Rare Plant Index #5 | Monstera | Uncommon to Extremely Rare Plants!

[@johnjhill3]

*Whoopsie!!!* Re: "Borsigiana" -- Several errors. The photo used over your description of 'borsie' is not a borsie. As you said, borsie is a climber, but the photo shows a plant with rather tight nodes, so I'd say it is just a young "regular" M.d.

[@johnjhill3]

MORE IMPORTANTLY, at least with botanists (which we all consider ourselves) -- Borsigiana is Absolutely "the same" as Monstera deliciosa. It is a variant with a different growth habit but genetically 99.99% identical to 'regular' M.d. The official names are (A) Monstera deliciosa [including all cultivars] and (B) Monstera deliciosa "Borsigiana" Unfortunately, there is no specifying name for "Not Borsigiana" and that makes things muddy for hobbyists who want, ummmm, that type.

[@KayleeEllenOfficial]

Hey - can I chat to you on Facebook (or elsewhere if you like) about deliciosa / borsigiana etc?

[@johnjhill3]

@@KayleeEllenOfficial ...Sure!

[@Olivia_Guest]

Borsigiana is a subspecies, right?

[@johnjhill3]

@@Olivia_Guest ...I don't think it's that much of a separation from the Type specimen. More like a variety. Consider green beans, Phaseolus vulgaris. There are bush varieties and pole varieties, all still under the same species description.

[@BubbaThePuppetMaster]

Oh I would love a Rare Plant Index of Pothos/Epipremnum ♥

[@amelise]

I love re watching these a few years later because thangs change so much over time! Back when you did this the Standleyana was unheard of here in Aus but I guess they had them in TC because now just 3 yrs later they're in all the big box stores! Isn't it fascinating how things change?

[@Lela-plants]

I do the same here in the US. Lol

[@Nightowl-72]

Could you do Sanseveria index? Looove Sanseveria ❤️💕

[@mahahalabieh5977]

Yes pls pls !!!!!!

[@tresgooch]

Please?

[@isabellacavaliere3501]

I love it too, Nick pileggi has a small video about that!

[@user-qw4zv6xr2x]

yesssss plzzz

[@rubenmichels4251]

Hii kaylee could you please buy some houseplant seeds online and try to germinate them. Kinda like an experiment if the seeds you got were the right seeds☺☺

[@emilyplantsmusic]

Might sound silly because they’re very common, but maybe you could do a video on the Aglaonema family (Chinese evergreens)? I know the Aglaonema pictum tricolor is extremely coveted/hard to find in the USA. Looks like a camo pattern on the leaves 😍 love your channel 🌺 Happy growing!

[@saintsynchronicity7738]

We appreciate all the hard work you put in, it really shows. Your videos are next level. Love ya girl! Keep doing your plant magic! We are all under your green lady spell!

[@PardyN2]

❤️❤️❤️ what a great comment!!

[@BEYONCESMAN916]

I currently own a Deliciosa and an Adonsonii with hopes of getting more varieties (hopefully a Thai constellation) in the near future. One thing I will say I like the most about Adonsonii that many ppl dont discuss is the leaves have an almost reflective quality under directed spot light. If you have one use the light on your phone to shine over the leaves and watch how the reflective sheen lights up. So beautiful.

[@roxannemaguire9844]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who has noticed and LOVES the beautiful sheen!!! 😍😊 Enjoy!!!

[@kimsmith2781]

I'm in Barbados and yes these plants are climbing up huge trees all over the place. I enjoyed your video. Thanks for sharing.

[@meghanblewitt1258]

I love this series! Please do one on Sanseveria, Syngonium, and Hoya!

[@sarahstuart3245]

Oh heck yes. Hoya would be awesome

[@FrancesPauli]

Hoya was going to be my suggestion as well. Though I love all suggested so far too.

[@charlyjean1952]

Do a rare fern index 😍😍😍😍

[@kriskrischi7571]

I'm with you! I have several ferns and love them. They do great outside here in Louisiana.

[@darkomijic]

Excellent video! Please cover Sansevieria in rare plant index series.

[@sarahstuart3245]

You can tell you've put the work in. It's why you're a trusted channel to so many of us!

[@arjantjeee]

I absolutely love how clear, honest and fact checked your info is. There are a lot of people that say things for the sake of getting recognition, even when they have no clue what they are talking about. Knowing you do your best and sometimes aren't sure, makes it much more likeable to watch your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and look on this matter :)

[@teresakluge7304]

Acuminata is hemiepiphytic, hence it grows long aerial roots. It starts its life as an epiphyte on a tree and then grows aerial roots, which reach all the way down to the ground. Even juvenile cuttings start growing quite long aerial roots, which makes it easier to distinguish it from Adansonii. My small cutting already has several 15-20cm long aerial roots just dangling down without any moss pole or something to cling on.

[@horace6851]

It's interesting how 3 years later you can get obliqua or variegated adansonii very easily but dilacerata exceeded the price tag of Spiritus Sancti. How the times change. I really want one but I will wait, even another 3 years :)

[@sarahgiggles9444]

Wonderful video! I would so dearly love a rare plant index for hoyas or pepperomias... or, you know, both :D

[@bigegobadjgl]

Off topic but: giiirl your makeup ! 😍

[@anondoe9170]

Agreed

[@Little_diesel300]

I hate all makeup

[@Amelia-on5jj]

@hudson go watch clips that actually have the oscars and shut up. It’s not your place to tell someone how to do their make up. She looks amazing,

[@cassidymurphy5926]

Would you ever do a succulent index? Like echeveria, sedum, and graptopetalum?

[@KateOwsley]

And haworthia! I love me some truncata maughanii.

[@cassidymurphy5926]

Kate O yes!!! And even some hybrids like sedeveria or graptoveria!!

[@jdarling89]

My God Kaylee! Every video you put out is so robust! So informative! So proud to say that I'm one of your pioneer subscribers (if I say so myself). Good luck and more power and subs to your channel!

[@malindabarberio5726]

Could you do a video on how to keep your verigation?

[@ashleydoescollege3575]

Malinda Barberio seperate it from the rest of the plant, keep it in indirect bright light, with high humidity, and prune off leaves that have absolutely 0 variagation. I appologize if im wrong but thats how i do it! :)

[@Lisa85]

I second the request!

[@malindarayallen]

Another Malinda chiming in to support that request. This is officially a Double Malinda Request!

[@alex0589]

more light.

[@KayleeEllenOfficial]

Lol I hear ya! Working on it - it will be a meaty video though so it might be in the pipeline for some time!

[@anmolkoshti7413]

Let me just put this out here, I'm very impressed that you took all this effort to research about them. I love my 3 species of monsteras dearly but I could not have gone this deep. Kudos to you, Thank you for this!

[@sublimeapril]

I was literally unboxing an albo monstera standelyana while watching this. Perfect timing.

[@LTADrocks]

I need that deliciosa/borsigiana video Kaylee!

[@johnjhill3]

Well, go get it then!!! Tap on the name of the channel (Her name in this case) and the main page will pop up. From there, tap on the word "VIDEOS" for a listing of what she has posted. That one was rather recent, so it shouldn't be hard to find.

[@raenmilesvlogs77]

Yessss please!

[@GotGoodLife]

@@johnjhill3 i cant find it. which video are you refering to?

[@sarahr4471]

This is fast becoming a favorite channel of mine! Excellent information, and KE is damn delightful! Keep it up, sis!

[@cheesim]

The moment you realize you have a Borsigiana instead of Deliciosa....

[@carmengarcia2075]

LOL! Right >.

[@PK-rr2tx]

yes, daaaaamn!!!!

[@Fire-Queen]

They both are Monstera Deliciosa, but with the subspecies Borsigiana eng. /Or Liebm. It's all good! Borsigiana grows faster and vines better.

[@brandonpollard8928]

$1000.00.... and $8.00 shipping lol no way no free shipping

[@michelea2326]

I thought the same thing. Ship that baby for free... where past charging any kind of shipping fee!

[@miguelp8086]

Especially when at the moment there is so much that sells at more than 2.5k€ 🤣🤣

[@nofapSally]

😂😂😂

[@brittanydespi]

This video is everything I hoped it would be!!!! The white variegation gives me goosebumps, they are so gorgeous!!!!

[@amyces2001]

Greetings from Thailand Kaylee. Thank you so much for your explanation of Monstera Adansonii and Monstera Oblique. I have a monstera (adansonii) in my mini garden and was able to label it correctly. I love all types of variegated plants whether its yellow or white variegation but sometimes I like it to be its true colours too.

[@michellefarahay]

I’m in love with peperomia and would love to see a rare plant index. Also sansevieria! I really enjoy your videos!

[@annapivovarets7904]

Snakeplants? Maybe Haworthias? Also this video was lit. After ebaying some I cried, because the price omg 😮 THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO AND FEEDING MY MONSTERA OBSESSIONS 💖

[@buntastic7756]

I got the Monstera peru/karstenianum today! It was only €6 at my local rare/special plant store. Absolutely love that store and all the plants I bought from there.

[@Nathsnirlgrdgg]

16:30 Monstera are in the same taxonomic family as peace lilies and in the same subfamily as epipremnum (pothos)

[@pdubb1993]

I don’t know how rare the obliqua are anymore but there is a shop here in Oklahoma with them and I believe variegated ones as well

[@GrowingGreenNZ]

I LOVE coming to your channel to educate myself on different plant types! You clearly do your research and it shows! Thank you

[@cbullar2773]

woo! been looking forward to the monstera rare plant index for soooo long! Very excited!

[@gatheredwisdom]

Me too! Watched this like 3xs. Gave me goose bumps. lol

[@kristyd.8208]

Thanks for coming to with the Index. Absolutely enjoy it and I appreciate the time you put into researching the different plants. I'm more partial to white varigation. I like the contact moreso than the yellow.

[@nessabrewer2237]

C H O N K Y VARIEGATION

[@bryanpaulramirez8281]

The best type of variegation 😍🤣

[@juneday1605]

I enjoyed this video very much. I want to say I appreciate the hard work and time it takes to do these videos and to do them so well. Thank you.

[@jackzattackz]

Loved the video, some wishlist plant in there!! Wonderful job, very informative! If you are looking at making more plant indexes I would love to see a hoya and maybe marantas? For variegation, I usually prefer white to yellow....but really I love the silver. Scindapus pictus kinda silver, or even the monstera siltepecaean. Usually the more unique, the better.

[@Eliel89s]

It was so nice to see all of these Monstera ^^ ! I really love the ones with white varigation :) . I would love to see a video on Begonias and Aglaonemas next time :) . Anyway, thank you for your videos, they are great :)

[@LUCKEY11202.]

Hello Kaylee, I love the effort you put into your channel and the information you provide. Thank you, for sharing your beautiful plants and your knowledge about the elusive Monstera.

[@wolfyngrey1313]

Please do an episode on how to tell the difference between the Deliciosa and the Borsigiana I got a monstera and I want to know which one I got.

[@kayleigh2873]

Love your videos kaylee! I would like to see a rare plant index on caladiums as they're pretty:) thank you

[@SickBoiRENegade]

Yeeeeessssss!!! I've always loved caladiums and don't hear much about them being grown as an indoor plant. Im going to bring mine inside for the winter and see what happens🤗

[@misaarreola7338]

Set my reminder to make sure I watched it as soon as it came out!! Thanks again for teaching me something cool kaylee!!!

[@hollyhasegawa6095]

Thanks once again Kaylee, I have noticed that what could be considered hard to find or rare, in the UK, is not so much here in the US, I find that amusing, but then we do live in different parts of the world, I guess that's what makes life interesting as far as growing plants, Lol. But I do enjoy your videos, they are so full of helpful information that I find it enjoyable to learn about. I am currently trying my hand at growing a Monstera Deliciosa Variegata from seeds, it could be an interesting journey, the first few took over three weeks to sprout, they have such a hard shell that it takes a lot to break through it, so hopefully the rest will sprout soon also.

[@SickBoiRENegade]

Its been a year... how did ur seeds turn out? Were you successful?

[@hollyhasegawa6095]

@@SickBoiRENegade Hi, yes, I did get the seeds to grow, but they weren't the Monstera seeds my daughter and I had expected, she did get her money back and the plant continued to grow but we couldn't really identify what the plant was, only 6 little plants made it, then one by one they all died off, no matter what I did, so it was a fun experiment, but not with good results.

[@SickBoiRENegade]

@@hollyhasegawa6095 that seems to happen to people way too often!! Sad that sellers aren't honest about what they are selling. Surprised u got ur money back lol that's awesome!

[@hollyhasegawa6095]

@@SickBoiRENegade I'm happy that the money was returned as well since it was my daughter that ordered the seeds, I just really wish they had been what they said they were, that would have been super awesome to grow that plant.

[@shariakers718]

My first plant mail was delivered just yesterday and included an Alocasia Frydek and the Philodendron Micans. Both more beautiful and intriguing in real life than a photo on the internet. Arrived looking very healthy with zero transit damage and larger/fuller than expected for a 4” pot. Purchased from Logees for about $50 including shipping. 🌱😁

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

Peperomia rare plant index? I never hear you talk about those. :)

[@kriskrischi7571]

Love the bicerlarata!! 😍😍😍 and the borsie has been on my wishlist since I saw Julie's!

[@sararehnstrom2548]

Hi, love your videos. Doing a great job. On the Monstera deliciosa VS Monstera deliciosa var. borsigiana. Which one do I have? One of the most frequently asked questions at the moment I think. From the sources I have this is actually the same species. Only variations. Borsigiana is not acknowledged as it’s own subspecies by botanists and is a “made up” name. Personally though I think it’s fair to separate the two. There’s some confusion to how you can separate the two. The absolutely best way is to look at the distance between the stem nodes. Very short “real” Monstera Deliciosa. Longer Monstera Deliciosa var. Borsigiana. The two have different ways to grow where the Borsigiana is more of a climber. The “real” Deliciosa will definitely get bigger leaves. Possibly more rows of fenestration and bigger “ruffles”. But the borsigiana can get these features as well when they get older. If you buy a cheap Monstera D. It’s 99% that you get the Bosigiana. If a shop sell the “real” one they will likely know and give it a higher price tag. But you can be lucky. Thanks again for your your videos. You definitely don’t have to apologize for not having all the info about every rare plant. You still have more info than we could ever dig up!

[@woodsandhillsplc]

The quality of your videos are just incredible, thank you.

[@FugglerFriends]

I have a monstera delisiosa, but it has no holes yet, I bought it for $20, it's my most expensive house plant right now. I'm guessing it's just too young. I think I will find it some more light and see if that helps. I love watching your videos so much. As far as monstera goes, I really only like the delisiosa, and the two variegated types. But I'm not willing to spend the big $$. Lol. Your videos are awesome, I love them!

[@ibatheinthebloth8093]

I went to a plant swap recently and a lady was just giving out cuttings of monstera standleyana variegata. I was lucky enough to snag one. Fingers crossed that I get it to root 🙏

[@mycharmedunicorn8715]

😳 What???? Wow, why can’t I find someone like that?

[@meaganculbertson8470]

I'm a big fan of this series on your channel, and your channel, and you haha. Your channel has saved the life of a lot of plants in my house.

[@Alice_Walker]

Great video. It's common as dirt but I love my deliciosa. It's very forgiving and I'm loving it's leaf fenestrations as it gets older 🧓🏻🌿

[@briannatelfer4527]

Hi Kaylee I have a question about monserta’s. I live in Australia and in local nurseries, bigger plant stores and online. I’m seeing a Monstera called “Tauerii”. There is no other information on the plant pot or tag that comes when purchasing as far as if it’s a Deliciosa or a borsigiana or another type or hybrid. I can’t seem to find any information and these Monstera Tauerii are fetching quite a high price. Could you help with this please. Your channel is amazing and I only trust you information 😊

[@potagerdebalcon]

Very interesting video, I love to discover new plants in all your rare plant index 💚 A video about how to prevent variegated monstera to get some brown on the leafs would be awesome! And a rare plant index about Caladium maybe? Haha keep going girl you’re awesome, and watch your videos make me practice my English 💚😅

[@victoriamorissette1000]

What do you know about Medinilla Magnifica? I am totally in love with the pictures.

[@sergiopascale3487]

Best regards Kaylee from the Philippines, am an avid fan with very informative & an exhaustive research on every subject/topic you come out..Love your frank, real talk & you're so pretty btw hehe Thank you

[@bryanpaulramirez8281]

I just bought a Thai constellation and it's coming in an hour I'm so excited and nervous at the same time 😍😭

[@janne7263]

The adansonii archipelago is getting more and more common. One of my friend knows the person who was lucky enough to get one with a defect, and she has since spread it in sweden. Its still expensive (800-2000 on a swedish bidding site), but they are becoming alot more common since people propagate them and sell on here

[@MegaLaban12345]

I love my regular form Adensonii

[@tiffanydasilva9103]

I love these videos! Do a ficus index next!

[@maddzk9945]

This video is the type of video ive been looking for! Gonna go watch all your other ones now

[@dries637]

YES!! Please tell us more about the monstera deliciosa and the borsigiana

[@soniamartin217]

Yesssss! I have been so damn excited for this rare plant index! 😍😍 Thank you so much for all the effort you put into your videos! It really shows and your videos are incredible 💜💜

[@makennalilya4701]

Wonderful stuff! Syngonium next!? 💕🥳

[@amandamervine3467]

I neeeeeed a Thai Constellation in my life!

[@monicashuford5602]

I absolutely love your videos!! I love how organized and informative your videos are! Keep up the great work.

[@byankashomestead8038]

Thank you!! Another great video!! You are amazing and a gift to KZbin! Would you be able to do a video on varigation in general? How do you get it, keep it, etc.

[@doriscuriosities]

Waw I think my adansonii is variegated 😅 and on top of it I got the plant on sale. It was solid green with only one leaf being partly variegated. Now each new leaf gets more and more variegated 🤷🏻‍♀️ I must say if mine is indeed variegated it will be a such an irony, because I'm really not a big fan of variegations 😅

[@Qinglin888]

Apparently there is a virus that can cause "variegation" in plants, and it has been going around in adansonii recently, so that might be it, not a real variegation.

[@chynadoll785]

If you're not a fan, I will gladly take it off your hands ^__^

[@doriscuriosities]

@@Qinglin888 Initially, I thought it was a virus. So it might be indeed. I'll have to wait and see if it will disappear, but so far I have two new leaves that show the same "variegation" 🤔

[@MeiBabee]

Dori The Plant Whisperer That’s certainly a virus that I want my plant to catch!

[@Qinglin888]

@@MeiBabee You want your plant to get a virus that can't be cured and will probably kill the plant?

[@thecosmos9303]

Would be really awesome if you did a series teaching how to learn and identify plants

[@miae564]

Yeeeeees i waited for this ! :) I really really enjoy your Content. you put much effort in your Videos :)

[@clydell835]

I enjoyed every second of this. I love monsteras so much. Thank you for making this ❤️

[@minimalistcali]

I just discovered your channel recently and I’m loving your videos! These plant indexes are so well done 🙌🏼

[@wendyacker245]

I’m new to you’re channel but loving these videos, plant index

[@EliezaBaby]

You can have a tropical garden nursery if you move to Thailand or Philippines. You can get a nice big land with fertile soil with nice house . And you can grow your business from there . Try Philippines. Its heaven on earth and citizens speaks english . And you can hire gardener and house care who clean and cooks while you live your life and travelling. Hehehe ... love your Channel . I'm purchased 3 because you mentioned it on your videos. My next one will be the holy grail with price to match . Hehehe... England has lots of amazing botanical gardens . Do one more playlist of tour of those botanicals. Hello from Toronto.

[@bryannatran9662]

Loved this video! It seems you aren’t very into hoyas but I and many others I’m sure would be very interested to see a rare plant index on them from you!

[@ub3rMochi]

S H Don’t know if anyone else has commented on this but both ‘albo’ and ‘alba’ actually mean ‘white’ in Latin. Yellow variegation would be referred to as ‘aureo’ or ‘aurea’ which mean ‘gold’. E.g. ‘f. aureo marginata’/‘f. marginata aurea’ would refer to yellow variegated margins on the leaf

[@nikkyrae3407]

A few weeks ago a Monstera Adansonii Variegata cutting appeared on ebay in Australia. My friend and I watched it closely to see how high it would get. IT SOLD FOR $5300 AUD. Absolutely craaaazy

[@JMukhi]

Sounds like an interesting activity me and my friend should try one day.

[@mightyduk00]

Can you do a rhaphidaphora? Loved this segment of yours.

[@SamanthaMiss85]

I have a very mature deliciosa but he's sprouting out juvenile leaves. I've had him about 3 months and he's grown 3 mature leaves and 2 juvenile. I love these plants

[@induced-potatoei1971]

and now you can buy the obliqua almost everywhere

[@dagmar0904]

Not really in my experience, most that are sold as obliqua are just adansonii…

[@jennajohnson6512]

managed to find a monstera standleyana 'verigata' today and I'm so excited for this plant!!!

[@hannahv8903]

Interesting video 👍🏼 maybe include what country/ies the plants are native to for completeness 😉

[@kristine5561]

Great video! I have added a few new plants to my wishlist. I prefer white variegation over yellow. The prettiest variegation I have ever seen is an Alocasia Zebrina and I want it so bad.

[@talbalaga5973]

Im from Philippines and there's a type of monstera that you can see climbing on trees everywhere. I took some while trekking yesterday thats why im watching this. I think its a monstera deliciosa

[@Rose22096]

Would you be able to do a video on Ficus’ or on just Ficus Elastica? I do find a lot of people talking about ruby rubber tree but I haven’t been able to find the difference between the ruby rubber tree and the belize rubber tree, I also haven’t been able to find anything to say they are the same plant either. Thank you

[@87alxandr]

Hi Kaylee! I am new to your channel and i really like your Rara plant indices. I would also be really interested in a video on how you source those rare plants in europe!

[@pruefus4113]

Amazing how much more common obliqua has become in two years. Great news for conservation tbh.

[@JenMaVlogsorJen]

thank you so much for the effort to share these infos!❤ love the eye shadows!❤

[@thevineyardplanter]

Thanks Kaylee for this informative video...Pls do a video on Monstera borsigiana vs Monstera deliciosa. Need it. I feel mine is borsigiana.😑

[@kjmurray27]

It's worth mentioning that non-variegated standleyana exists as well and is much more difficult to obtain than the variegated versions! I have only ever seen two non-variegated standleyana online or in person!

[@avrildoggylover6943]

Loved this video, it was so interesting and that is because you put so much work and effort into the research, thank you, really appreciate it.

[@jessicalee8380]

Great video! I have a cutting of the monstera Peru in water waiting for roots to pop out! Love it!! Random question do you have any information on the peperomia green piper? I can’t find anything.

[@veroniquecastel9582]

Well researched and top presentation. Very educational. Subscribed! Thank you.

[@livi0301]

RARE PLANT INDEX VIDEO IDEAS: Bananas, Citrus trees, syngoniums, other prayer plants=marantha+ ctenanthe+stromanthe, begonias, peperomias

[@erikaskaar]

I love the long videos, they feel robust... This was awesome, I love the monstera family!

[@subhamdas3497]

I purchased one adansonii years back but last year it had two leaves with white variegations but then still continued to be green on upcoming leaves.

[@sandonique]

So on your last video I said I wouldn’t get a monstera adansonii and that was a lie. I ended up seeing an 8inch pot and bought it lol. Anyway whomever is loaning you those super rare plants must really love and trust you ;). Anyway I prefer the yellow variegation over yellow.

[@junglelushchic4234]

💓You work so hard, I love you for it and you inspire me. 🌻🤗👌😘