Beautiful Alocasia! I was about to give up on all alocasia except my Dragon Scale. That one sits in my kitchen, a small plant with 5 nice leaves, Upstairs I have 4 more, a Pink Dragon, 2 Maharani's and a Black Velvet. All of them were on their way out. The Pink Dragon I swear had died. I was too lazy to take it downstairs and get rid of it, and a couple weeks ago decided to put out a beautiful new leaf. The same with the black velvet. It grew a very small (one inch or so) leaf about a month ago, this past week it put out an amazing 4 inch leaf! Just perfect! And one of the Maharani the same story. The other maharni lost its newest leaf so unless it grows another shoot, it will probably be a one leaf plant forever. It's just odd that they all chose so late in the season to start to grow. But I am happy cause they are all growing in my conditions and do not need to acclimate.
I saw a spoon! 🤣🤣 I guess there are rare times that the good ole trusty pencil needs a helping hand! That alocasia is phenomenal! I did watch the video on how you rehabbed it but I will be watching it again- I bought one online from Walmart at the end of winter, and it has been in a slow but steady decline. One new leaf and it is the only one that appears healthy. My other one from Costa Farms is just a happy camper! Your Jewel Orchids are breath taking! I have a macodes petola that I bought as a cutting. I love it. Slow to grow for me (it's not in a terrarium) , but it keeps giving me a new leaf every few months.
I'd love to have a silver dragon I have a cuprea frydrek and a few more but dreaming if a dragon scale on the East Coast of Canada 😁🇨🇦💚🌱🌿 Great video !!
I use the same perlite and it's very dusty I find !! I was perfecting my favorite soil mix last night and used it and the dust was not good . Love the terrarium I love the edwardian style !!
@@EverythingPlants I put mine in sphagmoss. That's how I've grown my michelitziana and black velvet corms. Once I see roots 2-3" in length, I transfer into my potting mix!
I lost my first Silver dragon and green one too. This time I put them in perlite and pumice after watching your first video. They are growing much better. I can’t wait until they get much bigger. I just got a cuprea finally
Do you have any videos showing how to set up a terrarium and take care of it? I have 2 jewel orchids in little 2 inch pots that I would like to put in a terrarium but I don’t know how to do it. . Your terrarium looks great!
Thanks Janice. I do have a couple but I think I will have to redo it soon....I didn't seal the bottom, so I don't want it to rust out. I will make a video of that when it comes to removing them all.
Response from my master fish man.. Though the algae is perfectly safe and healthy for the plant to leave it , I do have an algacide that's plant safe. But I'd just set that container inside a solid one that deprives the algae from the light 🌞 (and at least your won't see the algae lol 💚)
@@EverythingPlants they are each down to one leaf. Looks like the Mayan Mask is going to push out a new leaf, but it's going to lose the leaf that's on it now. I have two Black Velvets that I might pot together.
I’d like to see more info on how you put that plant in just perlite. You must have to feed it too since no soil. What, how much and how often do you feed it and do you keep it super wet or just damp like when propagating?
Hey Karen. I basically treat it no different then if it was in soil. It actually dries out fairly quick and when it does I just rinse it under the filtered tap water. It doesn't matter what type of medium you use, you definitely need to use fertilizer. Like every few watering (I haven't done it in a while) I will water with diluted fertilizer. That's what plants do in soil....extract the nutrients and moisture. The same can be done for leca and pon. Hope this helps!
Great video! I’ve been thinking about switching my alocasia to perlite, as they did so well in it, and don’t seem to do as well in soil. I just wasn’t sure if you could do this long term.
I like your high tech tools (spoon, pencil) 😂. Your plant babies are beautiful 😍.
Haha...they are so useful!
I love your plants
Thanks so much!
Good teaching l learned these morning about growing a plant 🌱 on perlite only ♥️thanks 🙏
Ya, perlite has worked out extremely well instead of soil. I do fertilize it as well.
I love that plant. Thank you for sharing
Thanks!
Cool. Ur silver dragon has grown a bit more👌. It is my wish list plant. My Xanthosoma lindenii is in perlite situation now, idea inspired by u.
You can do it!
Beautiful Alocasia! I was about to give up on all alocasia except my Dragon Scale. That one sits in my kitchen, a small plant with 5 nice leaves, Upstairs I have 4 more, a Pink Dragon, 2 Maharani's and a Black Velvet. All of them were on their way out. The Pink Dragon I swear had died. I was too lazy to take it downstairs and get rid of it, and a couple weeks ago decided to put out a beautiful new leaf. The same with the black velvet. It grew a very small (one inch or so) leaf about a month ago, this past week it put out an amazing 4 inch leaf! Just perfect! And one of the Maharani the same story. The other maharni lost its newest leaf so unless it grows another shoot, it will probably be a one leaf plant forever. It's just odd that they all chose so late in the season to start to grow. But I am happy cause they are all growing in my conditions and do not need to acclimate.
I saw a spoon! 🤣🤣 I guess there are rare times that the good ole trusty pencil needs a helping hand! That alocasia is phenomenal! I did watch the video on how you rehabbed it but I will be watching it again- I bought one online from Walmart at the end of winter, and it has been in a slow but steady decline. One new leaf and it is the only one that appears healthy. My other one from Costa Farms is just a happy camper! Your Jewel Orchids are breath taking! I have a macodes petola that I bought as a cutting. I love it. Slow to grow for me (it's not in a terrarium) , but it keeps giving me a new leaf every few months.
What a good video I just got to Silver dragon scale allocation today and I reported it because the roots were out the bottom like yours
Thanks Christopher!
I'd love to have a silver dragon I have a cuprea frydrek and a few more but dreaming if a dragon scale on the East Coast of Canada 😁🇨🇦💚🌱🌿 Great video !!
I use the same perlite and it's very dusty I find !! I was perfecting my favorite soil mix last night and used it and the dust was not good . Love the terrarium I love the edwardian style !!
Hello East coast!!!....all the way from Saskatchewan!
@@EverythingPlants oh nice I have a niece and nephew in Saskatchewan!! I'm in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island 🇨🇦🌿💚👍
What a gorgeous plant !! 😍
I think so too!
good morning!!!
Good morning Marnie!
Thank you ♥️🌱
You are so welcome!
Glad to watch the videos. Good content . 😊
Thank Adele!
@@EverythingPlants Happy Saturday. Jeff. Enjoy your day. I'm waiting for some new scindapsus plants. Can't wait. It's a planty day.
Love that plant. Are you planning on letting it stay in perlite permanently or will you be potting in soil at some point?
Yes, it is staying in the perlite permanently as it seems to really like it.
I just got my hands on a dragon scale corm and I’m really excited to watch it grow!
What did you plant it in? I found one and it is currently in my perlite prop box now with 2 leaves.
@@EverythingPlants I put mine in sphagmoss. That's how I've grown my michelitziana and black velvet corms. Once I see roots 2-3" in length, I transfer into my potting mix!
Dragon scale has been my wish list plant for years. One day !
Can you find them in your area?
@@EverythingPlants not anywhere but one day
I lost my first Silver dragon and green one too. This time I put them in perlite and pumice after watching your first video. They are growing much better. I can’t wait until they get much bigger. I just got a cuprea finally
That is so good to hear Keith! And congrats on the cuprea!
Do you have any videos showing how to set up a terrarium and take care of it? I have 2 jewel orchids in little 2 inch pots that I would like to put in a terrarium but I don’t know how to do it. . Your terrarium looks great!
Thanks Janice. I do have a couple but I think I will have to redo it soon....I didn't seal the bottom, so I don't want it to rust out. I will make a video of that when it comes to removing them all.
Response from my master fish man..
Though the algae is perfectly safe and healthy for the plant to leave it , I do have an algacide that's plant safe. But I'd just set that container inside a solid one that deprives the algae from the light 🌞
(and at least your won't see the algae lol 💚)
Thanks Marnie!
Another good video🤗
Thank you 🤗
Hmmmm maybe I should try my Black Velvet and Mayan Mask in perlite. I love them but they don't love me back.
What is happening with them?
@@EverythingPlants they are each down to one leaf. Looks like the Mayan Mask is going to push out a new leaf, but it's going to lose the leaf that's on it now. I have two Black Velvets that I might pot together.
I’d like to see more info on how you put that plant in just perlite. You must have to feed it too since no soil. What, how much and how often do you feed it and do you keep it super wet or just damp like when propagating?
Hey Karen. I basically treat it no different then if it was in soil. It actually dries out fairly quick and when it does I just rinse it under the filtered tap water. It doesn't matter what type of medium you use, you definitely need to use fertilizer. Like every few watering (I haven't done it in a while) I will water with diluted fertilizer. That's what plants do in soil....extract the nutrients and moisture. The same can be done for leca and pon. Hope this helps!
@@EverythingPlants Yes. That is exactly what I needed to know. Thanks.🙂
Great video! I’ve been thinking about switching my alocasia to perlite, as they did so well in it, and don’t seem to do as well in soil. I just wasn’t sure if you could do this long term.
hi, what fertilizer do you add when you plant your dragon in perlite only ? the material is inert if I'm not wrong
How often do you water or plants in perlite? And how do you know that they need water ?
I will water it maybe once every 10 days or so. I try and avoid the saggy leaves....I pay close attention to the perlite and leaves.
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Thanks!
Hi. Where do you buy the clear pots from??
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Thanks Sylvia!