I said “nooo!” out loud. 😂😂 But also…kind of agree, lol. I love them but I definitely agree that Hoyas aren’t beginner plants…it’s tough to get the watering right.
Yeah, the biggest issue is that they require a lot of in direct light they're not fit to work inside of a home so they generally die unless you have a really big massive windows open 24/7. so not only do they need a humid climate, but they also need tons of lights which is really tricky. Because most homes are not design to have the lights blasting inside. I live in Florida, so I qualify to be able to raise the Plant but most homes here are not built with massive amounts of interior lighting unless you have a sunroof, or Florida room, which is rare nowadays. Even when I had windows, completely bathed in light and only had a little bit of a covering because of the side of the house being connected to a parking roof it still wasn't enough. They would probably work better if you had a walk up area that's connected to the house with light coming in on directions full blast but still covered.
I have one alocasia growing in leca. One is a sad stalk in a prop box. It dies back to a stalk every time I take it out of the prop box. I will never buy another one ever again.
Expose them for what they really are: Overrated,not sustainable to grow in your home,not practical,not functional 😂 I immediately subscribed to your channel after hearing that 😆
I had a black velvet and it was doing SO good! And then one day boom. It said peace out and it never got better. Still to this day have no idea what happened!
I refuse to purchase another calathea unless I’m gifting it to someone I don’t like. They are way too fussy for a plant that refuses to die. I have 3.5 and don’t plan to add anymore. The .5 is for the one that I’ve left to die but refuses to..
I love calatheas sooo much. Right now, I've got 5 and two halves of them.. 😅 The five look okay.. 3 of the are in pon really enjoying their life. The two "half plants" are medallions I am trying to save in water for the very last time... Didn't succeed with pon. If I ever find a white fusion, I will probably get it. It is on my wishlist 😍 But I'm definitely not going to try more that once if the queen doesn't like me..
@@emmadoro my white fusion is thriving after being eaten alive by spider mites last year. It’s been good since but definitely a spider mite magnet. They’re beautiful plants I definitely would love to try the ones I have in Pon but they’re so finicky 😩
I just bought a Stella… it’s still alive and well after two weeks. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻(I didn’t know about Calatheas when I bought it, and It is keeping me awake at night 😂)
Alocasias are another plant that will only thrive in the tropics. My grandmother lives in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷and she doesn’t even keep them indoors! She grows stunning alocasia in the ground on the shady side of her house and lets Mother Nature do the all the work!
I live in the Central Valley of California. I only get, at most, a month of decent humidity. I only have 3 Alocasias left. I love them, but I can’t sustain the humidity they need without going broke! Lol
Wish I would have subscribed to you before I became a Plant Lover. Would have saved me time, money and heartache. Most importantly would have taught me not to get a plant just so I can be on the Plant Lovers bandwagon. That wagon has ran me over numerous times.
Same, and I'll never get any of those again no matter how stunning. Sometimes I wish my calatheas would die so I won't have to deal with them anymore. But so pretty. 😅
@@ghengis430 all of mine only has ever had tap water mixed super thrive 😬 and not a death yet or a crispy leaf. I swear folks scared me bad saying not to buy them but I have not experienced this. Well in the very first beginning with my large one but once I moved it from my bathroom to my walk in closet that seemed to fix my crisping edges some how
Love this video! ❤😂 Top of my list is Croton, any type, and I have the climate for them. They are far too dramatic and look awful if they decide to leaf drop, because they did not like your hairstyle one day.
Hello, Oh,No!! 😮 not my precious Hoyas. I have (22) Hoyas & every one is exploding with growth. I absolutely love them. But I understand with your climate it might be difficult.I'm on my 3rd Mican & this one looks like its going to survive. The others you shown I have no interest either lol. Thank You very enjoyable
Oh yes to your choices…for me, no to: ivy, African violets, begonias, palms, pepperomias, string of anything, gardenia, croton, orchids…but I keep trying them. Last one was a beautiful pink flowered black ruffled leaf African violet. But I did so enjoy it until it was down to 1 leaf ( now).I do have 3 Hoyas ( from watching Basie Plants) that are doing well-H. carnosa, curtisii, and ‘Crimson Princess’. Enjoyed this video, thank you! 🪴
Phalaenopsis orchids are easy if you just keep them in bark and soak them when almost dry. They like bright indirect light. Strings of anything can go to hell tho
It’s crazy how different plants can grow so differently in different environments bc my micans in an 8 inch hanging pot. Big thick and lush! I’ve had it for 4 years now grown from 4 cuttings I got in a mystery box. I have them growing all over my apartment in NYC climbing the walls. They don’t like bright light and they don’t like to dry out.
I would put ferns on this list because if I whisper too loudly about how the one rabbit foot I have is still alive, she’ll shrivel up from spite 😆 Also, if you can, get an in-line water filter. I swear all of my fussy plants quit acting up when I got one. It’s under my kitchen sink and makes everything so much easier. No more crispy tips from tap water, because the tap is filtered already. 🎉
@@claudiatorres9936 yes that true. I have many collection of fern, but now i focus on aroids, mostly colocasia(easy one), caladium, alocasia, xanthosoma, homalomena, cyrtosperma, aglaonema dieffenbachia, spathiphyllum and my favorite philodendron and monstera.
I've killed two alocasias before. I finally decided to get another one, but it got mites right away! It took a couple weeks of consistently doing damage control, plus putting her into a terracotta pot to get her happy again. I water her thoroughly about once a week and give her just a bit of water a few times a week. I'm also sure to keep her in high humidity. So much work, but it's so satisfying to see her thriving!
New subscriber here...West Virginia, USA. My jaw hit the floor when you said hoys! lol I've given up on begonias, "string of's", some philos, and tradescantia's! NEVER AGAIN! I really enjoyed your video...looking forward to the next one.
I totally agree on so many of these plants and the reasons they do not thrive in your area. I have a different set of house conditions. Hot summers bitter cold winters and dark gloomy winter days. I am with you 100%. If a plant does not always bring you Joy it is time to pass it on to some one else.
I have rescued one of my Alocasia from last winter, so, I decided to get another one but different variety last spring and it’s doing great so far. But yes they’re really are tricky to grow. I got me another Hoya last spring as well. They’re just so pretty looking even without flowers. But yes, I refused to buy some of those plants you’ve shown because for a fact that I am pretty sure I will have a problem growing them here at my place… oh there’s more… the vining philodendrons. I will never buy them again as well if they refuse to survive the winter. I have some growing Micans indoors and I think one of them I took outdoors. I actually laughed when you said, chop chop propagate… Cho chop propagate 🤣. I used to do that with Micans, pothos, and other vining plants of mine before. But I don’t do it anymore. It’s just so time consuming. Anyway, sorry for writing a book. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts about the matter… …oh wait… you are also very welcome in MyLittleJungle 😊!!!
❤ I love your absolute honesty! You are so refreshing!! 💚 The backlash from negative reviews can be brutal! 😱 Some people have forgotten that we actually eat some of these plants. It's called "SALAD" 🥗 I look forward to more of your videos. 😁 Thank you 🙏 from a fellow plant collector across the 🌎 globe. Canada 🇨🇦
Gen x here but ill see what you have to say 😉💚💚💚 my shinglers started growing up the walls and ceiling but im ok with it. We live in different types of areas bc my hoyas do well. My philodendrons are some that are growing up my walls and the leaves are getting massive 😊 absolutely beautiful 💚 i wish you could have that too! Try terrarium for thirsty ones or humid lovers maybe...
Oooh I’m so glad I found your channel! You’re hilarious btw. And even the plants you show that you say look bad look well cared for to me! I don’t like calatheas. The patterns on their leaves bother me, it brings out some primitive fear that I inherited from my prehistoric ancestors against poisonous bugs or something idk how to explain it. I know some people find them beautiful but I personally avoid.
I feel the same about calatheas, also alocasias, I've owned and killed both several times but I've also given calatheas away (the prayer plant one) as it made me feel uncomfortable looking at it. It's weird, isn't it? Lol
Poor alocasia! 😂. I must have a gift for them or somethng because i SUCK at keeping most plants alive but my amazonica has become my superstar! I got it when it was 7 i ches and now it has 17 leaves. Almost a year since i got it and it has flowered twice. I keep it under a grow light. I seriously dont think i am a talented keeper. I am just as amazed but this one has been super easy to care for. I also keep it moist at all times and i keep a layer of moss on the surface of the soil.
I feel like half of velvet-leaved philodendrons are the easiest, and the other half are the hardest. But, you never know which ones are actually going to like your home conditions 😂
I found this video very entertaining. However, I want to say that Hoya are one of my favorite plants. If you want them to thrive you need to keep therm indoors, this way they are not subjected to rainy or dry seasons. As with most plants you need to put in the work for them to do well. I agree some are more difficult than others. As for the Micans, you are right. They do grow like weeds. I have a very large one that was crawling all over the walls. I used to propagate what I cut off. Now I just throw the cuttings away. For plants that loves water. Get self watering planter pots. I have almost all of my plants in self watering pots, except for some of the ones outside. I understand your dilemma because of your climate. Alocasia, are spider mite magnets. They test your patience for sure. Nice video. Maybe invest in some cactus plants. Calathias are horrible!
I have a GORGEOUS micans! I wanted it to fill out and grow bigger leaves, so i used to prop it to add back a lot. I also let it climb a trellis, so the leaves aren't small and ugly. I'm also an alocasia girlie! I have like 11 (and there's definitely a few more on the wishlist)! My oldest is 18mos. I have the care down to a science. They're an easy genus for me!
Omg finally someone speaking FACTS about hoya! They're so fussy, I only have three but I think I'm going to get rid of them all soon because they annoy the heck out of me 😂 And yesss micans, mine looks so scraggly. Might try to grow it on a moss pole instead of having it hanging 🤔
The sound fx when you mentioned hoya perfectly matched my reaction😂. Hoya need more water than I thought, I grow mine in self-watering pots with aroid-ish substrate or semi-hydro.
I’m with you about being over high maintenance plants! And accepting that some are just not going to do well in your climate. I want to enjoy my plants, not stress about how to keep them alive. 😂 The way you describe Micans is how I feel about Tradescantia. Grows like a weed, but requires constant chopping and propping to keep it looking nice. I’m over them lol. I keep my Micans in a corner that’s a little more shady, so it doesn’t grow as fast, but stays pretty compact.
Just discovered your channel. I love Alocasias, but I agree with you on the Calathea. I have a Rufibarba, which is all I can manage. It's in my bathroom, so it gets the humidity and I use a watering globe, otherwise I'd forget to water it. I also use a water conditioner because the water where I live is very chlorinated.
I thought I was the only one who thought my Micans is looking a hot mess! It was so pretty at first, now like you said, it looks like a daggon weed!!! I would not recommend! Loved this video!💚💚💚
Had to name my Alocasia Regal Shield Tyrese after shouting at him one day, "What more do you want from meeeee!". Tyrese currently has 2 leaves and I'm counting my blessings 😅
Genuinely shocked when I heard hoyas :O They're some of my absolutely favourite plants - easy-going and healthy. Never had a problem with overwatering - just keep them in a small pot and let them properly dry up between each watering. However, I live in a temperate climate and I'm not familiar with monsoons. Maybe the high humidity makes them prone to mildew?
I agree with all of this. I also do not like moss poles....too much time and so much effort to them..I had 2 once....no more! I also won't buy the hoyas, calatheas, alocasia either!
I completely agree with all your choices except Hoyas!! I have 10 different varieties and I just love them and are extremely easy for me but I’ve been collecting houseplants for 13 years now lol
Me watching your video a week after having bought my Gloriosum and Micans... 🤔 But I have to say that I am a bit confused. You seem so mad when *exposing the real nature* of those drama queens. 😅 But yours still look so nice. 😂😂 Except the hoyas (maybe..) They look nice as well but I can understand why you are disappointed. I haven't watched the whole video yet. But I'm already enjoying it so much 😊
Your are 100% correct about the Homalomena. I grow mine in a self watering pot and I keep it in a shaded/low light spot. It does well in these conditions anything different and it struggles. I live in coastal Georgia, USA.
😂😂 I enjoyed this video too much! Unpopular opinion: I’ve never liked Hoyas! With the exception of the Obavata, I’ve never seen one that I’d care to have
Aww, I really like my alocasias! Most of my established ones have 4 or more leaves and are always giving me corms. Best advice for me is to leave them where they like the conditions, maintain abt 50% humidity, and water them about one every 10 days if you have a nice well-drainin, semi-hydro or amendment-heavy soil mix. And my never-agains are ANY philodendron, most palms, homalomena, and calathea.
Dude, you had me laughing the whole time. Thank you and for the most part you are RIGHT. But I have to keep trying with Marantaceaces and Plhilodendrons. I have to get it. I really appreciater and want those kinds of plants in my midst. OK, maybe I like a little stress. Take care now. Jesus Loves you and your family Handsome. John 3:16-18
i got an alcoasia ina a rescue mystery box it had three leaves it lost all but the most beautiful one (2x my head in size). i neglected it all winter putting it in relatively low light. it went through 3 moves and its growing finally a new leaf :D
with the gloriosum (and all the crawlers, really) it is possible to force the rhizome to curve so that you can keep it in the same pot longer. However, doing so stunts the leaves so they won't reach that huge size (which isn't necessarily a bad thing). My gloriosum should have a rhizome about 43 cm long but I keep forcing it to curve to keep it in the 20 cm pot. The leaves are smaller but the pot looks full so I think it is a fair trade off. It doesn't solve the heat problem, though they can be grown as understory plants in south Florida and they don't seem to mind the heat (days regularly 35 C in the summer) but this may be because they are growing in the ground where the roots stay cooler than in a pot.
I got it on the alocasia I put mine in a glass vessel with a layer or two of leca the rest of moss and they all thrive. They do not like to dry out or be wet or be compact. This has been my success and they go bonkers here! That gloriosum ugh!!!
When I see a plant I like on instagram, I read about it before making the decision to buy or not. Some plants really are just not suited for some environments, and if it would take a lot of effort to just grow something indoors, it's not the plant for me.
For some reason my croton is very happy from what he looks like. I guess I am lucky in that regard at least, my calathea on the other hand is fighting for her life...
For me, the plant that I can't seem to figure out the care requirements for is the Geo plant. Bought it last spring and it's almost dead. Almost. I have no idea how/why, I'm genuinely not sure if it's over or underwatering. Not sure if I'm gonna try again. Maybe in the future, we'll see. Calathea on the other hand, I have one (the easy one) and it's genuinely doing great (in the humidity of British climate). Otherwise I stick with succulents xD
Homalomenas are so gorgeous but like you said they can only thrive in a rain forest 😭 they need constant humidity/fine mist environment with indirect medium light which is harder than it sounds to provide!! I bought a Selby that died in like 5 business days! Never again 😅😅
What I noticed in my collection and those of friends is that everyone settles on an aroid that likes their enviorment. I got rid of most philos and monsteras that weren't sentimental because they grow stupid fast. Anthuriums and Hoyas are slow, tough and have the most foliar interest imo. Alocasias are too inconsistent, they either do really well and suddenly crash, or get too gigantic and unruly when happy, coin flip on varigation
My string of hearts is so bald now it only has 2 strings holding on to dear life. Those have been very difficult. Surprisingly my calathea is still surviving in my bathroom
I have black thumb and killed so many plants from succulents, herbs until indoor plants, and Hoya krimson princess is soooo aljve and thriving from 5 leaves last year now 4 vines and keep propagating now with 40 leaves. I guess bcoz i killed a lot of plants, i searched the hoya needs,, soil is 35% coco coir, 10,% perlite, 30% cactus & succlent potting mix, 10% orchid bark and 5% worm casting, sprinkle of slow released fertilizer. Pls try it, i have hoya krimson queen, matilde and pubicalyx, these are the only hoyas i dare to have 😅😅
When you said "hoya," I gasped and covered the ears of my nearby plants.
🤣🤣🤣
I said “nooo!” out loud. 😂😂 But also…kind of agree, lol. I love them but I definitely agree that Hoyas aren’t beginner plants…it’s tough to get the watering right.
ikr...😂😂😂😂
literally me too. They live well in dark areas, just give them an orchid mix and water them once a week and they'd be happy
My right eye started twitching when the word “alocasia” was uttered. I will never buy that plant again.
Yeah, the biggest issue is that they require a lot of in direct light they're not fit to work inside of a home so they generally die unless you have a really big massive windows open 24/7. so not only do they need a humid climate, but they also need tons of lights which is really tricky. Because most homes are not design to have the lights blasting inside. I live in Florida, so I qualify to be able to raise the Plant but most homes here are not built with massive amounts of interior lighting unless you have a sunroof, or Florida room, which is rare nowadays.
Even when I had windows, completely bathed in light and only had a little bit of a covering because of the side of the house being connected to a parking roof it still wasn't enough. They would probably work better if you had a walk up area that's connected to the house with light coming in on directions full blast but still covered.
I have one alocasia growing in leca. One is a sad stalk in a prop box. It dies back to a stalk every time I take it out of the prop box. I will never buy another one ever again.
In my experience that alocasias and colocasias do better outside in humid areas..... indoors or dry places spider mites devour them without delay.
They need lots of water
Expose them for what they really are: Overrated,not sustainable to grow in your home,not practical,not functional 😂 I immediately subscribed to your channel after hearing that 😆
lol thank you 🤣🤭
I'm here for the drag 😂
I'm just getting interested in plants and I need to hear the "no babes" plants
I laughed out loud at this ! 🤣
Just because you can't properly grow them doesn't mean others can't
Lawd Jeezus!! I just got an alocasia and I look at her everyday in my courtyard and say “girl don’t you dare frown at me.”
I had a black velvet and it was doing SO good! And then one day boom. It said peace out and it never got better. Still to this day have no idea what happened!
Hahahaha! Love your reply…
I refuse to purchase another calathea unless I’m gifting it to someone I don’t like. They are way too fussy for a plant that refuses to die. I have 3.5 and don’t plan to add anymore. The .5 is for the one that I’ve left to die but refuses to..
I love calatheas sooo much. Right now, I've got 5 and two halves of them.. 😅
The five look okay.. 3 of the are in pon really enjoying their life.
The two "half plants" are medallions I am trying to save in water for the very last time... Didn't succeed with pon.
If I ever find a white fusion, I will probably get it. It is on my wishlist 😍
But I'm definitely not going to try more that once if the queen doesn't like me..
@@emmadoro my white fusion is thriving after being eaten alive by spider mites last year. It’s been good since but definitely a spider mite magnet. They’re beautiful plants I definitely would love to try the ones I have in Pon but they’re so finicky 😩
lol not the .5 🤣🤣! Buying a calathea is just giving yourself unnecessary stress
Great revenge ! Give someone you don't like a calathea !!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I just bought a Stella… it’s still alive and well after two weeks. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻(I didn’t know about Calatheas when I bought it, and It is keeping me awake at night 😂)
The accuracy and comedy is hilarious 🤣
Alocasias are another plant that will only thrive in the tropics. My grandmother lives in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷and she doesn’t even keep them indoors! She grows stunning alocasia in the ground on the shady side of her house and lets Mother Nature do the all the work!
I have 13 alocasias and so far I’ve only had 1 die on me and I live in the north east, so far so good…it’s only been a year since I started.
I live in the Central Valley of California. I only get, at most, a month of decent humidity. I only have 3 Alocasias left. I love them, but I can’t sustain the humidity they need without going broke! Lol
Wish I would have subscribed to you before I became a Plant Lover. Would have saved me time, money and heartache.
Most importantly would have taught me not to get a plant just so I can be on the Plant Lovers bandwagon. That wagon has ran me over numerous times.
Not the Hoyas 😂😂😂😂😂❤
lol they have to be exposed
@@TheMillennialPlantDad 😂😂
I love hoyas, they dont die in my hom, but they also dont grow. like AT ALL. Ive had hoyas for a year that didnt grow a single leaf
@@user-bl9hq2gf6i they need alot of light
The notepad of doom😂 (yet so satisfying that I'm not the only one struggling with at least 5 plants on this list) haha!
I laughed out loud at Alocasia and Calathea. They stress me out! Love your videos
Same, and I'll never get any of those again no matter how stunning. Sometimes I wish my calatheas would die so I won't have to deal with them anymore. But so pretty. 😅
I’ve killed so many calatheas! I figured out they r just bougie. The 3 I have left have their own humidifier and grow light and no more crispy tips.
Everyone says that 😂
Mine has neither and are thriving and living happily
I am so done with calatheas!! DONE!!! They are so bougie!!!
Never again, all have now gone over to plant heaven RIP🪴🙏🏾
They don't like tap water, and need lots of perlite in the pot. Mine gets rainwater, no dry ends. It may well die though, but it's happy so far.😂
@@ghengis430 all of mine only has ever had tap water mixed super thrive 😬 and not a death yet or a crispy leaf. I swear folks scared me bad saying not to buy them but I have not experienced this. Well in the very first beginning with my large one but once I moved it from my bathroom to my walk in closet that seemed to fix my crisping edges some how
Finally someone talking dry season and rainy season! 😅
These plants have put you through a lot of trauma. You have a long list yo!🤣
lol I even have a longer list lol
😂😂 omg my Micans is so dusty! I was just thinking I need to chop her up but apparently this is just how they are 🤦🏾♀️
lol they will always eventually look dusty. You hard prune or start all over again but I’m done doing all of that lol
Love this video! ❤😂 Top of my list is Croton, any type, and I have the climate for them. They are far too dramatic and look awful if they decide to leaf drop, because they did not like your hairstyle one day.
Your perspective from a different part of the globe is so different and fascinating. Good luck!
Hello, Oh,No!! 😮 not my precious Hoyas. I have (22) Hoyas & every one is exploding with growth. I absolutely love them. But I understand with your climate it might be difficult.I'm on my 3rd Mican & this one looks like its going to survive. The others you shown I have no interest either lol. Thank You very enjoyable
I’m always jealous of you guys that have thriving Hoya collections. I’m glad you enjoyed this video . Best of luck with the micans
Oh yes to your choices…for me, no to: ivy, African violets, begonias, palms, pepperomias, string of anything, gardenia, croton, orchids…but I keep trying them. Last one was a beautiful pink flowered black ruffled leaf African violet. But I did so enjoy it until it was down to 1 leaf ( now).I do have 3 Hoyas ( from watching Basie Plants) that are doing well-H. carnosa, curtisii, and ‘Crimson Princess’. Enjoyed this video, thank you! 🪴
Thank you to for always watching and engaging. How could I forget to include peperomia. Those absolutely never do well in my care
Phalaenopsis orchids are easy if you just keep them in bark and soak them when almost dry. They like bright indirect light. Strings of anything can go to hell tho
ivy :( always grows crispy under my care
It’s crazy how different plants can grow so differently in different environments bc my micans in an 8 inch hanging pot. Big thick and lush! I’ve had it for 4 years now grown from 4 cuttings I got in a mystery box. I have them growing all over my apartment in NYC climbing the walls. They don’t like bright light and they don’t like to dry out.
You are right about them not liking to dry out . They grow like an unruly weed here
My Micans is 2feet from a window. It will lose its color with too much light. Never let dry out. 🪴Happy Planting🌿
I would put ferns on this list because if I whisper too loudly about how the one rabbit foot I have is still alive, she’ll shrivel up from spite 😆
Also, if you can, get an in-line water filter. I swear all of my fussy plants quit acting up when I got one. It’s under my kitchen sink and makes everything so much easier. No more crispy tips from tap water, because the tap is filtered already. 🎉
fern the most difficult to take care is platycerium, try that. i have 18 species of them
I agree with your on ferns , even growing them here in the tropics is a hassle !
Yes!!! Ferns are such divas, they will die on me on the trip from the nursery to my house
@@TheMillennialPlantDad here in Malaysia we have heat wave weather in few month many my platycerium especially madagacar species died.
@@claudiatorres9936 yes that true. I have many collection of fern, but now i focus on aroids, mostly colocasia(easy one), caladium, alocasia, xanthosoma, homalomena, cyrtosperma, aglaonema dieffenbachia, spathiphyllum and my favorite philodendron and monstera.
This was hilarious 😂❤ & my micans does look rather scrawny 😂
Well I’m not even surprised! Thanks so much for watching and commenting
Bought once. It got on the struggle bus on a one way trip to the rubbish bin.
I don’t want problems, I want peace ☮️
Ayye..i screamed..."Admire them from other ppl IG pages"
I bust out laughing so many times. Living for these plant roasts😂
Very enjoyable vid! Greetings from an alocasia- and calathia-free household 😅
I've killed two alocasias before. I finally decided to get another one, but it got mites right away! It took a couple weeks of consistently doing damage control, plus putting her into a terracotta pot to get her happy again. I water her thoroughly about once a week and give her just a bit of water a few times a week. I'm also sure to keep her in high humidity. So much work, but it's so satisfying to see her thriving!
They are just so much work , I can’t deal any more
New subscriber here...West Virginia, USA.
My jaw hit the floor when you said hoys! lol
I've given up on begonias, "string of's", some philos, and tradescantia's! NEVER AGAIN!
I really enjoyed your video...looking forward to the next one.
Thank you 💚💚💚
Totally enjoyed this video 😂 so funny ❤
Thank you ! I’ll make more like this
I totally agree on so many of these plants and the reasons they do not thrive in your area. I have a different set of house conditions. Hot summers bitter cold winters and dark gloomy winter days. I am with you 100%. If a plant does not always bring you Joy it is time to pass it on to some one else.
I have rescued one of my Alocasia from last winter, so, I decided to get another one but different variety last spring and it’s doing great so far. But yes they’re really are tricky to grow. I got me another Hoya last spring as well. They’re just so pretty looking even without flowers. But yes, I refused to buy some of those plants you’ve shown because for a fact that I am pretty sure I will have a problem growing them here at my place… oh there’s more… the vining philodendrons. I will never buy them again as well if they refuse to survive the winter. I have some growing Micans indoors and I think one of them I took outdoors. I actually laughed when you said, chop chop propagate… Cho chop propagate 🤣. I used to do that with Micans, pothos, and other vining plants of mine before. But I don’t do it anymore. It’s just so time consuming. Anyway, sorry for writing a book. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts about the matter…
…oh wait… you are also very welcome in MyLittleJungle 😊!!!
❤ I love your absolute honesty! You are so refreshing!! 💚
The backlash from negative reviews can be brutal! 😱
Some people have forgotten that we actually eat some of these plants. It's called "SALAD" 🥗
I look forward to more of your videos. 😁
Thank you 🙏 from a fellow plant collector across the 🌎 globe.
Canada 🇨🇦
Gen x here but ill see what you have to say 😉💚💚💚 my shinglers started growing up the walls and ceiling but im ok with it. We live in different types of areas bc my hoyas do well. My philodendrons are some that are growing up my walls and the leaves are getting massive 😊 absolutely beautiful 💚 i wish you could have that too! Try terrarium for thirsty ones or humid lovers maybe...
I’m cracking up 😂 you are so right! Those plants are pain in the butte! I agree 💯 who would have thought plants were so dramatic! 😂
Oooh I’m so glad I found your channel! You’re hilarious btw. And even the plants you show that you say look bad look well cared for to me!
I don’t like calatheas. The patterns on their leaves bother me, it brings out some primitive fear that I inherited from my prehistoric ancestors against poisonous bugs or something idk how to explain it. I know some people find them beautiful but I personally avoid.
I feel the same about calatheas, also alocasias, I've owned and killed both several times but I've also given calatheas away (the prayer plant one) as it made me feel uncomfortable looking at it. It's weird, isn't it? Lol
Poor alocasia! 😂. I must have a gift for them or somethng because i SUCK at keeping most plants alive but my amazonica has become my superstar! I got it when it was 7 i ches and now it has 17 leaves. Almost a year since i got it and it has flowered twice. I keep it under a grow light. I seriously dont think i am a talented keeper. I am just as amazed but this one has been super easy to care for. I also keep it moist at all times and i keep a layer of moss on the surface of the soil.
I feel like half of velvet-leaved philodendrons are the easiest, and the other half are the hardest. But, you never know which ones are actually going to like your home conditions 😂
I CACLKED at the alocasia icon bit 😂
Some dead , some thriving and some struggling
I found this video very entertaining. However, I want to say that Hoya are one of my favorite plants. If you want them to thrive you need to keep therm indoors, this way they are not subjected to rainy or dry seasons. As with most plants you need to put in the work for them to do well. I agree some are more difficult than others. As for the Micans, you are right. They do grow like weeds. I have a very large one that was crawling all over the walls. I used to propagate what I cut off. Now I just throw the cuttings away. For plants that loves water. Get self watering planter pots. I have almost all of my plants in self watering pots, except for some of the ones outside. I understand your dilemma because of your climate. Alocasia, are spider mite magnets. They test your patience for sure. Nice video. Maybe invest in some cactus plants. Calathias are horrible!
I absolutely love micans! I have several and they look great
Just found your channel amd really love it! You are very funny, and honest, both are qualities i like so youve gained a new subscriber 😊
I have a GORGEOUS micans! I wanted it to fill out and grow bigger leaves, so i used to prop it to add back a lot. I also let it climb a trellis, so the leaves aren't small and ugly.
I'm also an alocasia girlie! I have like 11 (and there's definitely a few more on the wishlist)! My oldest is 18mos. I have the care down to a science. They're an easy genus for me!
Great video!!!
Omg finally someone speaking FACTS about hoya! They're so fussy, I only have three but I think I'm going to get rid of them all soon because they annoy the heck out of me 😂
And yesss micans, mine looks so scraggly. Might try to grow it on a moss pole instead of having it hanging 🤔
I tried the moss pole thing and still the same results lol . And yes Hoya are annoyinggggg , ! I had to keep it real
The sound fx when you mentioned hoya perfectly matched my reaction😂.
Hoya need more water than I thought, I grow mine in self-watering pots with aroid-ish substrate or semi-hydro.
lol I’ve given up on trying to master them , I will just admire y’all’s collection of them from afar
You are so nice and funny love your attitude thank you sharing ❤
I’ve shared this video on my community post. I’ve also subscribed 🙋🏽♀️
Loved your video!!! ❤ Honestly I don’t follow male plant content, but I do love your personality!! Subscribed!!
You're hilarious! I appreciate the info, and I'm going to pray gloriosum likes the climate of my office enough, since I just bought some!!
New subscriber! I love your content; I’ve got my weekend binge-watching list ready!
Yaay thank you !!
I’m with you about being over high maintenance plants! And accepting that some are just not going to do well in your climate. I want to enjoy my plants, not stress about how to keep them alive. 😂
The way you describe Micans is how I feel about Tradescantia. Grows like a weed, but requires constant chopping and propping to keep it looking nice. I’m over them lol. I keep my Micans in a corner that’s a little more shady, so it doesn’t grow as fast, but stays pretty compact.
Just discovered your channel. I love Alocasias, but I agree with you on the Calathea. I have a Rufibarba, which is all I can manage. It's in my bathroom, so it gets the humidity and I use a watering globe, otherwise I'd forget to water it. I also use a water conditioner because the water where I live is very chlorinated.
love this video! keep it up!
I'm new here and I like it!
Just found your channel. Love your vibe. 🤣
Thank you 😊
I thought I was the only one who thought my Micans is looking a hot mess! It was so pretty at first, now like you said, it looks like a daggon weed!!! I would not recommend! Loved this video!💚💚💚
Loved the video. If you want to try an easy going alocasia, i can really recommend the alocasia bambino. Such a low maintenance plant! Def my favorite
I’ve tried that and unalived it lol
Had to name my Alocasia Regal Shield Tyrese after shouting at him one day, "What more do you want from meeeee!". Tyrese currently has 2 leaves and I'm counting my blessings 😅
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Genuinely shocked when I heard hoyas :O They're some of my absolutely favourite plants - easy-going and healthy. Never had a problem with overwatering - just keep them in a small pot and let them properly dry up between each watering. However, I live in a temperate climate and I'm not familiar with monsoons. Maybe the high humidity makes them prone to mildew?
Love the video. Hilarious 😂.
I agree with all of this. I also do not like moss poles....too much time and so much effort to them..I had 2 once....no more! I also won't buy the hoyas, calatheas, alocasia either!
I completely agree with all your choices except Hoyas!! I have 10 different varieties and I just love them and are extremely easy for me but I’ve been collecting houseplants for 13 years now lol
Tradescantia is one I’ll never buy again. If I ever do it will be the plain green and only as ground cover which is how they are meant to grow
New plant loving sub here from Spokane Valley Wa 😊may your day be totally blessed
Oh wow thank you and you too 💚
Me watching your video a week after having bought my Gloriosum and Micans... 🤔
But I have to say that I am a bit confused. You seem so mad when *exposing the real nature* of those drama queens. 😅 But yours still look so nice. 😂😂 Except the hoyas (maybe..) They look nice as well but I can understand why you are disappointed.
I haven't watched the whole video yet. But I'm already enjoying it so much 😊
Hehe hope you watched and enjoyed it till the very end
I will not stand for this Philodendron Micans slander! They are one of the few troopers to survive my naturally plant murdering care XD
Your are 100% correct about the Homalomena. I grow mine in a self watering pot and I keep it in a shaded/low light spot. It does well in these conditions anything different and it struggles. I live in coastal Georgia, USA.
Well there you go . I’m glad you found the right conditions for it
😂😂 I enjoyed this video too much! Unpopular opinion: I’ve never liked Hoyas! With the exception of the Obavata, I’ve never seen one that I’d care to have
Same obavata is the only calathea I own, it’s pretty easy to grow
I’m an alocasia icon 💅 I have 4 and my black velvet has four flowers currently
Aww, I really like my alocasias! Most of my established ones have 4 or more leaves and are always giving me corms. Best advice for me is to leave them where they like the conditions, maintain abt 50% humidity, and water them about one every 10 days if you have a nice well-drainin, semi-hydro or amendment-heavy soil mix. And my never-agains are ANY philodendron, most palms, homalomena, and calathea.
Just before you said "hoya" I said "hoya" and then "I KNEW IT" 💀
As someone who exclusively grows Hoya, I feel some sort of way about your decision, though I understand. 😊
Dude, you had me laughing the whole time. Thank you and for the most part you are RIGHT. But I have to keep trying with Marantaceaces and Plhilodendrons. I have to get it. I really appreciater and want those kinds of plants in my midst. OK, maybe I like a little stress. Take care now. Jesus Loves you and your family Handsome. John 3:16-18
I totally agree with all of those!
i got an alcoasia ina a rescue mystery box it had three leaves it lost all but the most beautiful one (2x my head in size). i neglected it all winter putting it in relatively low light. it went through 3 moves and its growing finally a new leaf :D
😂😂😂😂. Hoyas are something else. I agree.
lol yes they aree
Oh no! I just started my journey with hoyas and bought four from Gabriella Plants. They're on their way 😬
lol, I do want a hoya (it's native in Malaysia)... but I think you convinced me to get a larger one instead of cuttings :D
lol yeah definitely get an established one over a cutting
Its with all the cuttings and Baby Plants. Buy rather a bigger one
with the gloriosum (and all the crawlers, really) it is possible to force the rhizome to curve so that you can keep it in the same pot longer. However, doing so stunts the leaves so they won't reach that huge size (which isn't necessarily a bad thing). My gloriosum should have a rhizome about 43 cm long but I keep forcing it to curve to keep it in the 20 cm pot. The leaves are smaller but the pot looks full so I think it is a fair trade off.
It doesn't solve the heat problem, though they can be grown as understory plants in south Florida and they don't seem to mind the heat (days regularly 35 C in the summer) but this may be because they are growing in the ground where the roots stay cooler than in a pot.
How are you this funny and sassy sir 😂😂
Its an African thing i guess, natural comedians depending how you perceive things
I got it on the alocasia I put mine in a glass vessel with a layer or two of leca the rest of moss and they all thrive. They do not like to dry out or be wet or be compact. This has been my success and they go bonkers here! That gloriosum ugh!!!
Oh my goodness I love my Crimson Princess lol .. she's beautiful and I forget to even check on her for weeks at a time
Urgh I’m jealous 😭
Muy buenao tip
This is like the burn book of plants lol 😂
I had all those before and agree on the first three never again will by them! I have the last one its new 3weeks or so.
When I see a plant I like on instagram, I read about it before making the decision to buy or not. Some plants really are just not suited for some environments, and if it would take a lot of effort to just grow something indoors, it's not the plant for me.
If you can’t provide the conditions a plant needs, it’s not for you.
I am not here for the Hoya slander 😭but I love your personality so let me go ahead and his that subscribe
I'm never buying a croton again. It looked good for 2 days then got droopy. Put it outside and immediately became bald headed
For some reason my croton is very happy from what he looks like. I guess I am lucky in that regard at least, my calathea on the other hand is fighting for her life...
My peace lilies are stressing me tbh, i ve done everything, they are just drama queens 😂
For me, the plant that I can't seem to figure out the care requirements for is the Geo plant. Bought it last spring and it's almost dead. Almost. I have no idea how/why, I'm genuinely not sure if it's over or underwatering. Not sure if I'm gonna try again. Maybe in the future, we'll see.
Calathea on the other hand, I have one (the easy one) and it's genuinely doing great (in the humidity of British climate).
Otherwise I stick with succulents xD
Homalomenas are so gorgeous but like you said they can only thrive in a rain forest 😭 they need constant humidity/fine mist environment with indirect medium light which is harder than it sounds to provide!! I bought a Selby that died in like 5 business days! Never again 😅😅
What I noticed in my collection and those of friends is that everyone settles on an aroid that likes their enviorment. I got rid of most philos and monsteras that weren't sentimental because they grow stupid fast. Anthuriums and Hoyas are slow, tough and have the most foliar interest imo. Alocasias are too inconsistent, they either do really well and suddenly crash, or get too gigantic and unruly when happy, coin flip on varigation
My string of hearts is so bald now it only has 2 strings holding on to dear life. Those have been very difficult. Surprisingly my calathea is still surviving in my bathroom
I agree with all the plants because mine died. Good ridden because I’m at peace, He's entertaining!
I have black thumb and killed so many plants from succulents, herbs until indoor plants, and Hoya krimson princess is soooo aljve and thriving from 5 leaves last year now 4 vines and keep propagating now with 40 leaves. I guess bcoz i killed a lot of plants, i searched the hoya needs,, soil is 35% coco coir, 10,% perlite, 30% cactus & succlent potting mix, 10% orchid bark and 5% worm casting, sprinkle of slow released fertilizer. Pls try it, i have hoya krimson queen, matilde and pubicalyx, these are the only hoyas i dare to have 😅😅
The Alocaia seems to like a deep pot and no direct sunlight, watering when the top soil dries
Yes…my philodendron Micans is in fact a hot mess 🥴 it’s very long & has begun to become leggy.
3:30 OMG! 😱