The Issue with Philodendron Brandtianum | Propagation & Care

[@LeafyLuster]

UPDATES on the cuttings: Potting the cuttings in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2OsloWCitmabMU at 2:50 And a really recent update of the plants in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIOwqnael72Je80 at 11:18

[@sherrykumar2883]

I agree with your brandtianum assessment completely. If I am unsuccessful with a plant I will often give myself another chance with a new plant but I have no desire to try another brandi. It’s definitely a diva. Love your potting station!

[@LeafyLuster]

You get me! Of course it is on us to give it the conditions it needs to thrive, but if I just cannot provide that, or if i don't want to provide that, then i might have to part ways with it 😬. I'm going to try one more time 😅 BUT I have that thing with maidenhair ferns, I just buy a new one each time i kill the last 😅 I refuse to give up.

[@confessionsoftheaspiringgr505]

Wow 8:16 your plant/workstation is super! Thank you for this tutorial! It gave me ideas to try to propagate mine in the future. Happy gardening!! 🥰🌻

[@LeafyLuster]

Glad it was helpful! Good luck with propagations 🤞💚

[@usa45CC]

I have it on a piece of wood and it’s growing great, no humidity really. She’s on my window seal and it gets a lot of light and she’s growing large leaves.

[@LeafyLuster]

Thank you for all the advice, I will try with a little more light. I have given mine a plank to grab on to, but it unfortunately did not attach to it at all -.- . I might try again with a moss pole. Since my Ph. Melanochrysum seems to enjoy being attached to something too. Maybe it'll help with the shitty growth 😁. Greetings from germany & see u in the next one 👋.

[@taz3452]

Hello, I have my philodendron brandti in soil but it does not advance, it is dying, can I place it in water with some fertilizer? This plant has been very difficult for me. thanks for your help

[@victoriagrapsidou3474]

Mine came with a breakage on the lower stem it had 7 beautiful leaves and I had to cut it and propagate it asap. Currently I have the cuttings in moss into a prop.box and 18°C and they rooted within a week!!! They dont like too much humidity, ratings above 80% promote rot in leaves and stems. Hope you have a great success with yours too!!

[@LeafyLuster]

Oh boy that sucks, but at least you will have a bushy plant in the end 😊. That's interesting, so it should be fine in 70% humidity then 🤔. Fortunately mine had no rot issues when it was living in the cloche or in the propbox for that matter. I will have an eye on that, thank you. Do you have any other clue why the leaves would not unfurl properly if it is not humidity ?

[@victoriagrapsidou3474]

@@LeafyLuster Lighting probably.Brandianum needs light ,even direct afternoon light. I spray the leaves every two days when unfurling.

[@CorpseBride64]

Mine is leggy too. But, I live in CT and so our winters are tough. Even with lights & humidifier. I adore my indoor plants, I also have raised veggie beds outside, so it's a lot of work. I'm definitely trying to stick with less fussy plants now.

[@LeafyLuster]

Thanks for sharing, winter is so tough on my plants here in germany as well. Fortunately spring is coming and better days are ahead, at least for our plants 😁. On a positive note though, the cuttings are all doing amazing. 😊🌿 I'm 100 % with you, why make plantcare unnecessarily hard and frustrating when there are so many low maintenance plants out there. More time for gardening, yay🎉.

[@andrealandaverde4581]

That’s my same problem too! I will propagate it now!

[@LeafyLuster]

I'm crossing my fingers for you Andrea 😊 wishing you best of luck with your Brandi!

[@beautifulstems1631]

Do you have an update for these cuttings?

[@LeafyLuster]

I checked on them yesterday. So far only one of the cuttings in soil hasn't rooted yet. All others are already growing new leaves and roots 😍 I posted an Instagram story on them today if you want to check them out.

[@melissaleonard6085]

I have a hard time with the humidity also. Seemed it was doing well, bright indirect light and water more than I expected. I had been spraying the new growth so it would open up. I stopped for a couple weeks and now the leaves are coming in all disfigured or dry on one end

[@LeafyLuster]

Hey Melissa, Your story hits so close to home. It was the absolute same for me. Once I decided I don't have time to spray it all day, every day it all went down hill. The propagations currently look so good since they live in my propbox. They really need an enclosed environment 😪.

[@casijopaya]

I have the same problem. I wanted it to grow up a moospole... yes.... it is next to the humidifier in the kitchen, but thats not enough. Maybe it will do better in my greenhouse, but that also will never have 100% humidity.

[@LeafyLuster]

So sorry to hear, you have the same issues! This sucks, but I think with a greenhouse your chances will be good! I know a few people with a ikea greenhouse cabinet that manage to grow a nice Brandi 😊 best of luck with that 🤞🤞 crossing my fingers.

[@KaylasPlants]

I just repotted mine into soil and took it out of its prop box home 😅 wish me luck!

[@LeafyLuster]

Oh my gosh, I'm crossing all of my fingers for you! If you remember I would love to hear from you again how it went :) 🤞🤞

[@agathqkazoo]

is there an update video?

[@LeafyLuster]

Hi alayne, You can find updates on it her at 2:50 min in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2OsloWCitmabMU And a really recent update after that in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIOwqnael72Je80 at 11:18 Hope this helps :)

[@agathqkazoo]

@@LeafyLuster thanks a lot, i was curious how that worked out since my brandtianum is acting up like a diva too and even the most difficult calatheas grow in my apartment's environment without a greenhouse, yet brandi is the fussy one :(

[@LeafyLuster]

You're not alone, I still haven't really figured that plant out. It's in the little greenhouse ever since. I sometimes cut it back and propagate but I always feel bad selling them on to someone (even if I warn them about the plant beforehand) 😅

[@dooham1383]

Humidity helped my brandi sooo much! I noticed you used a wooden stick as a pole. Mine always ends up getting moldy in my tent :( Is there anything I can do to prevent that?

[@LeafyLuster]

That's great news😊, it's the only thing that helped mine too! Yes, I tend to use whatever I have laying around but the wood molds after a while, so I just change it. If I can I use Bamboo sticks , these don't mold in high humidity! Or something plastic.

[@jaigalarza4950]

i had the same issue

[@LeafyLuster]

Hi, thanks for dropping in 💚. Did you manage to fix it? Would you say it was due to lack of humidity as well?

[@jaigalarza4950]

Yes, I did.... selling the plant lol

[@jaigalarza4950]

And yes I'm sure it was a humidity issue (she didn't like even 55-60 %)

[@MichelleMonstera]

Love your video editing! What video editor do you use!

[@LeafyLuster]

First of all thank you, it means a lot to me when someone notices my editing 💚. I use Adobe Premiere Pro. I am lucky my fiance needs the Adobe cloud for work and let's me use his second license 😇 Otherwise i probably wouldn't spend money on editing software since there are some good & free ones out there.

[@CorpseBride64]

Ahhhhh, THIS explains so much. Mine is so finicky... oh bother, lol.

[@LeafyLuster]

Yes, they are -.- just as an update: It hasn't really gotten better since :D:D I have some in a Box, these are doing great. The motherplant is in the little greenhouse & my experience is very mixed. Recently someone said they might need a lot more light than we think. Maybe I'll try that for a while too 🙈. Oh and I think a mosspole of some sorts is very beneficial as well.

[@lunaas1029]

I’m glad I watched this video. I was about to buy a big one from my local nursery for $25 and I’m glad I didn’t.

[@LeafyLuster]

I guess 25 $ is a good price for a big one but honestly you propably are right. You'll save yourself some hassle if you skip this one. I don't know how your growing conditions are but most people here seem to have trouble growing those. I read somewhere that growing them get's easier once they reach maturity and grow their leaves from a ctaphyll instead of the petiolar sheeth or something, can't really tell if and when this happens 😅.

[@RhianChambers]

I think ull get better more consistent growth if u give it a moss pole, the stick probably isn’t quite substantial enough

[@LeafyLuster]

You're absolutely right. It's been a while since I gave it a wood plank. It's definetly not working! Mosspoles are definetly way better if you can keep them moist at least. I might try one of these lazy poles. Or maybe a selfwatering perlite pole. My Plastic propbox works well for growing them too! The leaves aren't sizing up though without the pole. See u next time & thank you for the advice. 💚

[@RhianChambers]

@@LeafyLuster your welcome 🥰 I found your video Cus I was eagerly awaiting a delivery of my own that day and I had planned to plant it with my silver sword and have them share the moss pole. 1) I’m cheap 2) I thought the two plants would compliment eachother And I really wanted my brandy to have a moss pole because I gave my silver sword one but almost immediately after I gave my pathetic little silver sword a moss pole it became epic and will not stop growing, even tho I never moisten it! I have spent most of today making my own moss poles out of chopsticks for my juvenile philos Cus every plant I’ve given a pole to since my silver sword, has enjoyed it 🥰 I do water my handmade moss poles tho Cus for some reason they aren’t as hydrophobic as the ones I bought on Amazon, but the ones from Amazon (even tho dry) are my plants faves to grow up. I think it’s the sturdiness (my handmade ones aren’t very sturdy) I think the sturdiness of the big Amazon ones kinda reassures the plant that it’s ok to start growing big, that whatever it is up against can take it’s weight and they jus let loose. I think my own ones I make don’t give the same “reassurance” although they do start growing better it’s not as fast as the ones on the big boy poles

[@27kjh]

I’m glad I watched your video. I was considering buying one but I live in a very dry climate…so I think it’s best not to go for this one. Thanks.

[@LeafyLuster]

Glad the video was helpful! If not in a greenhouse it would probably be a pain in the butt. If you like the silvery look, maybe try opting for a sodiroi? It seems to be a little less problematic. 😊🌿

[@i_vsen]

I wish I could grow it just in water like other philodendrons.

[@xenobiacastillo5151]

Lol same I’ve had issues too like this. Soo finicky

[@LeafyLuster]

It's just so annoying! 😭 Mine grew back in pretty ugly but the props in the propbox look amazing 😅

[@MindfulnessMama]

Maybe it just wants to grow up? That way the leaves will get bigger. I'm definitely going to try that 😀

[@LeafyLuster]

Give it a try, it can't get worse :D

[@MindfulnessMama]

@@LeafyLuster I'm putting her outside this summer so I'm not worried about the humidity. I think it's going to be awesome thanks for the tips!

[@yaindyroque12]

Mine does the name. I can’t 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@LeafyLuster]

It's so frustrating right ?! I love the way it looks when it is growing well. But it's a shame i cannot have it out on display somewhere. I guess a proper Greenhouse would work well for it too. I unfortunately dont have one 😅 I'm debating getting rid of it 😈

[@BekahMarie11]

I wish I knew this before getting it. I am not a fan of this plant

[@Micmac24]

We don’t get to see how they did? WTH?

[@LeafyLuster]

Yeah I didn't think of filming that far ahead, sry. BUT I show the cuttings and how they did in deatail in one of my repot videos. At 2:50 min. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2OsloWCitmabMU

[@daddypanjang4842]

Hi got any update for your anthurium queen stem cutting?

[@LeafyLuster]

Funny you ask 😅 I filmed a video about that yesterday! I might be done with editing around new years 😉 stay tuned 💚

[@LeafyLuster]

It's actually up now if you haven't seen it yet :)

[@daddypanjang4842]

@@LeafyLuster thanks 😀