Roasting Overhyped Houseplants! 🍃😡 Part 2

[@beckyowens8232]

Love this series. My favorite moment was when you started to roast hoyas. I laughed out loud thinking of the visceral reaction you'd get from hoyanatics and you were already saying, "No, no, wait! Hear me out." Totally started laughing again.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Haha, glad you enjoyed the hoya roast! Always fun to shake things up a bit. Thanks for laughing with me! 😂🌿

[@imaginarydreamer]

I love this series. You are totally delightful and hilarious. I personally don't like hoyas at all so I appreciate you roasting them😂

[@melissamonroe561]

I love this series of plant rants called "Soft Roasts" they r flat out honest & that's all I'v ever asked 4 in my plant videos & I only follow those who have enuff experience 2 b honest & informative about their experiences in their enviroments & conditions. Please don't loose that! 🤎 Ur channel❣

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Thank you so much! Honesty is the best policy, especially when it comes to plants. 🌱 Appreciate your support! 🤎💕

[@EMuro-wu7uy]

I do love prayer plants, they do well with distilled water or RO water. If you can't use that treat the water with stuff for fish, and they will live you for it. Mine are doing terrific, when I change my water for fish tanks I use that to water my plants. They live that and are growing so much better

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Wow, that's some top-tier plant care advice! 🐟💧 I might have to consider that for my prayer plants. Thanks for the tip! 👍

[@EMuro-wu7uy]

@@Houseplantygoodness finding and sharing tips is so awesome, especially when we can do better than before

[@Gkrissy]

Yes for the calathea pinstripe. I moved it from its sweet spot and it started dying on me. At first it was thriving and then suddenly died on me. I didn’t see any bugs. I tried to water propagation but it didn’t work. 😂 my philodendron pink princess is thriving in the south facing window so I just leave it alone in a wide self watering container. I have a Burkin and I believe it’s worth $5-10 bucks and not the crazy prices it use to fetch for.

[@Pikagirl999]

Totally agree about ppp in Hoyas (I am not a fan at all, I wanted a compacta so bad and then was so disappointed - never again lol). I wanted a melano but after seeing ppls troubles took it off the list. So good to see both sides on these plants to make informed decisions :)

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Thanks for the insights! 💡 It's always great to hear multiple perspectives. Helps everyone make better choices! 🪴

[@marinam9091]

My Calathea rufibarba followed the exact same playbook! From a big-box store beauty to being hardly alive in just a couple of months. I am watching its near-death experience for more than 12 months now while still trying at revival every now and then. It may be the right time to say good-bye and join the "I killed the Calathea" club. :)

[@Womynxx]

I just saw some of those in my local big box store and I just gave them a pet and kept it moving. 😂 I currently have 2 calethea. One is struggling and the other just stopped growing. 😭 I once killed, revived, and killed a white fusion over several months. Sometimes you just got to let it go. Circle of life.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Welcome to the "I struggled with Calathea" club! 🤣🌿 We've all been there!

[@dianamassimo]

I agree with every one of these. Especially the Hoyas. I have some beautiful hoyas, BUT, because of the mealy bugs , I keep them separate from the rest of my plants and I refuse to buy another hoya.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Mealybugs are the worst! 🐛 Totally understand the hoya separation strategy, I do the same. Here's to pest-free plants! 🥂

[@jillianleblanc9370]

Thank you for sharing beautiful and amazing plants lovely collection beautiful houseplants

[@angelahegbom9053]

Just like you PPPs, I have a plant from r&d nurseries that they dubbed the white ice princess and holy cow the Cinderella shoes! Every new leaf has this problem. It’s a fun plant, it grows rather quickly, I love the pink striping on the petioles, but those stuck leaves… 😒

[@lindaedwards4632]

@SheffieldPlants calls the melanochrysum, Melanocrisis 😂😂 It’s the perfect name for it. I have a pink princess, it has great variegation and no muddy leaves which is great. I also own a birkin which is growing well, the leaves seem to stay the same size 🤷‍♀️ I used to have a lot of hoyas and they were mealy bug magnets. I no longer have them, I haven’t seen a mealy bug since 👍😀🇨🇦

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Melanocrisis is the name we all didn't know we needed! 😂 Glad your pink princess and birkin are thriving. Ahh, those mealy bug experiences with hoyas though...🐛🚫 Glad they're gone for good! 🙌😊🇨🇦

[@carolstuff]

None of them surprised me; I’ll double down on the dirty princess. Thanks for making this a series Memo!

[@Yoliplanting]

Hoya linearis I had a huge one, very lush, my pride and joy. Attacked by mealies with a force I had to chop up the plant. Grew roots potted it up and again attacked. So no Hoyas until the PTSD goes away. Calethea White Fussion I still wake up in the middle of the night screaming 😱

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Oh no, the trauma of those mealy attacks! 😭 And that Calathea White Fusion sounds like a real nightmare. Hope you find some peace with your plant choices soon! 🌱💚

[@plantypittsburgh]

You hurt me in the gloriosum, but I've never reacted so visually in the face area to a KZbin video than when you said "hoya." It felt like you were talking directly to me when you said, "listen. Listen. Listen. Listen. " 😂 I haven't even listened yet. 😂😂

[@gfamily1943]

Calathea is actually my first love 😂❤ not surprised by what you said though. I hover over my prayer plants 😅

[@Houseplantygoodness]

The love-hate relationship with Calathea is real! 😂❤️ But hey, they're so beautiful when they behave!

[@Planty-Mandy]

I’m thinking of just mixing my melano in with my micans. It seems healthy and I have 3 decent strands of it, but I have no desire to spend years trying to size it up on a pole. Maybe it will be cool mixed? Also I absolutely love my scindapsus moonlight. It may grow slowly but it’s gorgeous and I have enough plants I don’t need them all to grow huge fast. 😂

[@eliza33888]

I feel the same about my moonlight. It’s on my desk at work, and I need it to just keep sitting there looking stunning. No growth is fine.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Mixing melano with micans? Sounds intriguing! 🌱 And totally feel you on the scindapsus moonlight. Every plant has its own charm! 😊

[@violetgrimm4]

I killed a pinstripe early on in my plant life. it got spider mites that almost killed all my other plants. It really broke my heart andafter that I'm a calathea free house... I also have a pink princess I call my poo princess she is a waste of space but I can't bring myself to be rid of her.

[@sunflowerhillhomesteadaust7887]

Oh yeah, that bloody pinstripe calathea...once was enough lol! I do find the 'prayer plant' caltheas better though. And birkin...ye gods what is WITH that?! Wanrt to give it away but can't think of anyone I dislike enough...🤣🤣🤣

[@Pikagirl999]

Hi Memo! I just wanted to say I love your content so much! These have been my fav videos to watch. So much great content, beautiful plants, and amazing vibes!! Ty for spreading joy :) 🪴🥰🪴

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Sending lots of planty love your way! 🥰 Thanks for the support and good vibes! 🪴💚

[@HippyAITech]

I love your nervous punchline laugh. It sounds like they way an evil genius would laugh if he lacked confidence. This is a said fondly with admiration, every time you laugh like that, it makes me smile.

[@beyoutube76]

Always enjoy Memo! I am starting to wonder about my Hoya move (now around only 10) Found only three mealies and now I look three times a day! I love my calatheas! Always go happy when new leaves start popping up. So far the one in pon needs more attention, don't know why? Decided to get your Tshirt.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Thanks for always tuning in! 📺 And yay for the new shirt! Hope it brings you lots of planty happiness. 🌿😄

[@Alaaya_0]

I have a melanocrisis for 6 months, it is still juvenile and bane of my existence. It is attached to a moss pole and giving me tiny ugly leaves. I also got a cheap Birkin. It was in peat but I acclamated it for 45 days or, oh was I wrong. I repotted in my regular chunky aroid mix all my other philos enjoy and it unalived itself so quickly.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Ah, the infamous melanocrisis! 😂 Sometimes plants just want to test our patience. Here's hoping for better plant luck next time! 🍀

[@heatherstephens9295]

Yes I totally agree with you on treating Calathea as cut flowers. After all cut flowers would be about the same price & we think nothing of throwing them out when the blooms are spent. I’ve had good luck with ornatas, network & a couple more but so many especially the pinstripe varieties landed up in the bin after fussing & fussing over them. They made me feel defeated even though I have many other plants in my collection that are flourishing. Great video 👍👍

[@EMuro-wu7uy]

I love this series, and best of all I do like some plants that were roasted, but all in all we are all entitled to our opinions

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Absolutely! Plant opinions can be so personal. Thanks for understanding and enjoying the series! 🥰🪴

[@EMuro-wu7uy]

@@Houseplantygoodness it's important to enjoy the content, learn lessons, and more. I enjoy Kaylee Ellen's channel as well

[@turogers13]

I do have a dark Scindapsus and a lighter one. The light one was drenched with water so I began the process of water propagation. I have been waiting for a month to see any sign of roots but nothing has changed since the first day I started.

[@omaam1005]

Hey, you had me laughing Dude. I appreciate your experience with plants. For some reason I'm always attracted to the nerds of any subject I have interest in. But, scientist of many types are nerds and we all know we need them to tell us how and why things do what they do. Thank you and I always look forward to more of your interesting videos. Take care now. Jesus loves you.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Hey there! 😄 So glad you enjoyed the video and got a good laugh out of it! Embracing the inner plant nerd always. 🤓🌱 Thank you for the kind words and support. Sending good vibes your way, and remember, happy planting! 🍀🌿

[@plantypittsburgh]

Geo plant. Looks gorgeous when you buy it and so different and then unwieldy starts dying, crisping etc. I've tried so many. 😂

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Geo plants can be so deceiving, right? 😭 As for the systemic granules, not quite sure about England's regulations, I know we get some, but I dont think we get the truly strong ones that is available in the USA and Canada. And haha, I'm sorry for the emotional rollercoaster on the hoya mention! 😂🎢

[@plantypittsburgh]

@@Houseplantygoodness it truly was! 😆

[@s.velez-lorenzo7895]

I got a Calathea in which I call her " MISS FUSSY, " . I tend to her always. Misting, watering ,also making sure it receives the light. I 💘 even have conversations with all my plants 😆 🤣 😂 . I HAVE POTHO which I 've had for a long time but lately has gotten leggy. I cut it back to see if I remedy and make this plant more bushy. Thank you for sharing appreciate your advice.

[@SparkleInMoonlight]

Memo, this series is so much fun 😃 It greatly helps me to expand my plant blacklist 😃I hope the series will continue 🙂 Let´s roast them😀 As much as I love calatheas, I must agree on Ornata, as it´s a very fragile diva. However, in my opinion no. among calatheas should be the White Fusion - the leaves are super fragile, very easily eaten, grows very slowly given the whiteness (for a calathea) and it´s the biggest spidermite magnet I have ever seen. It´s a nightmare driving one insane. I´d say after no. 1 the White Fusion, there is nothing for a long time, than comes the Ornata (fragile pest magnet, and loses the stripes when mature and than it looks dull - they have a mature one in a local botanical garden, where it looks quite bad too 😀). After these two, a long time nothing and then the rest of the genus. These two are the kind that nearly made me cry from despair. I was relieved when they (and all the spidermites and thrips on them) were gone. Despite my horrible experience with these two, I love calatheas and they still present a majority in my collection (although every single one I bought had spidermites in the soil). I also admit that Ornata was among the calatheas that got me into this hobby. I´d recommend these two to noone. Nevertheless, if I could keep White Fusion and Ornata separatedly from any other living plant (min. 2 m away, preferably in a glass cabinet), and if I could get them as babies, I´ll try again (because I´m much stronger pest fighter than I used to be), given I was in a mad and adventurous mood. When I occasionally sell calatheas, I write a prior warning to all potential naive beginners not to buy them 😀 And if they persist, I send them my calathea manual, so that they can still back off in time 😀

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Thanks for the love! ❤️ Those calatheas can indeed be divas. 😅 Appreciate all your insights and experiences. Let's keep roasting and growing! 🌱🔥

[@lisaplanty]

I sooo agree with every plant you’ve mentioned 🇨🇦

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Woo! Plant opinions unite! 🇨🇦🌿 Thanks for watching and sharing the love! 💚

[@Manu-61]

Thanks for another great video helps to know which plants us newbies should stay away from spares heartaches et stress😅😅😅 love❤your laugh have a great week-end Memo hugs from Belgium 🇧🇪

[@vicky3792]

The P. Melan used to be on my wishlist, after research it’s been replaced with P. Splendid and/or Gigas. Scindapsus t. Had it moved on. P. Birkin, had it moved on, Philodendron pink princess, 😡 I have some of these around want them all gone. Not a Hoyahead but I have a few and enjoy them. Calathea can kiss my rear! No surprises for me. I agree wholeheartedly.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Love your plant picks! And LOL at the Calathea comment. 😂 Keep enjoying your green beauties! 🌱❤️

[@marthav.phooenix]

It was so funny watching your roast on scindapsus moonlight while repoting my brand new scindapsus moonlight 🤣🤣🤣 I will see if you were right in the near future 😅

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Timing is everything! 😂 Hope your scindapsus moonlight proves me wrong 🌱🌖

[@junaseras]

I agree with all of these but especially: ahhh yeah calatheas... I didn't really have had plants prior to 2020 but i have two very curious cats and prayer plants where one of the safest options to introduce my cats to plants. That was one year of really hard lessons, some of them i'm happy to share: 1. Stromanthe Magic Star: Just remove the crispy tips... Literally no one will notice. Also: has a toxic relationship with spider mites. 2. Calathea Orbifolia: Thrips Magnet #1 - i had a really big one but it was constantly having thrips and it got so annoying i stopped caring and put it on the balcony to die. 3. Maranta leuconeura: Looks so bad when it dies... It was just standing in a draft for a bit and wasn't able to recover for whatever reason. I got a new one since and had it for years in really decent condition, it dies back in winter every year but it does very well in spring and summer. 4. If you're a beginner, masochist and want to have a prayer plant: Go with Marantas, they're pretty chill and easy to propagate when sh*t hits the fan. (... and it will hit the fan eventually) 5. Honorable mentions for prayer plants that worked well for me: Calathea rufibarba, Calathea Musaica (reallllly lovely plant, super hardy as well), Maranta kerchoveana (the varigated one looks soooo amazing) 6. I learned that my cats don't give a flying f about plants. 7. Calatheas are (imo) pretty expensive for what they are tbh. 8. Switch to philodendrons. Hope you enjoyed that - have a lovely day and thanks for the video Memo! 🌈💖✨

[@SteveNoblin]

Talking about the birkin. Mine is growing red stems and they come out reddish looking and then turn green. I'm not sure if this is normal or not.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Hmm, sounds like your Birkin's trying something new with those red stems! 🤔 Keep an eye on it, I think mine did it too, when it was getting a lot of light. Plants can be full of surprises! 🌱🔴

[@lizzielangan]

thank you sooo much for mentioning HOYA’s

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Haha, you're welcome! Gotta spill the tea on those HOYA's sometimes, right? 🍵😉

[@NaturallyNatural81]

I love my Birkin. I have 2 on a moss pole. I think it's just beautiful

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Double Birkin love! 🌱💕 It sounds like yours are thriving. I'm here for it! 🙌

[@kimberlyfitz-fagan5023]

Love this style video 💚 can’t wait to see more

[@missfoliageforever7963]

This was such a joy to watch - love this series- and i agree about everything you said . The hoyas are indeed a bit of a pain when it comes to mealybugs ( i never even had issues with them until i brought my first hoya into my collection ) But what about the Pilea pepperomiodes ? No matter what i do , they always look like s£¥[t in my home … maybe roast them in the next part of this series ? Greeting from Belgium 💚🌿🌱

[@carolinebaines8735]

I’ve killed 2 S. Treubi Moonlights. No more. If I can sell my Melano, I will. So, so many PPP-they’re all beautifully variegated but they're all in prop boxes. I'm going to try PON, but I'm NOT buying anymore. I still like my Birkin! Calathea are very hit or miss. They seem to do better in PON, but that may be me and my care. Some just croak. A few grow back and do well in my conditions.

[@JessieTestie]

I switched my Calatheas to Pon and they are thriving.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Your plant journey sounds like a rollercoaster! 🎢 Keep experimenting and finding what works best for you. 🌱

[@Carey.S75]

I love my birkin 😮 Yes it grows slow, but I'm getting different variations on the leaves; some white with green pinstripes, white with some sectoral green variegation, a quarter of red in with the green, and half-moon green & white. I am still waiting for the leaves to size up but I like the compactness, and it fits in nicely amongst other plants. My PPP is just meh. It's not just the muddy colouring with sporadic pink variegation that lets this plant down, the growth habit is far worse, especially when growing from a juvenile. The leaves of mine are just getting smaller and smaller and it's nowhere near due an up-pot. And hoyas 😮😮😮 How dare you 😂😂😂 I've only ever had one hoya get Mealybugs, and after an alcohol/horticultural soap/water mix sprayed all over the plant, a full repot with all the old soil removed, and then 2 further fortnightly sprays with the same mixture the Mealies were completely eradicated. Calatheas and Spidermites however are a pain in the royal.......and on that note 🤣🤣🤣

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Hey Carey 👋👋👋 Your birkin sounds lovely with all that variation! 😍 And yes, Calatheas and their mite issues... 😩 But gotta love the plant journey, right? 😂🌿

[@Carey.S75]

@@Houseplantygoodness Nothing better than the plant journey with all the issues to learn from 😁😁😁

[@tanya.quintieri]

I just chopped my Birkin to keep the top cutting and discarded the rest. 😅

[@silviap4478]

Same 😂

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Sometimes a chop and prop is the way to go! Hope your top cutting thrives! 🌱😅 I always love your way of dealing with your plants, same decisiveness as me 😅🙌🙌

[@tanya.quintieri]

We make good plant parents. :) 💜 @@Houseplantygoodness

[@faithchristiansen5890]

Absolutely agree with each and every one The truth hurts sometimes 😩😆

[@karolinaw.]

I bought the scindapsus moonlight by accident (it was on sale in local store so I bought it basically 😉). I heard that they are slow growers and so on, but in my apartment most of plants grow slow, so I did not care that much. Yet, it grows quite nicely for me, I wouldn't say it is a slow grower, it grows even faster than other plants I have that are called quick growers, like squamiferum for example 😊

[@mamaj6028]

Mine is in my bathroom, next to the shower. Helps with humidity issue.

[@vaylara5679]

Really liked my Birkin, grew pretty ok on a moss pole. But then it got rust fungus after around one year out of nothing, treatment did not worked and it went to the trash several months later. I am not missing it at all now. With my PP I am in love/hate relationship, still sometimes having issues with leaves unfurling even in high humidity environment and on a moss pole. But sometimes it grows pink halfmoon leaves and they look so nice... :D Calatheas are probably just really cheap to produce :D

[@Houseplantygoodness]

That rust fungus sounds awful, but glad you're finding some beauty in the PP! 🌱💗 And LOL at the Calathea production insight 😂

[@JoanneZira]

So much agreeing here! My Melanocrysum has been in Melanocrisis since I got it 18 months ago. It had 2 leaves, now has 7. All but 2 are small, stuck and stunted, although there's no yellowing...time to chop and prop 😛 I also bought tiny Scindapsus Moonlight and dark form that year... the dark form died immediately, the Moonlight now has a whole 3 leaves 😅 I admit I killed my Birkin, (yes to the weird growth and reverting), I hated it so much 😇 ps: don't touch my Hoyas!!! Just joking, but never had mealy bugs on them. Some thrips this year, but apart from the Compacta that insisted on hiding them carefully away, I got rid of them fairly quickly.

[@rosine2011]

Just put my Birkin in the trash... I really liked it, but it became so weird looking and after cutting it back it got worse. I felt kinda bad about getting rid of a healthy plant, but if it isn't bringing me any joy, what's the point🤷🏼‍♀️ PPP is only nice if you have the good genetic once and Hoya never interested me in the first place. I love Calatheas, but I had my "casualties " aswell 😅

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Totally get you! Plants should bring us joy, and if they don't, it's okay to part ways. 😅 And the journey with Calatheas...we've all been there! 🌿❤️

[@kspence5300]

“I’m one of those weird foreign people” lmao. ❤

[@randallbatson611]

Plants are amazing but I love that purple flannel

[@daveoverstreet5148]

Hoya, Memo? HOYA??? How black is your heart ??!!! 🤣🤣🤣 At least here in the middle states of the U.S., we don't seem to to struggle nearly this much with mealy bugs. (Now watch, I'll open up my grow tent to find a massive infestation ....) Thanks for the giggles.

[@kristiemowry3267]

Gave away my Birkin cause it didn't grow and its leaves started turning all white. I have seen large ones for sale that are amazing. Still have my pink princess. It is on a pole and has many pink leaves, but it also have those weird stunted leaves. My hoya collection of 50 plants or so have never had mealy bugs. I think they are not so common in the States maybe if you live in a dryer climate. I completely agree with you regarding calathea. I have a pin stripe and it really doesn't grow many new leaves, maybe one or two a year. But the white fusion, is by far the worst.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Thanks for sharing your experiences! 🌱 That's a lot of Hoyas, by the way! I'm slightly jealous. 😉

[@beregarcia8655]

Yesss when I saw the calathea I laugh . I took mine out so it could die away and it came back 😂 brought her in bc of winter weather and it died 😅

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Sounds like your Calathea's giving you a rollercoaster ride! 🎢😂 Nature sure has its own plans!

[@jksprouts]

Brilliant again! I agreed with so much you said. Always foung Birkin vaguely boring. But how about this: My daughter really doesn't care for plants but someone bought her a Birkin. She's neglecting it totally and still the thing thrives. Is it the new Cast Iron Plant?😂

[@Houseplantygoodness]

That's hilarious about your daughter's Birkin! 😂 Maybe it really is the new Cast Iron Plant! 🌿🔥

[@plantypittsburgh]

Is England not allowed systemic granules either (like Canada)? Takes care of just about everything except mites. I've never even seen a pest on a hoya!

[@chantelehanley4411]

Really? That's interesting. I live in Australia and I noticed yesterday my hoyas are full of mealybugs.

[@annissa485]

The pink princess portion 😂

[@Houseplantygoodness]

That pink princess bit was something, right? 😂🌱

[@beckyfrichek8190]

Your Birkin is a slow grower? How?! 😂 I think both the PPP and the Birkin have come all the way around to where the backlash against the hype has subsided, and the people who like them for what they are can enjoy them the way they did before the big craze (the PPP, at least, since the Birkin is fairly new). I acquired both plants long after they were cool, and mostly for free, and I am getting a lot of enjoyment out of the Birkin, which I got as a tiny baby that looked just like any other baby philodendron. It’s grown pretty quickly, and it has been fun to see the leaves get rounder and develop the stripes. It’s just getting to the point needing a second repot. In my philo group, I have learned that it’s pretty common for them to start throwing half-moons and then reverting to rojo Congo as they age. But the half moons are honestly stunning. I haven’t had the PPPs long enough to know how they’ll grow for me. But a couple of friends picked up some low-variegation ones for cheap at our local home improvement store, and they both love them. They are growing prolifically, and for people who don’t have a bajillion philodendron already, the leaves have a lovely shape and it gives a nice, tropical feel to a room.

[@silviap4478]

I have heard multiple times that the birkin can revert but it's the first time I heard about sectorial variegation. When does this typically happen? I have had mine for 4 years now and most of the time it sat in a very dark corner (I didn't know what I was doing). It only had green leaves left when I really took notice of it. I put it into an east facing window and all stripes returned on the new leaves. Now new leaves are almost white and they darken as they mature. But I never had sectorial variegation 😮 I also keep it pretty small and take the top cuttings to put them into soil again every couple years

[@Houseplantygoodness]

It's amazing how different plant experiences can be! Your birkin journey sounds so fascinating. 😊 I'm glad you and your friends are enjoying your plants! 🌿❤️

[@kass8008]

I love these videos! You listed a few that I have and love, but definitely refer to as the problem plant children.😅

[@saru509]

LOVE IT 😁👍

[@lyndseymoye12]

I got my melanochrysis as a rehab plant and babied it all year. Leaves started growing out tiny and wonky so now it’s chopped up in a prop box/casket??? 🤣🤣🤣 WAY overhyped!

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Oh, the trials and tribulations of the melanochrysis! 😂 Hope your prop box brings forth new growth soon! 🌱

[@azraelvp2849]

Da bin ich wikrlich froh dass der melanochrysum langsam groß wird. 😊

[@agneslazarenko2653]

I hate the pink princess and the birkin for the same reason, they both keep giving me all pink/white leaves and I had to cut them too😅 luckily I only spent like 4 pounds on each of them. I love your plant roasts though❤

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Ugh, the all pink/white leaf struggle is real! 😅 Thanks for loving the roasts, always fun to share! ❤️🌱

[@KathyBly]

I so knew you would include Pink Princess 😂

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Haha, couldn't resist including the Pink Princess! 😂👸

[@susanwilkinson867]

I bought a philodendron pink princess recently and I just don’t see the hype personally. Give me an unusual leaf shape over variegation any day.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Unusual leaf shapes are underrated! 🍃 Variegation isn't for everyone and that's okay. Keep enjoying your unique beauties! 😊

[@amberloveschicago]

Never had any issues with any of these plants 😂 🧐

[@Houseplantygoodness]

You're one of the lucky ones! 😂🍀 Cheers to your green thumb! 🌿👍

[@StalkerNaturaliste]

Birkin dont get much bigger. It's a dwarfed sport mutation of Rojo Congo that doesn't get stupidly huge either.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Thanks for the Birkin insight! Always great to learn something new! Being a dwarf sport makes full sense. 🌿

[@rmdp2023]

I think Hoyas aren't really good as "houseplants" which makes it difficult for those living outside of the tropics. I never get to have so many problems with them back when I have heaps in the Philippines because I grow them with Vandaceous orchids outside. However when I moved into a more temperate climate, I need to keep Hoyas indoors and I always have pest problems, no matter what I do.

[@sarahneedom9661]

"You will be there for years" 😂

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Sometimes, the plant journey feels endless, right? 😂🌱❤️

[@sarahneedom9661]

@Houseplantygoodness yes, but you have a way of making things a little funnier in the process lol. Thank you! I couldn't stop thinking of you saying this yesterday. Every now and then, I would let out a little chuckle, and my daughter asked me what was funny(she's 6) and I just said "just something funny I had heard today". So, yeah, thanks for that and please keep up with that wonderful humor. It really brightens my day to watch your videos and I'm sure others feel the same. You really make the journey a joyous one. 😊 💚

[@pudik2008]

Hate my Poo Princess 💩 The leaves get stuck all the time,hardly any pink,it’s more of a horrible brownish color,I offered it to my son and he hates it too! 💩😫

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Oh no! That Poo Princess 💩 sounds like it's doing its usual thing! Keep up the plant spirit! 😄🌿

[@DenizLeyla71]

I love calatheas but no matter what I do or don't do they always end up dying on me!! So no more for me

[@pinstripesuitandheels]

I like my coffee lightly roasted, but for a plant roast... The darker the better! Edit: I got a nicely sized Birkin for 10 euro at IKEA last August. It was very healthy, and I divided it into two to give one away. It had two leaves still in the cathaphyls, which unfurled beautifully, and it's now growing two new cathaphyls, with one leaf already started to unfurl. I like the stripes, it's why I bought it, and since I live in a small flat, I'm quite happy for it to stay compact. I recently bought a very small Calathea Orbifolia, and while it's not really doing much so far, I really love it. If it dies, I might try again.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Love the coffee roast analogy! 😂 And it sounds like your Birkin is thriving. Cheers to more plant successes! ☕🌿

[@ladyhagaming]

okay i havent killed any Calathea yet , i have 6 of them

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Six Calatheas and all alive? That's seriously impressive! 🌱🌟 You've got that magic touch! 🤩

[@lauraserranorodriguez732]

What’s your first language? Mine is Spanish lol

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Hola! It's always great connecting with fellow plant enthusiasts from around the world! 🌎💚 My first language is Greek, but I also speak some Spanish (a bit rusty!) French, Japanese and some Italian 😅 the struggles of coming from a family that works in tourism 😜😅

[@od.vandeveer]

I got a scindapsis silvery ann as an unrooted cutting, a gift with some plants. I took over 6 months to get roots and after a year has only produced one leaf, at least it is growing now. i never liked the birkin, ugly thing. Your video of mealybugs still is not a mealybug. Way to fast moving, it is a beneficial bug that eats mealybugs, spint and thrips it's a chrysop

[@kristiemowry3267]

yes, you are so right about the mealybug video. A caterpillar of some sort I think.

[@od.vandeveer]

@@kristiemowry3267 young larva of a green lacewing

[@Houseplantygoodness]

That's some determination with the scindapsus! I know the mealybug is the beneficial bug, but sadly I cannot find a good video of mealybugs and the ones i have taken are a bit blurry, will keep trying to find a better, true Mealybug video. 🐜🍃

[@od.vandeveer]

@@Houseplantygoodness As long as a plant is alive I will try to keep it alive and some take very long to root. And I have some succulents so I am used to plants looking the same for ages and ages :)

[@thelittleauthor3166]

I honestly have never wanted or liked and pink princess haha

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Everyone has their own plant preferences! 🌱 Thanks for sharing yours. 😊

[@kat1984]

None of those surprised me

[@Houseplantygoodness]

😉🌿

[@deaschofield9394]

I'm with you on all of these--except I'll probably never give up my whiny, wonderful melano. When she's happy, she's fabulous! I'm not a huge fan of most variegated plants because of the 'why' they're variegated. Like the PPP & Birkin prove, having a chronic viral infection doesn't make for a necessarily healthy or well-formed plant. So many just look diseased to me.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Totally get you on the melano! 💚 And variegated plants can indeed be a hit or miss. Always a surprise with them! 😄

[@Aries_IV_]

I laughed so hard on the ornata, because it'as SO true ! BUT I've cracked the code of my calatheas : my ornata is far away from the light because I can litterally ear it hissing at it and the orbifolia was the drama queen of the year until I put her in a self watering pot, 4 meters away from any windows, and now she rewards me with packs of 4 leaves at a time (litteral coming back from the dead). Hope this helps those in trouble ! 🪴