🌿 Plant Help Needed: Your Advice Wanted! 🆘

Hello, plant enthusiasts! 🌿
Welcome back to my channel, where today, I'm flipping the script and turning to YOU for some much-needed advice on my houseplants. As a solo plant parent, I usually share my knowledge and tips with you, but this time, I need your help to troubleshoot some of my struggling plants. 🌱
In this video, I'll walk you through the various issues I'm facing with a few of my rare and beloved plants, and I hope you can offer some guidance. Let's dive into the details:
First up is my Polyscias Ming. This is a new addition to my collection, and I'm not entirely sure how to care for it. If you have any experience with this plant, your tips would be invaluable!
Next, we have the Philodendron gigas. Despite having it for 4-5 years, it’s still not growing well. It’s been a challenge to figure out what it needs, so any advice you have would be greatly appreciated.
Moving on to the Philodendron mamei. This plant has finally started to grow well, but I want to see if my care tactics align with what you think. Your insights could help me take its growth to the next level.
Then there’s the Anthurium lutherii. It’s been struggling since day one, with a very odd growth pattern featuring multiple growth points along its entire stem. It's unlike any other Anthurium I've owned. If you’ve encountered something similar, please share your experience!
Lastly, my Alocasia Dragon Scale is on its last leaf after five years. I’ve never managed to keep this plant happy, and I’m at a loss. Any advice on how to revive it would mean the world to me.
Throughout this video, I’ll share the steps I’ve taken, and I’m excited to hear your suggestions. Your comments and tips could be the key to saving these plants! 🌿
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[@Planty-Mandy]

“Bright indirect light” is the worst phrase in the English language. 😂

[@kittysparkleeyes]

Means something different for each person 😂

[@Rayasratchetplants]

It's like saying full sun under a tree

[@Planty-Mandy]

It’s just lazy plant advice. We all know that almost every plant would prefer “bright indirect”. What people really want to know is which window would work best, and how far away from the window is ok, etc. how much light does it need to stay alive, or to thrive and grow? There’s much more of a range there. Because we don’t have space for every single plant to get the best light in the house.

[@smotritel1082]

In all languages I know it is no better 🤣

[@Houseplantygoodness]

😂 Totally get that! Bright indirect light can be so subjective!

[@SparkleInMoonlight]

Memo, Alocasia baginda Dragon Scale: I have the Silver Dragon, but it must be the same: I would swear that your issue is watering, resp. overwatering it (watering too soon). That´s the reason for edema and losing its leaves. When I was watering mine to the point that the leaves got wet from the bottom, it yellowed and lost oldest leaves. If I do it repeatedly, I keep losing leaves and she can´t grow/keep more leaves - since I started watering less often, this stopped. Reservoir can be problematic, because she drinks it all, gets wet, yellow, loses leaves.. So less water - I let her dry out maybe 80 %. I find that it´s not only the Dragon, but also other alocasias with thick leaves - like my A. Maharani and Ninja. My experience: I bought my Dragon as a tiny plantlet in 5 cm pot in soil, moved her to pon and she did it until I learnt to watered less often. 2,5 years later, she is in 14 cm pot, has about 13+ leaves (biggest leaf is over 22 cm long x 12 cm wide), blooms since she turned 1,5 years and her baby alocasia is sizing up now too. It´s my favourite plant. I grow all alocasias in Lechuza pon with Lechuza slow-release fertiliser, light 1 000 - 4 000 lux from the top (makes them more chubby), 60 % humidity. She never went dormant in winter. Since Dragons got cheap, maybe trying a baby plant and starting again could cheer you up? They are beautiful, so why not to have 2 :-) However, I do believe that your Dragon will be fine if it can dry out more, and it´s growing conditions are stable for a longer time period. Don´t give up on your Dragon, it would be such a pitty 🙂

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Great insights on watering! 🌱 It’s amazing how small adjustments can make such a big difference. Don’t give up on your Dragon! 🌿

[@Nicole-jo7el]

Hi Memo, hope you're having a lovely day! Just wanted to provide my experiences with the Philodendron Mamei because I also struggled with it until relatively recently: I've had mine for two years, and what I've noticed is that it throws a fit more easily compared to some of my other plants when it goes through change. It also takes longer to recover, although to be fair, it did go through a lot during the first few months I had it. The first day after I brought mine home it already dropped two leaves. A month after, I graduated from college and moved back home with my parents. Two months after that, I moved into my own apartment. At this point, it only had one leaf left out of the original five. It stayed with only that one leaf for an entire year before finally pushing out the most sad looking leaf. After that, it started to gradually push out leaves at a faster rate and has really seemed happy in only the last six months with each leaf sizing up well. I also believe that instead of the standard mamei, you have the 'silver cloud' cultivar, which is what I also have. The silver cloud has rounder leaves and more silver compared to the standard one. I grow my mamei in soil as a crawler in a long pot. Mine has always had a crawling habit although I've heard from others that it seems to be a toss up - some silver clouds seem to want to climb while others want to crawl. I'm glad to hear that your mamei is doing much better now! I really thought mine would never forgive me :,) I got a few other plants around the same time as the mamei and they had forgiven me much sooner.

[@gaddaitherage8204]

Hello Memo! First off thanks for all your great content. I learn a lot from you! As for sharing my own experience, I don’t have anything specific for your plants, but just want to share some general tips that gave me success. I think consistency is key. I believe most plants are hardy and can adapt to any conditions within certain acceptable ranges. I do everything I can to make sure my conditions are good and don’t fluctuate. Temperature: I have the AC on most of the day (actually each room has 2 units, so they take turns while the other one rests). I also DON’T open my windows and prefer to go with a good air filtration system. That and the AC should provide adequate airflow. Closed windows also helps with limiting random pests entering my environment. Growing method: My plants are either in full hydro (with nutrient solutions), semi hydro (pumice w akadama, or pafcal chips), or just pafcal chips but grown like it’s in soil. Pafcal chips and pumice are all inorganic material, so I can control the nutrients and keep things consistent. They also great at providing constant moisture and aeration at the same time. This allows me to keep my medium on the moist side so the plants don’t go through periods of drought. Light: ALL my plants are with right up against the windows or have grow lights if in darker places. I will not have any plants more than 1 meter away from the window on its own. Light keeps the plant’s inner processes running and the “busier” the plant is the better off they are. Pests: My space is relatively pest free (knock on wood). I rinse and clean my plants at least once a week. As for fungus gnats, my use Mosquitos BITS dunks in my water solution and so far it’s working well. People often thinks my plants are fake because my plants don’t have leaf damage. Sorry for the long essay hope this is helpful.

[@skullthearcobaleno2923]

Hi Memo! First, I hope you have a beautiful day and are doing well :3 I only got experience with two of your trouble childs, so... First, I'm growing in Germany, top floor apartment, so very warm in summer, average humidity about 50-60% and a lot of southfacing windows. Regarding the Mamei, it does good for me, since I let it crawl - the grower told me it's a crawler. However, it likes to only slightly dry out, in my experience (soil/bark/perlite media, very airy) and is one of my hungriest plants EVER. I fertilize every two weeks a little bit more diluted, than the bottle says to and provide it, despite being a crawler, with bright indirect light, to ensure the silveryness. Regarding the Dragon Scale - mine got edema, too qwq I dunno what caused this. I once heared, that either a plant has it or doesn't and that you cannot do too much about it. However, I find it helpful to only let it dry a little bit and give it just a little water to remoist, not rewet. It's a pain in the butt to do so multiple times a week, but edema didn't show up as regular, as it used to be back then, when I watered it 'properly' and let it drain. Also, I'm growing it in purely orchid bark right now.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Thanks for sharing your experiences! Consistency and small adjustments really do make a difference. 🌿

[@chrislynch1011]

I am a firm believer that sometimes it's just the plant, genuine not an excuse 😄 A trick I use in my outdoor garden is to double pot my pot plants otherwise they can easily cook in the heat. So with my jewel alocasia I've done the same. It's a bit confusing to explain but... Planted in terracotta which absorbs water evenly, that sits in a cache pot, I've put zeolite on the bottom for silica. I then have a larger cache pot lined with wet spagnum moss this acts like insulation. I only use a miniscule of water so it touching the terracotta. So large cache pot lined 25:17 with wet spagnum, smaller cache pot with zeolite on the bottom, terracotta pot. Silica is supposed to strengthen the cells and help protect the plant from pests, and drought etc. I've now bought liquid silica that I'm using with my fertiliser. I'm finding terracotta really helpful with my Caladiums and peperomia as well.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Double potting is a genius idea! Terracotta pots can be such lifesavers in the heat. 🌿

[@clairepook2703]

Ok so I have a small dragon scale started as two leaves now has three new ones! So I grew it in soil (soil ninja) but in my cabinet. Until I put it in my cabinet didn’t do anything so I think it needs humidity. It’s nice to know even the experts struggle sometimes too but the plant community in general is very helpful . Xx

[@agneslazarenko2653]

I got my dragon scale as a baby, repotted it immediately into leca, into a regular orchid pot with a centimetre of water in the cover pot. September to june keep it under growlights (with almost no access to natural light). I change the water twice a week. Water is filtered and boiled one day previously, kept in room temp and humidity (although with many other plants, so humidity rarely goes below 50%). I bring it outside for the summer, but it is in a shady spot then. I fertilise march to october once a week with nothing fancy. It is happy.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Great setup and routine! It’s all about finding what works best for your plant. 🌿

[@smotritel1082]

Hi, Memo! I was late to comment on your last video. I was confused when you called your Ming a Radermachera. Varieties of Poliscias are on my wish list. I did some research in my native languages. People here and in Poland grow it in their living rooms. What I know is that it hates when you disturb its roots, and after the repot, it tends to yellow and drop leaves. I know that some varieties are called shadow-tolerant. I can agree. I watched two Belfurii grow (survive) in the plant shop for a year, and the light there is awful. I guess, the care is close to most of the ficuses. Don't take the trunk for а real coudex. It is hard to kill with under watering, as well as Adenium. I think letting it dry to the half sounds reasonable, but you have to understand how fast your media dries out. If it tends to keep a lot of water, you have to be careful. You watch yours. Also, you water different when the weather changes. Watch the soil, again. The one in the local shop had some pest problems once in the entire year, it is tough. They water there when they don’t forget to, but the place is humid. I like the prices and the fact that it is nearby, and that it is the only place where I can see a lot of plants with my own eyes. But they are horrible with the pests control, and all of our plant shops are like this. I just treated myself with 4 plants from there. All with bad trips infestation. It made me nervous for the first 3 days. But we have here in Ukraine some beautiful cheep pesticides chemical and natural, and they work very well. All predatory insects are expensive here, and for farmers only. For a Dragon Scale. I had the same thing as yours on mine before it finally passed away. The thing started when it began to fill worse. I bought it on sale, it wasn't doing well from the beginning. But it gave me 5 corms, so I started again. Baby Dragon is the same to all of my other baby Alocasias. I love your new adenium. I have some seed grown Arabicums, but all mine look like sticks, not like your "turtle". Can you tell me, is Anthurium recavum and Anthurium Esmeralda are the same plant or related? I'm subscribed to your Instagram (just subscribed, mine is empty). I would be happy to share some photos of my collection with you somehow. Do you read private messages?

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Thanks for the detailed insights! Watching soil moisture and adjusting care based on plant needs is so important. 🌿 the recavum and esmeraldense from what I can see are not related, but just similar looking, but at the same time kind of different. but in my experience both grow well. ohhh bless ya, of course send a DM would love to see, sorry in advance if it takes me a minute to get back to you, it gets a bit busy on there 😬😅

[@theeclecticgent502]

My cutacuense I have in no drainage in a soiless mix. tree fern, perlite, bark, pon, and some lava Rock. No moss pole as it's standing pretty tall on its own. It is a slower grower for me I've had it I think since last fall andnits just now giving what i think looks like growth but no new leaves.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Sounds like a solid care routine! 🌿 Slow growers can be a challenge, but patience pays off. 🌱

[@kantigua5544]

Re Alocasia: for context, i grow various Alocasia in ambient room conditions in NYC. all of mine, hold most of their leaves and consistently keep about 4-5 leaves per shoot in the pot. I dont have dragon scales though, so please keep that in mind.... i grow mine in a slightly chunky aroid mix (just a bit less chunky then you would give a monstera). miracle grow tropical mix + perlite + orchid bark. i water it about weekly, when the soil is just a bit damp but not completely dry. i completely flush the plants n rise the leaves (to prevent spidermites) every single time i water. i also use a diluted fertilizer with each water since alocasia seem to be pretty hungry. i dont use grow lights, just the ambient light of the room that i get from my NW and SE windows. I think the secret to Alocasia is to nail down a consistent watering schedule. not letting them ever get too dry but never overwatering. it can be super tricky to figure out at first, honestly, but keep at it. my humidity right now is whatever the humidity is outside since my windows are all open for summer but in the winter, it can drop to 20% and they do not lose leaves (unless i accidently over/underwater) and they don't ever go completely dormant. they just slow down to a snail's pace in their growth because of the shorter daylight hours. hope that helps! good luck!

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Thank you for the detailed care tips! 🌿 Consistency in watering and humidity is key. Good luck with your Alocasias! 🌱

[@ConnieP92]

V for victory on your Mamei 👌🏼 Ive got mine on a pole and in semi-hydro as well and it's very happy and the leaves are really sizing up even though we are in autumn now in Sydney. I think for mine it's the fertiliser that it's loving and I have it about 6 feet away from a north facing window but supplemented with Mother grow lights and it's loving its position and the gentle flow of air (fan) as well as the AC for warmer air. Our ambient humidity sits at around 77-80% most days even with the AC it only falls to 60. And I ensure the moss pole is always damp. Yours is looking quite good all things considered. Alocasia is most definitely happier in pon for me and I have them in my bedroom in front of a north facing window and only morning direct light. I have had that exact edema thing happen to one of the many leaves I have on mine only when they became larger...I think it's just something that happened when I added water to the reservoir (large Lechuza 40 bowl full of a variety of Alocasia in pon) that I never allow to dry completely. All the other green dragon scale leaves don't have that and my sansiveria moonshine has it a little which tells me it might just be a "er Im drowning from too much water all at once" issue. All the best with it Memo.💪

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Thanks for sharing your detailed care routine! Every little adjustment helps. 🌿

[@sierragenessee]

I have never grown Anthurium lutheri but I do have some ideas based on other anthuriums I have grown. Unless you have it in very high light, those browning spots on the leaves look like fungus. Some of my cloud forest anthuriums get leaf discoloration like that when they are struggling with root rot/fungus. It looks like the algae might be winning in that potting scenario. Roots might be suffocating. You could try blasting those roots with some water to clean them off and restarting in whatever medium you choose. I will dunk a plant in powdered rooting hormone if it is struggling like that because they usually have some copper fungicide mixed in to them. Keeps the rot away and encourages new root growth. I hate cutting plants but with all that new growth, you could try air layering some of those growth points at the top.then you would have a backup plant if things go wrong….and then there’s always a moss pole. When I transition mine from semi hydro, if you choose to, I leave 30% of the same semihydro medium in the bottom and place some moss barky combo in the top so it doesn’t shock the plant too much. Probably more info than you wanted, but it’s all about the sharing :).

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Great advice on tackling root rot and using fungicides. Thanks for sharing your detailed experience! 🌿

[@soberplantguy]

I don't have any sage advice on the plants, Memo. But ... I do think you should apply for a patent on the super cool "V" moss pole 🤭(Also, I'm going to steal this video idea. How has no one thought of this before?)

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Haha, patent pending! 😆 Glad you liked the idea. Feel free to steal it! 🌿 so lovely to see your channel growing 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@saskiadeclercq6308]

For the Gigas; I got mine in 10/22 as a one leaf cutting. It's on a mosspole and outgrew it's first 1m mosspole a month or 2 ago. It's in Sydney Plant Guy's aroid-mix and gets Liquid Gold Leaf in it's upside down bottle watering once a week. I'm from Belgium and don't have a lot of windows, so almost all my plants (250+ 😅) get Barrina T5 growlight. Hope this helps! 😊

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Great tips, especially with limited windows! Grow lights can be a game-changer. 🌿

[@friskymp]

My Gigas grows 1-ish leaf a month. I fertilize with every watering using liquid fertilizer (miracle grow, I dilute the little spoon that comes in the package in 4L of water). Light is very bright 700-800 fc per 13 hours (grow light) I just need to increase humidity because leafs sometimes get a bit stuck. For alocasia what has worked for me is soil mix in a no drainage clear pot and keeping the soil moist, I water them thoroughly and turn around the plant to let excess all water out (I even squeeze the pot to let it all out) - hope it makes sense, light goes between 500 to 800 fc per 13 hours a day (grow light) and fertilize it with every watering. Almost all my plants are in a no drainage pot because it’s so hot where I live that I would have to water every 2 days, with no drainage I water every 4 to 5 days.

[@smotritel1082]

My Alocasias like the same things as yours and do well. May be my light is a bit smaller. All esteblished plants keep from 4-6 spotless leaves grown in my care. And when in the summer time I put them on the window It seams too dry and hot for them (Northern East. Eastern Europe)

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Your detailed care routine is impressive! 🌿 Thanks for sharing your tips, especially about the no-drainage pots. Makes total sense! 👍

[@aplantprocess]

Love your honesty and humility. That, and it’s so cool how your comments section is a little community of people helping and sharing with each other. I was about to give up on a similar Alocasia. I put it in a high humidity enclosure. I’m sure the humidity helps but I think the beautiful new growth is more about the combination of consistent high humidity and moisture where the roots are (which are in LECA with a low reservoir). It now relies on sunlight in the morning rather than a grow light other plants seem to grow well next to.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

I love seeing our little community help each other out! 🌱 Consistent humidity and moisture make all the difference. 🌿

[@sierragenessee]

Totally agree. Memo’s kindness and patience is contagious and creates a non-judgmental environment for collaborative problem-solving.

[@allonewordcaps]

Good to see other people are struggling with certain plants too. Hope you get the help you need. 😊

[@Houseplantygoodness]

You’re not alone in the struggle! 😊 Keep experimenting, and you’ll find what works best for your plants.

[@kittysparkleeyes]

@@Houseplantygoodness yep, im struggling with rex begonia. I think its over watering so trying to prove or rule that out. It's certainly a matter of trial and error

[@allonewordcaps]

Just bought (and spilled all over the car park ). My Stephania erecta. Any suggestions. It is so tiny and cute. About the size of a nutmeg . Oh I just found out video about them. Thank you! 🙏

[@allonewordcaps]

Any new information and I would be so happy to hear it. I think I replanted mine not low enough in the soil. Oh gosh.

[@tanya.quintieri]

Alocasia: Try innoculating with great white. It's awesome for root health. Mine tend to get less edema with it.

[@smotritel1082]

If great white is Trichoderma I am 100% agree.

[@tanya.quintieri]

@@smotritel1082 two different species of trichoderma, plus other bacteria and endo- and ectomycorrhiza.

[@smotritel1082]

@@tanya.quintieri sounds great. Is it expenpensive?

[@tanya.quintieri]

@@smotritel1082it is. I spend about 120 Eur per growing season.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Great tip Tanya! Root health is so important, and it’s awesome to hear what’s working for you. 🌿

[@silviap4478]

I am also struggling with the Dragon Scale and I also got it as a baby plant. But it also has so many edemas on its leaves. I started anew with corms, directly into semi hydro. And now I keep the reservoir at 1/4 capacity. I let it dry out, wait a day and then fill the reservoir again. That seems to halt the most of edema. Now I will just keep going until it gets bigger and hopefully the problem solves itself when it gets bigger

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Thanks for the tips on handling edema! Sometimes it’s just about finding the right balance. 🌿

[@nicolemickle1851]

Got my mamei as a one leaf cutting. Grew it in a standard pot and let it crawl. After a year I transferred it to a crawling pot. It has grown beautifully for two years.

[@Babz595]

Do you grow it in soil?

[@nicolemickle1851]

@@Babz595 yes. I use an aroid mix. It's one of my easiest growing plants.

[@Babz595]

@@nicolemickle1851 thanks for your quick reply! I moved mine into pon as a lot of my philos love it but this one has not grown at all since I moved it, so I will give it a fresh aroid mix 🙂

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Awesome to hear about your Mamei’s success! 🌿 Consistency really pays off.

[@mwatson4970]

I just got a baby one of the dragon Scale and it seems to like it's clear cup of chunky soil to dry pretty thoroughly and med light, only with more humidity around it than most of my other alocasias need.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Chunky soil and clear cups seem to be working well! 🌿 Thanks for sharing your setup. 🪴

[@MultiDragon1313]

My suggestion for moss poles I buy the generic plastic d shaped one's from Amazon I don't know if they are available in the UK. Yes you will need a janky support steak for stability.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Great suggestion on the moss poles! Stability is key for those taller plants. 🌱

[@MakiGirl2010]

Dragon scale... Seeing the comments it will be difficult for you to chose! ;) I have 4 "babies". They all doing great! I'm in Ireland, so our climate is kind of the same... I keep all of them in a small cup without drainage hole! Airy soil mix with a layer of leca on the bottom as a water reservoir! I never let the water dry out!! They are in room temperature: 23-25 C. And they LOVE STRONG LIGHT!!! I use strong regular led lights (the amount of sunlight in Ireland... :S). They get 600-1300+ FC light (measured with a phone app so...). Oh and I fertilize them weekly with half strength. They grew huge leaves from the beginning + there are new babies too!! /oh, my first comment on your channel: I love your videos!!! * left out: my humidity in my room is 60-70% naturally... and I leave the lights on for 14 hours!

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Your setup sounds perfect! 🌱 Thanks for the kind words and for sharing your success story with Dragonscales. 🪴

[@sindymoore8926]

I have a dragon Scale on pon... I found that it doesn't like my cabinet with grow lights. I've put it directly beside this cabinet, no more grow lights, ambiant conditions (around 23 degrees) and it thrives very well... Hope it will help 🙂 Love your channel! I'm in Quebec City Canada

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Great to hear your Dragonscale is thriving! Ambient conditions can make a big difference. 🌿

[@patpan2932]

Thank you for saving the poor creature.❤

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Glad I could help! 🌿❤

[@carolinebaines8735]

I got the Gigas in June last year. 2 plants, they died. Got another two, they ended up in the prop box. Got another one and it’s still alive but small. Yadder, yadder. I’ve bought 8 over the last year and I still don’t have a pretty plant. I currently have 3 on one pole in PON and 2 in PON, orchiata & TFF on another pole. I’m stubborn but I’m giving up. If these die, they die. I’ve given them everything I can think of. I’ve tried ambient, a cabinet, tent; high light, bright indirect light, medium light; soil, soilless; drainage, no drainage; it just doesn’t want to live… I’m done. The joy is gone.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Sorry to hear about your struggles with Gigas. Sometimes it’s just about finding the right conditions. but I get giving up on it ! 🌿

[@alibauer73]

And I forgot to mention keep the stem buried pretty high. When it grows up out of the pot keep it covered either with damp moss (not wet) I’ve killed several but think I now finally have it figured out. Both my silver and green are so gorgeous now.. Corms. So many corms I can’t keep up with them. 32 last time I replanted both after only 5 months. It’s ridiculous. Putting a little tree fern or spag mixed in made all the difference.

[@SparkleInMoonlight]

I buried the stem deeper with my Alocasia Ninja ... within 2 weeks, it got stem rot and the beautiful large plant is gone :-( Luckily, its babies grow on.

[@vicky3792]

I have a dragonscale and it’s been easy. Only problem was spider mites but it bounced right back. I started a baby from a corm and it was just as easy. Chunky aroid, water when I feel like it sometimes it stays moist sometimes it dries out. Living outside for the summer. You really might have a bum one and might try a new one since they are so reasonable now. Good luck. 😊

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Sounds like you’ve cracked the code! Spider mites can be a pain, but glad your Dragonscale bounced back. 🪴

[@carolstuff]

You’re so hilarious Memo, “V moss pole” lol! The only one I have is the Gigas & it’s on the same bus as yours.

[@smotritel1082]

I'm so glad to know it from you before I bought it! I'll beter get another Alocasia or Glorious instead. My Melano is not easy for me, so I don't want another pain. Thank you!

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Haha, thanks! 🌿 The Gigas can be a tricky one, but we’re all in this together. 😊

[@Coco_Welly]

Cool idea for video ❤

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Thanks! Glad you liked the video idea! ❤

[@mariajesusmorales6121]

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[@Houseplantygoodness]

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[@emmatelford1784]

Dragonscale... Urgh! The plant i wanted so bad, ive killed two green ones and two silver ones. I just dont get jewel alocasia at all.... Except cuprea, massive sucess there.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Sorry to hear about your Dragonscales. Sometimes it’s just trial and error with these tricky plants. 🌿

[@tanya.quintieri]

A lutheri... Sigh. I can tell you it doesn't like cabinets. Just chopped mine into nodes and am starting from scratch. Hopefully it will be like with my Queremalense and it just get used to what I can give it.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Starting from scratch can be tough but also rewarding! 🌿 Hope your nodes thrive like your Queremalense! 🌱 Ironically my Queremalense is doing ok ish 😅

[@allthelittlerebornshansen5448]

Arabia bright indirect light humidity keep moisture if they dry out they Shrivel up fast and die

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Great quick tips! Keeping the balance with moisture and humidity is key. 🌿

[@alibauer73]

Pon no drainage with tiny bit of moss mixed in or tree fern fiber mixed in. Alocasia Dragon scale

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Thanks for the detailed tips! Mixing moss or tree fern fiber sounds like a great strategy. 🪴🌿

[@tanya.quintieri]

P gigas. It really likes being chucked into bins. 🙄

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Amazing comment Tanya 😂😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏

[@turogers13]

I recently purchased the bottom of a philodendron Gigas. ( if that makes sense) it appears to be healthy but the leaves do look droopy and it is in soil with a moss pole and I did recently watch your video review on it from 2 years ago! so I do not have high expectations for it either. 🙄

[@Houseplantygoodness]

I feel you! Sometimes those droopy leaves just need a bit of extra care. Fingers crossed for your Philodendron Gigas! 🌿🤞

[@pswizzl21]

Try more heat with the alocasia the soil needs to be warm the corm needs that heat to get the engine going My experience I'm not an expert

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Heat is crucial for Alocasias! 🌱 Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@sherryporsch9349]

Hey Memo. What I can tell you is, high light I keep mine in south window and do not repot it. It has a fine root system at the very bottom of the Ming so don’t leave it set in water. It rots easily, let itt dry out before watering it. I had mine like 20 yrs an never repotted it. It will wilt when it’s thirsty an if it gets to dry it will yellow and drop leaves. I don’t remember ever having a pest on it. Reg fertilizer. 💚🫶🏼

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Thanks for the advice! 🌿 Consistency and patience really seem to be the key. 💚

[@alibauer73]

And I forgot to mention keep the stem buried pretty high. When it grows up out of the pot keep it covered either with damp moss (not wet) I’ve killed several but think I now finally have it figured out. Both my silver and green are so gorgeous now.. Corms. So many corms I can’t keep up with them. 32 last time I replanted both after only 5 months. It’s ridiculous. Putting a little tree fern or spag mixed in made all the difference.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Your experience is gold! 🌟 Keeping the stem buried high and mixing in tree fern/spag seems to be the magic touch. 🪴