Calathea Orbifolia Care Tips
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ส.ค. 2024
- After many requests I decided to make this Calathea Orbifolia care tips video. I hope you find it useful!
The plant to my right is a Calathea Louisae Maui Queen :-)
To donate and support my channel 💚
ko-fi.com/trop...
💚PRODUCTS I USE & RECOMMEND:
(Pls note some of the links below are now affiliate links. I use every single product below)
Baby Bio Fertiliser (during Summer): amzn.to/2IjdOTG
AENNON humidifier: amzn.to/2IhUE0v
Hygrometer: amzn.to/2FctS7T
PureAire water filter: amzn.to/2IgDLDj
Water misting bottle: amzn.to/2Ij14MP
THRIP Control (predatory mites): amzn.to/2IJQu0f
CloneX rooting gel: amzn.to/2IKiy3R
BOYA microphone: amzn.to/2IgZYBk
💚Neem oil spray/drench mix: I use 10ml soap, 5ml Neem oil to 1 litre warm water. Products I use below ⬇️
Horticultural soap: amzn.to/2IiSLk6
Neem oil: amzn.to/2F6hNkz
Sticky traps: amzn.to/2XRlH83
Fine potting grit: amzn.to/2XkQUDA
💚My usual soil mix: Coir compost, orchid bark and perlite 70/10/20 (percent). Sometimes I mix in a bit of household potting soil. Soil mix will depend on type of plant
Coir compost: amzn.to/2FbM810
Perlite: amzn.to/2XkYw9f
Orchid bark: amzn.to/2XS5PST
💚GARDEN:
Plant labels: amzn.to/2Xci0Nm
My Bosch grass edge cutter: amzn.to/2XmuSQS
My new Lawnmower: amzn.to/2INX71w
Tree Fern Feed: amzn.to/2Xlb7co
Grass seed: amzn.to/2F9Jt7V
Nemaslug (Nematodes): amzn.to/2INWIfz
Shepherd Crook hooks: amzn.to/2FdJckz
Sequestered Iron (for chlorosis): amzn.to/2IQdF99
Flexi-Tie 2.5mm: amzn.to/2IJRh1d
💚GARDEN LIGHTS:
Solar rattan lantern grey: amzn.to/2XPDGvV
Solar rattan lantern brown: amzn.to/2XQ2jsh
Lights4Fun pro series Festoon lights multi: amzn.to/2IMg5py
Lights4Fun Festoon lights warm white x 20: amzn.to/2XMxW64
Lights4Fun Pro series fairy lights: I have these in green & warm white
Lights4Fun Plug for PRO SERIES lights: amzn.to/2Xp042g
Bamboo solar torches set: amzn.to/2WGVZly
Bamboo torches battery set x2: amzn.to/2WLk22L
TrueFlame flickering torch: amzn.to/2IO095U
💚TROPICAL DECOR:
Most of my plant pots are from IvyLine: www.ivylinegb.c...
Tiki Bar signs and my 'Welcome to the Jungle' signs are hand painted by myself
I use my iphone XS for all photos and filming
🌵Social Media Links:
💚INSTAGRAM: / tropical_plant_addict
💚FACEBOOK: / tropicalplantaddict
💚NEW ETSY SHOP:
www.etsy.com/u...
💚MUSIC: TH-cam audio library
Chee Zee Beach - Latinesque by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommon...)
Source: incompetech.com...
Artist: incompetech.com/
I put all my tropical plants in the bathroom every night while everyone takes a bath then I leave them in there fir a while after... ❤️
Caroline Mumzie never thought about that 😎
Caroline Mumzie that’s why I do to my Calathe Orfiblia. My gorgeos leaves just went down to sides and it is so unhappy. Literally 2 days and the leaves are down. I keep the window closed so plant does not get cold.
Your little bird friend is so cute 🤗
You all three are beautiful specially you
The little bird is a Green Cheek Conure parrot. I used to have one, named Augie. They're awesome little birds, packed with personality.
wow ... beautiful calathea
سلم
This is a fantastic idea about the shells. After watching your videos for months, I finally had an orbifolia from Ikea today, so happy 🥰 straight home to watch your care video again 😊
Thank you for this, I'm a new "mommy" to a baby Calathea Orbifolia and now I know fully how to take care of her. Also, your video has convinced me to buy a Maui Queen -- what a gorgeous plant!
Your bird was such a delightful surprise! Great video!
Put mine out in the pouring rain for 2 hours in 6 deg in the north west today & judging by its lushness, loved every minute of it.
You have a green thumb. Your plants are healthy and beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
I have one. She did great this year. Really booming. I had like 5 leafs last month, and now there are few more. I keep this one in pot without draining hole on bottom, and im using water from brita filter. Last year she was bad, almost all leafs had brown edges, i had no idea what kind of plant is that, so i cant fix that. This year she stands in smal window, on few books. Maybe thats why she get well ;) Now , shes really nice looking plant. :)
Your eyes are sooo gorgeous. I keep looking between them and the calatheas
You are seriously the calathea whisperer!
ErinBooms ha ha thanks 😆🌿💚
HI nice video, yeah you can use a waterfall I've a few around the house, it helps with the fengshui, I also use mirror to help get the light around the room on our UK winter days. I've had my plant for 2years, yes it got sad last winter. UK winter is so bad for these glorious plant my green pets. Thank you for sharing from the southeast
Layla uk 😱 !!!! A mirror for light !! That's brilliant !! Its so funny that I never thought of that even after seeing movies like the mummy and Indiana Jones 😎 .
Marvin is too cute! Thanks for the tip on shells. You are the Princess of Calatheas!
Thanks for teaching me how to care for my califa's did everything you instructed including changing the type of water from tap water to distilled wate,r removed spider mites moved the plant from the porch window where the sunlight is very strong in the morning and all day through irrigated the soil Etc. there has been a miraculous change in the plant in the past 48 Hours it has changed in color it's greener it stands tall and proud the leaves are much healthier looking and so, again, I thank you for your great video and I will keep you posted on tbeir progress...
Iris...
📷CLICK 😊😷
Thanks to this tips, my orbifolia now is reviving and blooms well.
My Orbifolia just sent out four big leaves. I don’t flatter myself that I can grow it as big as yours, in fact I didn’t know they got near that large. I bought it for the bathroom, and I don’t have another place to put it where it where it would fit and will live through the winter heat, so I would have to take it back to the greenhouse. Those are beautiful plants. They remind me of large hosta, which I can’t grow because of herds of deer.
I've never seen a calathea that big before! Huge kudos!!!!
Stunning Calathea - and as expected - so beautifully nurtured and well kept. I've become an avid outside gardener in the last few years - but I'm just now trying my relatively nervous new hand - at houseplants - and Calatheas. I found a remarkably healthy Calathea Ornata - and a somewhat crispy leaved but in overall good condition Calathea Roseopicta - both for dirt cheap (no pun intended) - at our local Lowe's Home Improvement. We've got two kids in college so I'm on a tight budget but I've had success out in my garden with bargain plants from these kinds of places - but I do know Calatheas are fussy and finicky. I'm ready though - thanks to you and other youtube gardeners - to take on the challenge! Thanks for your lovely and helpful videos and wish me luck!
Have never owned one of these, that plant is amazing, such a statement piece, must get myself one or two?? thanks for the tips xxx
Marvin is so funny. 🤣
2:20 the cute little bird tho 😭💚
You will see my birds in lots of my videos as they fly free all day 😁✨🦜🐥💚🌴
Beautiful plants and birdie too!
Thank you for this great video. I bought my beautiful calathea orbifolia today and your tips are really helpful🙏🏼
The Orbifolia is my favourite! Sadly, although mine looks fine and healthy it does not grow AT ALL! I've had it for 6 months or so - not one new leaf...
I remember now. You are the gal that first introduced me to calathea's and I've been on the hunt for some for the past few days, thanks! That are breath taking. That's a great tip about the shells. I have some scattered on top of my cactus just for looks, I'll have to transfer those over. You are awesome, your house looks like a vacation spot and you are pretty:)
Kristen Deason Aw you’re too kind 😊💚🌿 My favourite calatheas at the moment have to be the Orbifolia and the makoyana. Do you have a maranta?
I currently love them all as I don't have one yet. I would say my favorite is the one you showed on your other video with the holographic like sheen over a white colored leaf with green margins I believe. Holographic is my favorite color:)
Your plants are stunning!!
My calathea has bloomed! I’m so excited... I’m trying to find out if I should fertilize it or not during the blooming. Thanks
I binged all your videos beautiful plants and great tips to increase humidity i will be trying immediately! thank you.
great video, love the parrot too.i been growing plants since about age 8... going to try again with calatheas..i saw them growing everywhere outdoors in sth america.. i have quite a jungle here right now.... have one rare maranta..had for years.. growing well again.. after it died down..as i was away 5 months in sth america..im trying to get other varieties, but in uk there is little choice.
Your birds are gorgeous.
Wow, they are gorgeous! 🤗 you are definitely doing everything right! Omg 2:19 love the cameo what a cutie 🥰
Happy New Year, Hannah! What a coincidence! I just watched a detailed calathea care video & now here YOU are with that amazing orbifolia in a video from back in August! I'm building up the courage to get a calathea in Springtime; so, I need to do some research. Thanks for sharing! 🌾💜
they're absolutely beautiful
Mine almost died. I dont know what she want. Then i re-pot, put a mini humidifiers beside her & wait for the miracle. Miracle happened. New leaves appears, and shes getting better. Im having love-hate relationship with my calathea orbifolia.
I have calethea and gasped at you're oberfolia best calathea video. New sub
Thank for your terrific, informative videos, I've been enjoying them quite a bit as I'm a Marantaceae fan!
omG!!!
gorgeous
i am stunned
i cannot believe you are somewhere in the uk (???), and not a lanai over on kauai.
that calathea (all plants in the shot!!)... breathtaking!! congratulations!!
👍🏽💚☮🤩💚😍💚😎👌🏽
Thanks! I’m new to these plants and you’ve given me loads of tips!
Great tips, thank you! Just bought my first one
Oh man, that look you give your birb of "technically this isn't harmful to you so I don't want to get too angry about you pecking at it... but also you're eating my plants and are a mischievous lil bean" is so relatable XD but seriously it's SO hard to find any info on calatheas that goes beyond "keep humid and out of direct sunlights" the detail and actual tips in this vid are SO useful so thank you.
I know this vid is old so you probably wont see this, but the only question I have after watching is where did you get your calathea orbifolia/where do you get your calatheas in general 'cause in the uk I find it so hard to find varieties of Calatheas but I LOVE the genus
Hazelbeanableable thank you! Glad you found it useful. I got the Orbifolia online from a shop called house of plants but I’m not sure if they have them any more. You can get quite large ones from IKEA. Most of my calatheas came from Homebase or Haskins garden centres, and some from the Ginger jungle online 💚🌿
LOVING you and your videos!
I came for the orbifolia, but I subscribed when I saw the green cheek!
Welcome! 😁🌴🌺🌿 Marvin says hello 🦜💚
Pure Comedy!!! I was laugh- crying out loud! Does the birdie actually say Calathea towards the end! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hi there, I have come across this video, great one by the way and just have to say that I'll try the seashells as after watching your channel and seeing your plants, I happened to see the only Calathea at my local Stratco store and bought it. Long story short, he now lives under my little back-door enclosure which is under the big veranda outside and is doing really well. I have since then gotten about three to four new leaves. The nats became a big problem so hence his new location but he seems to be doing ok where he is. Again thanks for a very informative video. Cheers
Amazing plant!
Interesting idea with sea shells, I'll try it! :) Actually I saw calatheas at couple of botanical gardens - and their leaves were not in great conditions either. Seems like it's normal for them to be too sensitive about everything. I've seen them in perfect condition only in garden centres and at yours , some wonder indeed. I have 5, only one is doing well even on a wind draft, seems like originally a strong plant. But as you said, good drainage is very important too, which is not a case with my calatheas
Beautiful plants! I'm hoping to get some more soon. Thank you for sharing! Great video!
Amazing calatheas, congratulations.
Thank you very helpful indeed 🥰
Good tips on how to increase humidity....thank u
I'm going to look for one of these this weekend
Hi thanks for sharing your nice video and wonderful information please show me how you use or make your flitted water to spray on the plants ? Will be waiting for your video on making flited water to spray. You look wonderful like a babhi doll thank you
Aisha Begum Thanks! I just use a water jug to make my filtered water and put into a spray bottle that I got from amazon. Here’s the link: www.pure-aire.co.uk/product/pureaire-alkaline-water-jug/
Your plants are gorgeous 😊
This is so breathtaking 😍
I've never seen a Calathea as your yours. This Is spectacular beautiful . Can I use a terracota plant pot ir plastic?
Love that bird ❤️
I am worried about how mine goes this winter too, it’s in a sunroom now and doing quite well. I’ve had mine for three months now. It a little smaller than yours but not much, Good luck with yours!
I use Easy-life aquamaker Makes tap water fish friendly but its not an toxic product and can be used for plants aswell specially for Calatheas it removes chlorine zinc coper all heavy metals that damage the clatheas you can not overdose this product I use 5 ml for 2 L water
Hi, I finally found the Maui Queen and I so excited I did, my question is how often do you water them? Thank you
It depends on the size, how warm your house is etc. I just water mine when the top soil feels dry
I enjoy your videos so much! Your pant collection is magnificent! May I suggest you lower the background music so we can hear you clearer? I’m new subscriber here and calatheas are my favorite! 💚
Thank you and welcome! This is an old video, the quality of my recent videos are much better regarding the sound etc 💚✨🌿
Love this very helpful!!. Could you make another video on how much to water and when to water please :)
Sandi Watkins Thanks! I’ll add a watering video to my list 🌿💚
Your plants are gorgeous 😍
Wow beautiful plant
Your orbifolia is so beautiful. Very very beautiful.
What do you feed your plants? I am so looking forward to your future videos ( with the birds of course )! They are so entertaining. I have so many questions. Have you ever had insect problem? I am dealing with gnats and did some research last night. If you don't already know, check out these plants that will eat gnats: Lanceleaf Sundew, Pinguicula gigantea, Nepenthes alata, Mexican Butterwort. I am going this week to either get Gnat nix, or pumice rock. I hope I don't lose any of my plants. I can't buy any more until I fix this problem.
shining star For my outdoor tropical plants I use tomato and seaweed feed, for indoor I use Baby Bio plant feed.
I haven’t had a problem with gnats yet but I’ll look up those plants, might be handy to have a few about! I have got some neem oil mix handy and I have some top gravel 5mm dressing if required. I’ve dealt with a few mealey bugs and spider mites but luckily got it all under control quickly. I hate bugs 😩🌿
Thank you. I never heard of the plant feed before, I'll have to read about that. I did hear of neem. I have to be careful what I use because of my parrots.
shining star With the plant in the living room that had spider mites I just wiped each leaf with a soapy water mix and it seemed to do the trick but think I’ll use the neem oil mix in the rooms my birds aren’t allowed in. Good luck with the gnats 😢🌿
2:19 - 2:25 adorable
Just subscribed! ! Thank you for the all your advice! I would like to ask you which direction is the window facing and how far is it from the calatheas. Thanks!
Thanks! You are welcome 😊It is a West facing window, I have most of them pretty far back from it, around 4/5 metres back
such great info!! inspired to get one of these plants now, and I'm sure it's common where I live so yayyy
Joni Lynne I just picked one up from home depot for 10 bucks
Very good tips. Thanks for sharing with us!
thanyava You’re very welcome 😊🌿💚
votre calathea orbifolia est une merveille c est une plante difficile a trouver je la cherche depuis un bon moment en tout cas vos plantes sont magnifiques
Je vous remercie! Jetez un coup d'oeil à Ikea
Tropical Plant Addict malheureusement plus de calathea orbifolia a ikea
not sure which one is more beautiful the presenter or the plant ?
Hi. Every video is nice.👌
beautiful and competent! bravo
Beautiful plants.Can you lease tell me what you use to clean your plant leaves with.
Hi, I have 2 tiny starter orbifolias with around 4 leaves each. They are doing well except one leaf is transpiring like crazy and turning translucent and brown in the same area. I planted it in a 4" plastic container which sits in a plastic planter with pebbles inside. The water is below the top pebbles so it's not sitting in water. I have small diffusers running all day around it so humidity is always 50+ and it receives medium filtered light. Im using a moisture meter to make sure it's not dry or wet but just moist. Not sure what else to do. Any help would be appreciated!
Thank you, I got all information i needed, very informative video.
Thanks for your tips! How do you water your calatheas? I was told to keep soil moist but not soggy. Do you just water a little at a time or do bottom or top watering with a little water till moisture metre says moist? Unfortunately, my Calathea rosy is too soggy and dying.
I just put one in the kitchen.. imagine that's a fairly humid area. Let's see.
#MadAboutMarantaceae!!! Orbifolia And Louisae are two I Don't Have BUT IF I See ANY that look as GOOD as YOURS I WILL HAVE!!!
Thanks! I love calatheas, certainly one of my favourite house plants 💚🌿
I found my orbifolia at ikea today. They also had a warscewiczii, both look absolutely healthy and are quite big, they sit in 20 cm pots and are about 50-60 cm high. The best part is that they only cost 10€ each.. I could not believe my own eyes😅
Marvin!! Awesome 🤗🤗🤗
Great video well detailed very informative great tips tfs ☺👍👍👍👍
Beautiful plants! I just bought a orbifolio and curious how to propogate? Wondered of you had done this before.tks
Absolutely the best looking calathea I’ve ever seen on TH-cam, do you live in tropical climate?
Thank you! Unfortunately it suffered thrips last year so I’m regrowing it. I live in the UK so certainly not a tropical climate 😆✨🥶 Check out my more recent tours as I think you’ll enjoy them 🌿💚✨ Merry Christmas btw 🎄✨
I have just ordered one of these 😁😁
Alison they are beautiful 💚🌿
Alison where did you find yours?💓
Really nice video! Thanks cool bird!
Love the video! What tree is that in the background?
where did you purchase the calathea orbifolia from? i'd love to buy one, too? hope you will share with me. GORGEOUS PLANT! omg.
Terri True I got her from houseofplants.co.uk which was the only place selling them at the time. They are out of stock now too. My Orbifolia has doubled in size since I bought her! 💚🌿
@@TropicalPlantAddict jealous!!!!
@@territrue they have them at IKEA for 10€. In 20cm post, about 55cm high.
I just bought mine from Ikea 😍
Enjoyed your video, thank you. Any ideas why brown spots might suddenly have appeared on my Orbifolia's leaves? Maybe the tap water, or maybe too much light? Thank you :)
Tracey Turmel Usually lack of humidity or chemicals from tap water
@@TropicalPlantAddict Thank you! I will spray and water with rainwater from now on. Should I just leave the damaged leaves or cut them off?
Tracey Turmel I personally don’t spray my plants anymore as this can cause fungal issues. I’d recommend getting a humidifier. You can leave the leaves or cut them off 🌿
When my humidity gets to 59% my windows get terrible black mold growing on the frames. My husband is not happy about high humidity damage in the house. I’m trying the overhead fans. My orbie is two months old and growing, but the leaves have little black markings and imperfections.
Diane Prostko oh no It shouldn’t do that… that can mean bad ventilation unfortunately or the house is too cold for the amount of humidity. If the house is warm it will absorb more of the moisture but you also need good ventilation to prevent mould. I don’t get any mould at all in my house. Do you have double glazing?
Hey thanks for the update of care for Calathea. I just want to know where did you get your Calathea white fusion?
How far away from the window should I keep my orbifolia? Currently mine are about 1 meter away, I have a north facing window with daylight constant through the day. I put a plastic sheet over it during the afternoon so it filters the sunlight a bit more. I have a humidifier and use brita filter to water it. I want it to be healthy and big like yours would it be ok if it was 2 or 3 meters away from the window?
Is light from a north facing window too much for this plant ?
Yours is gorgeous !
Amélia Bzz No not at all! They will be fine as long as they’re not in any direct sun ☀️ Thank you 🌿💚
I can't seem to make tropical plant foliage grow as big. I put in my calathea rattles snake in a potting soil with ceramic pot with drainage hole. It's not in a place with indirect bright light and no direct sun. I've kept stones around the plant with water to keep the humidity high but non of this is helping grow leaves big..it remains small...some new foliage dried up and some foliage edges are dried up. The soil remains wet constantly because I keep watering it every other day because of some dried up foliage and dried up edges. What possible could turn foliage dry when I'm constantly keeping soil wet with watering?
Leafs edges starting to be brown on my Orbifolia 😥☘.
Some help plz!
almohib 4 mine too! I need help also!
Omg 😍😍😍 so beautiful
Thank you very much, I appreciate
I want one of these! You didn’t mention where you purchased this gorgeous plant.
Check your local plant nursery
Thanks for the tips 😎 Do you use a plastic pot? Looking forward to see a vid for the winter care tips.
Garden Freek You’re welcome! Yes there’s a plastic pot inside the decorative pot. My Orbifolia has already grown loads since I filmed this video! 😱💚🌿
So gorgeous
May I know the name of the other plant beside you? I love it