I’m so happy to finally see a video focused on velvet philos! Thanks for making one - on the lookout for a majestic, the mature form is SO BEAUTIFUL. Also, micans are awesome and super fast grower for me, hope you get them soon!
My heart and jaw literally dropped when I heard the snap! I was like, "nooooooooo.. okay, breath, we will be fine!" Haha Great video as always 💚 Now I really do need a Gigas and Choco.
I'm so glad (but not 😂) that I'm not the only person who has thought the crispy cataphyll was dead and snapped it off only to realise I'd just snapped off a happy little growth point! But you're right, they will grow back lol.
Ohhh. That happened to an unfurling gloriosum leaf of mine last week 😫 silly me was putting water in the humidifier and knocked my precious new growth off 😭 Awesome velvet collection! ❤🌿
OMG that breaking of the new growth has happened to me a few times, and it always breaks my heart and seeing you do it reminded me of the horrible feeling, I mean you know it will be fine but doing it's painful, haha thanks for sharing, regards from Edinburgh.
You have really high quality content :D Your plants are beautiful and one can feel that you really care for them a lot. You also seem to know a lot about every plant. I bet you will soon gain more subscirbers :D God speed!
I have just stumbled in the world of aroids and I am sooo tempted by many of them will this start to be a new addiction to me? Maybe onece I will be able to live in my own place yes 😁hopefully soon. O boy that velvet on these leaves there is something that alluring like a velvety leaf!? I am sure the big one you have broken the tip by mistake will recover soon plus you know that plants get better roots if you prune them? So nothing has come to hurt the plant will grow stronger. Thanks for taking about your job. I appreciate it. I thought you may be a professional dancer. ❤️
I’m an aerialist - which in a lot of ways is similar to dance, but I teach yoga and things like that too! I hope the aroid addictions hits you hard!! 🙌😂🌱
Just a quick question re: propagation in sphagnum moss. How moist do you keep the moss? Do you just mist it daily so that it doesn't dry out? Also, do you fertilize or add any plant food in order to give the plant nutrients? If you could provide the steps/basics of what you do I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much. I enjoy your videos and really appreciate your content. Take care and stay healthy. (Oh ... so sorry about the broken growth point!)
@@JamesArmstrongPlants Thank you for responding. I really appreciate it. Also, an added thought re: adding nutrients to plants in moss or mounted on a plank/board. (I think you have a monstera dubia climbing a board.) When an epiphyte is NOT in soil (i.e. mounted on moss, not in a pot), how do you provide nutrients? Add plant food to water that you mist the plant with? Just drench the board (or submerge it) with water that has liquid fertilizer added? Also think that your arms are a "national treasure" ... lol. Take care and be well.
Hey James, great update & distraction! Love your velvety leaf philos! Gigas is so majestic , love it! By the way have you received your purchase from Equajenera yet?
James ArmstrongW I’m sorry, I know the feeling! I ordered lots of beautiful rare plants which one of them was mirabilis from green space nursery in Indonesia, and was so excited to receive it! After three months they messaged me that they can’t send it and refunded me!!!! Since then I’m in a hunt to find a good nursery who can ship to the UK . However every thing is on hold now! Take care!
I want to correct what you said about chopping plants. You actually will get bigger leaves OR more leaves if you cut your plants. Especially with Philodendron the fastest way to get big leaves is to chop the top leaves and propagate them.
I did the same to my gloriosum. It had two growth points and one started shrivelling after a while and I made the same mistake and pulled off new growth under the dried up cataphyl. :'(
High warmth and high humidity - around 50-60%. I find it really thrives when it’s nice and humid - even does well in an enclosed space for a while so long as you aerate every day. I had one of mine in a terrarium for a while!
I wouldn't consider it a leggy plant but of course you will find longer petioles whwn its looking for more light, though it does already have fairly long petioles especially as a mature plant
i wonder where you keep all those plants.. 🤔 that grow cabinet must be like from Harry Potter or something.. 10 times larger inside than out.. 😅 re: gigas.. yes, version #3 :))
Most of them honestly - anything that’s not too big to fit in there. I’ll do a video soon talking through it all of that would be helpful? Thanks for watching!!
Speaking of "magnificent veining"...your arms are a national treasure.
😂😂😂 thanks!! 💪
Thought the exact same thing when he said it haha
Yasss
“Little fairy animals... but in plant form” ...love it! 🌿🌱🙌
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Blowing the dust off your Gloriosum 😆😁 Sorry you snapped the new growth... bet everyone cringed at that lol.
Stunning collection!!! 💚🌿🌱🌴
Ah I definitely pretended I was more ok with that than I was 😱😂 teaches me not to fiddle with things that I shouldn’t haha
Thank you!! 💚🌱😍
I’m so happy to finally see a video focused on velvet philos! Thanks for making one - on the lookout for a majestic, the mature form is SO BEAUTIFUL. Also, micans are awesome and super fast grower for me, hope you get them soon!
Love how chilled you always come across and then the switch when you snapped the catyphyll 🤣 sure know your pain
My heart and jaw literally dropped when I heard the snap! I was like, "nooooooooo.. okay, breath, we will be fine!" Haha Great video as always 💚 Now I really do need a Gigas and Choco.
I knoooooow. I downplayed the horror for the camera but it was a sad moment 😂😭
@@JamesArmstrongPlants 😅😅😅💚
I'm so glad (but not 😂) that I'm not the only person who has thought the crispy cataphyll was dead and snapped it off only to realise I'd just snapped off a happy little growth point! But you're right, they will grow back lol.
The snap of doom! 😭 Beautiful collection!
My favorite plants rite now , Gloriousum being number one , trying to propagate now . Exciting tfs 🌱✌️😇 You have some beauties, love the Glorious!
Ohhh. That happened to an unfurling gloriosum leaf of mine last week 😫 silly me was putting water in the humidifier and knocked my precious new growth off 😭
Awesome velvet collection! ❤🌿
Beautiful!
Your philodendron melanochrysum x verrucosum is quite splendid! (its AKA as philodendron splendid😁)
SAME! “I’ll never get that. Not interested. No.”
*6 months later*
“Yeah I have 6 of them. SO WHAT?!?!”
OMG that breaking of the new growth has happened to me a few times, and it always breaks my heart and seeing you do it reminded me of the horrible feeling, I mean you know it will be fine but doing it's painful, haha thanks for sharing, regards from Edinburgh.
Haha I know! Horrible feeling 😭 thanks for watching!! 🌱
OH NOOOO!!! That growth point! Really helpful with the differences!
Yay!!! New favorite plant TH-camr!
You have really high quality content :D Your plants are beautiful and one can feel that you really care for them a lot. You also seem to know a lot about every plant. I bet you will soon gain more subscirbers :D God speed!
I too love philodendron leaves..its so refreshing....i appreciated your collection ..👌👌
Omggg I literally pulled off one of my Gloriosum's new leafs a little while ago too 🤣😥 Loved all the plants! 💚
Horrible feeling isn’t it 😂😂😭 thanks for watching!!
This entire video is my inner monologue when looking at my velvet plants...and also accidentally snapping new growth off.
Is this Glorious the huuuuge one you have currently?? I’m amazed!
Yes! the same one haha 😍😂 it's come a long way!
I have just stumbled in the world of aroids and I am sooo tempted by many of them will this start to be a new addiction to me? Maybe onece I will be able to live in my own place yes 😁hopefully soon. O boy that velvet on these leaves there is something that alluring like a velvety leaf!? I am sure the big one you have broken the tip by mistake will recover soon plus you know that plants get better roots if you prune them? So nothing has come to hurt the plant will grow stronger. Thanks for taking about your job. I appreciate it. I thought you may be a professional dancer. ❤️
I’m an aerialist - which in a lot of ways is similar to dance, but I teach yoga and things like that too!
I hope the aroid addictions hits you hard!! 🙌😂🌱
So beautiful James compliments. I fear the virus of aroids addiction has already started to have power over my heart 😁😍💖
Was anyone else panicking at him pawing that last El Choco cataphyll a mere 60 seconds after accidentally breaking off the previous one?
how old is your el choco red? how big was it when you purchased it? and how long did it take to reach that magnificent size?
Beautifull collection 💚💚💚🤗
Velvety plants are my favourite 💚
Just a quick question re: propagation in sphagnum moss. How moist do you keep the moss? Do you just mist it daily so that it doesn't dry out? Also, do you fertilize or add any plant food in order to give the plant nutrients? If you could provide the steps/basics of what you do I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much.
I enjoy your videos and really appreciate your content. Take care and stay healthy. (Oh ... so sorry about the broken growth point!)
Also very curious about this, as I've recently bought sphagnum moss for the first time and I'm eager to put it to use! :)
Great video idea - I’ll do something about this in the next couple of days! Got looooads of time at the moment haha 😂😬
@@JamesArmstrongPlants Thank you for responding. I really appreciate it. Also, an added thought re: adding nutrients to plants in moss or mounted on a plank/board. (I think you have a monstera dubia climbing a board.) When an epiphyte is NOT in soil (i.e. mounted on moss, not in a pot), how do you provide nutrients? Add plant food to water that you mist the plant with? Just drench the board (or submerge it) with water that has liquid fertilizer added?
Also think that your arms are a "national treasure" ... lol. Take care and be well.
Omg I just bought all of my wishlist philos and then I saw that gigas 😭😍
Hey James, great update & distraction! Love your velvety leaf philos! Gigas is so majestic , love it! By the way have you received your purchase from Equajenera yet?
It never arrived sadly because of issues with their shipment, but they have refunded me so all good! 🙌
James ArmstrongW I’m sorry, I know the feeling! I ordered lots of beautiful rare plants which one of them was mirabilis from green space nursery in Indonesia, and was so excited to receive it! After three months they messaged me that they can’t send it and refunded me!!!! Since then I’m in a hunt to find a good nursery who can ship to the UK . However every thing is on hold now! Take care!
The melanochrysum is so cute!
Love now the glorious leaves are growing 😍
Ma too! So exciting 😍🌱
how do you manage having plants in the cute little glass containers? Im too scared to repot my plants into anything without a drainage hole haha
Great video as usual, I love your plants! I wish you the best, gym industry must be really tough at the moment... Stay safe.
Thank you! Yea it’s not the easiest at the moment, but the plants make it better! 😍🌱
We have all done it, thinking its a dried up bit, breaking it and discovering its new growth. 😂 both painful and funny to watch 🤦🏻♀️
Hi, how do you propagate your verrucosum? I’ve just got a cutting and wondering if water or moss is better in your experience? Thanks x
When you pot the glorious, do you leave the node over the soil like gloriosum or under like melanochrysum? Please help.
It grows like a melanochrysum - so definitely potted upright with the rooted node under the potting medium! 🌱🙌
Please please tell me where you got that el choco red from I love it
I want to correct what you said about chopping plants. You actually will get bigger leaves OR more leaves if you cut your plants. Especially with Philodendron the fastest way to get big leaves is to chop the top leaves and propagate them.
New fan here from The Philippines!
I did the same to my gloriosum. It had two growth points and one started shrivelling after a while and I made the same mistake and pulled off new growth under the dried up cataphyl. :'(
Love all the Velvets 😍
Me too!! 🌱💚
I literally snap new Growth all the time 😂 I try not to touch plants that much any more haha
My pseudo verrucosum is lime green. Looks like crushed Velvet. Great video
Mine looked like that until this latest leaf which is what’s thrown me. I’ll look around and see if I can work out what it is!! 🌱🙌
Did you figure out that "beautiful substrate" mix?
Im so jealous, I am desperately looking for gloriosums where I live and they are so rare and so expensive, you have a whole collection.
OMG. breaking the growth point - both laughed and shocked
yay!! stay healthy for us!! thank you for the content :)
No worries - you too!!
In what conditions do you keep your melanochrysum? Mine is such a slow grower, don't know if I should change it up :)
High warmth and high humidity - around 50-60%. I find it really thrives when it’s nice and humid - even does well in an enclosed space for a while so long as you aerate every day. I had one of mine in a terrarium for a while!
If you broke growth point, would it grow back again?
Yep
Are gloriousum leggy when they’re far from a light source or are they naturally leggy
I wouldn't consider it a leggy plant but of course you will find longer petioles whwn its looking for more light, though it does already have fairly long petioles especially as a mature plant
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Very interesting! And I subscribe you now ;)
So buetiful
Io amo tutte le varieta' di philodendrum.☺
14:54 LOLOLOL🤣🤣🤣
My heart broke for you when I heard the snap. 😞
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i wonder where you keep all those plants.. 🤔 that grow cabinet must be like from Harry Potter or something.. 10 times larger inside than out.. 😅
re: gigas.. yes, version #3 :))
Haha either infinite space or very crowded plants 🤔😬😂🌱
where can I find your ebay?
Dem veins tho!
He always does 50 pushups before filming… hahaha!
It always makes me nervous to watch anyone play around with leaves or young growth.
Ur handling it too well with that cute grow point.. 🤣. PS personally i would prefer P. gigas over melanochrysum, both lovely tho 🧡.
Me too - gigas is wonnnderful 💚
Prends soin de toi James !
Merci - toi aussi! 💚🌱
What is your ebay shop called. This is one way we can help x
Which ones do you grow in your tent? :O
Most of them honestly - anything that’s not too big to fit in there. I’ll do a video soon talking through it all of that would be helpful? Thanks for watching!!
first like :v now silence, I am watchin
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Pseudoverrucosum isn’t a velvet leaf philodendron.
Biceps though..