Throwing EVEN MORE Shade! | 7 MORE OVERHYPED HOUSEPLANTS!

[@botanicolesjungle5057]

anyone else made to be quite sad that kaylee has to repeat herself about it her videos being her opinion.. cant believe people have and continue to tear her apart for speaking on her own channel. keep up the wonderful content kaylee - we love you and are here for your awesome opinions!

[@gladyspichardo8121]

It's doesn't only happen with her, I have watched videos by other youtubers who keep emphasing the same thing. I think a lot of youtubers experience people hating on them for whatever reason. Some people are envious of what others accomplish and they just wait for the opportunity to criticize and put them down.

[@zeiss6684]

People are just so caught up in their opinions that they get offended when someone opposes them. It's stupid and they need to learn to grow up.

[@joankennes3230]

@@zeiss6684 yep. And appeasing them and catering to their childish feelings isn't teaching them that... it validates their immature narcissistic attitude.

[@notyourfriend5899]

It is sad but unfortunately this is the world we live in. Too many sensitive people out there. And yes ppl get offended about the dumbest things too. Even about plants 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@joankennes3230]

@@notyourfriend5899 Sadly true. Footnote: sensitivity is a positive trait in my opinion. Being highly sensitive is a gift (with its own flipside). It's the hypersensitivity of fragile egos that is so grating.

[@reyhosein2533]

It's like many ppl have stopped admiring plants because of their beauty and started possessing them exclusively because they are expensive and supposedly rare, and these sellers are laughing all the way to the bank at the gullible/unaware/stupid ppl that are making them rich by buying luxury twigs and bush just to be noticed and feel important, so sad, nice video kaylee. ( just my opinion)😊😊

[@bkrbkrl]

Wow. You are one of those people that have common sense today. Your eyes ARE attached to your brain. That is so rare it seems. So many suckers out there, and I ain't talkin' the kind that plants send out, lol. I met someone once that paid $4000 for a purse. What killed me is her showing it off. Everyone else in the room was NOT admiring her, they had looks of horror on their face, and she just couldn't get that she was not being admired for being so stupid with her money. The "to each their own, it's their money" is just whitewashing the issues of what is really behind that kind of spending. No one looks up to people like that unless they are the same kind of people.

[@reyhosein2533]

@@bkrbkrltrue... fads and trends were never my thing, we all have an individual brain to think independently, I refuse to be a following idiot, just dont expect me to jump on the brainwashed idiot bandwagon.😁😁

[@vandayshataylor777]

So true. 🌱🌱👍🏾

[@survivingwherever5045]

I love luxury twigs 🥰😂 I’m dead💀

[@reyhosein2533]

@@survivingwherever5045 🤣🤣

[@melchristensen8282]

Artificially inflating prices by curbing stock grinds my gears like nothing else. Because that IS artificial inflation. That's why I will never pay exorbitant prices for any plant. Won't do it. I'll either wait until that price comes way down or I'll never get the plant. There are so, SO many gorgeous plants in the world that don't cost an arm and a leg. I'd rather give that damn money to charity.

[@remho6076]

id rather buy it on plant that came from wild and it was nurtured in nursery

[@secretspy44]

Some plants grow slow and die easy and there's work and greenhouse real estate involved. Your not buying the plant, your buying the man-hours and the rent that went into growing that risky plant for months or years. But a fast growing hardy plant? That's rough. Just means I won't get one, because I set a cap on my plant spending... Hopefully all the hobbiests noticing the price gouging will disrupt the market control with competition. I can hope. I can wait.

[@mrparts]

@@secretspy44 yes. Many people don’t understand that many of these plants are “rare” simply because they’re not profitable to produce in large quantities. Many grow too slow to reach quality marketable size and nurseries don’t have infinite greenhouse space to wait.

[@heliamphorasarracenioides5254]

Exactly what is done with obliqua, they cut the runners up into one node wet sticks, which will take a long time to get going, rather than treat it like strawberry and stake the runner into different pots, while keeping it attached to mother plant! This would be much quicker than removing from the mother and chopping it up! I wonder why they do it the slow way? Maybe because it gives the impression this is super hard and slow to propagate, this then drives price up. Shady as!

[@mrparts]

@@heliamphorasarracenioides5254 that’s a plant with zero horticultural value. It’s not pretty , it’s not decorative. It requires extreme humidity to grow and sustain a few leaves. It’s only prized by collectors and they’re not in a rush to chop their plants.

[@kelzbelz313]

I’m gonna need some grow lamps to combat all this shade.

[@LegacyofPretty]

I laughed 🤣

[@notyourfriend5899]

Another bad pun on this comment secretion! And I absolutely LOVE it!!! 😂

[@justkidding7523]

😂😂😂

[@chrisnakruger1743]

Best comment😂 was going to say its so hot in SA at the moment we need some more shade

[@jessicagomez6401]

Im fucking dead 🤣

[@emilyplantsmusic]

The price does not match the availa-billietiae (sorry, bad pun) 😅

[@theplauntlife6453]

😅😅😅

[@pijno]

Good one 😂

[@AliciaCarsson]

Nice 😂

[@notyourfriend5899]

bad pun, and i loved it! 🤣

[@vanzarliana]

Hahah

[@SimplySueLee]

😂 lmao “Are you ok, America?” No, girl, please help us! Lol

[@ari505]

Right 😅

[@jake6681]

Literally! Sis save us, like America is in ashes we need to just scrap her and restart lol

[@jenguyen07]

I literally replied, "No, girl! We are not!" haha!

[@SickBoiRENegade]

😂🤣

[@makebacunningham6795]

Nope we are not ok

[@jb_8860]

Yes! If pink princess grew like a pothos- I’d LOVE it.

[@KellyTips]

Pothos just grow sooo beautifully

[@emmaforlong1486]

Was the pink princess philodendron censored for anyone else too? There was a huge blurred square over it

[@trishaannsison9340]

Same

[@pineconehermit3968]

Yes!

[@yvonneuriarte2429]

Yes, I was too

[@knitwitchpgh]

She made a note in her caption the image was claimed it seems and she had to blur it out

[@AdriCr4ft]

@@knitwitchpgh wot o.O you can claim images!?

[@cherylparks9780]

So many plants are overpriced/overhyped at the moment. I can not justify buying a plant that is more than a mortgage payment. Can’t do it. I propagate plants for trade purposes. So many people are going into debt over plants. I just felt weird typing that. The old adage “Money doesn’t grow on Trees” well I think it’s now a reality.💚💚💚💚

[@LosAngelesLaura]

Omg seriously!!!!! I am in LOVE with a bunch of plants that are outrageous right now but I DID learn something during 2020... patience... well, not really but I’m not money really doesn’t grow in trees 😂😂😂

[@szandraszilvassy9433]

I agree. Let's get real, this is isn't just supply and demand. This is capitalism at its finest, trying to squeeze out as much profit as possible. Let's get educated and boycott these outrageous prices. I like to find like-minded people and prop, share and trade. I like to focus on community, knowledge and conservation.

[@skadi6750]

I purchased three rare philo babies...the middle range type. And I plan on doing exactly the same, swaping cuttings for other cuttings. Thats the best way right now.

[@skadi6750]

@@szandraszilvassy9433 And it is supply and demand, except the demand is dictated by trends. Thats what people are like...unable to recognize their actual desires from whatever they see plastered all over as "the thing they need to have"

[@robertoleonardi6313]

I buy if i like and can afford, i wont risk paying such high prices for a plant that i could end up killing, too stressful.

[@janetvanderbent1863]

Hey. This is America. We're not okay. We need a girls night.

[@willowyoder7431]

I second this

[@jenniferjsaracino]

Truth

[@WoodlandT]

Now I’m scared the monstera mafia is gonna come for you Kaylee, splicing all that tea. Keep a look out 👀

[@MrFratdaddy]

Monstera Mafia aka Costa Farms

[@miramar1504]

@@MrFratdaddy Its all the suppliers in the US. But Costa farms does not even sell variegated monstera so they are not really profiting from it? Unless there is something else I dont know about Costa.

[@legakhsire]

@@embracingranola where do you get this tea from? Damn, I'm new to the houseplant scene and I'm only now seeing how sketchy it is. Thank god I have never been one to follow trends so I'm perfectly content with my "common" and "cheap" plants hahahaha

[@christinab8184]

@@miramar1504 check out costa farms fb page. They made a video LAST January talking about their new release thai cons to soon hit the market.... legit over a year ago. SMH

[@makinzystroud5236]

@@christinab8184 they released a statement saying they should start being available between november of this year and the begining of 2022 😒😒😂😂

[@Banano91f]

Just a thought, the problem with plant n°5 reminded me the diamonds supply control. Thanks for the video

[@jackielantern7056]

Me when she brought up PPP: "It's true and we should say it."

[@AngelicArtt]

Omg I know, I would love to have one. But its totally true.. the variegation is crap... and thats across the board. Then.. it's SUCH a risk... like will it grow into that.. 🤷🏼‍♀️ who knows.. I just can not do it.

[@susierose7930]

My ruby tineke is prettier than any ppp.

[@Sammy12346]

Honestly even when they have a lot of pink they’re still ugly😆

[@chayalaf]

THANK YOU! Most PPP are VERY ordinary

[@briteddy9759]

I really enjoy rare plants - vicariously. I do not want to spend my money on plants I run a high risk of killing, so I enjoy the plants through your and other plant collectors videos.

[@fernmonkey]

This is why I love botanical gardens so much. All the joy of admiring rare plants without the expense or worry. My own collection is mostly easy-going things that won't poison the cat.

[@madebyprince]

Ficus Shivereana is so common in India, pretty affordable in here, all Ficus Elastica are priced same in here.

[@metasymphony]

Same in Australia, I got the Shivereana for $15 and it lives outside lol

[@druvvalecha4440]

@@Sexiestmanalive01 no because India has water purification systems and we don't drink straight from a fucking River and where the hell did this even come from on a comment for ficus prices???💀

[@stephsoundsystem914]

@@druvvalecha4440 the not so sexiest man alive is just a racist troll. Ugh. Anyways, I'm jealous, they're such gorgeous plants!

[@shellyyy3945]

I googled and a nursery has huge ones for $30 in Australia

[@94deepz]

@@Sexiestmanalive01 water is pretty much same everywhere. If you don't purify yours then it may also have some of your grandpa's remains, or worse, his poop.

[@allyahinblack]

Is it me or are we seeing a querkyer and more relxed Kaylee?! Don't get me wrong, I love it! :D and yes, some of the prices on these plante, especially variegated monstera are insane, no thank you, a plant should not cost as much as I pay for rent

[@Tukitri]

YESSS! I realize the same thing! With all the funny faces and stuff, I love it too!!

[@kateoc8]

More quirky, even???🤣

[@ronald7872]

Am I the only one who sees allot and I mean allot of pink princesses with brown variegation. I mean like actual variegation that's just brownish not even pink

[@Meowlo]

I think as they mature that's what they turn into, which is why i have 0 interest in them lol

[@jordinapigrau4769]

I also think that Instagram has done a lot of damage in the Sense that people have been intensifying the pink to make the plant pinkier and brighter than what it really is

[@ronald7872]

@@Meowlo I don't know, I've seen pink princesses all around the same age/size and some have that brownish look and others are actually pink

[@Meowlo]

@@ronald7872 Hm that's true. I was just going off something planterina had said in an older video.

[@miramar1504]

@@ronald7872 It's cause the most recent batch of tissue culture PPP are sub par. Either they have been created out of low variegated starting material or the processes are incorrect. There is no variegation in some of them and a lot of them show as brown as you have noticed. If you want a PPP, you need to get the old stock tissue culture PPP.

[@juliahedmanwallin]

In Sweden the variegated monstera is pretty saturatedon the market. Cuttings with 1-2 leafs and roots go for like 60 pounds. Bigger ones in selected stores go for about 200 pounds, but yeah, the price is def going down here!

[@sarah_d_makeupartistry657]

I’m from New Zealand and it’s the complete opposite here. A variegated monstera with 9 leaves sold the other week for $9000 (she was asking $10,500) 😳 Its nuts.

[@blondeyesbluehair]

Same in the Netherlands. I paid 120 for a 5 leafed plant and that was almost a year ago, when you still had to hit the fucking refresh button like a mad person to be the first one when the launch came on and purchase the plant you want. Now, people can't seem to get rid of them within even a day or a week. It's not that weird, bc in one year I now have 6 leaves on the main plant, 3 on a baby I propagated, and another propagation that is growing like there is no tomorrow... in winter!

[@vilieto]

Same in Finland. I bought a proper mother plant with 7 leaves for 80 euros.

[@sail253]

@@sarah_d_makeupartistry657 I know in new zealand its really hard to import plants because they have many strict laws to protect your environment from invasive species? I'm guessing they are reallllllly sparse for this reason? just a guess

[@ilkkavayrynen8594]

Yeah I've been watching the market here in Finland for some time now. I have no plan buying any, but a proper plant - not a cutting - is normally around 150€, some are more some are less... Some sellers are asking the same for a one leaf cutting, but those may stay on selling sites for weeks!

[@erink.6420]

I cackled when you called the pink princess growth pattern nasty

[@KaleiPlants]

Ikr... They demand their own space and you can't even put them near a wall without bumping a leaf into it!

[@wowwee0]

We're all thinking it

[@angelmartin7310]

Anyone know what the philo golden goddess growth pattern is?

[@invinciblecucumber]

Personally, EVERY plant that cost more than 50 eur is highly overpriced. There's literally thousands of cheap gorgeous plants.

[@thatpersonoverthere6663]

Cant go wrong with a variegated pothos 😁

[@tams7411]

I agree, unless it’s a super mature plant, then I’d happily pay a couple hundred $, seeing as time is money and the plant may be decades old. The only expensive plant I’d get is a Thai constellation (about $400 AUD for a 30cm tall plant?), so beautiful haha.

[@nolaray1062]

@@tams7411 whatever happened to that being mass produced?

[@IKillUDarling]

I'd say it depends on how esthetically pleasing I consider the plant to be. If I decorate a room, I wouldn't consider 50 € much for an art piece or a painting. So why should I consider a plant that I hold in the same regard as a beautiful painting, as less deserving of that price? But only for collections sake? Yeah, than 50 € are too much.

[@emsworldblog1717]

My husband was listening while I was watching this, and as soon as you mentioned the Variegated Monstera shouted "the gateway plant" - baring in mind, he has zero interest in plants, but he clearly remembers that one!

[@tri44ology]

Am I the only one getting a laugh from the Drunk Elephant products on the shelves being in an overhype video?! Love some of their products, but they are way over priced!!

[@jennam6760]

Yeah what is up w that

[@easyteh4getperson]

i'm so glad that at least 50 ppl caught that lol

[@nolaray1062]

I’m more disturbed about the owners behavior than the price at this point.

[@kelleyrice4801]

no we are not okay -america

[@krazykat8580]

The monstera sounds like the diamond market.

[@HisameArtwork]

yeah not ok. hope we get nice knock offs soon because it's ridiculous.

[@legakhsire]

exactly what I was thinking

[@annaford8539]

I know she usually doesn’t like to mention prices, but sometimes its so entertaining!!

[@idahoplantlady]

That is the coolest ficus I’ve seen but I wouldn’t pay more than $40 for a plant the size in your picture. I gave up on owning an albo a year ago.

[@OpenWorldGirlMR]

I agree I’ve given up on owning any uncommon plants because I can’t fathom spending any more than $50 on a plant and if I can’t get it at Home Depot in a big pot I don’t want it lol

[@rebeccas2801]

@@thespiritforest I have four variagata cuttings I bought back in March. Verging on selling them to fund a Thai constellation exactly for this reason!

[@XxbLaCkMaScArAxX]

Ficus Shivereana will set you back $12 in Australia 😅

[@nevobey682]

Is it just me with the PPP photo in the video being blurred the entire time? I can’t actually see it.. weird.

[@twm2098]

already got my coffee ready

[@Cupcakeee1231]

This video is so interesting when comparing it to NZ and what's going on here right now. Firstly, so interesting about the ficus.. we can get a full plant for about $50NZD here in New Zealand. It's soo common. But vmon are (were) really uncommon here ... people used to be selling 1 leaf for about $1000NZD or more. We've just had 1 company in NZ release a heap of them like 100s at a lower price ranging from $300 -500NZD and they've specifically said that their intention is to flood the market so they become more common and so the price will come down, and have been begging people not to spend more than what they're selling them for... so really interesting when comparing it to other nurseries around the world who are keeping the price up. But I guess at the same time it's also making them money because they're the only people in NZ who are selling them (other than private collectors) and so they're getting all the money for them as well.

[@davidarguelles5202]

I love this kind of content! 90% in agreement with your thoughts, Kaylee. And thank you for speaking up openly about nasty control over highly demanded plants stock, it was about time that somebody took the courage to, and just as usual, it was you.

[@nvc4728]

Kaylee - I absolutely love watching you and your videos! Thank you for being you and being here for all of us who love our plants and come to your channel for plant information, plant knowledge and plant honesty!

[@TheGhjbkl]

Variegated monstera is my DREAM. But I'm trying to wait for Costa Farms to release the Thai Constellation so I can get a taste of it!

[@diegogarces6931]

exactly

[@lauriebethea3309]

New release is 2022 now.

[@vanzarliana]

If only there was a way to ship variegated monstera in pristine condition half way across the globe at a low cost, I would.. so many of them here for 35 USD or less..

[@TheGhjbkl]

@@lauriebethea3309 Oh no! Oh well another year to wait

[@lauriebethea3309]

@@TheGhjbkl I don't think they are going to be as cheap as people think they are.. and to push the release back another year probably means something is wrong.

[@andreag8508]

"Are you ok America?" That's a loaded question.

[@h.n.2519]

Honestly, i kinda suspected that there are a lot of variegated monstera sitting somewhere (or being mass-produced). This (and my limited space) is the reason why i did not buy an expensive cutting, yet. I am hoping that they will be widely available in store is 1-2 years.... Correct me, if i'm wrong :D

[@perc30.wav_]

that’s exactly why I haven’t spent money on one!

[@shoneluv]

I think I heard that Costa Farms is growing them so Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe’s etc should be selling them at some point! (If I heard right)

[@katierobinson1684]

Costa farms announced they were growing a Thai constellation. I haven't heard about the albo?!?!?!!!

[@shoneluv]

@@katierobinson1684 actually I think that’s what I’m thinking of😅

[@valzygarsea9808]

They are doing it for the thai constellation so I don't see why that would not apply to the variegated borsogiana version

[@grat2010]

Kaylee: Are you okay America? Me: We could all use a spa day here.

[@cassyb9587]

Right! I feel this!

[@herlindes1744]

Hahaha!

[@deniseandres1440]

Totally agree on the pink princess, most of the ones I see have hardly any pink.

[@fernmonkey]

Which is funny because I can go to my local supermarket and find plants with more pink for a fraction of the money.

[@wowwee0]

PPP is $15 for a 4" pot at Jomo studio in Toronto (currently sold out but that's normal for them, they run out of common plants and they'll restock). I really don't understand the price and think they look pukey 😬

[@dashyaboi]

I'm rolling at how true alot of this is regarding controlled supply and unnecessary price increases. I have a burle marx fantasy because I bought another plant and the seller just gave me 4 vines of it just 2 years ago.

[@victoria.johnson]

I am SHOOK about the price of the ficus Shivereana!! Here in aus we can get a 300ml pot for around $200. I had no idea that unrooted cuttings were going for sale in the hundreds 😮😮😱 *not bragging just totally amazed by the plant market

[@bexmac8136]

Some of these plants remind me of the diamond industry... Hoarding stock so they can soar prices

[@ivanarodriguez2582]

Look I'll come clean: I bought the PPP because it was trendy and I REGRET IT. First step to get over it is to admit it.

[@happychappyy]

I have 3 that barely have any pink left and another’s coming in the mail :/ this last one looks like it may actually have some reasonable variegation. If I’m lucky it’ll stick around lol.

[@happychappyy]

@always banned Thankyou for replying. Yes I did end up chopping a couple up and it’s been a few months now and I’m getting a couple of nicer leaves 😊🌱

[@Sarah-iz2nt]

Awesome. I love Kaylee’s disclaimer😂. I think of how I just can’t appreciate variegation and feel so left out because seems everyone loves it so much. Give me the showy veiny leaves💚

[@theresa192]

Thank you for being so honest and direct on your channel. Love to watch your videos because of that!💚 I don't understand why some people are hating you or twisting your words around. It is your channel so you tell about your opinion - i don't see the problem🤷‍♀️ you haters better spread love not hate✌

[@vb8801]

First thing I noticed were the Drunk Elephant products in the background lol

[@chloemay89o]

Ohhh I was wondering what they are 🤣

[@Imxgen]

i definitely agree with what you said about the joepii with people wanting them because it’s rare!! some of the super popular plants at the moment i personally just don’t think look nice * cough* florida ghost * cough * 😣

[@addisonmay23]

Omg when you said, “no, need for you to be butthurt,” 😂😂😂 love it so much! I’ve just discovered you in the past week and I subscribed the first day. Thanks for everything you do!

[@jasontribue3573]

I totally agree with you about people wanting this plant or that plant because it's in vogue and chic at the moment. And the catch phrase "rare" gets people's mouths watering. There are a lot of more common philodendron and aroids that are less pricey and just as elegant looking out there,but they're not congesting the facebook and instagram with them. It really is about the "likes" of having them.

[@ayakam2126]

I agree with the part about albo monsteras!! I’ve seen HUUUUUUUUUGE albo monstera nurseries in Japan !! 🇯🇵✨👀

[@nemo5288]

Alright millennials. We have another industry to “ruin”. Let’s get it together and stop the variegated monstera from being the equivalent of a white diamond but for the plant industry.

[@angelmartin7310]

Agreed.

[@ryanharvey1098]

I think what we need to do, is share cuttings from our rare plants... for free. Flood the market! Drop insane pricing! Then we can get back to normal. It’s greed that makes this stuff expensive.

[@angelmartin7310]

@@ryanharvey1098 that's a great idea actually. I don't have anything too rare but I have an incredible, 1 huge leaf per month raphidophora decursiva which is probably my favorite and the easiest to grow

[@Mikirono23]

@@ryanharvey1098 idk how easy thats going to be when so many people buy expensive plants just to boost their own ego as if they own a mansion. I wouldn't be surprised if alot of people are stingy with their "high and mighty" plants

[@stiltpuppy]

yeah and can we do a short squeeze on dracaenas?

[@CarolinaGirlie313]

I feel like I'm in the minority here but I'm just so mind boggled at the thought of spending $100+ on a small plant.... I spent $20 on a 6" pot of alocasia maharani and that was a lot for me. You do you but dang😂

[@tiffanymcnerlin157]

I love my maharani, and people always ask about it. They're just so cool

[@KellyTips]

Same! I am all for the small pot plants because I’m not dropping coin on something i might kill haha

[@lizza4250]

Same

[@thebonelady9438]

I’m soooo glad I found your channel!!! I had a lady in a plant group boot me from ALL plant groups because I had my albo cuttings for $3 each & they said that wasn’t allowed... this same woman has them posted on Etsy for $1000’s

[@lj0727]

Do you have any more? Lol 😆😆

[@leilal544]

Just out of curiosity why $3 for Albo cuttings? Why not free? I don’t understand the point of advertising so much lower than market price

[@Flufs_]

sad thing about the shivereana is that it's super easy to get in australia(from what i've seen online at least) and people get them there for like 30 bucks or smth. but they are SO rare in EU and US markets. personally i want one really badly, but yikes, im content waiting a couple years ;D

[@jandersen8792]

Keep voicing your opinion. I, for one, appreciate it.

[@SmallGirlBigWorld_]

I love your logic and your videos. Your knowledge behind the BUSINESSES side of houseplants and the quality of plants just makes so much sense. It's pretty hard to disagree with your statements. Your opinion is the only one that matters to me! Thank you for having the confidence to not follow trends and share your honest thoughts about these plants!

[@pavlathomas49]

Thank you for another cool video. I actually bought pink princess from local plant shop for $30.- I had no idea it was sold for so much more, when I googled for care, I thought oh woweee and stressed triple about the care …. Had to save it from root rot, but now it’s pushing new leafs and I can’t wait to see what they look like.

[@lisascott947]

You've made me fall in LOVE with philodendrons

[@SilverSky333]

I want a variegated billietiae so badly. But unless they become reasonably priced it's never happening.

[@LCurtyyy]

in my mind you’re a great friend!! thank you for all your knowledge and great content 💚💚💚

[@anastasiawak894]

Kaylee you’re hilarious.... no we aren’t ok...😂😂I literally had to rewind it twice and watch that.

[@GinaLWolf]

Im not able to see the pink princess when she's talking about it. there is a blur over the picture. is this happening to anyone else?

[@joankennes3230]

Same

[@milliele5722]

She on purposely blurred it due to the picture belonging to to someone else, who rightly complained that Kaylee did not ask for her permission to use it and asked her to take it out

[@lisatangkai]

anyone else can't stop looking at the plant on her right (viewer's left) that's not centered on the coaster?

[@alona270]

It’s a lemon lime maranta. I believe. Very beautiful and easy (compared to calatheas). I like the regular version that has pink in it.

[@SickBoiRENegade]

Well I didn't notice before but now I can't stop looking at it!!🙄thanks for that! Lol

[@PeggysPlants]

I love your willingness to share your honest opinion.

[@suekuly4723]

Well now that I am drunk ..... “in my opinion” 🤣🤣🤣. Loved this. Thank you for always being you!

[@evelyn7500]

Ohmy god that eyeshadow and top, you look fantastic 😍

[@twm2098]

hello, can someone tell me what the video was about I was too busy looking at the plants in the background

[@tina7151]

It's about plants thats not in the background ;)

[@twm2098]

@@tina7151 hahah, yes

[@spoochymcgoo1616]

So easy to misidentify a plant when they're young. Some of the sellers who are sensitive to this will include a photo of the parent- which i appreciate.

[@lindacarey2880]

Thank you Kaylee Ellen. I love the fact that you speak knowledge to plant experience🤟🏼💕. Be safe and God bless.

[@thebeauceronboys9397]

Ohh my gosh! Thank you! The Shivereana price is INSANE, sure I do not see them available in this variety and it’s coloring is amazing but HELL NO, I just laugh at the prices.

[@vanzarliana]

They're 6 USD here

[@mattosmondosmond4632]

I don’t know now but right after COVID when I looked for the ficus shivereana was not available anywhere in the US I looked I think that’s probably why the price is so high they just must be becoming available recently because I searched high and low for it for months

[@carolynfinn-fleming8032]

Kaylee thank you for the info and honesty. Some plants are too dang expensive and people wanting and buying them too brag doesn't help. I am so glad I am not that into variegated plants or really "rare" plants. The golden dragon, a plan ol' billietiae and a thai constellation are on my wish list but that's as hyped as I'm going to get😂🤣

[@sherryporsch9349]

Totally agree on the Mon Albo. I see tons of them, but for ppl that can’t afford 350+ for a one leaf, will have too wait.

[@dessheppard3631]

THE GROWTH PATTER ON THE PPP! I have always thought the same thing 🤦🏼‍♀️ I feel so validated right now 😂 I think it’s so pretty but the legginess kills me

[@EirlysMcLachlan]

I know somebody who says that poorly variegated pink princesses are "Pink Peons"!

[@YtUser0123]

i've seen low variegation ones called "burgundy princess" smh

[@michaelabergerova]

Well Kaylee, I agree with you what you said about Joepii. I genuinly love the plant and I think, it's beautiful philodendron, I am on a hunt for a baby for years! And all the time it's sold out.

[@AnnaCash]

Here in Germany a big Online Shop for Plants has huge Monstera Variegatas for like 400€, a cutting is 39.99. I think that's totally fine :)

[@christinematheson6713]

You're the greatest. "Theres really no need to get BUTThurt" love it ahhaha

[@meganantoinette2542]

I feel like it's easier when you're a newbie to feel hate and bitterness towards the prices of rarer plants but when you spend more time with your plants and doing research and whatnot then it gets easier to just accept

[@leyasamadh6158]

I bought a medium-sized Shivereana earlier this year for $30 because I fell absolutely in love with it the moment I saw it, however, the feeling does not seem to be mutual. I own many other ficus and rubber plants, I may or may not have accidentally started collecting them, and they are all happy as ever, except for my Shivereana. Within a week of bringing it home, the leaves started getting brown spots, I freaked out a little and thought it might have been given a bit too much water, but the browning continued and a few leaves dropped off. I re-potted it and check the roots and it was completely healthy. The browning continued, although much slower after the repotting, and I recently gave up and cut off most of the leaves that had the brown spots, and I'm still not sure what to do about it. Looking at it now the only thing that seems to be off with it is that on the underside of the leaves, some of them have some red streaks and some just a reddish tinge to the underside. I have no idea what that means and the plant's growth has slowed down immensely. I can't seem to find any relevant info about this plant, since does seem to still be a bit uncommon here in Aus, but if anybody has any info or tips please share! I absolutely love this plant and I really don't want it to be the first one I accidentally kill.

[@EhmBeez]

Thank you SO much for reminding sellers it’s their responsibility to try their best with ID and to do their due diligence. I recently had a bad experience with a seller regard ID.

[@MVIM199x]

The price of Variegated Billietiae here in the Philippines is ranging from ₱100,000 pesos up to half million pesos. It's very pricey 😂

[@camilla8763]

Wait.. this hoarding of monstera deliciosa variegata is that in Europe or Thailand? If Europe this practice might be breaking EU competition law.

[@philodendronobsession2891]

I’m so glad I watched this video and read these comments. I nearly bought my first expensive plant online. Even though I saw one in a nursery a while ago for a fifth of the price and I was not impressed enough to buy it.

[@maximayazon8122]

I always find your vlogs so informative. Thank u so much.

[@safri85duo]

I would put "the queen" anthurium on there. I rarely see a beautiful plant for sale. They're always covered with brown spots and tears.

[@137-trimethylxanthin7]

Nick pileggi said something that really resonated with me on his last anti haul about scindapsus lucens and co. They are now just popping up in Europe and are like 60-70 euros while being just as easy to produce as the scindapsus pictus. Let that sink in for a sec 🙄

[@cecille5833]

a pink princess owner here and i agree with the low pink when you get them from a store, mine only had pink dots, thing is i put mine under a grow light and into an a draining but humid mix and the pink return almost immediately, and its growing very stable with even more pink and a strong healthy stem, its a bit of a finicky plant but its not at all unstable, i would say its a good thing that no matter now little pink you or how small the plant is from a big box store, with the right care pink princess will absolutely rebound into a beautiful plant, but if youre looking to just buy a beautiful plant and then stick it in a corner and neglect it, the pink princess will turn into a pink nightmare like ugly wobbly thin stalk that grow haphazardly and the pink will drain out of the leaves, just saying kinda of a diva of a plant

[@HOLLAHfoDOLLAH]

I have some rare and expensive plants (never spent over $100 for a plant btw). But my favorite houseplants are my Ferns. Boston, Maiden Hair, Asparagus, and the Rabbits foot. I love the how they uncurl as they grown. So fascinating!

[@fernmonkey]

I love ferns, but I can't get them enough humidity indoors.

[@LilStampBug]

Hello this is America and NO WE AREN'T OK...lol... Well a little better after Noon on January 20th!!!

[@Rayxster]

Honestly the Monstera Albo is so insanely overhyped! I bought mine in febuary of 2020 right before lockdowns as a 5 leaf vine cutting, for 60£.

[@victoriasilva3341]

Me over here peeking in the background wondering what those cute colorful bottles are? Skin care video on your unfiltered channel ? If so, I cant wait !!!!!

[@kristiew6365]

In the USA, in a back country rare plant nursery, I just price checked variegated monstera and ..... Drum roll ..... $600usd for a 2-3ft plant. I was shocked and excited because I'm finding cuttings for the same price.

[@sarahvillasenor8514]

I gotta say I don’t like it when people say “it’s just economics” about the ridiculous plant market. I personally will not be buying overpriced plants because I don’t want my money going into a system that validates those insane prices, and I don’t want new plant people to think that what we’re paying now is normal.

[@andreeatodasca7407]

yeah.. I think this is the only way we buyers can break the wheel

[@aidanboyle9063]

Exactly. Economics isn't a law of nature, it's a system of human decisions, ones we could change to be less selfish.

[@aidanboyle9063]

@@Sexiestmanalive01 if you think the world is working the way it is and are content with inflated pricing and classism, then I'm happy for you. I'm not. Obscene plant pricing is a microcosm of a larger problem.

[@inkpems]

yeah I love my ficus including the common ones, and the shivereana is lovely, but I agree with you completely. It just....looks too much like the other elasticas for me to drop that much bank on it

[@Arador76]

Where plants are concerned, I buy what I like - leaf shape, texture, colour is usually a major factor in my choices. Your video was very interesting for me, I live in Australia and have never heard of a few of these plants! Thank You for bringing them to my attention :)

[@flowergirllove21]

I feel as though the BMF isn’t nearly that price here in the US. Like 100ish for a decent cutting. However, there are some very inflated prices sellers tend to put on the tags. No shade, just won’t pay. Lol I love your honesty. That’s what keeps me coming back! Nice to see the happy kaylee again!!! ❤️

[@Melainaaaa]

Did anyone else notice the cut screen where she usually shows the plant on the left side, the left side is like, blurred? You can tell there’s a pink plant in the photo, but it’s been blurred the entire time she talks about it?

[@aussiejjdude3066]

read the descript, the photo was removed by request

[@gardentrix4736]

OMG please tell me you’ve watched The Good Wife and can appreciate the reference to the line “in my opinion”. I love it. 😊❤️

[@catharina1905]

Haha yes, I was giggling to myself thinking of just that!

[@jancar003]

I love how your eye makeup matches your sweater 😍

[@veronicalkvold3147]

Finally someone that thinks the variegated Monstera are over hyped.couldn't agree more😊where I live(Norway)the prices are ridiculous!!like 150$ and up for a cutting!full plant,the most expensive I've seen is 1000$!!that is insane to me💁so thank you kaylee for adding this to you're list.