My SLOWEST Growing Plants!

[@msbettyofnewark5812]

I've had a dracaena Janet Craig for close to 7 yrs and I'd swear it's the same size today as it was the day I bought it...

[@jessiwave8]

Omg I really relate to you. I have one too and sometimes I stare down the leaves thinking that maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me but noooo, it doesn't grow.

[@AbbyLaneGreen]

I'm glad you said that because I bought one a year ago and it looks exactly the same today as it did then! 😂

[@gerri-red-bird]

@@AbbyLaneGreen Same! I got one a year ago and it hasn't grown at all!

[@wildfern]

Omg hahah

[@ZairaAranda]

I think it’s funny how plants grow differently in different places like I live in desert weather and cactuses grow like crazy 😄

[@anj3495]

Zaira Aranda i live in Florida which FEELS like the desert and my cacti definitely grow fast too! Especially my False Christmas cactus

[@carysdavis2226]

the perfect thing to watch while i hide in my basement during a tornado warning lol

[@wildfern]

Omg!!! Stay safe!

[@GenaGuerrero]

Stay safe!!

[@manonguinchard5829]

Stay safe, i hope it will be ok !

[@paolapar]

Yikes!!! Stay safe!!!! 💝

[@jaimyellis1726]

Ha! Same! Are you in the Midwest?

[@onlyplants]

100% agree. You are so on point on these.

[@mxhcxl]

"i love snake plants " "I'm not really into dracaena" ~fern 2020

[@wildfern]

Hahah I refuse to call them Dracaena! It's too weird to me

[@mxhcxl]

@@wildfern so just call them snake plants (it's a bit awkward for the plant community because it got reclassified in 2012😅)

[@ioanaanghel]

@@mxhcxl I bet you're so fun at parties...

[@LeTigre83]

Until I watched the Summer Rayne Oakes on the genetic reasons for the change, it bummed me out. It's pretty neat though!

[@jordanmdash]

I cannot accept this change.

[@kylee5560]

I live in MN, I put most of my plants out on my four season front porch and their growth has EXPLODED. My dracaena marginata seems to put out a new leaf every other day, my almost dead snake plant came back to life, my Christmas cactus that hasn't put out new leaves in like a year is now having new growth at least every 3 weeks. It makes me really excited to have everyone back inside for the long winter months!

[@wildfern]

Oh my gosh amazing!

[@jordanmdash]

All of my Hoyas seem to be stuck in purgatory, they aren't really living or dying.

[@nporter3]

I live in an apartment in MD and I invested in a green house and put my 8 Hoyas in it and they grow like crazy.

[@laurabodie6794]

I find that my hoyas don't grow for like the first year that I get them, and then start to take off! They take so freaking long to acclimate! So maybe if they are more recent additions to your collection, that might be why?

[@jordanmdash]

Laura Bodie oh thank you ! I’ve had them less than 6 months I’d say. I’ll just keep loving them and maybe pick up some of that orchid spray to fertilize.

[@wildfern]

Hahaha so true.. Hoya's can be that way

[@gerri-red-bird]

With trailing plants, I've found that they don't really trail until they get a little bit rootbound. It's a struggle for me because I want them to trail, but I get nervous about them being rootbound and needing to be repotted.

[@wildfern]

Good to know!

[@LeTigre83]

😍 the pot your Monstera Thai Constellation is in! That's such a gorgeous pot, I hope it starts taking off for you soon 🌱 btw your hair looks like it's getting so long! Dont know if I'm right, but it looks awesome.

[@wildfern]

Thanks so much!!

[@edithtierce8209]

It’s definitely a light issue with snake plants! I live in Phoenix and all of mine grow insanely fast! Hoyas grow well also but not at all as fast as the different varieties of snake plant in my house. Practically everyone I know has received a snake plant from me as part of their housewarming gift... 🤣 I will continue to shamelessly pass them out until I buy a house where I guess I will just start using them for landscaping in my backyard. 🤷🏻‍♀️ LOL

[@Maremare680]

Edith Tierce same here!

[@cfaulis89]

I live in Phoenix too. Do you have a humidifier? I don't know what to do about the humidity here...

[@edithtierce8209]

Christina Faulis Yes I run a humidifier and use a digital hygrometer!

[@wildfern]

So jealous - wish I could landscape with snake plants lol! That's amazing

[@JordanVegBike]

I like to think that in many ways I am a slow growing plant... still waiting for that bloom :)

[@TinyTeacupBooks]

I'm sure you'll be worth the wait and the effort!

[@JordanVegBike]

@@TinyTeacupBooks awe thank you so much :)

[@elyse6688]

Your exotica is gorgeous! I can’t wait until mine is as big as yours! 🤩

[@wildfern]

Thanks so much!

[@annaaroundhere]

Agree about the satin pothos. Everyone says it’s such a prolific grower but mine has put out about 5 small dinky little leaves in the year I have had it.

[@adiahpowell3947]

My satin pothos has put out like 7 new leaves and I’ve had it for only a few weeks! I do give it quite a bit of light though and I have fertilized it :)

[@JustGeenuh]

So many great plants! I hope they all show growth spurts for you! 😍

[@Wilson1S1617]

I always get so excited when you upload!!! You are so pretty and I love your videos so much!

[@wildfern]

Thank you so much!!

[@AwoooOga3503]

It's fall time now and I have taken some of my plants inside, but some are still putting out new leafs and I can't wait to see the new ones 💜

[@thenaturalalicia]

This is so helpful I'm new to the plant world so this definitely gave me some input

[@leahstrydom8415]

I just want to say that I love your music at the end of each video

[@annemartineparent6769]

I have to say - I am so relieved to see that your scindapsus exotica is also a slow grower! ;) And when mine seems to be ready to trail a little, it is leggy.

[@mayramartinez5824]

My fave new youtuber to watch...all ur plants r so cute...im obsessed 😍

[@wildfern]

Thank you so much 😊

[@majordelilah]

My snake plant has not grown in almost a year. When I got it, I was uneducated, and tried to propagate it. I think its busy healing its roots

[@charliemccollum4487]

I have my snake plant a few feet away from my east window and it grows so well!!

[@kathyschinchillas7334]

Omggg whatt??? I would DIE for that white hoya compacta!!!

[@barbm2375]

Great topic Fern 🌱 I have a few slow pokes on the east coast too. Where did you find cork? I’ve been searching with no luck.

[@wildfern]

I found it when I was in Seattle, haven't seen it since! Wish I would have bought more

[@DJGTKC]

Luv your channeI !! I just subscribed 😊 Hope the next few weeks goes well for you !

[@rebeccatomlinson9043]

I live in Hawaii and my snake plants are always putting out new growth. I have two inside and large plants outside under cover of a lanai- those ones do grow faster but here definitely not slow

[@wildfern]

Oh my gosh jealous!

[@Ghost-sz7uo]

Common theme: don’t buy variegated if you don’t like slow growing.

[@jackcooper3526]

Expect for albo variegated syngoniums

[@nporter3]

I know but i love variegated plants though

[@daizyzajac575]

Except variegated string of hearts

[@allanonnz]

Daizy Zajac exactly mine grows like monster now they just won’t stop growing!

[@wildfern]

Hahah this is so true!

[@jaiideeey]

My philodendron Brazil is such a slow grower and I live in Queensland Australia (pretty much summer all year long with ridiculously high humidity). You’d think it would appreciate the weather here but nope! 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@laurenbaker5130]

Wow thats really interesting! I have several p brazil and I live in NSW and they are growing at the same rate as my pothos if not faster, even in winter. Mabey I got just got lucky. Hope yours takes off soon .

[@RobertM-qc5ys]

I have the same issue with many of the same plants - esp. the Var. Hindu Rope! Btw, that dracaena at the end is called Dracaena deremensis 'Hawaiian Sunshine'. It grows slowly for me, but it does get big over time!

[@wildfern]

Ahhh nice to know - love that name - thanks!

[@rachelgalen1160]

my dracena marginata didn’t grow for a whole year.... then i started watering it weekly (but much lighter waterings) instead of monthly and BOOM it’s growing like crazy!

[@bluovalgal]

So glad to see your TC is doing better. My TC and Albo grow at about the same rate, putting up a new leaf about once a month. The new variegated leaves are worth the wait.

[@wildfern]

Sooo jealous! One day

[@feralphantom]

Fish emulsion works like a charm for me. Made my scindapsus and all pothos grow insane, my b.o.p and my peace lillies. Highly recommend. Organic too ^-^ but it smells lol.

[@Rhumnchoke]

My dracena grows sooooo fast, I’m surprised yours isn’t !

[@crystal_aquarius]

My snake plant grows so much for me! I live in Sydney, Australia and during the summer it gave me about 7 new shoots and a few babies :) My room is east facing and gets all the morning sun so I think that's why shes thriving so much

[@TinyTeacupBooks]

I think it totally depends where you put them! They survive in low light but if you want them to grow, you gotta give them some sun!

[@wildfern]

Oh amazing - I bet plants love it in Australia! Lucky!

[@user-bp5wd3wf5l]

My alovera grows like crazy and has given me so many babies💚

[@TinyTeacupBooks]

That's awesome! I had one in the beginning of my plant journey and I killed it by overwatering in like two months!!

[@jessiwave8]

My slow grower is a mini calathea orbifolia that I bought from planterina a couple of months ago.

[@GardeningkiDuniyaYT]

Thank you for sharing these amazing plants. I love all of them. I have some of them and the remaining are now on my wishlist.

[@wildfern]

Thanks for watching!

[@patriciagrant4913]

As for the Hoya Compacta Varigated plant. I recently bought one that was very small, the root system was not very developed. I decided to put her in Leca, her roots began to grow very quickly, and she has tripled in size in 2 months. The white leaves that you have on yours will probably not fall off. I've seen very large ones with lots of white leaves. Also, my Snake plant that I propagated from my mother plant tends to grow very quickly. I have not had any luck with Christmas Cactus or Thanksgiving ones, they never grow for me! Cacti will grow a lot faster if you have an outdoor space to put them out in the summer. Good luck. I love your videos.

[@wildfern]

Ah thanks so much! I am now considering putting the compacta in Leca... hmm lol

[@dalianyui5763]

I bought a pothos like a month ago and I feel like it‘s not doing anything even though it’s in the perfect space and everything seems fine 🙄🙄 I actually bought it to trail very fast.. 😅😂

[@Rukkio7]

Maybe you need plant food/fertilizer

[@wildfern]

Once it takes off it won't stop!

[@jessalinnguyen1504]

I’m so happy you said this! Ugh I bought a Hoya carnosa compacta and I lowkey despise it because it’s so slowwww 😩😩

[@katyhartTV]

I haven’t tried it myself, but for Thanksgiving/Christmas Cactus I’ve heard from multiple people they water them with coffee and get new growth?! Something about the acidity they seem to love!

[@wildfern]

Whoaaaa cool! Thanks!

[@op6qy]

Hey Fern! I love your channel! I just put my variegated Hoya Hindu rope in a glass jar with a lid. It loved the humidity and put out a few baby leaves within a week. Try it! 🌻🍄🌲

[@wildfern]

Amazing - thanks!!

[@plantdustwoman]

Loved this!!! ✨🖤 yes my variegated plants grow slowerrrr so annoying

[@Maremare680]

Would you mind to recommend a good plant classification book, please ? Thanks

[@emmshelley]

I'd love a video on how you move all your plants! I'm moving in the next 6 months and am SUPER concerned how my babies will do being moved in a car for a few hours!

[@wildfern]

I will be vlogging! It shall be interesting lol

[@tiffanyi5645]

This was an excellent topic! I wish a video like this were around when I first started getting plants. As a general rule variegated versions of plants are much slower growing than they’re plain green counterparts... the raven ZZ for example grows exponentially slower than the regular ZZ. This was a great video thanks for sharing!

[@wildfern]

Yes I totally should have included my Raven ZZ in this because it has remained literally one stalk for a YEAR hahah!

[@fignewton0000]

I really want a staghorn fern but I'm scared of taking any "ferns" into my home because they're 99% most likely not going to get enough humidity. I'd wanna mount it on a legit big game wall mount.

[@Soliskaa]

Staghorns are not like maidenhair ferns if that's what you're thinking. They're epiphytic plants and much less fussy! I say go for it :) The only ferns I have is a staghorn and a blue star.

[@wildfern]

Staghorns are sooo easy! They're not like normal ferns.

[@katrinagayle3773]

i love her lipstick so much does anybody know what brand she uses?

[@wildfern]

It's Black Moon Cosmetics "Warrior"

[@hannag9938]

Oh man I have a philodendron fun bun and man......that thing grows slowly! It gets great light and fertilizer but nothing. It has a new leaf coming but it’s been “coming” for two months.....😭 grow damn you!

[@callowayerickson8535]

I feel so validated with your slow growing Rio, mine is super slow too!😢

[@wildfern]

Omg good! Glad it's not just mine lol

[@knitwit2871]

My philodendron prince of orange, mini monstera & my Calathea are my fastest growers!

[@timmillan6701]

Lapageria rosea, without a doubt. I think that once it does start to vine, it might speed up, but only one leaf this year so far. A very particular plant to grow ( However, you are probably in one of the very few areas where it could be grown outdoors)

[@fedru5482]

WAAAT WOW!!! Sansiverias for me are on the fast side tbh!! Crazy

[@wildfern]

Haha so wild!

[@manonguinchard5829]

I have the same kind of draecena ! The weird thing with this plant is that it used to grow pretty quickly in my north facing window in my appartment but since i moved to my boyfriend's place it's in a west and a little bit north facing window and it's not growing anymore ! It got quite thirsty duing lockdown when my neighbour was taking care of some plants i left behind so idk ... still love it tho !

[@wildfern]

Huh - interesting!!

[@WeaMazeika]

I also have the same case for a variegated plant (mine id just an albo). The newest leaf is just almost all white and it scares me that the next new leaf will be completely white. I guess giving variegated plants lesser light than they're used to will make them produce more green

[@wildfern]

Yeah I've thought about moving it into lower light but then I fear it wouldn't grow at all. Such a struggle haha! Usually I want MORE variegation but we know too much is not good either...

[@graycl0ud]

i find that my staghorn grows pretty fast but i don't have mine mounted

[@knitwit2871]

My hoya compacta, philodendron brazil & alocasia black mask are definitely my slowest growers!

[@wildfern]

Yep agree with all of these!

[@mtownz6215]

the staghorn, indirect light. water it 4 times a week if it's mounted, full hose down i just take it to the shower tub. they love air plant fertilizers, i spray once or twice a month during growing season. snake plant, give it fertilizer, all purpose is fine. it will jump start the growing process.

[@wildfern]

Oh that's such a great tip for the staghorn fern - thank you!! I will look for some air plant fert

[@jdee_mama21]

That Verigated Hoya.. so slow growing This hoyas are slow grower in general...But I love them 😍 That i got them in different varieties. I find my Whale fin , grow slow.. so as my other snake plants. Its ok since I don’t really like it so big. My Dracaena was huge.. i chop it off and its been in water for a decade , i just keep trimming the roots and put it back inside the vase. I love your Monstera Thai C. , one of my wish list.. Hopefully one day I will find 1 here in 🇨🇦. Just impossible to find ATM. I have issues with my Ficus Altissima leaves are curled and browning.. Hopefully leaves will grow.. faster instead of loosing leaves often 🤦‍♀️ But Im not letting her go.. Im your new fan , 💗your channel! Jdee_plantmama

[@wildfern]

Thank you so much for watching

[@chrystalsabin4091]

My variegated chain of hearts is very slow for me and that's a bummer for sure. Thanks for sharing

[@vinnardi4132]

A tip that I’ve learned with plants is to put a coffee filter at the bottom before you pot a new one!!! It works so well, u should try it

[@cure.couture]

I have a 5 snake plants by now, and this summer they are thriving - for me they are growing in speed of light :D

[@debbielummus4637]

I agree with all of your choices!

[@juliadzwonkowska1139]

yayy!! thank you for making my evening :)

[@wildfern]

Awe enjoy!! x

[@Chouchounee19]

I bought a bunch a hoyas in the last weeks and I think at this moment, they are my slowest growing plants (granted, most of them are cuttings, so they have to have a decent root system before putting new leaves, so that’s the reason I guess haha ). In your top ten, some of your plants are actually moderate to fast grower for me! Like my scindapsus Exotica and the Monstera Thai Constellation! Some plants you just have to wait for the root system to be well established before seeing new growth happening :) Once your Monstera Thai is established you’ll see a new leaf every month during growing season :)

[@wildfern]

Oh my gosh I would be THRILLED if my thai constellation every started putting out that many new leaves

[@michemcm1]

Love your vlogs! I just subscribed a couple weeks ago, I have a lot to catch up on :) I have a snake plant that actually has had a major growth spurt and half of the leaves are more than twice as long as the other leaves. I don't think they will ever even out. Has anyone ever had this happen?

[@StrangeDisposition]

I now live in Vancouver WA but most of my plant experience is from Bay Area California. My non variegated Hoya rope is indeed non changing but it might of grown some leaves and I didn’t really notice. My Philo Brazil and Scindapsus Exotica are siblings because I bought them the same day and I’ve only had one growing season with them in which they had a fair amount of growth but they seem to have frozen in growth again. I have a plain green stripey sansaveria and I’d say it has decent light and does not grow. I have no success with any ferns 😭. I have no monstera albo, Thai or plain, cacti, or large leaf ficus :P 💙

[@orchidsbythelake]

I agree most of them! The Hoya... I would cut off the leaf...

[@wildfern]

Ughhhh it pains me!

[@orchidsbythelake]

wildfern I hear you. Those leaves are pretty! When you have a big grown one, it would be ok but when you have a small cutting, it just extremely slow the growth speed down.

[@wildfern]

@@orchidsbythelake someone suggested transferring it to Leca - what do you think about that? Or just cut the white leaves and leave it in the pot? SOS lol

[@orchidsbythelake]

wildfern I think they both work... It’s just the fact that white leaves slow down the growth a lot. The Hoya probably needs some growing. Good luck though! It’s like with me and orchid’s bloom... sometime I have to cut them to ensure the plant’s health.

[@Hjr0731]

My monstera thai constellation hasn’t done anything since the day I brought it home (bought it in Feb).Its root system has no problem, it’s in the glass house with a few windows, it’s very hot and humid in there but it just won’t grow. All my other plants have gone wild but not this one.

[@TinyTeacupBooks]

That's a shame, they are so gorgeous!!

[@Hjr0731]

TinyTeacup I love everything about them except for the growth speed.

[@wildfern]

Yes they are sooo slow :(

[@vintageintentions]

How much light do you give your Thanksgiving cactus? I have a Christmas cactus and feel like I haven't figure it out 🤦

[@wildfern]

It's near a south facing window so it gets a lot right now, but it used to live on the opposite side of the room with only east lighting and it was still doing well! I think it prefers bright but can tolerate low/moderate.

[@vintageintentions]

@@wildfern okay good. No such thing as a South facing window in my home. So it's Grow Light Ville in my home. I guess it will get low to medium lighting. Crossing my fingers then. Thanks for replying!!! Love your channel

[@Nessa___]

I have coh, philo brazil , golden, marble and my favourite silver pothos, monsters Swiss cheese and a large heart leaf philo, all pumping out new leaves on the reg ... it’s winter her in New Zealand and cold...they live by my large north facing window. My black knight ficus however is still in three leaves and dormant ? My antherium has exploded and has flowers and it’s been moved to my home from office and back because of lockdowns and even reported. I have no idea what I’m doing but it’s all working out Edit- I am using a heat pump in the room so maybe that’s helping?

[@cassandraCC]

Hoyas like small pots, I guess you should downpot the first one. But I'm just looking for instructions for propagation of H C compacta in other than water, I bumped into this video and left a comment because I just learnt about what I mentioned just now... ciaoooo! :)

[@majaf.8076]

For me, in the UK, my fasted growing plant is the blue star fern and my slowest growing is the zz plant

[@wildfern]

Ah yes the ZZ... I should have included that too

[@lesliecharette4538]

My n"joy Pothos have yet to vine! Slow growers.

[@titalapelotita1667]

mine is finallyyyy vining and I love it so much!!! it'll totally be worth it watch :)

[@foozbandit]

I know it’s really sad but you might want to cut the Hoya back to the last leaf with green to promote more growth with chlorophyll :\

[@gingertea7884]

True, those albino leave use a lot of nutrition that would otherwise go towards growth.

[@wildfern]

Wahhhhh :( I probably should...

[@hannahscott3109]

All of my snake plants, I swear they never grow and my zz’s. My raven is finally puting out a new stalk after moooooonths and my regular zz I swear hasn’t done anything in like a year

[@wildfern]

Omg my Raven ZZ is only one stalk and it's been like that for a year!

[@TheNIJUAL]

Keep growing be blessed and safe

[@donapellegrini3050]

Do you recommend me move to Canada? I am from Argentina and I want it too much

[@willemijndw98]

I’v got a kind of crusalla ovata, and it hasn’t shown any growth. It’s annoying!

[@daniom8588]

Hi :) sometimes I feel that every plant grows super slow and sometimes I leave them be and get surprised because they have new leaves!! Hahaha so feel u But maybe is because of where you live, i mean here in Mexico, at spring my plants grow really well

[@LoveAmBam]

Can you please do a video on your nepenthes! I have one and need help

[@LoveAmBam]

Thank you!

[@TheNIJUAL]

Are you in your new place if so can we get an house tour or did I miss it🤣🤣🤣

[@wildfern]

Nope - a few more weeks!!

[@usweha]

My monstrella is yellowing and browning at the tips , does anyone know what this could mean?

[@wildfern]

Maybe a humidity issue?

[@Sophia-jy5un]

my regular ass monsteras do not grow :((( they had a hard year so hopefully next year they will be happy enough to grow

[@melissah6235]

I can't find a Spiralis in Toronto. :((((

[@wildfern]

I never see them, in the spring randomly my local plant shop brought a few in!

[@melissah6235]

@@wildfern that's so lucky!

[@camerontaylor7985]

My dracaena are also my slowest growers. Seems like my succulents grow fastest out of my collection. Just made a ficus elastica bonsai, I imagine that'll take a while Love the videos 🌿🌳

[@mineolas]

My sansevieria is growing WOW.. being on the east facing window shelf. It even gave me a flower this summer which.. I didn’t even know it existed for Sansevieria 😘

[@wildfern]

That's so awesome!!

[@joannashelton3253]

my dracaena “song of india” has grown exactly zero since i got it in early june. one leaf developed a spot that was growing and i trimmed it off, so actually it’s SMALLER than original...what’s a mother to do?

[@newbotany]

Most Haworthias are very slow growing indeed and often shed their roots, which doesn't help

[@pinkypie445]

where did you get your scindapsus exotica?

[@wildfern]

I picked it up when I was visiting Seattle :)

[@pinkypie445]

@@wildfern lucky.

[@zenfulkatoria]

My snake plants are on my window seal and they grow like weeds. 🌞🌱🌱🌱🌿 🥰

[@creationsbycreid]

My dracaena growls like crazy. I’ve propagated from mine recently.

[@kungfucandy]

Your dracaena GROWLS? Sounds terrifying! lol

[@creationsbycreid]

kungfucandy oh geez 🤦🏻‍♀️ grows lol

[@creationsbycreid]

kungfucandy I should really proofread before posting

[@Black-rb3xe]

Scindapsus Exotica grow terribly slow! I've had mine for half a year now and it's put out considerably fewer leaves than my scindapsus pictus which I've gotten around the same time :/

[@amandamora8932]

My Ceropegia Woodii is very slow grower, is this normal?

[@wildfern]

Mine grows quickly but it all depends on our conditions!

[@amandamora8932]

@@wildfern thanks!!

[@katiewilliams9273]

I agree with you on everyone of these

[@aprilentendu9981]

My slowest growing plants? Neon Pothos, hands down. I’m going to try a Compacta one of these days.

[@cathytarapacz]

My snake plants grow like weeds, I have them in my window and they get direct sun and obviously love it

[@wildfern]

Wow that's awesome!! Mine is in a west facing window and still grows slowly lol

[@kleinconde7205]

dont leave your audrey huhuhu i've been looking for one huhuhu lovelots fern

[@honeythatsokay]

my marble queen pothos is my slowest growing pothos. she's full and sexy and has huge leaves but she doesn't wanna give me any new ones at all!

[@addison9774]

my moonstone succulent has not grown at all, but i don’t think it’s the season for it