Propagate Your Prayer Plant (Ctenanthe) - Ep 150
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ม.ค. 2020
- It's not uncommon to find your older Ctenanthe or Stromanthe prayer plants sending out one or several long stems from their base. This may seem alarming at first, but don't worry: it's a common way that those plants propagate themselves in the wild and I'm going to show you how to do that in your home as well with my Ctenanthe lubbersiana.
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Loved your advise ,just bought these plant today ! Thank You !
Loved this video. I learned not to soak the medium which is what I I usually do. This was a good one. 🧡🧡
Thank you for posting this I just picked up a three foot one from Lowe’s!! It was misidentified as a peacock plant and I was just looking for information on it! ❤️ your channel summer!
I grow both of those that you showed in the video inside and they both grow very well for me. Thanks for the video!
You're welcome
Great video, I always learn something new. Keep them coming.
So beautiful ctenanthe
Very very good video, I think ill start some indoor plants, as soon as we're allowed to.
Ah, perfect timing for this video. I have a huge lubbersiana, very bushy that has pushed out a few of these long stems. I’ve been torn with letting it grow crazy and wild or if I trim those off. I was going to propagate those shoots in water, but good to know I can go direct to soil. Thanks for this, and all your videos!
Water or Sphagnum will work too! It's pretty easy to root. Don't freak out if the leaves curl inwards while its rooting. It's the Prayer Plant way to curl their leaves to stop any water loss. They will begin to unfurl as roots develop. Keeping it in a more humid environment will help immensely (I have mind in a plastic bag to help).
@@summerrayneoakes Ok, good to know about the curling. I'll try not to freak out, since the mother plant is perfectly happy in 35%-40% humidity with the heater running. I have at least two off shoots I will propagate, so I will do one in soil and one in water so I can gain experience which way works best for me for future off shoots.
@@summerrayneoakes thank you so much! i just did the propagation a few days ago and the leave started curling. I was totally freaking out!!
Super informative, thank you!😊
Very nice.
Thank you!
I needed this video so bad! Thank you, thank you, thank you! ✨🙏🏼✨
This has some real Bob Ross vibes... 😅
Very useful info Summer...I just picked up a largish Ctenanthe lubbersiana (variegata?) in a local super, and it has a couple of those long runners. At the moment it's acclimatizing so I'll let it be just now, and then follow your advice on propagation. Might also put it on a high shelf as an experiment ~ to see if any of the other runners change growth pattern/habit if they're left to trail over shelf edge (I like to put my plants through their paces!).
Thank you 🙏🏻😍💕
The Ctenanthe Lubbersiana Is One Of My Plant O.G.s!!! I Took One Of The Little Ones From This Plant. THAT Little One Has NEVER Become A Golden Mosaic... ITS All Green. ITS Growing In The Same Place As Its Pappy BUT Jr. Is All Green!!! I'm Definitely Going To Try Your Method Because The Pappy Looks Like Spring/Summer All Year Long!!!
Gotta love plants that can "walk" away from themselves! 😃🌿👣🌿👣🌿👣🌿
Your shirt design so cute
Oh wow! I just acquired a Ctenanthe Lubbersiana, and I freaking love her, and was wondering how to propagate it down the road, and as soon as she gives me more growth and I can propagate I will for sure try it, this is such a beautiful plant and such an easy grower, it has given me a half dozen new leaves since I got her a couple of weeks ago. Thanks so much again Summer for another great and informative video. Bye for now.
Oh my goodness! Thank you soo much for this video! I've had such a hard time finding info on this particular plant! I currently have a huge one - it's 'sweating' a sticky sap like thick fluid- I've had the plant for a long time, and it's always done this...no insect damage or anything, and the plant seems healthy as heck...I can't find any info on this at all- is it normal for this plant? I'm assuming it is at this point, but would like some re assurance lol
And yea those other ppl don't know yet. U know this so its fine 😊
Thank you for this video! I have a large lubbersiana that I think would benefit from a good hair cut!!! I’ve been trying to find a good propagation method to follow for it!! Thank you! 🌱🌱🌱
OMG!!! "NUBBIN" LMAO Summer!
Thanks! This is very useful information.
I will be interested to see how fast the cuttings root. Have you ever done one by layering? Cumbersome having 2 pots 'attached' but rooting might be surer.
Thank you Miss Summer💚🙃
Look at that leaf unfurling - in Slo-Mo!
I know this is off topic but girl, I like your nails.
Wow! I totally was doing this wrong. Thanks so much for this information.
Does this method work for the goeppertia warcewiczii? I love the video! Thanks!
Interesting
i saw a huge spider plant with the babies planted with their own babies. wish i had the room it looked really good
I admire your lifestyle👌
ahhhh thanks. I enjoy it. :)
Hi! Do you have an episode on bugs/ insectis who can appear in the soil and how to get rid of them? If not, can you make one? Thanks!
Thank you Summer for telling us how to say it! (silent 'c') I was always saying it wrong. Very easy to follow video directions. Ctenanthe's are one of my favorite easy growing plants. They really take off in the summer. (no pun) :) BTW Love your print outfit with jeans! Two thumbs up!!
Thanks for sharing, can these be in medium light?
Literally just picked up a ctenanthe lubbersiana yesterday! Lovely variegation on these.
Have you had any luck propagating in water?? Ive tried several times propagating in soil, with no luck. I dont think i did it right. Loved your video, im going to try again! I recently
is your tap water soft? and pumice and perlite equal?
This plant is so pretty. I always love the variegation on the foilage. This is one I haven't added to my collection yet. A spoon and a mixing bowl, I absolutely love it 🤗
I did this exactly how you did and my leaves are curling! Help what do I do to save them?? Should I take them out and prop in water?
I think she is using to much soil for a plant that doesn't have roots yet. a much smaller pot would work better, although curling leaves is kind of normal once they are suffering some stress, also, depending where you live is not time to propagate plants in soil yet, because the weather is cold. Also when I propagate in soil willing to the plant to grow roots, I create a an small green house for them, like a transparent plastic box, and keep them humid and warm inside,
I start mine in water and when the roots are a few inches I plant in soil.
@@christinalittlepage8049 Thank you! I am so glad I found this comment. I took mine out of the soil and put them in water. No roots yet, but the leaves uncurled.
What type of soil mixture do calathea like
Did this and the leaves are all curled up ! Will they unfurl once the roots start growing ?
I'm having the same issue. Could you save your plant?
Could you repot the cuttings back into the same pot?
Can u do water prop for this plant?
I tried this method, but the leaves of the cutting started curling almost immediately. And they don't seem to be uncurling and it's been two days. I hope you can give me some advice, I really don't want the cuttings to die.
The lightning behind the close-ups of the plants, looked awesome! Cheers
Oh that's good. :)
You have a video like this about calathea and maranta ?????
th-cam.com/video/xw5-64qWKlA/w-d-xo.html
this one is for maranta, I assume it's similar for calathea
I propagated a piece of mine and the leafs keeping curling. Is that normal ? I cut well below the nod.
I got this particular plants without knowing it would be so hard to keep alive if I soak into water and leave in sunlight in southern area. They all gone except on stem with a leave. I will try to make it alive at my best....😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I tried this but the leaves of my cuttings curled into tight little tubes almost immediately. Is there a way to keep that from happening?
Update: after 3-4 days of the curled up tube leaves and keeping the soil moist, I took them out, left on the stem "tails," and put them in water. One mostly uncurled later that day. A few days later (yesterday), I took them out of the water and clipped off the stem "tails," and put them back in the water -- and now they are both fully uncurled and looking lovely. So I am now waiting to see if roots form, but I definitely won't be trying the "straight into soil" method again. I wanted to update for folks having the same issue. I'll update again as to whether/when I get roots. Your mileage may vary, but I am in NYC.
Have they since rooted in the water?
@@itslou2384 Yes they did! I have rooted 6-8 stems this way now and they transplanted nicely into soil.
Could they propogate in water or in a greenhouse?
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Please help! I did the same thing and my cutting leaves folded overnight!!! What I need to do? Thanks for the video
Hi, mine is doing the same thing now after 2 days. Leaves are all curled up, did yours recover? It’s right next to a humidifier and I have a grow light on. Not sure if it’s helping or hurting.
Mine too. I can’t find any video that seems to help about curling after repotting. I’m not sure if is the light. I’m pretty sure it’s root was distracted.
Same !!
Love you darling.
Does Stromanthe Triostar also do this?
Why is my ctenanthe soooo crispy? The new leaves are yellow and crispy and the older growth is yellowing but seems ok otherwise....
Any update of this plant please. I have this plant but I’m afraid to do repotting or transfer to a new pot. It might curl. Can you do this on water rooting? To jut let the root come out?
I would too. I tried this method but all my cuttings have curled up and look like they are either under watered or over watered. Is this normal? Or should the leaves have all stayed nice and open?
This is exactly what happened to mine and I don’t want them to die. I am about to pull them out of the soil and prop in water. Lemme know what you did too. It’s been impossible to find much info on this, good luck!
@@kristasusi3800 hi I just did this already what I have done is to put it straight to the water or perlite with heaps of water till the roots come it then repot it and keep it well moist
@@kristasusi3800 yes just put them in the water let the roots come out if the roots are out you can transfer it it the soil keep it moist as the roots are used to the moist if not it will curl up due to luck of moisture, keep it out of detect sun. Then it will be establish then
My plant like this have nothing but yellow leafs can tell me why
I just began getting into Prayer Plants and they're honestly lovely and they seem to enjoy the Mediterranean weather here! 😆
As someone who's propagated before, even propagating a new thing is nerve wracking. Sure I know cuttings aren't bad... But I def feel like I always kill my first props of a specific species
If only I had watched this a few months back then I wouldve had so many more ctenanthe lubbersiana. But now they died back and have gotten smaller. So disappointed with that. But this video was awesome and now I know that those super long stems can be propagated. Thanks so much for that !!!😃
What is biochar?
Hello, I took a cutting from Ctenanthe and put it in water but now leaves are turning inward and some leaves are turning yellow...Am I doing something wrong? Thanks in advance for your advice.
Same to me? Any answer?
@@janineachury I tried her method but my cuttings ALMOST died. I decided to propagate my own way. Carefully cut off from where 3 stems meet (where leaves grow from a stem) and put it in water. After about a week or 10 days they root and plant it in organic rich soil. My plants are super happy now! She is wrong in her way of propagating Ctenanthe.
Propagation is my hobby, having a f*&kbunch of plants is a side effect.
I tend to keep these vids in my back pocket until i need them,
"i don't have that plant" but ive said that before and came back to this channel for a bit of info and help. Thanks for this, in case it ever helps me in the future.
Thank you so much for this video Summer. I absolutely loved watching the leaf unfurl, I love all of your videos and am learning so much!! I have a Red Maranta since last Summer and I've finally learned how to care for it. I found that misting the plant, which I know sometimes it's a no-no in the plant world if at all, is what's kept it alive. I also noticed that it's getting alittle leggy but it's also growing a new stem at the base. Should I leave it as is and wait til it gets more stems at the base, I want to make it more bushy and definitely wouldn't mind an extra plant lol. I'm sorry for the long message but I really want this one to last.😁🙏🙏
thank you for the demonstration, we love propagate our plants, and see them grow again ... (and you have a very beautiful shirt)
WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR SHIRT??? I love that!
I'd love to see a guide to the other prayer plant propagating types you mentioned in the beginning. 🙏🏼
Another great video. Thank you Summer.
quiero entender las instrucciones ponlo en español
Oooh! Didn't know you could propagate them that way! New piece of knowledge!
Thanks I have pass by a corner garden in the street with a beautiful one now I know how to take a cut home.
Would you use some Biotone when repotting all houseplants?
Sure, I don't see why not. It's very, very low in 'fertilizer' too, so it's not going to scorch plants when their roots are coming out. I met a lot of growers who will sprinkle a slow-release fertilizer into their plant pots when rooting; and this would act similarly, except it has some helpful fungus and bacteria as well.
Perfect.i too had heard other “growers” talk about using Biotone but I was hesitant about using with houseplants. I have bit the bullet and ordered some. Will try it in my next repotting marathon next month. Thank you.
My Ctenanthe lubbersiana was labled a "Never Never" plant that I found at Lowes last summer. I spray and water it with distilled water now to try to keep it from getting the brown edges & spots. How often should I feed it and what should I use? Thanks.
Does anyone know the difference between Ctenathe Lubbersiana and Ctenathe Pilsoa? I thought I had a pilsoa but just learned of lubbersiana from this video 🤔
If I'm not mistaken, I *think* C. pilosa is now C. marantifolia and that one has longer, more pointed leaves (almost like the Stromanthe you see in the market) but markings more similar to the C. burle-marxii I showed here.
@@summerrayneoakes thank you so much for your comment! The plant I have looks just like the one you propagated in this video; green and yellow/green variegation. I've also heard the common name "Golden Mosaic" for mine? So I'm thinking that what I have is a C. lubbersiana then... Is there a good resource to stay up to date with species/genus changes?
Yes, it's called Golden Mosaic and Never Never plant, I've heard it called. As far as staying up to date: it's challenging. Scientific journals are the best. Next in line perhaps lining it up with Kew Botanic Gardens or Tropicos, but even those don't have the latest
Wooo back at the potting table 💚
Good 'ol kitchen table
Thank you for the Biotone jar tip! Definitely inhaled a biotone cloud yesterday😷 Love how it gives my newly rooted cuttings a good start & my dog loves the smell🐕😆
Haha, yes, once you open that pack, you need to contain it. It's ripe! I always put mine in a closed jar afterwards since you don't need very much of it. A little goes a long way!
Oh poop! I need to dial it back😅 I use like a fistful in maybe 6 - 4” pot’s worth
Omg haha I needed this! I’ve been so scared to touch mine. Thank you summer!
Such a great video! :D
That shirt! So glad you explained the reason for stalk formation on these. My calathea warscewiczii constantly forms stalks and I take cuttings to prop in water. Now, I know it's just as easy to prop in soil. Thanks for the tips.
Either will work. Sphagnum will work too. Just remember to keep the humidity up as well.
@@summerrayneoakes Thanks, will do!
A glass jar of Bio-tone. Do you just leave that out on a shelf like decor? Does sunlight affect it?
Good question. I actually keep it in the hallway in the dark in another container. Partially because it smells pretty ripe when you open up a bag, so keeping the remainder in a closed container is advisable!
oh, interesting, i have never seen such a thing with my ctenanthes. usually, when i repot them, they split into several parts all by themselves and i put them into several pots.
I have one with a long and a rather pinkish foliage. I dont know what species it is.
Sounds like you could have a stromanthe triostar 😊
likely correct as Stromanthe 'Triostar'
This is kinda like a spider plant with the steam and putting it in soil maybe 😅
I hate to turn of this channel.
Sundays, work is coming.
Using mom's silverware and crystal again?!
Don't immediately cut free the tips you want to propagate off the mother plant! Just make a U shaped wire and pin the plant tips down against the soil in the second plant then wait to cut the stem until the new plant is rooted. It's a lot less stressful to the child plant and more likely to succeed than cutting it away immediately. Not all plants can be propagated that way but this was the perfect situation where the mother plant had long droopy stems that would be easy to bend down to a new pot.
It works fine doing it that way and its much easier to manage the pots. You can even just cut them up and put them in water. Its not really an issue re mother/child plant......I think maybe you are confusing another plant with this one? Anyway, don't be afraid to follow the instructions in the video, she know what she is talking about. 😊
I need to cut back my prayer plant (don’t know exactly the species name) last November and it’s rooting in water since then (already started to pushing out new leaves). but I’m always happy to see soil propagation because this is the option I would prefer but in the past some plants just started to mold :(
thanks for sharing summer.
Yes; definitely need that air flow too and just make sure everything is sterilized. I did the mistake of using the same Sphagnum one too many times in propagation and that probably had mold spores on it and rotted up a new Alocasia I had.
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Are they toxic to pets?
Can do do an update on her in a few months? Please :)
I'm struggling with the pronunciations and thats okay
Like a spider plant
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Hi there,
Just wanted to let you know that this way of propagation is wrong. I tried your method but it didn't work. My cuttings almost died and thank God I saved my beautiful plant.
So, to those who want to propagate Ctenanthe be careful of what you do. Here is how you propagate this gorgeous plant.
Carefully cut off a cutting from where 3 stems (joint) meet and put it in water. They root after about a week or 10 days and plant it in organic rich soil. Voila!
My plants are super happy now! Good luck!
I never root my plants in water. Always directly in soil and never had any problems.. maybe this method doesnt work for YoU but it doesnt mean it won't work for others.. 🙏🏼