OTT'S GREENHOUSE Tour Will Make You Green With Envy! - Ep. 272

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One may not expect such a large greenhouse in an off-the-beaten path location, but Ott's Exotic Plants Greenhouse & Nursery in Schwenksville, PA does not disappoint. Though you can tell the glasshouses have aged over the decades, it only adds to its allure. Browse through large specimen plants-made popular over the decades-and hundreds of different varieties for sale to the public. To top it off, you'll get a chance to experience the indoor waterfall equipped with its own koi pond.
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[@giardinodialberi8751]

Summer, when you ducked under the unidentified plant at 27:18, my arm shot up like a show-off fourth grader, "Ooooh, Ooooh, I know, I know Miss Summer. It's Russellia equisetiformis." But classmates Dwaipayan and Alex and others beat me to it! Alex cited a common name of firecracker plant; another creature bearing that name is Manettia cordifolia, corrected from M. inflata. If any of your disciples would like to make the move from tropical foliage plants to tropical blooming plants, a great reference is Flowering Plants in the Landscape, edited by Mildred E. Mathias. Great tour, Summer.

[@kathleen3699]

Ott's Exotic Plants has been there Forever. Most Famous for its outdoor Mountain of Mums in the Fall. We brought our kids there Decades ago when we lived in Montgomery County. Treat yourself to Lunch at Collegeville Italian Bakery Restaurant just down the road.

[@yougrowgail]

Ahhhhh I can’t believe Summer was at a greenhouse I’m at all the time! It’s so surreal watching a video of a place you know so well.

[@SequoiaElisabeth]

I love these old established greenhouses with display areas. Almost like a botanical garden. Thanks for sharing.

[@hana1130]

Me too! They really take on a life of their own when well established

[@assenavogneram6213]

Yes....love Them also 😅

[@yougrowgail]

When it comes to the names on the plant tags I think from visiting with workers and family I get the sense that they have been around for so long and they are using the names they have always used. They don’t seem interested in keeping up with the changes and I’m fine with that. There is something comforting and nostalgic about Otts and I love any excuse to visit. I also got to adopt one of the greenhouse cats!!

[@datarthy]

Hey Summer, what a wonderful production! I would like to start by saying that I thoroughly enjoy your content and keep waiting for every new video! Also, that tubular red flower with almost grass-like foliage that you said you couldn’t identify, is actually a species of Russelia, which I think is a native of Mexico and South America but is quite common as a houseplant here in India. And you were right, it is pollinated by Hummingbirds in its native habitat, but since we don’t get Hummingbirds here, the work is done by the Indian Sunbird, which is quite similar morphologically to hummingbirds! Too excited for the next episode!

[@jnmrz72]

My grandparents lived in Schwenksville and I grew up going to Otts! So many great memories!

[@Ozzysrz13]

Ok can we all just appreciate your style!!! Girl you’re pulling off that hat and coat so well!! Keep on thriving, you’re awesome!!!

[@justinewalters8787]

Otts Greenhouse was established in 1964... I adore this greenhouse and have been going there since I was a kid. I wish you could have caught on film the wow factor of the spatial structure of the greenhouse. Time for another visit!

[@deekayvixen]

I love how you and the cat are wearing matching outfits 😆

[@alexpesina6773]

The plant on the time 27:28 is a Russelia equisetiformis. It’s Also know as the firecracker plant! We grow outdoor plant in zone 8b! Stays pretty much evergreen through out winters and does get nipped back when we drop below 20 but has has been growing out side for 17 years now!

[@polskyprincess]

Thank you for this! I paused the video to see if someone knew.

[@alexpesina6773]

@@polskyprincess haha… your most certainly welcome. The are quite impressive plants… they get quite huge ! I have a row of 5 and they get about 5 foot tall by 7 wide! And they spread almost like a ground cover does with underground rhizomes… but always full of color and easily to contain. They have a weeping habit even when they get 5 tall.

[@misse2013]

Yes thank you Alex, I didnt know the scientific name. My firecracker plants love the Texas sun but I have to water every few days. The flowers drop when I forget to water, but within a day or two of watering, many new blooms arrive! I'm in love with this plant and the beautiful color- mine is sort of a coral color, sometimes slightly on the orange side and other times it's slightly more pink. One of my favorite plants ♡ Attracts precious little hummingbirds!

[@AmandaCornell]

I live 30 minutes from Otts and I finally visited it last summer. You missed walking up over the “hidden” arch path great view overlooking the water fall. That observatory greenhouse is everything!! In our area it’s a real treat. It was so fun to see this pop up as one of your videos.

[@corrieb8106]

I love when you discuss all the plants like this! So informative!

[@weareparamore1597]

Love that your back in the tours Summer.. Been missing that since covid

[@salvadorrios9647]

Hey Summer The name of the whimsy plant that’s pollinated by hummingbirds, goes by the common name of “Firecracker Bush”, Russelia equisetiformis. It is used in landscapes in central to southern texas but native to Mexico and Guatemala

[@tommyk5161]

Otts is an amazing greenhouse to visit. We always add Mutschlers to the greenhouse tour along the rt422 corridor. Mutschler's was mentioned in the Philly Victorian Greenhouse tour video, but the host butchers Bob's (last) name in that video when discussing his staghorn. Mutschlers has a great selection of orchids, bonsai, pond stock, cacti and some one-off staghorn.

[@polskyprincess]

I visited Mutschlers. It’s very unique. Almost mystical. I did see him mentioned in the Philly conservatory tour and wanted to comment!!

[@rz1974]

If Summer and Co. decide to visit Philly again, I recommend staying in the Mt. Airy area. Tons of old stone houses and greenery, and close to the beautiful Wissahickon. Not so much content wise, but your comment on the stonework around Ott's made me think about it.

[@hungryalien]

summer walking around this extensive greenhouse pollinating and making new hybrids LOL! 🤣

[@keyboardwithkimmy]

Love Otts! Fall and mum mountain outside is gorgeous!! So cool that you were there!

[@marissawagner1466]

I go here all the time! Love that you made a tour of it 💚

[@sandragoerlich7134]

Wow, that’s almost like botanical garden, love those espécimen plants, the waterfall is so nice, thanks for sharing !!!

[@erikm8372]

That hanging plant with the red flowers is _Russelia equisetiformis_ 'Firecracker Fern'. And yes… you’re right about its pollinators needing a long beak or proboscis-it’s a hummingbird magnet. That’s so interesting to see it cascade! I’m so used to seeing it here in SoCal just in the ground. Plain. Lol. Just as a messy, “Cousin It” looking bush or shrub. 🤣 But i do love it. Especially this hanging style! It almost makes it look like _Hoya linearis_ or _H. retusa_ in a way, or some sort of _Rhipsalis_ even, which is what I’d thought at first-I thought the flowers were cactus fruits!

[@mathildakd1]

Thank you for bringing me along 💚

[@stevenappleman3440]

My best friends live about 10 minutes from Otts and it's one of my go to houseplant shops when I visit them! So cool that you got to visit and tour one of my favorite spots!

[@mickeykimata1532]

This is about 10 minutes from me, it’s a great place! The staff is quite knowledgeable and friendly. P.S….the pregnant cat, there are 4 kittens now!

[@lorirober2536]

Wow! Amazing greenhouse!

[@francescyr4242]

Thanks for sharing Summer, Made the trip up there today after watching this video. Wow some Jurassic speciems they have there🦕

[@ZephySev]

This greenhouse had some pretty amazing plants! GIANT PLANTS

[@wandashaw3551]

Another awesome field trip!! I love how you drop your plant knowledge on us, that's what I aspire to do when people ask me about my plants, I want to give some in depth plant info!! Thank you.

[@benlcr7784]

Following your channel for years but I never get bored . Also following yr other channel, 🥰

[@diversegardener392]

That plant that was spindly and had red tiny flowers just as you went under the water fall we call it hear in Texas fire cracker plant. That one is gorgeous.

[@Angelwrites]

I love your humor and knowledge of everything. Thanks for sharing! 😄😄😄

[@Burzum325]

Love seeing you go to all these greenhouses in Philly and nearby where I live. If you get a chance, please check out bountiful gardens in Ewing, NJ! It is by far my favorite place to go.

[@cmags0520]

Loving all the Philly area content!! I was just at Otts the other day to pick up some new additions for my collection. Even without buying anything at Otts, it’s so peaceful to walk around. Come back in the fall to see Mum Mountain!

[@stevenverleye6062]

I so love your videos, Summer ... been seeing the whole evolution of your recent years ... You do so well

[@misse2013]

Firecracker plant at 27:30 and yes they attract hummingbirds 🤗 They love it here in Central Texas- need lots of sun and lots of water!

[@SSaaNNddYY77]

Went here today and loved it! It is plant paradise!!!

[@JoannaLouise200]

A greenhouse tour makes my heart sing ~ thank you.

[@deborahsmylie-hi1xe]

I've been there! I love Ott's, I could live in the greenhouse!!!

[@sevbell8307]

The tiny red flower is the firecracker , russelia. There is also the white variety.

[@zeahlessley6108]

Hey folks, since that has one large spore plate on the fertile frond, that appears to be Platycerium superbum. I have one in my western window ❤️

[@naegwut]

She's my plant inspector gadget

[@jotajota6125]

I love this green house so much 😍😍😍

[@patriciaaberth6664]

Can't get enough of these videos, thank you for sharing all your travels with us to so many beautiful places.

[@ponchbag]

Really hitting all my favorite philly planty things

[@irisbos717]

The alocasia cucullata is actually not a new plant; I guess it just has been too underrated for garden centers. I've seen them in the Netherlands several times. Glad that they're more availble now!

[@sherryporsch9349]

Amazing place love all the old huge specimens 💚

[@richardlawton1023]

Incredible. Thanks

[@amyjones2490]

Great tour. I have a poinsettia that I’m turning into a standard. I got it as a 4 inch plant 10 years ago and it blooms every year for me.

[@kimmy6304]

what a treat! I wanna spend my life there ♡

[@angela86753]

Green with envy is right. This place is incredible! I could spend a lot of time there. Thanks for taking us along

[@judymckerrow6720]

Thank you Ms. Summer🌷💚🙃

[@zeetalzee5582]

used to live down the road from this place; visited at least once a week.

[@diversegardener392]

I live in San Antonio Texas and planted a cleradendron in my back yard in a corner of my back porch patio and it grew like crazy and covered my whole back porch ceiling I had to string it up and it bloomed like crazy. It was beautiful at first but then became very invasive and I couldn't even kill it with a weed killer. I don't know what happened to it today since I moved 12yrs ago. Good luck to the home new home owners that's all I can say.

[@levitacarag9255]

Your plants are so beautiful

[@Tom-gardenplants1849]

Thanks for sharing.

[@mathildakd1]

What a great idea to combine a small botanic garden with the nursery and shop! Nice long tour!

[@keinank.a.1244]

That ferny looking leafed plant with the red flower is Rusellia equisetiformis. (Firecracker Plant)

[@halamomslife6947]

That Croton interrupta(?) is called Mother and child here in the Philippines, and Croton is more commonly known as San Francisco plant.

[@--Paws--]

I always knew you would go here, you finally did.

[@tanyal7122]

Wow that is huge!!! Very cool!!

[@louiseb5702]

What an amazing place!

[@zaboca09]

The plant at 27:27 is called Russelia equisetiformis also known as firecracker plant or fountain bush

[@bananabreeding1362]

Great outfit Summer!

[@SSaaNNddYY77]

I've always wanted to go to OTT'S Greenhouse... now I MUST go there! (plans confirmed!!! Can't wait) So glad you gave us a tour.

[@dawnsmith153]

One of my favorite places!!!

[@annsosie1515]

Fun field trip 🍋

[@mitzycasanova9041]

That’s the greatest nursery I’ve ever seen haha

[@ashokmehta3593]

Wow...what a beautiful green house...variety of palnts...some so difficult to pronounce...but amazingly beautiful...thnks fr sharing☺

[@michellechadwick9839]

Visited here recently and was very disappointed with how the younger staff (person on register) treated the older workers in the greenhouse. We asked about a price of an unmarked plant and was told one $ but when we went to check out the girl at the register made a big deal about yelling to the older gentleman that "Oh I guess we are low balling prices again huh?". If you wanted it priced at a certain point, maybe you should label it?!? I'm never going back after that exchange. The quality has been going down recently too.... Very sad. We used to love driving out to visit.

[@VickyHafler]

I wonder if this was a planned stop or just a hidden diamond you found. Thank you for the tour.

[@marsf4883]

Wow you can spend like all day in there! So cool seeing such big cacti, and monsteras :)

[@suekuly4723]

What a cool place. Thank you.

[@lindaholder2222]

That was fantastic thank you

[@porquee]

I love this place, I go there like once a year

[@schoolinJOO]

another ep of plant one on me ! *does dance*!

[@lizmorris206]

One of my favorite places. So nice to visit with you. Thanks for the new Philly places to explore.

[@immortalaroid3729]

This qualifies as one of your best videos till date...🤩♥️

[@omaam1005]

Hi! Thank you.

[@bbrosser694]

Summer, thank you so much! I really enjoyed your tour while teaching.

[@PlanTropical]

I soo wanna go there now. Thank you SRO for taking us there.

[@rising_waves]

Summer, the plant u were asking for. On 27:37 is firecracker or Russelia equisetiformis

[@sergiovieira1053]

27:20 That pending plant is Russelia equisetiformis.

[@edithcoliagrandis]

27:45 Russelia equisetiformis aka Firecracker/ Fountain Bush/ Coral plant

[@Rudy_Lucia]

love otts! glad to see the huge fiddle leaf figs they chopped recently are growing back!

[@michaelspano4067]

pretty sure the platycerium is wandae the largest species. you can usually tell it by the frilly growth at the base of the pendulous fronds. these can grow into monsters. i had a friend in south florida who had one at least 8' across and the fronds fell a good 12' down. the plant at the end of the tunnel we always call firecracker plant or vine. they are fun in pots on balcony's and will hang down to the ground from the second story. the hummingbirds love them.

[@jaxeaton939]

you were so close to where I live! I've been to OTT's before!

[@bryanhumphreys940]

There's a 3 story tall 50 year old ficus lyrata at a local university student center. They have people trim it every year. Also lots of old cycads and araucaria pines too.

[@iamjograd]

Good to see a Clerodendrum in this greenhouse. We do grow one at home but the pink-purple variation. Love this new tour :)

[@anita3907]

Speaking of getting stabbed in the eye, a while back my landlord got stabbed in the eye by a Yukka leaf and thought it would come good by itself so he left it. It ulcerated and he nearly lost the eye... Be careful in the garden, folks!

[@michelera6365]

Nice! Seems so relaxing near the waterfall.😊

[@dawienatral7083]

ficus elastica grows in full sun in the philippines with any trouble at all,dry season temps reaching the high 90s

[@dewantoroo]

Can't wait for the aboard green house tours again

[@Fabdanc]

I need so many more mangave in my collections. So many cool cultivars, especially the ones available in So Cal.

[@jrjangayo4960]

Crot0ns or popularly know as san francisco plnt here in the phiippines Very unusual to see it here People uses them sa yard hedge - for privacy etc If left in the wild, it grows to more than 6ft with very colorful leaves Seeing them in full sun We have different varieties of plants here Hopefully someday you can do a bl0g here ms summer Stay safe everyone!!!!!

[@ruben8016]

Haces que despierte mi yo animal, es como una selva cada reportaje tuyo. Te tenía olvidada y he envuelto para admirarte.

[@emilyballard6515]

27:29, that is called Russelia equisetiformis otherwise known as Firecracker Plant

[@rentasiagian8517]

How are you Summer..after so long. Good to see you back

[@cherryswonderland4530]

Ahh such a beautiful greenhouse!! This place is 4-5 mins away from our tattoo shop in Schwenksville called The Tattoo Shack🥰

[@packer812]

I get so much inspiration from these videos!

[@cooloutac]

ooh i saw some great parlor palms in there. I bet for cheap! lol gets bugs too but also doesn't matter. such an underrated plant. I've had a couple. got a 5ft bushy tall and wide one right now i've had for 5 years on a table growing off nothing but a couple little grow lights lol. all great looking plants at this place. wow.