SCINDAPSUS plant varieties & how to tell them apart: scindapsus pictus, treubii, rares, etc.

[@michaeldesantis5846]

5:15 I'm not sure about that. I've seen Aurea variegated jade satin sell for $800+ per leaf. Also at 8:45, I've seen some discussion that SP treubii borneo is possibly officinalis. I have one of each and I'm in the process of growing them out to see if they show any differences given the same growing environments. They also look very similar to SP treubii Sumatra in the juvenile form. So it can be hard to tell between the 3 until you grow it out a bit. Also, 9:15. I see this one marketed a lot. It's actually not a scindapsus at all. It's Scaphochlamys Scintillans. A type of wild ginger. If you have a chance to look at the root structure of one, you can see leaves growing from bulb growth. As for Silver lady vs exotica, the silver lady leaf will be a lot more narrow, thicker, and typically have a brighter silver coloration. 10:57 Silver tattoo and silver cloud are very different varieties. Silver cloud looks like what you'd get if you were to cross a silver splash with a silver hero. Silver tattoo has very distinct mottling throughout the leaf. RE: silver hero vs platinum. Silver hero has a much more defined vein pattern throughout the leaf. Platinum also comes in multiple forms, but if you want an example of the true platinum form, mimashoppe has them on display. 14:51 That's actually a picture of anadendrum affine. Commonly confused with a true lucens. The lucens has more of a matte finish. And the anadendrum leaves have bolder vein patterns, as well as a much thinner leaf. Importers often mislabel them. Disclaimer, I am an admin of a Scindapsus collectors group on FB. I just want to clear up common misconceptions, as it can be hard to find good information out there.

[@MyWastelessLife]

thank you so much for sharing! these are plenty great info! what's your Fb group? would love to join if possible!

[@michaeldesantis5846]

@@MyWastelessLife Sindapsus love is group name

[@mikekufner1192]

your reg. scindapsus leaves are so big! mine are not too big for some reason! I noticed since I have started fertilizing the leaves are a bit bigger..but not as big as yours! love it!

[@mld5368]

Thank you for this great video. Very helpful information.

[@klodybolduc]

Thank you so much, so helpful 💚🌿

[@cindihinnendael6197]

Excellent video!!!

[@janetshepherd9062]

OMG that last one of the tri color! It is spectacular. I have her book and it is so good!

[@MyWastelessLife]

thanks, janet! and omg yeah i want that tricolor so bad!

[@ProximaCentauri88]

The insane number of garden pothos plants is sooo overwhleming! I could never in my life catch up! Haha. I am even yet to have a Manjula. Haha

[@DavidMoralesPlants]

I learned so much today! Thank you for creating these informative videos!

[@MyWastelessLife]

thanks, david!

[@barbarajustice9499]

That was an extremely good video you did a good job telling about the different plants I also liked that you showed plants and or pictures I never knew there were so many different ones thank you so much for sharing

[@lorib5323]

just got your pothos book on Etsy. I really needed this! I enjoy pothos variations so much because you can quickly share them with friends! Getting a piece of a plant from a friend is the best gift ever!

[@skyangelthefan]

Yesterday, I just picked up 2 from Lowe’s and I am going to plant 🪴 them together and make a moss pole for it. My next one is the Treubii Dark form....I L💜VE the dark color.

[@meeka297]

So true! Here in South east asia there are just too many, excluding the wild ones been sold😅 latest one i knew is called snake scale, quite gorgeous!

[@MyWastelessLife]

i saw that one posted quite often on IG. I just hope the demand is not making growers remove the wild 🥺

[@confessionsoftheaspiringgr505]

Thank you so much for the detail information about scindapsus. I just bought one but it looked like the treubii dark form but its leaves are turning light green and they're becoming thicker compared to my silver satin. Keep up the good work for producing such an educational video! Stay safe as well! By the way, I've already subscribed to your channel. 🙂 Greetings from the Philippines! 🇵🇭🌻

[@dmbaldwin77]

Thanks for your video. I have 10 of the Scindapsus varieties. Some of the less common ones I have are the Silver Hero, Lucens, Treubii Moonlight, and the Treubii Dark Form. I love my big Exotica which was one of my first ones along with Argyraeus, Silver Splash, Silver Lady, Jade and the Silvery Anne.

[@houseplantessentials]

Love this video. I have the Argyraeus and an Exotica. Hoping to find a Treubii Moonlight soon and expand my collection more. So this has been very helpful 😊

[@MyWastelessLife]

thanks, brice!

[@houseplantessentials]

@@MyWastelessLife ❤️

[@Jillz81]

Came here to reply the EXACT same thing, Brice.

[@gardeningwithgeetkumar]

Ur plants r so beautiful😍😍

[@MyWastelessLife]

thank you!

[@TheRealUnrealForReal]

This is a lovely video; thank you. What I’d like to know is if the finish of Treubii Moonlight leaves are like the pictus leaves (more velvety) or that the finish is glossy. (It’s hard to see in pictures and video’s). Thanks for replying in advance!

[@WoodlandT]

I just found a full pot of silver splash and a full pot of silvery Ann today for $15 each. They’re both trailing nicely already. The silvery Ann was labeled satin pothos and all the other pots of “satin pothos” were argeryas. Somehow a silvery Ann snuck in there. I’m pretty excited to add them to my collection for what seems like a good deal

[@renegadetherapist5664]

Great videos, you put so much work into them! I have two dark ones, one label says dark "form" which I did myself when I got it. the other dark one I neglected to put a label on it, but it is dark, the only difference is that the leaves are narrow, so I have two dark ones but two different shaped leaves. Are they the same??

[@marthamiriam8983]

Thanks for the tips. Love your plants💚. Okay so I see you have your Scindapsus’ Pictus in plastic nursery pots and in Terracotta from your experience and opinion, what do you prefer to have your Scindapsus in- terracotta or plastic? Which do you gravitate more too? If you had to choose one which would it be?

[@MyWastelessLife]

terra cotta although i hate watering so often, but i find that my scindapsus in plastic pots usually end up having root rot issues like my exotica right now. it did so well in terra cotta and not anymore after i repotted it in plastic. but if you can be careful with watering, then plastic pots might work out for you.

[@kassandrastein4249]

I used self watering pots for my Scindapsus and they loved if

[@Daisy_1557]

If you look at the one being sold on peace love & happiness club the scindapsus tattoo is way different then a silver cloud and are sold at a higher price. I did order from Thailand the tattoo to compare. I also ordered the scindapsus pictus hassk which is beautiful. I’m hoping they come in good condition. 🙏🏼 after acclimation I will be selling a few. Three years ago I did order the s.p. Treubii moonlight and I agree with you on the leaf shape. Compare to Costa Farm the leaf shape is totally different. Mine from Thailand is also round and To be honest I like them round. Please make more videos on scindapsus. I’m trying to build up my collection.

[@MyWastelessLife]

ooh let me know how your order from thailand go! i am burned with my last import so i kinda dont want to again but the only way to get these plants right now is through importing 😩

[@yaneriflorestovar1270]

I already have 3 scindapsus pictus varieties but I would love to have the silver lady or silver splash, I love the pattern of the leaves 🤩for the trebuii varieties i have the silver one but I'm looking for the dark form so as you said, hopefully 🤞 costa farms can reproduce it! Good informative video. 👍 thank you 😊

[@MyWastelessLife]

yeah you'll never know! i just logged on to their website and now they have the alocasia silver dragon in their livtrends collection!

[@plantsandcarrots5233]

I did the same. I bought 2 leaf exotic cutting in mid may and thanks to liquidirt, I now have 6 leaves. So 4 leaves in 2 months and exotica's grow sloooow.

[@MyWastelessLife]

yay!! glad it also worked for you!

[@under40ty]

Ada banyak scindapsus yang baru ditemukan di Indonesia ada yang seperti Philodendron ada motif seperti merak semua cantik cantik saya sekarang mulai koleksi jenis scindapsus

[@shirleyguillao0220]

Great video! I bought a scindapsus and sold to me as silver lady but it is obviously not, somebody told me it is a silver princess. I wonder if there is such a species called silver princess. I wish I could upload a photo of it .

[@aMARIcANPHUd]

I recently got a silver splash. But the more I look at it, I feel like it may have been mis-labeled at the nursery. The leaves are huge on it so I’m wondering if it’s an exotica vs silver splash… can you help provide info on how to really compare and distinguish the two?

[@GrantGreetings]

I ordered a huge trailing Exotica (My fourth one) from the same seller and ended up with a beautiful Scindapsus that I have no clue what it is. It's not an Exotica but has the huge leaves, but they are very pixelated with a shiny glittery sheen in the light. Maybe you could help me figure out what it is.

[@MyWastelessLife]

send me a pic on IG, I'll see if i can help!

[@GrantGreetings]

@@MyWastelessLife will do.

[@lorraineyanez4301]

Scindapsus are the best plants to have they are so beautiful. In love with the Platnium but as you said mislabeled you won't be able to tell until you are comparing it not thru pictures.i too had the Lucens it was doing well then I move it and had a fit then died. Big 😔

[@mayac2266]

What’s the difference between silver cloud and silver splash? So hard to tell

[@naegwut]

Sending love from tita!!!

[@MyWastelessLife]

thank you po!

[@ChaliahH]

I would love to know who you follow on Instagram because some of these plants seem so niche and I want to be on this part of the internet, please!! :)

[@MyWastelessLife]

i follow a lot of asian plant enthusiasts, and many outside the US especially in southeast asia, they seem to have all the insider info! 😎

[@ChaliahH]

@@MyWastelessLife I see! Thank you ☺️

[@lorafrost9628]

I'm not sure your lucens is actually a lucens

[@MyWastelessLife]

if it's the ig post i used, see the comment i pinned!

[@lorafrost9628]

@@MyWastelessLife No it was this video. I've looked at the images in the research by Bogner and Boyce and this doesn't look like that plant, in my opinion. I've also ordered the one like you have in your video, and it did not handle shipping and never recovered -- but its leaves were much more fragile than all the other Scindapsus I've seen, which made me wonder if it was the correct plant at all. It looks like what you find when you google Anedendron affine to me? So I guess the identification of S. lucens is still something I still have questions about.

[@michellec.4994]

I spent $20 for this Trebi bleu... I'm not impressed with it... its dying 😢..just gonna stick to the scindapsus silver Ann.

[@cheesevr6615]

HOLA

[@hugohuysmans9666]

Not many video makers on plants know as well what they are talking about as this lady: respect. Unfortunately, as so many others, she talks like a machinegun. 🙂