Scindapsus Treubii Moonlight care and tips (not a very easy plant)

The scindapsus Treubii Moonlight is a plant that many people want, but equally many people can sometimes struggle with.
So I thought I would share my experiences in the hopes they could help you if you get a bit stuck with this plant.
* I am aware and apologise for the slight audio issues in the middle of the video, not sure what happened there, but it only last for a few seconds*
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[@jasmine.f3917]

After watering my scindapsus (pictus, silvery anne, exotica and treubii), I just forgot about them. At some point I will notice that their leaves start to coil a little. If that happens I thoroughly water them again and then just forget about them again. And it has worked out great so far, no root rot, no yellowing leaves and they grow very nicely.

[@hardingperreault4010]

I bought one , then found your video , so wish me luck 🤗

[@jessicadaniels536]

How's it going now?

[@hennesseyme9112]

Never seen one of those plants that big! I had one in a self watering pot outside and she loved it. I just repotted it tonight. This plant grows so slowly, I would never want to purchase another one leaf cutting again.

[@mg8565]

Holy cow that treubii is gorgeous. I've been having a small crisis over how to handle the growth on mine and seeing your absolutely stunning specimen has resolved all of that - I'll wrap the vines around and around and hope they don't become leafless. I did notice these respond well to pruning; each vine I've cut has produced multiple new growth points making my overall plant thicker.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Ohhh excellent to hear that, also thanks on sharing on the pruning I definately need to cut mine soon too 😊

[@alang13]

I was just watching a video on this plant from one of the biggest growers here in the U.S. Costa Farms says it's such a slow grower that it took them 3 1/2 to 4 years to build up enough stock to start distributing it to retailers across the country.

[@melissahopkins9986]

I have found that these thrive in an office! Mine loves the office fluorescent lights!

[@cooloutac]

parlor palms are like that too.

[@reneestipa3406]

I just got a little plant today. Such a beautiful plant

[@msbettyofnewark5812]

My friend, I think that you just might have saved my scindapsus... thank you!!!

[@sunnymoondog]

Me too!!!!!!

[@Tiga3004.]

I got my Treubii Dark Form on the 11th of April 2022. Two vines in a pot. Both vines got four new leaves since than. It's a slow grower. But it's doing fine and it's a gorgeous plant

[@girvis8849]

@@Tiga3004. tell me about the potting mix please!

[@orchidsnlyme1564]

Just bought one, glad I found your video 💚!! I'm a orchid grower so I think I'm going to give it care close to my orchids. I have lots of plastic pots with air slits, may give that a try as well.

[@skyangelthefan]

I put my soil in the oven at 150 degrees for 1 hour to kill any bugs/bacteria that might be in the soil. I have mine in miracle gro with amendments to give it airiness and they both are looking beautiful.

[@AlucardRawks]

Is it Fahrenheit or Celsius?

[@nikki0817]

Thanks for the advice. I’m on my THIRD moonlight, this one is super established so I’m hoping I have more luck then I did with the baby ones. I think I may use a orchid planter to make sure more air circulates through it. Wish me luck!!🤞🤞

[@writegirl2937]

I am so GLAD I found this video before I bought this plant because I am not yet on the skill level to care for a Truebil as much as I would love to have one! Yours is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing your insights!

[@kathyshirley3425]

They're not that hard. Just keep an eye on it. I'm not a pro but mine is doing great. It was a Lowe's rescue. Get you one and enjoy it. They really are beautiful.

[@writegirl2937]

@@kathyshirley3425 Thank you!🙂💚

[@shirleythomas2154]

I bought that plant last fall Oct it just seem ed to sit there and do nothing all of a sudden in Feb it started to grow I only water it every 10 days. I love the plant it is so beautiful

[@maryska1423]

I have two scindapsuses. I've been learning what you're talking about for a long time (because watering is so cool!) One does well in the aroid mix, the other one couldn't. I transferred it to a mixture for cacti (earth + worms + perlite + pumex) works great for him. They both love to dry completely 😅 Only then watering (once a month) 😊

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Ohh very interesting comparing the two for sure. Yes watering is generally quite infrequent with these plants

[@mikekufner1192]

I have had this plant for 6 months and its so freaking finicky!!!! I bought it because I have an argyraeus and exotica and they are super easy. I was very wrong about the moonlight!! Its hard to find a video from someone who has one as big as yours which means they don't know what they are talking about. Mine is growing but I still get yellow leaves even though I let it dry out to the point of slight folding leaves..I will need to repot because its obviously not in good enough drainage. I didnt want to repot from nursery soil because I didn't want to kill it, but it might happen anyways if I dont... ty for the info I freaking hate mealy bugs they freak me out for some reason! Good to know! I have been watering mine around the 30 day mark as well, maybe a bit more time even. I was thinking about moving it to leca thinking it will do better, I still may do that.

[@sterlgirlceline]

👏🏻👏🏻😊 REALLY appreciate this! Just purchased one along with the dark form so I am thankful that I found your video. Found a 10” netted pot…fingers crossed 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

[@careyf7859]

Thank you. I've killed 2 lol. have a new one and really really want it to do well. it is hard to keep. I have tons of plants, never kill them lol. I will try what you have suggested. I've also taken some cuttings and put them in water and they've rooted just in case 😅. fingers crossed

[@ManifestbyDestiny]

It’s not an easy plant at all but gosh is it beautiful 😱😍

[@laurenlebron3801]

I own a dark form and it’s just as slow of a grower as moonlight. It rivals my jade satin 😂 I get maybe 4-5 leaves during warmer months and possibly 2 more during fall/winter 😅 it’s stunning though!

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Ohhh thanks for sharing, yeah I did have a suspicion that might be the case.

[@coleDavis-df5yi]

Finally someone explained how slow growing this plant is and little water it needs! Thank you!

[@kay2136]

This is so helpful literally getting mine soon after placing an order and need to know how to cart for it before it arrives.

[@tpmcclanahan5272]

Yes I agree this plant is very susceptible to root rot.. I found one on clearance; two days later it was dead…. But it was my fault I was so excited I didn’t examine it like I usually do. I already had one and she is fine; and I did repot her the same week I purchased her..

[@whatsthestorymorningglory2495]

Same. Mine lasted for maybe a week. I just bought another and the soil it’s in is definitely too dense also. I’m gonna repot in a more airy mix right away. Wish me luck.

[@cherylcarey4975]

Mine is sitting in pieces in some sphagnum, hoping to save what little is left of it. Thank you so much for the info on soil. I will definitely be referring to this when they are ready to pot.

[@Happyhouseplant98]

I do love my dark form and can say that it does grow a tad faster than my moonlight. It also seems to want more water as I am watering it pretty consistently and it still droops a little more than the moonlight

[@elmerbaez6784]

I have 3 of these plants. And yes, you need to let them be dry before watering. Mine are doing great. Thanks for sharing.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

No problem glad you enjoyed. Yeah letting them dry us key I found too

[@BReno-mm3if]

I purchased mine about a year ago and after bringing it home watched it rapidly decline. I sought out advice from some plant groups and everyone advised to not hastily repot but give it time to acclimate. My gut feeling was that there were root issues and I went against recommended advice and decided to repot it so that I could inspect the root system. I found a massive amount of root rot so I removed the damage , treated with a peroxide/water mixture and repotted into a terracotta pot with a mixture or potting mix, horticultural charcoal, perlite and orchid bark. I also had a small piece that broke off and I placed that into a prop box with sphagnum moss. I was fortunate and was able to save this beautiful plant and successfully rooted the piece that had broken off. Terracotta is the only way to go on these beauties. Don't over water them... EVER. :)

[@aimsterb8712]

So glad I found your page. I just purchased one of these today (only because so many people seemed to rave over it). I thought it would easy (like a pothos) but I wasn’t sure. Thanks for the info provided. I will be reporting asap😉

[@agathan.944]

Hi Memo! I managed to save my plant in a terracotta "strawberry" pot with a very thick layer of drainage material and normal aroid mix above. I watered it once in 10 days with a 10 ml syringe for each hole. It was enough.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Oh wow that is a very good idea thanks for sharing 😊

[@EMuro-wu7uy]

I just got my first treubii moonlight. I watered it for first time. Doing good so far.

[@MrPochibella]

I’ve got 3 established cuttings in pon and they are loving it, in reservoir too :)

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Ohhhhhh good to know 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@iamenergy680]

I rescued one leaves all curled up. Gave it a good drink. Hoping it will look okay tomorrow. Based on your advice I will repot.

[@DieDieEla]

Im so happy, that i repotted mine after getting it, because the plant had this nasty little basket around it roots. It was pretty good hidden

[@LostInThisGardenofLife]

I wasn’t able to water this plant until almost 2 weeks of having it. The soil mix the grower had it and was just way too dense. It’s grown a lot in the month I’ve had it. I’m gonna see how it does in the soil it’s in for now. Thanks for all the tips, you’re awesome!

[@Houseplantygoodness]

No worries glad you enjoyed and thanks for taking the time to share your experience too

[@metsl1870]

Just received mine today, will be reporting it tomorrow!!

[@ivanalennock6511]

I keep one in very chunky mix and second one in perilite to see which plant will do better. Looks like that one which is in perilite is growing faster. Absolutely agree that is not a begginer plant. Thanks for lovely video

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Ahhh very interesting, might try growing some cuttings in pon/perlite, thanks for sharing 💚 🙏

[@caseybartlemay]

How did your plants do long term with the chunky mix vs the perlite? I just got my first one and put it in a chunky mix this morning, but if I need to put it in perlite for it to thrive would prefer to do that!

[@shnuggumz]

Thanks for sharing your insight on this plant Memo, and other plant enthusiasts here. This is a finicky plant for sure. It doesn’t need much water, and will throw an absolute fit if overwatered! It will turn yellow on the edges, and the leaves will curl and then die. It also prefers medium light in my experience. It doesn’t care for bright, indirect light. It likes indirect light. It grows so slowly that it is hard to fathom of a philodendron. If I had to do over again, I would pass on this one.

[@MrTeenStyle]

I've had a relatively easy time with this guy. I chopped him up when I got home b/c costa farms pots in straight peat and nothing else 🙄. Kept 2 cuttings, gave away the rest. One I placed in my prop bin and rooted in to a very rocky/barky moss mix, and the other had a few roots still attached, so I placed him in a coco and pon combo, then in my milsbo. The prop bin cutting has these amazing chunky roots wrapping everywhere, but hasn't activated neither of its two nodes. The one in the milsbo is pushing out leaf #3. I dunno what a big plant like yours would want want, but mine actually a dense substrate. I also have repot him like 4 times since August w/ no issue. Again, mine Is a prop, so probably a diff situation

[@ruthdennisKnits]

I have one from acosta farms also in peat. It’s still in the original pot w/peat and doing fine. It cold be because I live in hot hot humid Houston Texas. I seem to water once every 15-20 days . So far so good. I’ve had it for almost a year now.

[@Zikinie]

I’m going to replant my scindapsus after this! I’ve have a dark form for two years and it has barely grown at all… but I can’t recall that it’s in an appropriate potting mix.

[@renealee]

This explains why mine isn't growing now. It is still in the growers mix. However, I do forget to water it, so I guess that balances out. I've had it about 7 months and only got about 5 new leaves. I will repot soon. I need to pick up some perlite.

[@rams2484]

Wow. This is one of the plants I really realllllly want. Still can't find one locally :(

[@robintucker9057]

Dude. Got mine with two leaves six months ago. Still has two leaves. Super fun plant. *sarcasm* On the other hand, yours is gorge! Thanks for the watering tip.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

No problem 😊, sorry to hear about the 2 leaf situation 😬😬😬 I would love to say I am suprised, but yeah this plant is sloooooooow

[@Cosyrach]

Such an excellent video. I killed my 1st one. My 2nd is now 2 years old and I'm only just getting used to what it actually wants. I figured out quite quickly that it needs a chunky mix. Mine has annoying yellowing and spotting on some leaves, but I think that's due to nutrients because I'm too much of a wimp to repot it yet 🤣 I've upped the fertiliser now to every 2nd watering, so hopefully that will help. Lots of new growth appearing now. It's absolutely not a beginner plant! I'm an experienced grower, but like I said, 2 years of anxiety to get to the stage I'm at 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@rougesbox8724]

Hi, I bought mine a few weeks ago. Correct, in Belgium they are hard to find as well and I searcher for a year before finding it. It has been in a quarantine box at first and apparently loved the heat and conditions and has put out 3 new leaves while in the quarantine box. I also repotted it because there was a smaller pot within the nursery pot (deadly, why do they do this?). When I purchaser it, it was overwatered and in bad soil. I don’t mind it being a slow grower because I have a large orchid collection and I consider them as slow growers as well. Thank you for your video, it was really helpful. Hope mine (slowly) thrives and stays beautiful for a long time.

[@sallyyoung8546]

Put her in a large reclosable plastic .and put some lady bugs a spraying of water to keep for the lady bug.they will eat that plant free of larvae and adults.i have done it.have not seen any bugs.thats been 1 year ago.i did it on a new plant about a month ago.

[@TheMizGee]

I did exactly what you warn against. I thought this was a pothos and got it for a pretty easy plant. :( Thank you so much for the warning and advice. I'm off tot he store for orchid pots and perlite...

[@Cayenne341]

It’s absolutely gorgeous! I just got one and on the top of the soil there is a ton of roots, should I cover the roots with more dirt?

[@island_girl]

Omg.... mine has been with me for over a month and I haven't replanted it!!!!!! *panic mode on* 😱

[@M_SC]

Jesus I’m going to repot mine ASAP

[@M_SC]

Or maybe not. It only has 3 Leaves. What should I do? I doubt the soil is draining enough

[@Houseplantygoodness]

yeah it might be an idea to repot quite soon if it is not drying up fast enough. my first one i waited and ended up losing the plant as it was staying too wet for too long and it rotted out :(

[@MindfulnessMama]

Do you think this plant will do good growing in just water?? 💧 I have been ditching soil lately and growing my plants in nutrient water and I'm in love!

[@ManifestbyDestiny]

💚

[@diannenaworensky6698]

I kept mine inside the house waiting for it to dry out. I then moved it to more of an Aroid mix. Seems to be doing good. The growers mix is not good, too heavy. Also is placed in a pot with no holes. A recipe for disaster

[@aspirativemusicproduction2135]

Thanks. I will buy more cedar bark. I don't want root rot.

[@Overly_nourished_entity]

I had a cutting of this and it completely rotted but I was happy to finally find and whole plant today at a big box store. *** edit I immediately repotted, the soil was drenched!

[@natanyabrown4679]

I am currently killing this plant after having it for a year and it was fine. Thinking of transferring it to water. I don’t know what’s killing it because there isn’t any root rot or pests 😩

[@Shreeladebi]

What is the concept of fully dry? 0 moisture, or does it mean 2/3 or so dry? Everyone uses the term but there doesn't seem to be any definition.

[@bonbon51141]

I've killed a couple of these, thank you for the vid.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Yeah they can be tricky

[@michellec.4994]

I bought this plant in January...its not doing great..I repot it.took it out of the costa farm pot... I put some in water to propagate. Hopefully it will bounce back.

[@bethanywarner8565]

I just bought mine at Walmart in the US.

[@queensheba9792]

My peace Lilly dies while my Moonlight thrives. 😞 this has been my easiest plant

[@candyd.4398]

Hi Memo, can you link the video of your fave planty podcasts please?

[@ArthurGrey.]

I find it odd that you and many others here have struggled with rot when I go through the opposite. I have to water my Scindapsus, specifically my Treubii Moonlight, more than 95% of my other plants. I've gotten into the habit of gently folding the leaves whenever I think of it as I was severely underwatering it before. I was told by so many people to only water Scindapsus when 90% of the leaves curl but mine have yet to do so, the leaves just feel very flimsy and slightly thinner than usual rather than feeling firm like cardboard. I water them thoroughly and next thing I know they need a drink.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Oh wow that is super interesting, does it get loads of light?

[@ArthurGrey.]

@@Houseplantygoodness Just from a cheap set of grow lights for 12 hours a day.

[@diannenaworensky6698]

@@ArthurGrey. is it in the growers mix ???

[@ArthurGrey.]

@@diannenaworensky6698 No, it's in my own! Coco coir, perlite, orchid bark and charcoal.

[@diannenaworensky6698]

@@ArthurGrey. I have made my own mix as well. Lots of chunky bark and large size perlite

[@A-N-D-Y-O-U]

What mesh pots and nursery pots do you use?

[@taniatay6081]

I bought one fr House of kojo about a month ago - I repotted after a week to find they had put it in a small plastic pot under the dense soil. I repotted in Pon but it is dying, all the leaves going yellow and dropping off. I've taken it out to find it has root rot, I've stuck it in water and hope to rescue it but not sure what to do - has anyone grown this successfully in Pon?

[@kellykirkpatrick5124]

Would you reccomend an anthurium mix for a jade satin as well?

[@Houseplantygoodness]

yes that would actually work really well

[@LuxxVee]

I wish I’d seen this 2 months ago when I bought this plant. It was sitting in water at the shop. I’ve watered it once since purchase and that was recently. It has increasingly curly leaves and yellowing…. Definitely should’ve reported right away.

[@Maliilse75]

My beauty's roots have started to come up above the soil as if it was thirsty. I water it about every two weeks. Is it thirsty?

[@FeliciaBerryVlogs]

Can this get direct evening sun? I just got one for outdoors and worried it might get burnet where it is. I live in FL and it gets direct sun between 3-6 PM.

[@shanthasingaram7687]

What fertiliser wld you recommend plse. Thank you

[@Houseplantygoodness]

I use Liquid Gold leaf for mine and it seems to be doing really well for me 😊

[@SeungCanFade]

Someone told me to wait for scindapsus to curl a bit before I water and that definitely helps when learning to water them (now I try to water right before that stage). BTW is the new leaf suppose to stay a light green? It's been couple months since it's unfurled and it's weird. It's wide and light green (completely)

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Definately true, this was told to me about scindapsus pictus but holds true for this one too. Do you mean the new leaf stats light green as if it is still new?

[@SeungCanFade]

@@Houseplantygoodness yes! My exotica usually starts bright and eventually darkens with time. But this one is hardened and onto its next leaf that's also light green and I can't find any info on this. Hopefully it's not some sort of pest pressure

[@GenuineGrief]

@@SeungCanFade the same thing is happening to mine! baffling and also can't find info on this.

[@SeungCanFade]

@@GenuineGrief ok so apparently there is a treubii 'light form'. Although I can't find much info on this form or distinguishing markers, but this might lead you in the right direction

[@dianesheehan8225]

Chelated iron once a month spring and summer helped mine

[@YCpavon]

I just got mine from Costco and the soil is almost dry should I still repot it though since it’s not sitting in water ?

[@Ian_81]

Does this do well in Pon?

[@girlie0226]

Have you tried propagating this? I got one here in the states and it died immediately. I have 2 leaves and a node left in water and I'm not sure this is the right way.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

I have not tried to propagate this yet, but I was thinking I would attempt it soon, I can do a split test if you want

[@diannenaworensky6698]

@@Houseplantygoodness Sounds good

[@carolgraham7691]

What's minimum temp for this plant?..is 55 degrees too low? This Fall it has plunged to this and leaves are curling..although not due to dryness..

[@Petra-ms3ku]

My moonlight is growing bonkers compared to my trying to reroot the dark form. Probably gonna loose it.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Awww sorry to hear that, but good to know as I was looking to get the dark one

[@epasuxelar4473]

Do all these tips apply to scindapsus exotica as well?

[@carolgraham7691]

The exotica is a much Easier and faster growing plant...more like a pothos..

[@06KK]

House of Kojo have a dark form on their site, for around £70

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Ohhh amazing, thanks I will check it out

[@06KK]

@@Houseplantygoodness Did you get one in the end?

[@MMC30581]

My tips are crispy. Ugh?!!! Whyyy

[@oopsburntoast]

Did you ever find out why? I just saw a bunch of these at the store today and noticed some of the new growth on some of them was turning brown and I wondered what was going on.

[@debbiestretz4551]

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[@tanya.quintieri]

Stupid Brexit. I‘d swap a cutting of yours for a dark form cutting of mine.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Ohhhh that is super sweet 🙏🙏🙏🙏 yeah stupid brexit 😫😫😫

[@judithmilagro]

You’re so right! Ugh I did not repot mine and it was in just coco coir and literally just watered it once by the 2nd time it had so much root rot! 😬 I chopped it completely and now I just have it as propagations. So bummed 🫤

[@oopsburntoast]

How’s it doing?