Philodendron Gigas Review | 2 year old Philodendron Gigas | Good & Bad

[@cristianortega5158]

Gigas is so far the easiest ''uncommon aroid" I got. I've got it in august 2021 and it has been growing none stop throughout the canadian winter. I highly recommend it ! Even when I forgot to water it for many days it still is thriving

[@Jayl__]

I agree in Canadian weather and it’s so easy to grow. I don’t have 50% humidity anymore but a dryer house but still grows really fast.

[@stefpix]

Do you grow it on a moss pole?on a plank?

[@michaelm9643]

I just saw this at my one of my local places. I’m glad I didn’t waste my money on this plant. That’s why I like this series of videos.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Awww glad you are enjoying, I mean this was just my experience with it, but you can see there are a few people that have had some success with it in the comments below too. I also got some advice from a lovely follower on IG to try bumping up the light, so currently trying that too.

[@r.mertens]

Thanks for your review about the Gigas. Mine is about 8 month and as yours it reacts to every little change (light, watering, sort of fertilizer,…). It stops growing very quick. But the plant is very very beautiful. It is also very resistent to pests even when the plants around suffer it is very resistant.

[@nancyk8153]

Your videos are so informative, keep up the great work! I really appreciate it.

[@plantassuli3628]

Gigas actually made me think of something. I had a small one, until I got my hands on one way more mature. The more mature one (even in winter) grows pretty fast! The new leaves are smaller, but I don’t have good growlights to get through the bad lighting of winter season. What my Gigas (small vs more mature) actually made me think is that..well…propagations are fun, cheap, easy to get compared to more mature versions, BUT some plants (especially the rarer, more tricky ones) make me feel like they need way more time to acclimate than more mature ones. Also the more mature versions are way stronger & become less tricky. But so far (I’ve had the same issue with Melanochrysum, Calathea’s, certain Monstera’s and Philodendrons) my thought and opinion

[@Houseplantygoodness]

wow very well said and explained, I would have to agree with you 100% on all your points! Sadly when I got mine I dont think there were any more mature plants available in my location, interestingly, when I first got it, I was happy as I scored one of the most mature plants available at the time here 😬😬😬😬 but yes 100% agree the more mature plants tend to be more stable. The only exception i found to that was my mature Verrucosum, where nothing I did kept it happy.

[@saschiaemma8299]

Mine did the Cinderella shoe thing too, I have that very often and usually help the plant with that, because I already had plants where the petiole of the new leaf broke, because ist grew faster than the leaf got free -.- but it’s difficult. But it’s a very beautiful plant! I love the orange shade in it. I have mine in water with leca and she’s allowed to be baby as long als she wants ^^

[@mariannaocovayova2820]

For me it is the one of easiest velvet philos. Leaves are getting pretty big, even without proper pole. I used simple bamboo stick just to keep it up, but it is not attached to the pole. i'm planning to make a moss pole to get even bigger leave (bigger than my palm). But I have to mention, that I have high humidity inside since the colder weather.

[@grat2010]

I so appreciate these videos. The gigas is so pretty but I'm sure would not survive my care or impatience.

[@harikays1992]

Strange. Gigas is one of the fastest growing plants for me and it sizes up from exponentially on each new leaves too. Though I find that they are slightly slower to root when propagating. Reminds me of the Scindapsus in that sense. Slow to root and start, but once they roots are established, they become weeds.

[@jackwhitetron]

Do you have yours on a moss pole?

[@amandaamanda5398]

Mine too, growing giant leaves.

[@stefpix]

@@amandaamanda5398do you grow it on a moss pole? Maybe that makes a big difference

[@amandaamanda5398]

@@stefpix My Gigas doesn't grow on moss pole. He's climbing up on my tile bathroom wall under a grow light, and gets all water and nutrients from his root. I bought him as a tiny seedling, and he just keeps growing bigger and bigger velvety leaves. The recent leaf is over 35 centimeters long, and it took just 8 months. If you get temperature, humidity and light right, but yours still doesn't grow much, maybe it's about potting media. For example, I found most philos hate coco peat based potting mix.

[@perryscott7471]

If it’s climbing a sphagnum moss pole (highly recommend)it climbs pretty quickly and leaves will size up bit by bit. But stunning plant when it has a sort of 50-70% humid environment and lightly fertilised regularly when watering. Slightly More velvety looking than micans or melano from my collection.

[@cf1324]

Thanks for this video, many plants are in phases of hype where people don't talk about their downsides. I was looking specifically for this video hoping that philodendron gigas would be less than a let down than melanochrysum, but I'm happy to have more information. Then you do much

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Yeah I am with you on this 💯, glad you enjoyed 😊

[@LJHCairnsBeachesBribieIsland]

I had one that grew so well and relatively quickly. The leaves were getting well over a foot long. I was growing it directly in water with added nutrients. When I changed it to soil I accidentally left it in the sun and it scorched 💔

[@nackedgrils9302]

Having just bought a gigas cutting two or three weeks ago, I now feel relieved rather than anxious that my plant hasn't changed at all ever since I got it. At least, I had it for much cheaper (30CAD which is about 17GBP atm). Cheers for sharing all your knowledge and experience!

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Oh wow that price is super impressive 😲😲😲😲 but yeah part of the reason I decided to do these types of videos

[@chantelehanley4411]

I've only had mine for a month and it has already pushed out a new left and loving life 😁 I'm in tropical Queensland though

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Amazing, I am sure location contributes, but you must be also caring for it very well 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@artybea9316]

I’m currently trying to grow a gigas cutting that I got at a plant swap in December. It was a 1 1/2 leaf top cutting from a tiny seedling so the leaf was only about an Inch and a half long, I had it in water under a glass vase to root, and now it’s in a tiny pot in soil, it has given me one tiny new leaf so far, I am trying to acclimate it to my conditions so I take the cloche like thing off for a few hours a day. I know I would Never be able to afford this plant any other way so I’m hoping I don’t kill it! 🤞🤞🤞

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Awww that is an excellent story of origin for your Gigas, i love plants with a story! I am sending you all the good vibes to get a nice big strong plants 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

[@youngpark5084]

I bought gigas about 4months ago. I already lost 3 new leaves. It put out new leaf fairly quickly but it snapped off before fully unfurling...I'm not whats wrong...

[@Houseplantygoodness]

yeah it might be related to the cataphyll getting stuck, can you place it somewhere with slightly higher humidity and see if that helps it?

[@Jayl__]

Mine was like that before for the first 2-3 leaves and then smooth sailing after at 50% humidity. Don’t use a cabinet of humidifier.

[@maryska1423]

OMG I know why he was never on my wishlist 😂 THANKS

[@Houseplantygoodness]

yeah sadly a very slow plant in my experience.

[@tanya.quintieri]

Dude. I hope you took it into another room before saying you wouldn't buy it again! LOL. No, but I agree. Gigas and Lupinum. Bane of my existence. Right now I have a bunch of Gigas props (it really did not like being in Leca). I find the babies cute. But now I am not too enthusiastic about potting it up.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I probably should have done, poor thing heard me slating it off loud and clear... Maybe it might motivate it to grow better 😉 Yeah I forgot about the lupinum (possibly one of my most regretted purchases) that one is even slower 🙄🙄🙄

[@Jayl__]

I wasn’t sure of this plant because it was kind of floppy and ugly from your first video. But turns out it’s not bad, a little smaller than the length of my hand when it first started. First 2-3 leaves was stuck and acclimating . And now grows super fast in less than a year it’s way pass it’s trellis. The winter there are smaller leaves some like yours. I have mines sitting next to a window. No grow light, in Canada with 50-60% humidity.

[@plantsandfish7197]

love these reviews but just a suggestion: would you be able to contextualize the speed of growth and compare it to some of your other plants like a verrocosum or pothos even? this will allow a better judge of how slow 3 months actually is to propagate in your conservatory

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Ohhhh glad you are enjoying!!! 😊 That is an excellent suggestion and I had not considered it, so thank you for bringing it to my attentions, yes i will try to bring some context into that section to give everyone some scope 🙌

[@warrior3d27]

hey what did you say the large philo was over your left shoulder? merrel? never heard of that, it looked closer to a mature malono

[@laurenervin1404]

I also hardly EVER see people with more mature gigas plants..which actually kinda makes since to me now after hearing about how slow and finicky it can be😬 I don't think I'd have the patience for this guy🤔🤷

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Yeah I was the same but you know what they say hindsight is always 20/20! It has taught me something though, if i cannot find examples of it anywhere as a mature plant in most peoples collections then there might be a reason.

[@Natalia-ko3ny]

In my experience it's super easy plant to grow in 90+% humidity and summer temperatures.. but in a lower humidity it's not..

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Wow very interesting, my conservatory is usually at 70-80% humidity, so it might need even more humidity. Do you grow yours in a grow tent or a terrarium? yes i find when it is warmer it does grow a bit faster too.

[@Natalia-ko3ny]

@@Houseplantygoodness i used to have one of those cheap plastic greenhouses (grow tent for poor :D) and humidity stayed there around 95%.. i had Gigas on self watering mosspole and it was growing easily: no stuck leaves or anything.. can't say it was sizing up much though: biggest leaves were around my hand length but I got at least a leaf a month Then i got rid off the greenhouse because It was getting mold and fungus issues.. most plants took it ok but not Gigas or brandtianum: they tanked and now i have just small cuttings from both in a terrarium: don't know what I will do when they are too big for terrarium: they are not happy in 70% humidity :-/ at least not in my house

[@Natalia-ko3ny]

actualy i'm not sure if the issue is the humidity or temperature since the greenhouse was removed in autumn so i had both: humidity drop but also temperature drop; some people say that humidity in itself is not enough: that there should be right combination of temperature and humididy

[@cf1324]

If you have a philodendron atabapoense, would you do a review?

[@Houseplantygoodness]

No atababoense sadly 😢, but do have a Billietiae, which I am planning on doing a review on soon 😊

[@cf1324]

@@Houseplantygoodness nice, looking forward to it :)

[@Fee66fee]

The gigas stem will get bigger if it was on a plank are moisture stock 😮

[@DragonflyHerding]

On point! Totally lol

[@Maius19]

mine started growing bigger leaves after i cut the top off

[@dotvorm]

Weird, I have a Gigas and it's one of the fastes growing plant I have.

[@dotvorm]

I have it in pon in a greenhouse cabinet.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Really interesting, got a couple of comments like this now, I think the similarity is high humidity, I thought the conservatory 80% humidity was high enough, but maybe not. What light level is your getting?

[@dotvorm]

@@Houseplantygoodness The humidity in my cabinet is average between 70 and 80, so not very high. Normal growlight. The leafs come real easy, so far no issues with stuck leafs exept one that got stuk at the pole, not in it's cataphilar. Mine has a bit bigger leafs all over. I'm from the Netherlands, Europe. Have it since june 2021. It had 5 leafs. It grows about one and a half leaf each month.

[@sunflowerhill4349]

Interesting, this plant has suddenly come out as TC here in Australia, and the price plummeted from around $100 to $20 - $30... I think this is a weird choice, because there will be a LOT of dead gigas out there in the homes of people who are not plant people, have no idea what this guy's needs are and no way of or real interest in providing for them, but just want something cheapish to pop in a corner. And a lot of disappointed buyers. I predict this won't last in TC in big cheapo stores. I'm glad I never bought one, as I was put off by hearing exactly the sort of feedback that you've given here...altogether buyer beware on this guy I think!

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Wow really interesting to hear this is likely in TC, I mean you are 💯 right most average peeps will struggle to keep this one happy 😬😬😬😬

[@robintucker9057]

I do not own this plant. It looks like a melanochrysum and is a PITA? I will continue not owning this plant. Thank you for saving me some money. I will spend this money on janky support sticks!

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Wow I have never heard of PITA (I am greek so i know what Pitta bread is) so had to Google it, Love that abbreviation!!!!! 🤣 also accurate !!!!

[@jackwhitetron]

Moss pole

[@CordeliaLeto]

Сколько воды и не нужной информации у этого мужика, смотреть невозможно 🤮

[@Jayl__]

Good content but please take out the transitions between each point. Unnecessary and distracting and adds length