Tips & Tricks / Restoring Variegation & Preventing Plants from Reverting / Collective Houseplants

[@shadesofidaho]

I LOVE the dark leaves of the reverted variegated pink princess much more than the variegated version. Crazy I know but those dark leaves are amazing!!

[@PictureMaria1]

I do too! I fell in love with it when I first seen it not even knowing what it was. I only propagated it in hopes of getting a new plant equally dark. I won’t propagate it again...but my other reverted ones are in trouble!!! LOL!

[@shadesofidaho]

@@PictureMaria1 LOL

[@jessicaishere8416]

Omg me too I got a FULLY REVERTED ONE like six months ago and Omgness it’s sooo stunning & a HUUUGE one. It’s leaves are so large it looks like a Mature Dark lord. I have mine in a grow tent with 12hr lights on it. It’s now started pushing out these maroon leaves. Like I’m talking Entire leaves completely light maroon like lighter then the stalk of the plant. It’s over teo feet tall and I always tell my bf ~ I love this one more then my varigated ones.😹😹😹I have 3 regular ppp still varigated. I’ve actually been playing with lights to see what works best for them. More light = more pink forSure..

[@sergiopascale3487]

You're right Maria, as most variegated plants needs higher filtered light intensity to maintain its variegation, the Philodendron Paraiso Verde requires a reverse requirement, the oddities of plants... Pray for you & your hubby's complete recovery... Keep on sharing thru your awesome vlogs...Much love!

[@PictureMaria1]

Awwwww thanks so much and hubby and I really appreciate your well wishing. We are back to normally and loving life! I am very confused with the Philodendron Paraiso as there are mixed messages on the care. I have seen some people grow their paraiso in bright light and it still variegates well. I have two of them so I am keeping one in brighter light and the other in shadier conditions so we'll see if that makes a difference. Thanks so much for watching and joining me on my plant growing adventures. I really appreciate it. I am wishing you the absolute best...stay blessed and safe my friend. HAPPY GROWING!

[@mruduladesai1480]

@@PictureMaria1 great video...so informative! Btw how is your experiment going with with Paraiso verde? Do you see any noticeable difference between the two? I'm thinking of buying a reverted Paraiso verde...there is only one variegated leaf.

[@kay-pu7hr]

I like the dar burgandy leaves too. So ifine completely reverts, i have learned so much anyway. I like how you take the time with all the details of growing plants. Thank you so much. I enjoy your videos and will contine to watch you.

[@MllrtimeOnTheTube]

Good happy healthy morning to ya'! Great to see you back!

[@PictureMaria1]

Thank you! Thank you and thank you!!! I am so happy to be back!!! Nothing more I’d rather do than enjoying my plants and sharing my passion with my planty family!!! Woooohooooo!!!

[@maritescabrera2435]

What a very informative video.....thank yoi

[@JazzMeUinFLUSA]

I always love your videos with your beautiful plants not to mention the interesting personality you have each time you vlog. 👍👍👍

[@jigsgrey7656]

Awesome tip!

[@sengemson5953]

Yey glad everything is going great😍 love to see you again the live and very joyful plant youtuber ever😍

[@sengemson5953]

And also you looked young and blooming with those straight hair😍😍😍

[@PictureMaria1]

Thank you so much and you my friend are so sweet!!! I am so happy to be back with my youtube family! WOOOOHOOOO!

[@PictureMaria1]

Thank you for noticing! I decided to try something new...new year, new look and of course new adventures!!!! YEEEEAAAAAYAAAAA!

[@AtHomeWithJana]

My pink princess reverted too since I placed it with more light, repotted 3 times and moved it too many places around my yard. I must have put it to too much stress but right now I see tiny specks of pink and variegated baby sprouting. I will cut a stem this spring, hoping it will turn variegated again like yours. Thank you for sharing and so happy you are back. I hope your husband is feeling better as well.🙏🌱🌿💐💞😘

[@PictureMaria1]

The one that I got from Christine’s Tropical & Exotics is the one that is growing in the tree in the video. It never really variegated just a few tiny specks. I kept hoping it would give me variegations but it never did. So I gave up on it and just let it grow up the tree. With this experience I am going to chop up the vine completely and see if I can get get some variegations in the propagations. I’ll do a video on it when I do it. I am hoping that you are able to get yours to variegated. Who knew growing pink princesses would be so stressful! LOL!!! Please keep me updated on your pink princess journey. I am hoping to watch some videos on it...and yes hubby and I are on the road to a full recovery and feeling so much better! YAAAAAAAY! I am hoping you and the family are well. Stay blessed and thank you for watching!

[@AtHomeWithJana]

@@PictureMaria1 Mine is from Christines too, the new sprouted baby is variegated. I will do a video on mine too once it gets warmer or spring time. They are outside right now and gets covered with a moving blanket when it freezes, same as the variegated monstera. I barely pay attention to them since they reverted, so far they are still alive.😂🌱🌿💐💞 😘

[@PlantHoardingAdventures]

This is awesome news!! I have a reverted Monstera, I’m totally trying this!!! Glad I found your video before I gave it away!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@kay-pu7hr]

Thank you for the video. It was so informative.

[@matthiasknaak8527]

Hey Maria , I definately agree with you that by placing variegated plants in higher filtered light will make the colors more vibrant and for example with capsicum ( chili ) it brings out the Purple more in purple ornamental peppers while placing them in darker spots or indoors will turn the purple into green or where white is part of the variegation will replace the purple with white or green . Pretty amazing , right ? You are so refreshing with your unique personality and you are ( at least i think so) a very smart , strong Lady that is a great Inspiration for other Women . Ty and much love from the Black Forest ( Germany ).

[@hollybeck605]

Totally agree Pariso Verde is super sensitive to light. I also had to move it to a shadier spot and it improved the next leaf. I watched another KZbinrs video and he had the same experience. I feel like all my other plants want more light except for this one. Weirdo 😊 Hope you keep feeling better!! ♥️♥️

[@hollybeck605]

I also massively increased my variegation in my burgundy princess by cutting it. I did have a small section of pink striping in the stem so I cut down to that. Worked! ♥️

[@PictureMaria1]

Right!!! It is such a weirdo!!! I can’t yet get a gage on it. I have to wait patiently to see what the new leaves will bring. OnlyPlants did a video of his HUGE highly variegated Paraiso and he said he kept his in bright and sometimes full sun...so now I am really confused. But I will continue to keep it in bright shade until it grows a few more leaves to finally determine how I want to grow it. We are feeling much better and pushing ourselves to get back on track. I couldn’t be more happier than when I am enjoying my plants and my planty family. It really has picked my spirits up. I am hoping all is well with you and always wishing you the best!!!

[@PictureMaria1]

I am so glad to hear about your pink princess propagations! That is awesome news! Congrats! I know many of us panic when we lose variegations so this is a very exciting option for us to try that seems to have positive results. I am thrilled about it!! Soon I hope I to become a mother of many variegated babies...fingers crossed!!!

[@zalehaburude7752]

Hello....So nice to see you again. I love to see your lovely and healthy Plants.... Happy new year 2021 and all the best wishes... Have a wonderful weekend to you and yours. Bye....

[@PictureMaria1]

Hey there! Long time no see my friend! Thanks for visiting me!! I am also wishing you a very happy, very blessed New Year!!! I am always wishing you the absolute best!! Hugs and kisses!!! 😘🤗🥰

[@zalehaburude7752]

@@PictureMaria1 Hi...Good morning from my Country. How is your Orchids? Say HELLO to them. Happy weekend and stay safe...😘

[@PictureMaria1]

Good Morning! My orchids are doing good...I have some blooming in my garden. I will tell them all you said hello. I hope all of your orchids are doing well. Enjoy them!

[@orchidgrowing1827]

It’s good to see you are doing well and I love the cat 🐈 shirt 💚

[@PictureMaria1]

Thanks so much and we are feeling a whole lot better! ...and I thought that the cat shirt was so cute! It was a quick pick me up and made me smile every time I looked at the shirt. Now I am looking for a cute puppy shirt. LOL! Stay well dear friend and thanks for watching! HAPPY GROWING!! 🤗🤗🤗

[@orchidwanderer]

Wow you are baccckkk!! Thats Maria I know ☺️💪👍👏 You guys are really getting better!! Love the whole collection "variegated plants" You made my morning full of energy ⚡💪👍

[@PictureMaria1]

Ha ha ha!!! Yes I am back!!! YAAAAAAY! We are feeling so much better!!! We have our moments but we our pushing ourselves to get back into the swing of things. I am so happy to be back with my KZbin family and thrilled to be talking about what I love most. PLANTS! LOL! Thanks for joining me and have a PLANTASTIC DAY!!! ...stay safe, blessed and energized!!! Wooooohooooo!

[@anthonyjeddgenerao4044]

So happy to see you getting better, 💚 💪🏻🙏🏻

[@PictureMaria1]

Thank you!!! I’ve been pushing myself to get back to the swing of things. I hate being sick! YUCK! Hoping all is well! Stay safe and blessed dear friend!

[@Uneedmoremeds]

I love the dark leaves but I think you should chop, prop, chop for sure👍👍👍. Now I want to find a reverted Pink Princess in hopes of having the same results. Happy new year chica🤗👍❤.

[@PictureMaria1]

I plan on making more cuttings from my other reverted one. I am going to leave the very dark one alone in hopes it will continue to produce those burgundy/black leaves. I hope that when you get a reverted one you will have the same results. Thanks for watching and I am hoping all is well with you and the family! Big hugs and much love sister dear!

[@sherryporsch9349]

Glad too see you feeling better. 🤗 I had too chop my Syngonium Albo because it reverted. The new cuttings are very white an marbled. 😃

[@PictureMaria1]

Thank you and that is so awesome to hear! I have been eyeing mine for some time now...I was hoping I could hold off until it started to vine up the tomato cage but you are so tempting me!!!l LOL! What method did you use?

[@sherryporsch9349]

@@PictureMaria1 I just snipped it an put in a small glass tube with an inch of water. 😃

[@sherryporsch9349]

@@PictureMaria1 I have a theory, the smallest amount of water roots faster. I need too try it out an see. I figure the least amount of water the higher the rooting hormones. ????

[@PictureMaria1]

Okay. I am going to cut up two vines so I am going to have a lot of cuttings. I think I am going to use the Sphag and bag method using a sphagnum moss. I’ll do a video and we will see how it goes.

[@PictureMaria1]

Sounds interesting!!! Keep me posted on your results I am interested in find out how it goes. Happy Growing!

[@SilentStorm1111]

I just got 4 reverted albo syngonium!! I'm so excited thank you so much!! I hope it gives me some albo leaves!! Only $15 for 4!

[@santiagotarrafetamartinez7886]

Haha tanks for the tips!! Love your energy and your videos. I have a hiya carnosa variegata from which I choped some cuttings for my grandma. Her plant is fully variegated and mine has almost completely reverted. My hypothesis was lighting. When I moved mine into a brighter spot the variegated leaves burned. In other bright spots the plant seems to keep going with its reversion... So it just may be bad luck. I've been removing the fully green parts... Let's hope it makes a change🙈

[@PictureMaria1]

Awwwww thanks so much for your kind words and positive feedback. I really appreciate it! I am sorry to hear about your hoya. I find with the Variegated Carnosa types they often times will start producing solid leaves. I’ve been fortunate enough to hold the solid leaves at bay by cutting back to promote variegation. It is interesting to hear that once the leaves burned off the new leaves grew without variegation. I too am hoping you can get those beautiful variegations back. Please keep me posted on your results. I would love to find out what happens. I will keep my fingers crossed for you! Thanks for watching and HAPPY GROWING!!!

[@whitneymaynard2127]

Your makeup is on point! Beautiful!

[@PictureMaria1]

Awwwwwww thanks! I appreciate that! I am hoping all is well with you and wishing you the absolute best! HAPPY GROWING!

[@rossanadams3497]

Thank you for the information. Watching from Australia 😊

[@PictureMaria1]

Thank you for watching my dear friend in Australia!!! Be well and Happy Growing! 😘

[@michelejones4282]

I had a completely reverted small PP. I moved her right under the humidifier & bang 2mths layer she popped out this beautiful PINK varigated leaf!!👏👏👏I don't know if it was coincidence or the humidity played a part! 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ QUESTION...should I cut that area with the varigated leaf & propagate??? Ty Glad your doing better!👍🙏💜

[@PictureMaria1]

That is an awesome story and I am glad that it finally rewarded you with her beautiful pink leaves! I firmly believe plants will do whatever they want to do and as we often see...they don’t always follow the rules! LOL! I would make sure you cut between nodes and ensure you have at least one or two viable nodes. ...and yes we are feeling soooo much better and I couldn’t be happier to be back with my planty family, enjoying my plants again. Wooohooooo!!! Wishing you the absolute best and HAPPY GROWING!!! 🤗🤗🤗

[@mentha_101]

Happy you are feeling better. I'm curious if you've tried to use keiki paste to activate auxillary buds further down a reverted plant instead of chopping the top off completely? I mean why remove all of that beautiful growth and it could help the plant grow stronger if it keeps the green growth also. Just a thought.

[@PictureMaria1]

Thank you and no I haven’t tried using Keiki paste on nodes yet. I have always been made to believe that there is something in the physical act of cutting the plant that somehow triggers the plant it to recreate the variegation...it definitely would make for a good future experiment. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@Top5_Pilipinas]

I heard that to induce variegation in PPP, cut the reverted leaves, cut and cut, until it puts out a variegated leaf.

[@melissathoms1587]

I cut my syngonium albo back to its last variegated leaf twice now and still no varigation. Indoors now under a growlight for 8-10 hours a day. (That variegated leaf is the only one left on the plant.) Any other suggestions?

[@rustynellysjungle3166]

Gr8 tips!! Thx :)

[@PictureMaria1]

Thanks for watching! Hoping all is well with my favorite planter couple! Be well and stay safe!

[@rustynellysjungle3166]

@@PictureMaria1 thx!! Things are fine here other than we are on total lockdown.... but at least we have our plants to keep us busy.... take care Maria!!

[@PictureMaria1]

Yes, I know that is what kept me from losing my mind! Before...during...and after the pandemic.

[@KevrysTheGamer]

Onlyplants just did a video about his paraiso verde and he said that he gets more variegation with more light

[@PictureMaria1]

I know I watched the video and I was shocked to to see how beautifully variegated his was. I plan on keeping mine in shadier condition until a few leaves unfurl before I make my decision.

[@KevrysTheGamer]

@@PictureMaria1 that's what I love about plants and the plant community. Everyone tries different things and get different amazing results.

[@nessin8or394]

I’ve always believed more light = more variegation.

[@KevrysTheGamer]

@@nessin8or394 i agree. I have some philo Brazil under grow lights and the variegation is insane.

[@PictureMaria1]

You are absolutely right. I have learned so much from our plant community and I too am always glad to share my experiences. Information inspires us to discover, learn and grow thereby allowing us to expand and develop our own conclusions. The more that we know the more that we can grow has always been my motto! Wishing you the absolute best in your growing adventures!

[@santiagogallardo7490]

Hi! loved the video. I was thinking of doing the same with my PPP, did you take the cutting from the bottom of the plant?

[@PictureMaria1]

Thanks so much for watching and for your positive comment. Yes, I the plant had a long stem so I was able to get a nice cutting from the bottom of it. I am hoping all is well with you and wishing you the best! HAPPY GROWING!

[@kenton6770]

I have a variegated alocasia and a new guinea gold alocasia for a few months now, there're in pots but I set them outside under a tree during the summer. Do u know how to promote more variegatetoion in the new guinea gold alocasia??

[@NinjaOrchids]

I see the difference in my variegated phal leaves and too much light seems lessen the impact of the variagation. But, I have an orchid that grows new growths almost white, and then for the longest time it stays like that, until another new growth develops... and the previous growth turns green. Its fascinating.... aka i now need chlorophyll to create sugars... better get me some green on 😀

[@PictureMaria1]

Wow that is fascinating!!! I bet it is beautiful and I’m glad you can enjoy the variegation for a long time. What type of orchid it is? I would love to see it. Are you on Instagram? If you do you can find me under MyTropicalPlant Adventures.

[@plantmaster2431]

So cute

[@PictureMaria1]

Thank you for watching and HAPPY GROWING!!!

[@kaitlenredner4897]

Do you have any tips on how I can get my variagated alocasia odora to bring back its variagtion. The newest leaf came out completely green. The new leaf is now forming another leaf, and it looks like it's going to be green as well.

[@kriziaparrel7911]

Hi, I bought a reverted top cut of a Florida beauty(green leaf), but it has given me still 2 green leaves (yes I’m impatient lol) should I propagate and cut? Or wait it out? Thanks !

[@StingraySteve]

My burl marx love to revert I keep cutting back but usually never get varigation back from the cut offs

[@VenomCupcake]

Question... best way to get it to give off leaves

[@remueldongosa1690]

Is therre ?any chemicals put in a pot in doing varigation

[@mauricioelsalvador]

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[@sarahalexandra3892]

I subscribed purely based on the cat t-shirt 😹😻

[@milahoshino8058]

My paradiso verede Always reverts when it gets too much light

[@russplants]

My Syngonium mojito is reverting :( what should i do?

[@wenniebacosa3925]

Madam how to variegate plants?

[@DanielHanson343]

Chop and prop girl!!!.....Lets set thoes princesses free.