I know you didn’t intend to do this video separately but it turned out fantastic this way. It was so incredibly sweet to see you “interacting” with each other while being apart. Claire’s expressions, and how Ross speaks of Claire, is absolutely endearing. I’m so happy for you both to have found one another ❤️
@greyreadsbooks Жыл бұрын
I think it would be super fun to watch you and Ross do a repot and chat together someday!
@pamom42 Жыл бұрын
I’ll vote for that!
@KathyGallagher01 Жыл бұрын
I will too 👍
@sasahojker5639 Жыл бұрын
Me too
@hpb19 Жыл бұрын
Me too!
@hpb19 Жыл бұрын
Great to see Ross again. He represents many of us who are new to the plant game. Not only that, he's fun!
@stineschwarck3428 Жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure that the reason Ross' Jade plant looks different from yours is because he has got himself a Crassula Ovata Minima 😊 They have smaller leaves than a regular Crassula Ovata 😉
@Paula-sw2tt2 ай бұрын
I agree
@tinabeall22 Жыл бұрын
I genuinely enjoyed this; Ross is such a natural in front of the camera and I appreciate the effort he put into this! I really can see how your personalities match so seamlessly. Also, Aglaonema Fireworks is at the top of my wishlist now. The leaves are absolutely unreal!
@laurabay8626 Жыл бұрын
The fly traps and sarracenia should be kept in bog like conditions so having the pot in a saucer of water is completely appropriate! Old flytraps will turn black as they die, it’s normal. If there is new growth happening it should be in good shape. Both of those plants need super high light! A very sunny windowsill or strong grow light will help them thrive! Best of luck with all of them 😊
@cherylbeswick73273 ай бұрын
Yes to this. I keep both of mine in water constantly just as they were at the nursery I bought them from.
@JacintheMessier Жыл бұрын
Claire looking at Ross is soo cute! Bravo les amoureux❤
@cassimosher11 ай бұрын
I relate so much to Ross right now! Wait. . . I'm not killing plants? Tell me I'm not killing plants. They don't seem to be dying. 🤔 Addiction unlocked!
@jenniferoach_ Жыл бұрын
He is so supportive and I am here for it!! 👏🏻👏🏻🪴
@vicky3792 Жыл бұрын
Ross is adorable and a keeper. Enjoy each other and the plant journey. Yes, updates for sure.
@roots_and_ruin Жыл бұрын
That calathea is doing amazing! My sister once owned a calathea for all if THREE HOURS before she gave it to my mum because it was stressing her out 😂 On the blue vs green plant front - you probably just see a different range of blue/ green in the colour spectrum. We most commonly do this with blue/ green more that any other colours. I'm with Ross - they're green 😂 You two might argue over yellow vs green, and blue vs purple too! My dissertation was on how we see and respond to colour - its such a magical thing!
@tinabeall22 Жыл бұрын
My mind is blown by how lush "Freddie" Calathea Ornata is! The Ornata is one of the most difficult Calathea and I couldn't imagine taking that one on when I started, but he's done incredibly well 👏
@pocketsizegirl Жыл бұрын
Ross naming his calathea "Freddie" due to it praying is giving me life
@dorindastewart1375 Жыл бұрын
Ross is a natural! Well done! 🏆 Claire, you must be so proud!💚And your censoring is on point! 😆 On the tradescantia, I think it's actually a Calissia Repens and you don't even need to bother with propping them in water. Just put the cuttings straight into the soil and they will root and grow like mad almost immediately! Higher light for better color and tight growth; and even though it's considered a succulent it prefers a little more water. Doesn't want to dry out for too long. 👍
@r0bfleming Жыл бұрын
My venus flytrap also died back after flowering, I think it's quite normal. Mine bounced back in a few weeks and I've had it a few years now. Some people chop off the flower stems as soon as they appear to prevent them taking all the energy. I also bottom water mine with distilled water once of twice a week during the summer and less during the winter, and yes, they are very fussy about the water, use distilled or rain water.
@Paula-sw2tt2 ай бұрын
He is absolutely adorable, a keeper for sure. So delightful and funny. He seems to genuinely enjoys his plants.
@jpgypsyxo Жыл бұрын
Yeah I agree about fittonias needing a lot of water/humidity! The roots are extremely fine. Usually if it gets too dry, it will wilt like that but perks back up as soon as you water it.
@GenXHeart Жыл бұрын
Ross, you almost fooled me but you didn't introduce Yollie! LOL! Sorry to hear you've both been sick. I can completely relate to the spider plant issue! Last year - in addition to candy (I'm not an animal!) I passed baby plants out to the kids to give to their mom's. Now I've taken to bundling the babies with a tiny hair band and setting them in my Beta fish's house while they grow roots! No one is safe!! 😂
@latanyamckenzie277 Жыл бұрын
This was fun. Ross is hilarious trying to talk about his plant babies.
@pamom42 Жыл бұрын
What a fun video! I think Ross is a delightful apprentice. More of the two of you, please!
@sandy_carpetsthesecond5013 Жыл бұрын
Ross's venus flytrap is most likely dying back either due to lack of light (carnivorous plants need a lot of light, especially flytraps) or water quality. A lot of carnivorous plants (especially the ones indoors) have evolved to grow in nutritionless, waterlogged soil due to being bog plants. The roots are practically immune to rotting from bacteria, and the only issue that may come from the roots is either root damage from travelling, or root burn from nutrition in the soil.
@karamelkafe230211 ай бұрын
Ross is totally funny and very likable just as you are Claire!🥰🥰
@natashiabahnhansen6733 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved Ross's tour! He is such a character!😄
@tarantula_girl. Жыл бұрын
What a fun video! You had asked for some feedback. This feels weird because you have way more knowledge and experience with plants than I do but I do have a pretty happy Fittonia. I keep her pretty much the same as my prayerplants/calathea. I don't let the soil dry out, I try to not let the humidity drop below 55-60%, bright indirect light, bla bla. But they are drama queens and will "faint" when they're thirsty and perk up within an hour of being watered. But I also have very happy prayers plants pushing out multiple leaves every week and I keep my Fittonia nestled in with them and it's happy too. I use grow lights and a humidifier and only distilled water with them. They are extremely spoiled lol. Also about the venus fly trap. That's an entirely different animal. They actually do need moist/wet substrate all the time. And they can't handle anything but distilled or rain water on their roots. I keep mine in 50/50 coco coir and sphagum moss with a very shallow water resevoir of distilled water and never let it dry out. Never give them fertilizer. They can't handle any minerals or anything extra. They come from North Carolina USA in marshes with no nutrients. They get their 'fertilizer' from the bugs they "eat". The science behind it all is very interesting. But his is flowering so it must be doing well. However some of those heads could be dying from using tap water. Also, if it "dies" in the winter, don't throw it out. They do go dormant, and actually need about 3-5 months rest every year. UK winters will be perfect for them . But go ahead and let them get cold and you can stick them by a north facing window and forget about them over winter. They still need some water to not actually die, but in their natural habitat they spend part of the winter frozen and they look completely dead but they come back in the spring. There's tons of videos on KZbin about them. I just did what they said to mine and it's still alive and I repeated it here. I'm no expert. Anyways sorry for the novel. Much love to you both! :)
@caseycausey1186 Жыл бұрын
It was so sweet watching your face as you were watching Ross. I could almost see the love. ❤
@Gabrielle-ms5uu Жыл бұрын
Big fan of the name choices 😂 Defenitely naming my marble queen Aragorn from now on, love it!
@Ommnya Жыл бұрын
Love that intro he did. I always laugh at your extra long Claire. 😂
@Carly_Anne05 Жыл бұрын
Oh he's adorable and a total natural in front of a camera! Nice plants Ross, well done 🎉😅
@lizdavis1823 Жыл бұрын
Ross is right constant water is what they need. I have lots of them. I keep them I about an inch or so of rain water. They love the sun too
@annemariekoppelaar-passiev5771 Жыл бұрын
Totally agree! I grow sundews and sarracenia in a vase in a constant puddle of rain water, sun sun sun and use special carnivorous plant soil (without any nutrition)
@brookehicks8335 Жыл бұрын
"I like these ones because they grow quite quick and make you feel like you're quite good at this" --ever plant person ever 😄
@brookecammarata6261 Жыл бұрын
i love the way he feels so smart when he says "propagating"
@baleyrobinson Жыл бұрын
Ross!!! 🎉 Ahahahaha I'm totally here for more of him on the channel and as always Claire but also your relationship journey! He also cracks me up!! That intro interpretation 😂🤣😂 you sound great though Claire no need to change a thing! It's like a theme song to a TV show the same is great and comforting. 🤗 I appreciate you so much I've learned sooo much from you to get to my 80 plants now! 🥰🌿💚 Can I also call the first relationship quibble is going to be about when you move in together and you are determined to keep his pink and colorful plants out of your carefully curated green and silver variegations 🤣😂🤣
@od.vandeveer Жыл бұрын
Both carniverous plants need lots of sun, a consistently moist soil, rainwater/distilled or reverse osmosis water (basically very soft water without minerals) and a dormancy period. Best to keep them outside in full sun even in winter.That traps die is normal, they only last a few times opening and closing, and it has new traps forming so that is good. Dont throw them out if they look worse in autumn and winter, they will get back, think of them as herbacious perennials
@katydid4477 Жыл бұрын
I love your intro!!! Don't change a thing ❤
@elmerbaez6784 Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad to see your partner get into plants He has a great personality!!!! Thank you for sharing him with us!!!
@OrchidboyTroy Жыл бұрын
I always love your videos and your intro is the best! Don’t change it please 🙏🏾 you’re so lucky to be able to get your SO into plants! I got mine a vanilla orchid for his birthday and he’s afraid of it 😂 lovely video and as always thank you for sharing!!
@lorifenner4048 Жыл бұрын
I think if she changed her intro, I would be really sad. I have like a Pavlov response to the music and the intro.
@zuzia7628 Жыл бұрын
37:10 I would say it could be callisia, not tradescantia. I had issues with her, but since I started to water it from the bottom it is much better. All the best to both of you! 💚
@Ceceisextreme Жыл бұрын
Agree! I think it's a callisia repens!
@lestrangeproductions7317 Жыл бұрын
The carnivorous plants should stand in water but it has to be rain or distilled water (I only use rain water for mine). I always cut flowers back as soon as they appear as they can kill the plant all together but at best, a lot will die back. With high sunlight, the plants can grow quite large. Growth will be more stunted in low light. They also need to be over wintered. They need a dormancy period over the winter. Being put somewhere cooler and darker and kept damp with daily spraying, rather than standing in water. They are fussy but well worth the effort. Such fun plants. I love that Ross has now caught the house plant bug!
@sarahbenzie670 Жыл бұрын
Ross is so cute and funny keep hold of him Claire
@azuresong7 Жыл бұрын
For venus fly traps and sarracenia, it is fine to absolutely soak them in water. As long as the water doesn't contain too much mineral content they won't rot. My sarracenia is currently sitting in water up to half of the height of the pot and they are absolutely loving it. They do however need a LOT of lights to thrive. My is next to a east facing window and I run a Pianta grow light for 14 hours a day just for it
@Stacey-wz3sn Жыл бұрын
I had such a bad day...THISSSSSS made it so much better ❤😂😂😂😂 THE BEST
@finefoliage Жыл бұрын
Re: the venus fly trap...it is ok to be sat in water, mine are sat in 1.5cm of water constantly and I keep it topped up and I do only give mine rain water. Traps can just die off do I snip off any black bits and I'd snip the flower off 🙂
@pennyred6195 Жыл бұрын
He is so lovely, very suited to you and yoli.
@KathyGallagher01 Жыл бұрын
What a great video Ross is so much fun. Ross you are doing really, really well with your plant babies! From 1 to 23 is good going in 8 months 😂. That Calathea is amazing I can’t keep one alive for love nor money lol.
@musicalmarion Жыл бұрын
I stopped keeping Fittonia plants because they're so fussy. I did find they did very well if I cut a large plastic Pop bottle in half, upturning it over the plant (keep the cap on!) They also do great in bottle gardens too (you don't see them much now). I think it's because they don't like moving draughts and do best in still, humid environments. They're easily overwatered, so wait until they droop a bit : )
@CLC616Ай бұрын
You're accent is so Downton Abbey! I love it! "Encouraging drinking on my channel! Honestly!" 😆🤣
@Frogandvine10 ай бұрын
Loving the pickle Rick pop in the background 😂 such a wholesome couple!
@daisywrabbit Жыл бұрын
did Ross make the thumbnail? LMAO great video. Hilarious! 🌸💜🌺🌸💜
@pattituringan6745 Жыл бұрын
Loved seeing Ross’s plants.
@jessicawanlass41989 ай бұрын
One of my favorites! I am so glad you filmed your input along with the video!
@emilymartin7116 Жыл бұрын
I think water propagation might be the way to go with monstera standleyana! I got cuttings from the Edinburgh plant swap, I propagated them in water and they’re rooted enough to be potted up now. The leaves haven’t curled up either, they’re still super healthy!
@amh0013 Жыл бұрын
29:44 I would highly recommend distilled water. I don’t have a sun trap but I grow Sundews. The other weird thing about the carnivorous plants is sometimes they push flowers when they’re stressed. Just be very gentle with the tap roots, maybe even refresh it’s soil and moss. Then use a much shallower tray. It’s totally good if you let the tray dry out even some of the soil dry out from time to time! OH and if you don’t have bugs… get bugs!!
@melissalincourt72619 ай бұрын
Ross is the funniest 😂❤
@SarahFluffyErica Жыл бұрын
I have a Venus Fly Trap and have been quite successful in keeping mine! 😊 Some tips for you: - distilled water is life - pick a substrate with low nutrients (eg: Sphagnum moss, perlite, peat moss, etc.) - keep the plant in a dish and keep the dish full of distilled water at all times (kinda like not letting a semi-hydro resivoir dry out) - lots and looooots of light! - Lastly, they definitely appreciate more humidity and will thrive in a terrarium, or cloche 😊 These are what's worked for me and I've kept mine thriving, sunstressed and flowering for almost a year now! I even pollinated it when it flowered and got seeds! 😆🥳
@nicolemickle1851 Жыл бұрын
My Mexicanum is so easy!! It grows so fast and the leaves matured so quickly
@danas.7157 Жыл бұрын
the beginning was hilarious 😂❤
@Planty-Mandy Жыл бұрын
So much fun! This definitely is the best video I’ve seen in a while!
@kylielongman2 ай бұрын
This is adorable! Such a charming guy you have there Claire! ❤️
@chantecampbell2207 Жыл бұрын
The Mexicanum is the best! I got mine as a one leaf cutting. It felt like it to an eternity to root but once it did it really took off. My leaves have matured without a moss pole but it finally got so out of control that I had to stake it. A very good score. 😊
@Tina-wi7we11 ай бұрын
I love pink plants too. Fireworks is beautiful!
@myriamsonanini3796 Жыл бұрын
What a lovely video ❤. In regards of blue plants - i have an oil slick fern (Microsorum thailandicum), dark green with a blue shimmer. So yes, they exist 😊
@Mandi_Hui Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing Ross collection. Loved this video. And i like that he is also a Star Wars Fan and Van Gogh too. Also that popular Japan Artwork. 😃My son got excited when heard Spider man he is a big fan. We recently went to Comic Con and he wore Miles Morales this year. 😊
@cynthiaprewitt301 Жыл бұрын
Really great and entertaining video! Ross is such a hoot! My house is like Ross's apt.....dark, dark, dark ! I have lots of the same plants you do, but they are generally kept outside since I live in florida. I set up a popup greenhouse outside for the winter which really doesn't last too long. But I have discovered grow lights which are allowing me to have more plants inside. Thanks for all the information you share!
@NicoletteMPH Жыл бұрын
We love your intro, though Ross' was a nice parody! The blind react was so good too! Awesome!
@GracieBee238 ай бұрын
I have had my fitonia for over a year now pretty successfully and I think the biggest care tip would be to keep it in a location where you will frequently see it, and near some sort of sink so you remember to water it.
@meredithdavis51678 ай бұрын
Fantastic video with two extraordinarily natural hosts - and Joli! I love how this turned out with you commenting as Ross so sweetly described his collection! I love that he's into Spider Man and LOTR especially! I name my plants for characters all the time. 😅 You two are great together! More please! (I still need to watch the Ross Moved In video and many more) Wishes for a joyful, prosperous, love-filled, and planty New Year!
@Karolina1112My6 ай бұрын
I had fitionia. She likes very humid conditions only way she was fine with me was when I kept her in the shower. She died, the leaves were completely dry and I was about to throw her away when I noticed perfectly healthy stems. I put her in the bathroom window moved her in the evening into the shower and then moved back on the windowsill she was thriving but I got rid of her as she was pain anyway. Too much for me, sometimes I kept forgetting and she was too dramatic to care :D
@chelsirose33357 ай бұрын
I had fittonia a few years back, and I used it to carpet the bottom of my crested geckos vivarium.. it was planted in there with a bromeliad and a snake plant i believe and it did really really well. I think it's definitely a plant for vivs in my opinion as they get regular misting, high humidity, and lots of light from the bulbs used for reptiles.
@JMMS23 Жыл бұрын
You guys are too cute!😊
@Paula-sw2tt2 ай бұрын
Yes blue plants exist. Check out the blue oil fern and I think you'll agree.
@PaletteBegonia11 ай бұрын
Any man with a Starry nights cushion, has to be a good man. That’s facts , & I loved this content 🔥 And he quoted Nightmare Before Christmas…. 🔥🔥
@amh0013 Жыл бұрын
Claire - how many times during this video did you go “Yep, ladies and gentlemen… that’s my man!” 😂 love it Ross keep up the good work!
@DREWSMITH20114 ай бұрын
“You know what I’m thinking” *makes scissor gesture 😂😂😂😂😂
@TrishsOrchidLife4 ай бұрын
Maybe you can use your sticky tags and make labels for Ross so he can learn the names😂. He seems to “want” to know 😊. ❤how you two interact with one another ❤🌸
@ratmannlibertyhound67558 ай бұрын
Fabulous video I watched at work had to stop half the way through to work. I couldn’t wait till break to return to watching it. So much fun.
@PositiveRaincloud Жыл бұрын
The intro had me cackling
@ronanhayes496811 ай бұрын
Lovely video! So glad Ross is getting the bug too. Wishing you a happy moving in together 🤩
@alyshabrink52428 ай бұрын
Omg love you and Ross together! He's super fun loving❤
@wokenope Жыл бұрын
We love Ross ❤❤❤
@krystal94494 ай бұрын
This is the most adorable video. I hope I find this someday 🥰
@leanneneal2009 Жыл бұрын
My Fittonia does well outside of a terrarium- my general humidity is mid 60s in the house, its about 2 meters back from south facing french doors & I water when the leaves don't feel full and are soft ❤
@machalespencer690 Жыл бұрын
Omg I love Ross and how much he loves pink plants. He is funny. Happy for you and like seeing him learn to love what you do!
@Spiriti043 ай бұрын
For the fittonia / nerve plant. I own quite a few of them and ive found best way to grow them is in bathrooms just because of the really high humidity. But overall like Ross said, any way to keep the humidity in with them they will thrive and love. But definitely humidity and light are the main ones with them (based on what ive found with mine)
@KelliesHoya Жыл бұрын
A repot Ross' plant video?!
@crystalcrook2472 Жыл бұрын
What a lovely sport he is and he genuinely seems to find joy in the hobby as well! I think it’s great that he names his plants too ❤
@angieyaeger2 Жыл бұрын
I'm going to look for a house that will suit my plants' needs better! I got into plants in this house and the lighting is TERRIBLE so I can't wait to buy a house with windows everywhere. I love that you and Ross are doing more videos together. You two seem so fun!
@TheAlvatorreGarden Жыл бұрын
This is the most adorable thing! The way you look at him and the way he got interested in your hobby 😭 I wish my husband and I could be like this 😭😅
@Max2U Жыл бұрын
This was both funny and sweet. I enjoyed the tour.👏🏽
@Rustysplantlife Жыл бұрын
I have a few fittonias, I have them in my window and bottom water them with about an inch of water a week. I have found that if you let it dry beyond that they shrivel up and don’t bounce back
@jksprouts Жыл бұрын
Totally love the aglaonema! I just got my first one and here's a bit of useless information: Following my German roots, I googled it in German and found the prosaic name Kolbenfaden (spadix thread). But in Danish, where my plant hails from, it's Sailor's Solace:) Love the video and totally jealous that your partner engages in plants😋. Mine tolerates, so maybe there's hope...💚
@Kaylee_4740 Жыл бұрын
Love my philodendron Mexicanium. Would recommend putting it on a coir stake. Mine is massive, so massive that I can no longer move it by myself. I put him on a 90cm pole about 8 months ago and I am going to have to extend it after his next leaf pops.
@allisnelson9 ай бұрын
Fittonia are some of the MOST dramatic little *****. I had one and it would just go COMPLETELY limp when it needed water. Then it would perk right up. Weirdly satisfying. But, it just started dying. No idea why. But, I will say, if you want to do a “terrarium lite” IKEA has lovely cloches that are actually reasonably priced that I think Pedro would fit in. And you’d get to enjoy him more than with a bag. (I also bought a plastic cake serving stand and lid from Amazon to use for a similar situation and the plant ended up being huge when I got it and would not fit…)
@mwatson4970 Жыл бұрын
I also pick my place for the light 😂😂❤. And I really love how you guys interact, even when she had the mouth drop at your fake "killing" of the Mexican umbrella (sp?).
@francisgerry3883 Жыл бұрын
I Ike your intro especially you cute pup .
@lvbaum3 Жыл бұрын
Just get Ross a big bottle of fish tank water conditioner. Then he just needs to add a bit to the water for his carnivorous plants. FYI- the Venus fly trap goes dormant in the winter so you might want to read about getting it ready for winter.
@Thathippiekittykat Жыл бұрын
I want an update on Ross’ collection. I love your relationship, so cheesy and cheeky!
@louisedreisig6166 Жыл бұрын
I love this video! I think the sad Tradescantia might actually be a Callisia. I confirm that they're a pain in the ***, they need a lot of bright light to stay pretty. Mine has been going back and forth between absolute beauty and crispy mess for a year, and I think I'm giving up! 😅
@chris-annlederer415 Жыл бұрын
This was great! Thanks for sharing the laughs.
@moniwoo Жыл бұрын
Aaaww, love it! Well done, Ross 😊
@amelieachim5903 Жыл бұрын
I seem to remember a ficus Audrey that I thought belonged to Ross, and I did not see it in this video. I own one as well but have not had it for very long yet.