upright and they get enough water. I’ve tried every way of rooting them and this method works the best for me at least ☺️

[@wildfern]

I think that would be the better option for me too! I may move them to perlite.

[@NikaCosmopolitan]

@@wildfern for me Leca wors best actually, I've propagated dozens of Black Velvet, Frydek, Lauterbachiana, Baginda, Sarian and much more Alocasia corms that way :)

[@radupostelnicu5412]

Hii . Could you do a video in which you show us how to choose the right pot for the plant please? That would be very helpfull:) ( side note : I love the idea of monthly plant highlights)

[@pandorar1388]

Wow, your plants are all so happy, healthy, and gorgeous! Watching this video makes me want to go around and give my plant babies a little more tlc. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@EmiMae0117]

I spent last week watching so many of your older videos. Love them. Love the most recent growth on sooo many of your plants. I get so excited over new growth. I am always taking pictures. 😍

[@wildfern]

Awe I appreciate you watching so much! 🌿

[@lisaanglim9588]

I think you’re obsessed with all your plants. You say it each time. Lol 😂

[@rhondafisher1733]

Wow your plants are looking beautiful.

[@KaylasPlants]

Your space just seems so peaceful and relaxing. I love seeing your plants all over your home especially your bed! I want oneeee🙈

[@laurenp.4880]

I’m amazed at how beautifully your plants are growing 💚 Was feeling a bit meh today but this video really helped!

[@blacklivesmatter4458]

already binging your channel this morning and you posted, its a good day 🌱☀️

[@emilioschutt144]

The Pinguicula is always losing leaves (kinda like a bed for the roots and the roots are also more on the top off the pot and are growing shallow) but also always getting leaves. Its the growth pattern but the leaves get bigger from time to time.. and it can even bloom :)) it loves moist soil and does not want any nutrients (accepts from the little bugs that are getting "eaten" by the leaves) and if you want to propagate it you can pull off leaves (the older ones from the bottom are the better ones especially if it has a root) and root them in Moos or Coco Peat and it will eventuelly get into a full new plant.

[@hollypuckett3931]

My best advice for your FloBe is to wait it out and see, best practice with loss of variegation is to let at least 3 leaves grow out and if you haven't gotten any variegation to return, cut it back Your collection is looking KILLER 😍👌 I love new growth tours

[@fredtodhunter4782]

That’s helped me out heaps cheers hahah

[@lesamonroe2355]

This was a great video you have some gorgeous plants thank you for the tour

[@elmerhernandez5810]

So glad to see your collection so happy and thriving!

[@Wendy-zl8kv]

Your plants are beautiful!! Philodendron Verrucosum is So Fantastic! Sydney Plant guy would be so happy for you!!

[@taniachammas8886]

Fern.......our little ray of sunshine 🌞

[@nicolepalanzi9589]

Had plants stuff to do and watched this video. Awesome. Such a wonderful time of year. Thanks 🥰🌹

[@carmenlana9258]

always happy to get updates on all of them, Fern. thank you🙏❤️

[@laurenfrazier3334]

I have a maharani that I found at lowes for only $13 !! It had 2 plants and lots of corms, I was so excited lol. It’s grown well too!

[@wildfern]

That’s so cool!! 👏

[@PaigeeMarieepbj]

I would absolutely love a monstera albo care video yours is THRIVING. I love it.

[@laurenjohnson5880]

I love that begonia magdelene so much!!

[@Zoemexia]

I cant wait to see you potting all those tiny props ohmygod ! My fav types of videos 🙌🏼

[@lindasimmons2197]

Your plants are amazingly beautiful. I love all your video's they are so informative and entertaining as well. Mine as well, are growing like crazy! Mine are outside for the summer with the heat and humidity. They are loving it.

[@tonievangelista293]

Thank u ma'am for sharing, i.love plants so much,my stress reliever.more Vlogs, watching from Balagtas Bulacan Phil's

[@plantingwithasher7929]

Suggest that you take that butterwart out of the cabinet, they don’t like height humidity

[@wildfern]

really!! damn okay thank you!

[@plantingwithasher7929]

@@wildfern shoot, scratch that I gave wrong info , SOO sorry, I am embarrassed because you are like the planty queen🪴👸🏼

[@emmap3283]

the Hoya quinquinervia could be sport variegated! You’ll have to see if it continues and acts like a Hoya krimson princess style variegation. The borders look more like variegation than any kind of deficiencies, but you’ll have to wait and see!

[@shanonsplantsplantingthyme5663]

I have limited space as most do. I remember starting my collection and wanting my plants to be big. Well now, they are and yesterday I literally had to cut some back so I could walk through my plant room without damaging leaves by brushing against them repeatedly. So funny.

[@babyhunty]

Maybe the hoya has some variegated tendencies. Isolate it with a cutting and see if more come.

[@bsheppyyy]

So jealous of that bear paw….mine officially kicked the bucket 😅🥲🥲

[@wildfern]

awww nooo!

[@wishingonthemoon1]

Omg thrips are the BANE of my existence. I hate them. Your Hoya looks so beautiful!

[@OMalleyKing]

I’ve had my hoya sunrise outside in straight up all day East light and it will not sunstress!! So maybe heat does factor in! I live in Illinois so it’s hot but not like deathly hot out

[@joaneaster]

Hi Fern! I don’t own a monstera Adansonii variegation myself but I’ve been looking into it and a lot of people say that the more light = the more white. Obviously, I have not experienced this myself but maybe it’s a good research starting point!! Thank you for the lovely video 😊!!

[@ididit36]

Wow your plants are doing their thang!

[@AngelicaMaria1128]

Love hearing about all the udates! I legit bought a syngonium erythrophyllum because of yours, I saw it in a video a while back and just became obsessed! Mine is literally one of my favs so thanks lol.

[@Hheavennnnnnn]

I think leaving the Florida beauty is a good idea. I’ve heard several people say that after cutting their beauty it reverts, but after a couple leaves come out it goes back to being variegated

[@fallenbarbieee]

I think I would probably wait and see with the Florida beauty🤞🏻

[@wildfern]

Okay 🥺 I think I will

[@Haesslicherblaubarsch]

Ok I’m gonna change my mind on my favourite plant of yours. It’s got to be your philo splendid (or your gorgeous verucoaum), it makes me wanna get a splendid 🤩

[@sasharandomly4221]

Great video. Thanks for the updates.

[@PinkyMaddi3]

Loving the content lately! Long videos are the best!

[@chiarawachholz1416]

I would just wait for another leaf with the folrida beauty. Mine pushes out a green leaf as well before going back to variegated ones

[@laurapezold329]

I have an alocasia maharani and it’s my favorite!! It has put out huge leaves for me and isn’t fussy at all!

[@ryliepierce9178]

love love loveeeee my grey dragon, such a fast grower and a heavy feeder! i fertilize every time i water and she has 5 large leaves and pushing out another one (:

[@User_1414b]

I've watched like every single one if your videos 😂 and your outro music is like a sentimental ringtone now. It's so calming 😌 sorry to hear about your flobe!!! I can't offer advice from experience, but excited to watch the saga 🤞🤞 you'll probably have several cuttings, surely someone from the bunch will throw some stable variegation!

[@lilyplanted]

Maybe it’s too much light for the ghost? I have no idea just a suggestion!

[@lindaholder2222]

Fern your plants are looking so good I tried my hand with the Bear claws but it didn't make it.but I'm going to try again if I find one. Love you

[@natashaoreilly7072]

Was also going to say you should try putting your trailing jade outside!! I have a jade outside and it’s sunstressing beautifully 😍

[@kristylee7663]

Put your variegated string of hearts in a bag to give it more humidity and it’ll take off!

[@deborahmcsweeney1650]

Beautiful! Which video covers the Piper crotatum? I got one last month and try to get all the info I can on that!! Thanks!

[@impsble2luv]

What I did with my corms that seemed to work. I only put about half inch to an inch of water. I didn’t have them submerged in water and they took off. Plus the leaves were able to grow without being drowned in water. Hope that helps in any way.

[@PlantFriendDownTheStreet]

I agree that does kind of look like spider mites but Splendids also get a lot of EFN damage too, so it’s possible that’s all it is.

[@BleuLotusGardens]

Oh em geee I needed some planty inspo today thank you 😊. And you are so right about air flow it’s what helps make sure my plants don’t rot 😂😅 Have an amazing day

[@ninabeena83]

👀 that begonia dracopelta Added to my wishlist so quick 🙌🏾😍

[@jennyg1845]

From what I understand, giving a variegated monstera less light will green up the new leaves more. You’ll probably still have to cut off the all white leaves cause they can’t sustain themselves and will die soon anyway.

[@joannanovara815]

I noticed my campos has some dots on the leaves(I've seen them on micans before too). I've heard maybe efn's(?). I don't see any pests.

[@inkygoblin29]

my alocasia maharani has sadly been my hardest one 😩 it’s sooo beautiful. but i had it for less than a month when it dropped the first leaf. i was hoping it was just cus they’re sensitive and it was still acclimating to it’s move. but then a week later another started yellowing and drooping. so i decided to pull it out and check to see if something was up w the roots , was thinking it could potentially have a “death plug” since it was from a big box store. but weirdly, the roots looked so amazing and healthy. it even had 3 rooted corms ! so i decided to just move it to a slightly brighter spot to see if that would help and kept caring for it how i was till it eventually dropped every single leaf. i’m hoping it’ll start putting out a leaf soon , but it’s been abt a month since every leaf dropped and nothing yet. i did pot up all the corms separately and they’re doing well tho, though no leaves yet. fingers crossed i’ll have a beautiful one again soon and figure out how to take care of it!

[@localuna67]

Chop to where you see variegation on the stem for the Florida philodendron.

[@natashaoreilly7072]

I cannot wait to see your new Albo leaf 🤩🤩🤩

[@wildfern]

Me tooooo 😍 she’s getting big!!

[@beckypackqualls2745]

Do you leave fans on all the time, pretty much? I love when you discover new leaves/peduncles during videos!

[@wildfern]

Yep I do! I only turn them off when I'm gone for a weekend or something. Just because I don't like leaving so many electronics on haha.

[@joypara2683]

varFlorida beauty needs sunlight...to maintain variegation.. i think

[@bekah1587]

Omgggg I’m obsessed with the monkeys tail 🤩🤩🤩 I haven’t found any locally I may have to buy online!

[@chloekrause5984]

WOOHOOOO!!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!! Ayyyyy! Whatup! New leaf! Who DIS !!!!

[@fallenbarbieee]

New video😍 cannot wait for the prop pox video!

[@missy912]

Havnt watched yet but I love your videos and your plants are gorgeous.

[@wildfern]

Thank you 🥺

[@sylviagutierrez7676]

Great update , 💚🌱🪴🌵

[@racheldyer8659]

fern! i could really use your opinion!! my birthday is coming up in a few days and my husband is letting me pick out any plant i want at our nursery. the last time i went, they had a philodendron verrucosum and a philodendron sp silver. i think my favorite of these two is the sp silver but idk if it will survive in my conditions. the spot that has the most light is by a south window with a patio outside so there no direct sun at all, i have 65% natural humidity in my home, and it stays about 72-74 degrees F. which of these plants would be best for my conditions? also do you have card tips for the sp silver? thanks so much in advance! i love watching your videos!🤍🤍

[@lindaholder2222]

Great video thank you Fern

[@wildfern]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@beckypackqualls2745]

You’re killing it, girlie! 💜

[@wildfern]

thank you 🥺

[@marymiller5824]

Absolutely love your plants!!!! What is this “Piper” all about? what genies is that? So cool!

[@elins4741]

the genus is piper! not sure what species that one is, maybe piper ornatum?

[@estefanygutierrez9499]

I binged watch all of your videos so I am really happy you uploaded a new one. I love your vibe it gives me peace and calms me down. Thank u for that.

[@wildfern]

Awe thank you so much for watching

[@Mandi_Hui]

The Teddy Bear Paw succulent i am struggling with mine. The non variegated one kept dropping leaves and eventually just gone. The variegated one fingers cross will stay alive.

[@ariel.roots_]

Hi Fern, Your channel is great! What are those standing black grow lights you have on the floor? Thanks.

[@wildfern]

Hey, thanks! The standing light is a Mother PlantSpectrum32

[@nickycabrera606]

Hii!!! Your plants are doing sooooo amazing. As for the florida beauty, i say wait it out and let it put out another leaf! Maybe it’s just still stressed out? I might be wrong, but I feel like if you chop it back up again it might make the nodes spent?? I’m not sure at all though.

[@wildfern]

That’s what I’m worried about too 😩 I don’t know enough about spent nodes, but I feel like it would be a risk. I will wait it out for another leaf on each vine 👀

[@sierra734]

My Maharani went dormant 😞 it’s so cute 🥰 tfs

[@MKennaJoe222]

KZbin asked me if this video was a good suggestion for me and there was no “only show me fern’s videos” option so i had to select “very good” 🤪

[@wildfern]

Bless you 🥺💚

[@KaylasPlants]

Ok I lowkey fear for your piper on the windowsill 😅 unless it was used to regular humidity wherever it came from? That would make a difference. Just be careful cuz I definitely killed mine being out in the open but mine didn’t even last 24 hours so yours might be ok! 🤞🏼

[@plantseveryinch9024]

Hey planty friend if that campos is forsale the cutting like I’d love to buy or trade something we were going to do a trade earlier in the spring then I lost connection to discord when my phone took a swim lol just my luck eh just got back up and running all your plants are looking so beautiful girl I got a lot of Goya’s recently do you have a pot of gold Hoya I feel like you would love it I love mine and the terrarium full of new ones on Hoya vibe in the east coast I suppose , Hope sweet Olive is well let me know on the campo if you get a chance and I’ll reach out to you if so Xo. Girl glad to be back I binged to get caught up you have grown so much even as a person I think that huge move and this years journey was exactly what your soul needed I always find a change of scenery is good for the soul once in a while I’m really loving seeing your happy excitable vibes return and enhance sending the bestest planty vibes your way and you made my day saying the prop box was bumpin ha ha mine is too lovin it !

[@trans_plantings]

Hiya Fern, love you, your content, love your collection, duh. So I too have an A. ‘maharani, 2 years now. I’d put your juvenile under a cloched sitch, they like a higher pressure level of humidity. How’d that emergent second leaf do ?

[@wildfern]

second leaf is doing well! Thanks so much, I will try to find a cloche for him ☺️

[@authenticplantress470]

what happened to your ctenanthe lubbersiana?

[@tynatheunicorn]

Hi Fern, your plants are doing so well :-) btw how is your philodendron subhastaatum? I must have missed it while you were showing around...

[@wildfern]

It's doing really well actually! I will have to show it soon ☺️

[@wonderplants2350]

If you stay connected with nature placed any houseplant or indoor plants in any corner of your house. It will make your house more presentable.

[@ashleyd8627]

Yes another video thanks girl I love it

[@livcollier6054]

Do you do anything special to your frydek humidity-wise?

[@Pia1870.]

I watch your every each video, please let me know where I can moss because I want to make like your moss pole

[@wildfern]

Hey, you can usually find it at your local plant shops! If not, I have purchased SuperMoss brand from amazon before :)

[@Pia1870.]

@@wildfern Thanks Fern ! I can’t wait for your new video! You are amazing 🥲

[@sophiegilbert7290]

what are the black spots on the backside of the piper crocatum?😮

[@wildfern]

It's sugar crystals or something like that? I don't know but apparently it's normal for them.

[@sandiesorchids9387]

My black velvet is only one leaf. Are you in BC? I'm in Alberta and really interested in your grow light that is on the floor.

[@wildfern]

I'm in BC yep! The floor grow light is a Mother PlantSpectrum32 light and I love it ☺️

[@juultje222]

Hi Fern! You inspired me to get a Hoya carnosa compacta. Yours looks so stunning!! They're really hard to come by where I live (the Netherlands), but I finally was able to order one from Belgium. It arrived today and after a thorough inspection I discovered a few mealybugs walking around. I know they're the most common pest found on compacta, so I was wondering if you've ever had to deal with it and if not, what you would do to battle them... I removed as much of the soil as possible and dunked it in a big bucket filled with warm water, hydrogen peroxide and some drops of Dr. Bronner's peppermint soap. Then I thoroughly rinsed the plant with the shower jet and afterwards sprayed my whole bottle of neem oil mixture on there. It's just chilling on a towel taking it all in right now. What else would you recommend? Should I put the plant in water for now, so I can monitor it closely and see if any new creepy crawlies arise before I repot it? Lots of love

[@ssppo4703]

If you're open to non-organic solutions, I recommend applying a systemic insecticide like imidacloprid, available in the states as Bonide systemic granules.

[@juultje222]

@@ssppo4703 I don't live in the states so my options are limited, unfortunately. However, I have been looking into buying an insecticide containing Pyrethrin lately. Might work for multiple different pests, if I should encounter them in the future. Don't know if it'll work on mealybugs though. And thank you for your suggestion. I will remember the name of the active ingredient, maybe they have something similar available here in the EU.

[@ssppo4703]

@@juultje222 The problem with pyrethin is that it usually comes in spray form, and it's hard to get into every nook and cranny with the compacta. Anyway, good luck!

[@juultje222]

@@ssppo4703 ah, thank you. Will look into something more systemic then. I just found out the use of imidacloprid is prohibited in the EU btw.

[@ssppo4703]

@@juultje222 Interesting! It does seem to be banned (due to harm to honeybees when used outdoors, not harm to humans). It's definitely a tricky plant to treat for pests because of its shape.

[@elizabethcarlson3634]

Hello Fern, your linearis leaves are so cubba cubby. How do you get them to grow so fat?

[@wildfern]

he's eating good 👀 I'm assuming fertilizer, but I'm not sure! I usually fertilize my hoya pretty heavily

[@elizabethcarlson3634]

@@wildfern I use LiquidDirt with every watering and I use a lot like Ashley from Plant me Ashley. Lol

[@botanicassie]

Literally dying over your verrucosum (spell check) but I’ve kinda shied away from them because nobody mentions them without saying spider mites! Is it possible to have one and stay safe!? 💚