how I care for SCHISMATOGLOTTIS 🪴 Drop Tongue Plant Care Tips

[@jrosnov]

Hi Emma,I just lost my 17 year old cat Penny this afternoon to cancer,so I needed some cheering up.Sorry,but my heart is broken and watching you and Cleo cheers me up.

[@FlowerFaerieLottie]

Sending all my love!!

[@GoodGrowing]

Oh no! That’s so rough! Sending you all the love from me & Cleo!

[@jrosnov]

Thanks for the kind thoughts. I’m going to stay calm and carry on,like the Queen would have ❤️🇺🇸

[@blackburned]

Sending love. Losing a beloved cat is so hard for any loving pet parent. Thank you for giving her the long, undoubtedly happy life the little sweetheart deserved ❤

[@leanneneal2009]

Sorry to hear about your fur baby 💔

[@ganecesands3619]

I only discovered this plant today. Caught it on clearance at my local blue store. Lowe's, not Wal-Mart. 😅 I'm so glad I found this video.

[@Mila-up3mi]

Just rescued one today looking for information abt it and there you are with answering all my questions 😊❤

[@ferretsam]

I need to water mine every 2 days, it's very big & puts out new leaves constantly! I have 30 different houseplants, no other plant I have needs to be watered that often haha. It lives in 38-45% humidity & 23c at the moment, thanks to my heating here in Sweden. I am considering a humidifier, mostly for my Lemon Lime Maranta, as I'm guessing that it & my Alocasia, Pink Princess & Wallichii will benefit from some humidity, as will my skin! So far they've all been doing great, but I'm guessing they'll eventually have issues from the low humidity.

[@GoodGrowing]

It's so thirsty huh!! and yeah it sounds like you have plenty of plants that would benefit from a humidifier (and yourself ofc)!

[@ConnieP92]

Emma your Wallichii is gorgeous!!! I'm tempted to get one for myself hehe. Now for an etymology lesson in the Greek language (my backgound is Greek and I taught it in high schools for a while 😉 'Scisma' means 'split' and 'glottis' comes from the Greek word for 'tongue'. So I would call it 'Split Tongue' rather than 'Drop Tongue' I guess it's referring to the line down the centre of the leaves.... Anyhoo, thanks for the info and hope the 'Borneo' produces many many more of those fabulous silver leaves. And is it just me or do you think the leaves resemble that of an Aglaonema?? Thanks for sharing your tips with us 👌🏼👏🏼And say hi to Cleo 😻

[@blackburned]

Thanks for another great video! This genus was new to me so it was fun to learn more. Happy to watch whatever planty content you'd like to make! With that said, I'd kill for a cactus and succulent cabinet tour/update. Succulents are my fav 🤗 and I've really been enjoying watching you get into them too

[@irairod5160]

My S. wallichii was gorgeous, but it went through a bout of spider mites--UGH--and is currently in recovery. I cut a lot of the leaves off, and I see new ones coming, so fingers crossed, it'll be reestablished to its former glory soon. The pronunciation of the first syllable, BTW, is /skiss/. It comes from the same root as schism and schizophrenia, meaning "split". So, since "glottis" refers to the throat and tongue, schismatoglottis means "cleaved tongue" or "split tongue".

[@GoodGrowing]

I'm sure it'll bounce back quickly! and thanks for the pronunciation help! Makes sense why it's called drop tongue now

[@pinstripesuitandheels]

Yay, a new video! About a plant I know nothing about, no less. I'm going to enjoy this.

[@carmelitas.7314]

Thank you for this video. Just rescued a small baby one from my local nursery and couldn't find many care tips for this plant online, and I really want it to survive. Fairly new to being a plant mom but so far they have been surviving 😂.

[@nothin2656]

Mines likes to be about a metre from a south facing window. Like you said this is a thirsty plant and I keep it in high traffic place so I can keep an eye. This plant also hates a draught of any kind

[@GoodGrowing]

yeah that sounds like a perfect spot for it, close enough to get bright light but far enough that it doesn't get too much direct

[@stevenj3152]

Thanks for this video, this by far was my hardest plant that I bought this year. Almost as soon as I received it the leaves of the Wallichi shriveled up and I couldn't figure out whether it was a pest problem (which I couldn't identify) disease or watering issues and I was struggling for the information. So this has been priceless.

[@Worldtraveler8080]

I just bought two and had the exact same issue. I immediately watered them. But after 3 days, the leaves were still wilted and hanging. I just cut them back. I'll try her suggestion of semi hydro and hope for the best.

[@gingercaudill7219]

Absolutely beautiful 😻 I want one too!! Thanks Emma for sharing your beautiful hobby and spotlighting this amazing beauty!! Ginger

[@GoodGrowing]

Yes I highly recommend! They're really lovely plants

[@carolstuff]

Thanks for the plant spotlight Emma!

[@sylviagutierrez7676]

A beautiful plant! Very happy in your care! 💚🌱☘️🌵💚

[@irairod5160]

Yes! Mine needs FREQUENT water, it's up-there with the Peace Lilies in my home. Of my plants, it's also the one that shows guttation the most often and dramatically.

[@GoodGrowing]

yeah like it's ALL THE TIME!!

[@halliedobbins]

Hi Emma! Loved this video. After seeing this plant in the background of many of your videos I became obsessed and had to get one of my own 😍 Hoping it does as well as yours has!

[@Aquamarine.Aubrey]

Love this. And it came at the perfect time. I just ordered a baby one this week!

[@GoodGrowing]

ah so exciting! I hope it grows well for you!

[@wandawilson6266]

Great information. Ive just got 2 different ones. Pullisia N the wallichi. Love them both.

[@blanchegodwin4648]

Thanks for all your videos but I have been looking for the name of this plant and well…. Found it 💛 just switched my 2 to pon bc they’re not doing good and figured they would love the access to the “all you can drink bar”…. lol❣️

[@sreedevivn3010]

Lovely plants

[@KathyBly]

Really pretty, will keep an eye out! Also, I LOVE your nails 😍

[@GoodGrowing]

aww thanks! 🥰

[@kittysparkleeyes]

I have this plant, its absolutely one of my faves but i am still fighting the thrips and redspider mites it brought into my room. 😂

[@GoodGrowing]

oh no that's no good! hopefully you can get that sorted quickly! good luck!

[@kittysparkleeyes]

Its such a beautiful plant, i admire it every day 😅the pests not so much.. i have no found thrips and two different types of spidermites.. personally the spidermites freak me out more because thrips are dead with provanto. I am now religiously treating with alcohol spray on a daily basis. 😂 i feel like me versus the pests is like captain ahab and the whale .. dealing with 100 plants in a small space can be a challenge 😂😂😂

[@mixonplantsncrafts]

Beautiful plant. Wonder where it got the name Drop Tongue.

[@GoodGrowing]

someone just mentioned in a comment that schismatoglottis means 'split tongue' so probably from the latin translation! how cool!

[@gypsylee333]

Great video I'm definitely interested in getting some of these plants.

[@avrilway5948]

Mine died back after forgetting to water it (it was tucked behind bigger plants) I chopped it all off and it rebounded as well…lucky me Such a beautiful plant

[@GoodGrowing]

ooh good to hear that it did well being chopped back. They defo need to go in a high traffic zone in order to be remembered haha

[@anitaokey3073]

I love mine got 2 of the same. Mine is flowering to and has gone mad using a new feed. X

[@gingercaudill7219]

What’s the new feed?

[@anitaokey3073]

@@gingercaudill7219 kaylee ellans feed. Nurture system power grow 1

[@susanescamilla4965]

This is the plant i have received i need to know more please brown leaves started

[@SusannaKH]

my silver borneo doesn't want to live normally, since I got is, it's not happy, it gave me flowers but then decided to die, I dont know how to revive it. The roots are ok but the leaves are droopy. maybe I should move it just to water

[@1GPIE]

Schismatoglottis fasciata is mislabeled as wallichi everywhere in horticulture, impressive feat bringing that smaller silver one back from nothing. I keep all of mine permanently in water trays for over 2 years now but I live in the tropics.

[@GoodGrowing]

thanks yeah I was ready to lose this one completely so glad I didn't because I love the silver!

[@suerussell2590]

I've just come home with one which the lady in the garden centre reduced down to £1.99 for me as it is going to need alot of rehab, i like a challenge 😂

[@GoodGrowing]

Omg how exciting! I’m sure it’ll bounce back wonderfully!

[@marisahill5018]

I just got one and she fell out already 😂😂😂

[@deedeehartnett7665]

Its a pain in my butt, still struggling. Its the watering im having difficulty

[@DieDieEla]

Pebble tray will not work, no matter how many Times we are tried to tell. Please do you on research on this subject and safe your money by not buying large plates and pebbels. Buy the way, it doesnt look nice either

[@eye_rollz]

How can you pronounce Schismatoglottis correctly but can't pronounce a simple word like Borneo?