Fern, I just saw the post on ig about someone commenting on your videos saying you laugh too much. Please don't change your videos there's nothing wrong with your videos just as entertaining as always and you are as sweet and positive and happy go lucky. F**k that person. I love your videos. Your collection is gorgeous as usual 😊😊
I was literally going to comment about this because I can barely tell there's any laughing and literally none of it is out of place? It's how people speak 😂 such a weird thing to have an issue with
That begonia in that planter is immaculate. The ridges on the pot are so perfect with the plants texture and the color of the petioles goes with the color on the pot. 😍
May I tell you a little story? I have a Hoya and I'm sure how to say this. I got a clipping from a friend in 1973 and I'm still growing the clippings from it. The friend I got it from lost his so I gave him a clipping of his original plant. He had his for 35 years and he got it from someone that had it for 30 to 35 years. Count that up. I gave given clippings to people all over the world. Yep the same plant.
Hah! Same here. My grandma gifted my mom a Hoya 30 smth years ago which she had been growing for 10. I have grown one from clippings now so apparently they’re just meant to live forever… 😂
There was not a plant that I did not like in this video and that alocasia odora looks so stunning!! Also I wasn’t sure if I could dm you from your story but wanted to let you know whoever emailed you about your giggles that person is clearly nuts and just bitter about their own life. 1. I’ve never thought any of your videos were annoying 2. Why is he/she expecting someone else to change just because it annoys them 3. There was no need to “announce” to you anything, they could’ve just moved on quietly. Clearly just there to hurt you I swear, please don’t let it bother you. We love you and all your content❤️ Never dim your light for others☀️
I don't usually comment, but I just wanted to say that lately with pest and fungus in my planty babies i've been feeling a little overwhelmed 🥲 every time you make a new video it makes me feel more inspired and my plant wishlist grows. i love your content! ❤️✨🌱
I often stay away from begonias because I’m never really impressed by them, until I see one of yours and I’m like « yeah I’ll need that one right now » 😭🌱
I also love my begonia lucerna! The red does get darker with more light, and the foliage does, too :) My friend has one that is seven feet tall named Gloria! And the Wilbur Graves looks amazing! What a comeback!!
Just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos. All of your plants are gorgeous. The majority of my collection are Hoyas but after watching your videos, I now have a Philodendron ‘Splendid’ and a few Anthuriums and Begonias. Every time I watch one of your videos, I add several plants to my wish list. 🌱 💕
Yesss this video is amazing!! Also just saw your Instagram story and Fern do not change for anyone!! You do you and giggle away 💚💚🤣 👈🏽 that’s me giggling with you 😊☺️
My Alocasia Frydek brings me SO MUCH JOY! I converted it to semi hydro like 2 weeks after it arrived in the mail and it has been so easy going and low maintenance the entire time! Every single leaf it puts out is STUNNING! Mine also lives just in regular, ambient room conditions. Basically 50% humidity and temp in the 70’s f. It’s one of my absolute favorite plants and takes so little care. OBSESSED!
No one doesn't like Begonia Lucerna. I also love that I can cut mine back and have it grow huge again in a few months. I just cut mine WAY down in order to give to my mother- and sisters-in-law cuttings for Mother's Day, and everyone was super excited about them. A friend of mine took a cutting for her mother in law for Christmas last year. It's just like having an endless foliage bouquet.
Great plant video with such stunning and thriving plants! I hope it’s not inappropriate to say, but the thing I most appreciated in the video was you. You have such wonderful positive energy with regard to your plants. You have a great voice, very clear and easy to follow; I used to teach English as a foreign language, and if I were still teaching I would recommend my students to watch your videos. And finally, you are simply gorgeous, or perhaps gorgeous with an edge is a better way to say it. Again, I mean no disrespect, I’m here for the plants, but you make it feel like you’re a friend sitting around talking about your plants, which are truly amazing! Well done! I’m sure others are more qualified to comment on the ants, but my understanding is that the ants come for the ‘honeydew’ secretions from aphids - basically the ants eat the aphid poop, which is sweet because it contains all the juices that the aphids have sucked out of your plant!!!
I actually had a similar experience with ants on my florida beauty. I left them because I didn't think they were doing any harm and I kind of liked seeing the symbiotic relationship. Fast forward to a few months later and I realized the ants started to feel a little too at home and made a nest in my hoya cabinet. I ended up having to clean out the whole room, disassemble the cabinet and put out ant traps. The ants themselves don't really do anything but once they find a stable food source their population can really get out of hand!
Wow Fern, I will take them all girl! Absolutely one of the best favourite videos ! The plants are so healthy and what a great selection! Bravo, your plant parenting is producing stellar results!
Fern, you are such an inspiration to me and lots of other people. You have inspired me to try so many plants I thought I would never be able to grow. I'm lucky to live in FL, where I can get new plants year round. I will definitely be ordering a begonia paulensis.
Omg I love your begonias!😍 I also have a lucerna, and if you give it even more light its silver spots get much bigger and its leaves will get redder like you said! (This plant is literally my profile pic and In half my vids 😅
Look at you beaming!!!! Proud plant parent!!!! 😊. Loved this video. The favourite plant in my collection at the moment is my Anthurium - Wave of Love. As a $3 plant rescue, she has grown so big. Two leaves are now 60 cm long. She looks a bit like a birds nest fern, but is a lot hardier. I have repotted her recently in a bigger Victorian looking ceramic pot.
Hello,just found your channel,(6/8) binge watching every since, love your content and your love for plants. You know your plants! Those that don't like your laughter can stop watching.
Hi Fern! I love Frydek too! Just got a Varigated one. Both are doing well in ambient conditions. I heard a tip on another video that they need less light than you think. The person suggested moving it 3’ from a south window. I have done this and now I have no leaf drop. Also they don’t need to be propped. Just fyi in case you or anyone else needs to know this.
Happy Friday Fern! You know if you have questions about your plants from CSN just reach out to them.. Crystal is always super helpful and kind. And on a different note.. PLEASE keep being the beautiful human you are.. Laugh, giggle or just be you. We simply LOVE you.. Kisses for Olive 💚🐕
gorgeous plants!!! that first begonia is insane! so in regards to ants I read that some ants will protect certain bugs that would cause damage the plants and make the plant extract nectar! not only that but ants would attack beneficial insects that would kill the pest! so no I think ants are nobody friend!
Oh my goodness.. ive said it before and ill say it again, your collection truly is goals! i am also loving my Frydek lately, shes getting so big now, and i got lucky with variegation as well! I'm dying for one of those furry sinningia babies, definitely going on the wishlist, and i think I might be ready to snag up some begonia too - im inspired by that spooky one! thanks for the great video, so nice to relax after work with my favorite planty content creator 💚
My Wayettii has bloomed the last three years. This year nothing 🤷♀️ 😢 I bought 2 Wilber Graves today 😅 can’t wait for them to come. I hope he’s a beauty. Thanks for another video. ❤🪴❤️
Oh some great favs can see why you choose them I love my wayetti no flowers on mine yet but fingers crossed the Wilbur graves is on my wishlist so beautiful x
First I want to say that I love to watch your videos. Here I was thinking I had my wishlist done, and then you show this lovely begonia paulensis. What can I say? OMG. I have started to hunt for it here in Europe. Wish me luck.
💚🌱 I love your content...your plants are stunning...I really appreciate your honesty, (admitting you're no expert/just winging it), and all the advice you do have to share from personal experience.
Every single one of these plants I had my mouth opened jaw dropped! I’m soooo in love! Your Wilbur Graves giiirllll I hope mine will be that one day! My silver band didn’t make it :( my Polyneura is doing amazing! My all green one is huge and lush too. My splashy one, silver one and outter Varigated one are all finally taking off. But anyways, love your collection Fern ♥️
I’m just getting into Hoyas and I got some wayetii cuttings at a plant swap last week. I hope eventually I can have a full plant like yours 😍 My favourite plant at the moment is probably my philodendron joepii, it’s still a juvenile and the new leaves come in with this lovely red underside and subtle red tint on the top. And it’s so glossy too, I just love it.
I LOVE your Begonia’s! I love my Begonia Maculata she is always spitting out new leaves it’s really incredible! I was so excited to see a video from you this morning. I sent you a message on IG, but keep being you. Look at your following shows how much your loved for who you are 🤗
happy to see your golious beeing a stunning plant again. And also very interesting I also have one and are planing to chop it soon and pot it together, I was debating if I want 2 or 3 cuttings, but now I think I do 2. The furry plant looks so soft and adorable :D I got inspired from one of your videos a year ago or so and got myself 2 majestic cuttings and they are growing up a mosspole now and seizing up and I´m so happy I got that plant, it´s one of my favorites.
Just downloaded to watch on the train! Edit: ok that Frydek is everything. I have the non-variegated one (begins with M forget the spelling) and I adore.
Gorgeous gorgeous faves Fern! I hope my Myranta Silver Band grows to be like yours! At the moment I have 2 faves, my Monstera Albo and my Philo. Florida Ghost are doing ABSOLUTELY AMAZING even though we are in autumn at the moment they are both putting out huge leaves with stunnning colours, esp my Florida Ghost's leaves are so huge and 'white' - both in my north facing window (southern hemishere) in LECA. I'm loving them so much atm.
the double leaves may be a result of the superthrive~ i’m originally an orchid grower who is now expanding into more leafy house plants and i had personal experience w/ superthrive causing blooms to double//mirror and it can cause “deformities” in the leaves and abnormal growth habits. i personally had this happen with prolly 15-20 orchids out of 50. after i stopped using superthrive and the plant cycled back all the “deformed” growth habits stopped :)
Love your videos! I have seen that Begonia Paulensis in the background of your videos wondering what it was, so happy you showed it today! Put it on my wishlist asap haha, but it is not really available here unfortunately 😢
33:50 Ants farm the scale bugs for the honeydew they produce. Ants don't eat any of the house plant pests that I'm aware of. So you might want to keep a lookout for scale on that plant.
@@wildfern If I remember correctly, the ants also transport the scale larvae to different leaves/nearby plants and protect the scale from predators. Earlier this year I had what looked like a colony of ants living in the pot of a schefflera aboricola that had scale on its leaves. FYI the juvenile scale actually moves around pretty quickly before it anchors into a spot on the plant and is almost a microscopic white fleck.
Absolutely nothing exciting has happened in my collection so far this spring. I moved cross country and I think they are just like retaliating. I’m living vicariously through you. (Also, have been buying more plants because of it…) Just know that I have become obsessed with Wilbur graves because of yours. So, so stunning.
@@wildfern Hahaha, now I'm at the second Begonia part of the video, and they are both amazing, I need one! I love your collection and vibes, thank you Fern!
Love ur picks and they r so beautiful. I have 2 out of ur 5 and they r amazing. I have the maranta but the peacock and that I’m struggling with. Hopefully I figure the plant out before it’s gone. Can’t wait for your next video.
6:40 ...one of my first plants was a begonia. It struggled and died very slowly. The leaves got a fungal infection (I think?) that I had no idea how to treat. It got spider mites and possibly root rot. I realize this is likely my fault for not doing enough research and being very inexperienced at the time with plants in general. However, I am terrified of the thought of getting a begonia in my space again 😂😂 I'd rather keep calatheas. I have calatheas growing fine. I have alocasias. I have air plants and orchids with exposed roots. I will give anything a chance, except begonias.
Wow, your Begonia paulensis is a real show stopper! 😍 There are so many beautiful species within the begonia genus. Another one that I find stunning is the B. brevirimosa. Unfortunately I find them a bit difficult to care for. I really liked your Alocasia odora aurea. I'm usually not a fan of variegated plants but that one is really beautiful. And the Sinningia leucotricha is such a striking and cool species! Would you say it's easy care? I recently got a cutting of its relative, S. bullata. I can hardly wait for it to develop a tuber and start producing blooms.
Interesting enough about the "unique" begonia is that there's several similar-ish. I found this out when I posted my begonia natunaensis to instagram and got into a conversation with a friend about similar begonias. begonia phutoensis is another, Begonia microsperma sorta
Actually, ants really like mealybugs.. to the point that they deffend them from predators. That happens because mealybugs secrete a kind of sweet sap for them to feed or something like that. However, if there are ants on the soil, it might be a sign that it's compacted because ants wouldn't build their home on a land that could fall on them.
But I believe they won’t kill all the mealys. In a sense, they farm them so they have a continual food source. I have plenty of ants come in for my heavy EFN plants (I’m looking at you p. glorious) even though there’s no mealys around.
@kathrynrosemua That's right. They won't kill any mealies or even let predators kill them because they want to farm them. I wasn't talking specifically about the EFN thing, though... in this case, the ants may be attracted to it alone. But when there are ants on my plants, I'll always check for mealies.
Fern, I just saw the post on ig about someone commenting on your videos saying you laugh too much. Please don't change your videos there's nothing wrong with your videos just as entertaining as always and you are as sweet and positive and happy go lucky. F**k that person. I love your videos. Your collection is gorgeous as usual 😊😊
Amen!
Someone got mad she laughs too much?!? What the heck. What a miserable person that must be. Who gets mad at people being happy?
@@1faithchick7People that are extremely unhappy with their own sad little lives. That's who
I was literally going to comment about this because I can barely tell there's any laughing and literally none of it is out of place? It's how people speak 😂 such a weird thing to have an issue with
There’s always one 🙄
That begonia in that planter is immaculate. The ridges on the pot are so perfect with the plants texture and the color of the petioles goes with the color on the pot. 😍
Ahh thank you!! 😊
I’ll dm you a photo later. Or come visit the tent-arium!
this begonia has the anthurium luxurians vibes !
@@wildferndo you happen to remember where you got this planter?
Fern, you are just a ray of sunshine. Don't you ever change
May I tell you a little story? I have a Hoya and I'm sure how to say this. I got a clipping from a friend in 1973 and I'm still growing the clippings from it. The friend I got it from lost his so I gave him a clipping of his original plant. He had his for 35 years and he got it from someone that had it for 30 to 35 years. Count that up. I gave given clippings to people all over the world. Yep the same plant.
This is hoya goals!!!
Hah! Same here. My grandma gifted my mom a Hoya 30 smth years ago which she had been growing for 10. I have grown one from clippings now so apparently they’re just meant to live forever… 😂
There was not a plant that I did not like in this video and that alocasia odora looks so stunning!! Also I wasn’t sure if I could dm you from your story but wanted to let you know whoever emailed you about your giggles that person is clearly nuts and just bitter about their own life. 1. I’ve never thought any of your videos were annoying 2. Why is he/she expecting someone else to change just because it annoys them 3. There was no need to “announce” to you anything, they could’ve just moved on quietly. Clearly just there to hurt you I swear, please don’t let it bother you. We love you and all your content❤️
Never dim your light for others☀️
I don't usually comment, but I just wanted to say that lately with pest and fungus in my planty babies i've been feeling a little overwhelmed 🥲 every time you make a new video it makes me feel more inspired and my plant wishlist grows. i love your content! ❤️✨🌱
I've spent this entire afternoon treating for pests. I feel this comment. 😪
I often stay away from begonias because I’m never really impressed by them, until I see one of yours and I’m like « yeah I’ll need that one right now » 😭🌱
Wow, that Wilber Graves - stunning! 💚💛🩷
The pot and begonia combo is perfect! 💚
Once you wayetii starts blooming it won’t stop! They are such a rewarding Hoya once they get mature
I also love my begonia lucerna! The red does get darker with more light, and the foliage does, too :) My friend has one that is seven feet tall named Gloria! And the Wilbur Graves looks amazing! What a comeback!!
Just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos. All of your plants are gorgeous. The majority of my collection are Hoyas but after watching your videos, I now have a Philodendron ‘Splendid’ and a few Anthuriums and Begonias. Every time I watch one of your videos, I add several plants to my wish list. 🌱 💕
Me too😊
Yesss this video is amazing!! Also just saw your Instagram story and Fern do not change for anyone!! You do you and giggle away 💚💚🤣 👈🏽 that’s me giggling with you 😊☺️
My Alocasia Frydek brings me SO MUCH JOY! I converted it to semi hydro like 2 weeks after it arrived in the mail and it has been so easy going and low maintenance the entire time! Every single leaf it puts out is STUNNING! Mine also lives just in regular, ambient room conditions. Basically 50% humidity and temp in the 70’s f. It’s one of my absolute favorite plants and takes so little care. OBSESSED!
That planter is perfect for the begonia, both the plant and the pot look crocheted. It's so coooool❤
No one doesn't like Begonia Lucerna. I also love that I can cut mine back and have it grow huge again in a few months. I just cut mine WAY down in order to give to my mother- and sisters-in-law cuttings for Mother's Day, and everyone was super excited about them. A friend of mine took a cutting for her mother in law for Christmas last year. It's just like having an endless foliage bouquet.
Awe I love that! Makes a great gift :)
You are one of the best people on TH-cam. I love your videos and kindness. I have learned so much!! Thanks!
Great plant video with such stunning and thriving plants! I hope it’s not inappropriate to say, but the thing I most appreciated in the video was you. You have such wonderful positive energy with regard to your plants. You have a great voice, very clear and easy to follow; I used to teach English as a foreign language, and if I were still teaching I would recommend my students to watch your videos. And finally, you are simply gorgeous, or perhaps gorgeous with an edge is a better way to say it. Again, I mean no disrespect, I’m here for the plants, but you make it feel like you’re a friend sitting around talking about your plants, which are truly amazing! Well done! I’m sure others are more qualified to comment on the ants, but my understanding is that the ants come for the ‘honeydew’ secretions from aphids - basically the ants eat the aphid poop, which is sweet because it contains all the juices that the aphids have sucked out of your plant!!!
I need the first begonia in my life!! Your plants are soooo beautiful. ♥️
Those 2 Begonias are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing your faves Fern!
Oh Fern congratulations on the wayeti peduncle
I actually had a similar experience with ants on my florida beauty. I left them because I didn't think they were doing any harm and I kind of liked seeing the symbiotic relationship. Fast forward to a few months later and I realized the ants started to feel a little too at home and made a nest in my hoya cabinet. I ended up having to clean out the whole room, disassemble the cabinet and put out ant traps. The ants themselves don't really do anything but once they find a stable food source their population can really get out of hand!
sooo cool that you grew that massive alocasia from a corm 😍
Wow Fern, I will take them all girl! Absolutely one of the best favourite videos ! The plants are so healthy and what a great selection! Bravo, your plant parenting is producing stellar results!
The begonia paulensis looks like a type of alocasia! It’s amazing! ❤
Totally!!
Fern, you are such an inspiration to me and lots of other people. You have inspired me to try so many plants I thought I would never be able to grow. I'm lucky to live in FL, where I can get new plants year round. I will definitely be ordering a begonia paulensis.
It makes us all happy to see you happy Fern. Love your videos and personality. F HATERS.
What a lovely selection!! So lush and healthy!!
Fern you are so fricking AMAZING❤ you inspire me with planty chores all the time!
Thank you so much 🥹 that’s lovely to hear! 🌿
Omg I love your begonias!😍 I also have a lucerna, and if you give it even more light its silver spots get much bigger and its leaves will get redder like you said! (This plant is literally my profile pic and In half my vids 😅
Look at you beaming!!!! Proud plant parent!!!! 😊. Loved this video. The favourite plant in my collection at the moment is my Anthurium - Wave of Love. As a $3 plant rescue, she has grown so big. Two leaves are now 60 cm long. She looks a bit like a birds nest fern, but is a lot hardier. I have repotted her recently in a bigger Victorian looking ceramic pot.
Perfect timing! I was just refreshing my feed hoping for new planty content ❤
I hope your week is going well!
Awe thank you Shelby 🥹🥰
I love hoya Wilbur Graves and yours is stunning!
I loveeeee how much you love your plants... And that spider web begonia!!! Amazing
thank you so much 🤗🌱
I love all your featured plants ☘️ they are all doing so good and look beautiful ❤️
Hello,just found your channel,(6/8) binge watching every since, love your content and your love for plants. You know your plants! Those that don't like your laughter can stop watching.
That anthurium leaf is massive. Good for you. ❤
Hi Fern! I love Frydek too! Just got a Varigated one. Both are doing well in ambient conditions. I heard a tip on another video that they need less light than you think. The person suggested moving it 3’ from a south window. I have done this and now I have no leaf drop. Also they don’t need to be propped. Just fyi in case you or anyone else needs to know this.
Happy Friday Fern! You know if you have questions about your plants from CSN just reach out to them.. Crystal is always super helpful and kind.
And on a different note.. PLEASE keep being the beautiful human you are.. Laugh, giggle or just be you. We simply LOVE you.. Kisses for Olive 💚🐕
All very pretty. 😍 My top 3 would probably be the huge anthurium, hoya polyneura and hoya wilbur. ❤ Another great video. 🎉
Beautiful plants ,doing so so well ✨
💚🌿🍀🌵💚
Favourites videos are still my favourite! And your collection is 👌 so your favourites are the absolute best. ❤
gorgeous plants!!! that first begonia is insane! so in regards to ants I read that some ants will protect certain bugs that would cause damage the plants and make the plant extract nectar! not only that but ants would attack beneficial insects that would kill the pest! so no I think ants are nobody friend!
Oh my goodness.. ive said it before and ill say it again, your collection truly is goals! i am also loving my Frydek lately, shes getting so big now, and i got lucky with variegation as well! I'm dying for one of those furry sinningia babies, definitely going on the wishlist, and i think I might be ready to snag up some begonia too - im inspired by that spooky one! thanks for the great video, so nice to relax after work with my favorite planty content creator 💚
Fern I really enjoy watching your plant 🪴 videos.
Love that polyneura!
I LOVEEEE the smell of wayetti blooms. I hope yours blooms for you 😄
The begonia paulensis has crazy flowers too. Can't wait til it blooms for you.
My Hoya Wayetii bloomed for me last month and the blooms are so beautiful 💚
Ahh that is so exciting!
I love yoyr videos and your wonderful demeanor! You voice is so comforting.
My Wayettii has bloomed the last three years. This year nothing 🤷♀️ 😢
I bought 2 Wilber Graves today 😅 can’t wait for them to come. I hope he’s a beauty.
Thanks for another video. ❤🪴❤️
Stunning as usual 😊. My sinningia is not waking up, I checked the roots and they are good. Still waiting.
I always look forward to your planty faves videos 💗✨ Your plants are all gorgeous queen 👏😍
I have never seen or heard of a spiderweb begonia! It’s definitely on my list now! You have a stunning collection!
You are such a natural. I love your channel.
Thank you so much!
I need that begonia!! 🤩🤩❤️🤩🤩
Love your nail paint.
Oh some great favs can see why you choose them I love my wayetti no flowers on mine yet but fingers crossed the Wilbur graves is on my wishlist so beautiful x
First I want to say that I love to watch your videos. Here I was thinking I had my wishlist done, and then you show this lovely begonia paulensis. What can I say? OMG. I have started to hunt for it here in Europe. Wish me luck.
💚🌱 I love your content...your plants are stunning...I really appreciate your honesty, (admitting you're no expert/just winging it), and all the advice you do have to share from personal experience.
Every single one of these plants I had my mouth opened jaw dropped! I’m soooo in love! Your Wilbur Graves giiirllll I hope mine will be that one day! My silver band didn’t make it :( my Polyneura is doing amazing! My all green one is huge and lush too. My splashy one, silver one and outter Varigated one are all finally taking off. But anyways, love your collection Fern ♥️
That begonia paulensis is stunning
omg.. that Begonia paulensis is on my wish list, it is freakin beautiful! I love the look of it so much.
That begonia is super fun! Only got into begonias this spring, love the variety!
I’m just getting into Hoyas and I got some wayetii cuttings at a plant swap last week. I hope eventually I can have a full plant like yours 😍 My favourite plant at the moment is probably my philodendron joepii, it’s still a juvenile and the new leaves come in with this lovely red underside and subtle red tint on the top. And it’s so glossy too, I just love it.
Fern! You are a plant goddess! I love all your plants, thank you for this video. 🧡🌱🧡
I LOVE your Begonia’s! I love my Begonia Maculata she is always spitting out new leaves it’s really incredible! I was so excited to see a video from you this morning. I sent you a message on IG, but keep being you. Look at your following shows how much your loved for who you are 🤗
Hello, I hope you will show the bloom of your hoya wayetii ! 😀 Thank you for sharing about your favorite houseplants
Great collection of plants for this video, love them all. Thanks for sharing your beautiful plants with us. Happy growing 😊
happy to see your golious beeing a stunning plant again. And also very interesting I also have one and are planing to chop it soon and pot it together, I was debating if I want 2 or 3 cuttings, but now I think I do 2.
The furry plant looks so soft and adorable :D
I got inspired from one of your videos a year ago or so and got myself 2 majestic cuttings and they are growing up a mosspole now and seizing up and I´m so happy I got that plant, it´s one of my favorites.
Just downloaded to watch on the train!
Edit: ok that Frydek is everything. I have the non-variegated one (begins with M forget the spelling) and I adore.
Yay, a new Fern video! 🥰
Thank you for watching 🌿
Another planty favorites video 🥲✨🫰🏽💚
so excited about all these plants! 😁
@@wildfern the Hoyas are *so* stunning!! 🤩🤩🤩
(I mean, all of them are)
Can't wait for the upcoming Hoya collection vid!
Very nice plants. I love it!
Gorgeous gorgeous faves Fern! I hope my Myranta Silver Band grows to be like yours! At the moment I have 2 faves, my Monstera Albo and my Philo. Florida Ghost are doing ABSOLUTELY AMAZING even though we are in autumn at the moment they are both putting out huge leaves with stunnning colours, esp my Florida Ghost's leaves are so huge and 'white' - both in my north facing window (southern hemishere) in LECA. I'm loving them so much atm.
I’m kinda thinking about getting a begonia. Between you and @fanciplants both have beautiful begonias.
the double leaves may be a result of the superthrive~ i’m originally an orchid grower who is now expanding into more leafy house plants and i had personal experience w/ superthrive causing blooms to double//mirror and it can cause “deformities” in the leaves and abnormal growth habits. i personally had this happen with prolly 15-20 orchids out of 50. after i stopped using superthrive and the plant cycled back all the “deformed” growth habits stopped :)
Just pulled the trigger on the Begonia Lucerna! What a stunning plant! Thanks for the inspiration! 😉🤩🪴🫶🏻
You'll love it! Such a great pick. Thank you for watching 🌱
I love the way you described the begonia leaves popping out 😂😂😊
Your polyneura is what I want my polyneura to grow up to be. I just noticed a mealy on it so it’s time to foray the plant with alcohol
Wilber graves is looking really good! Def good genetics. Love these updates!
Love your videos! I have seen that Begonia Paulensis in the background of your videos wondering what it was, so happy you showed it today! Put it on my wishlist asap haha, but it is not really available here unfortunately 😢
33:50 Ants farm the scale bugs for the honeydew they produce. Ants don't eat any of the house plant pests that I'm aware of. So you might want to keep a lookout for scale on that plant.
Omg they are in the area where my plants with scale are 😵💫 didn’t know it was related! Yikes
@@wildfern If I remember correctly, the ants also transport the scale larvae to different leaves/nearby plants and protect the scale from predators.
Earlier this year I had what looked like a colony of ants living in the pot of a schefflera aboricola that had scale on its leaves. FYI the juvenile scale actually moves around pretty quickly before it anchors into a spot on the plant and is almost a microscopic white fleck.
Absolutely nothing exciting has happened in my collection so far this spring. I moved cross country and I think they are just like retaliating. I’m living vicariously through you. (Also, have been buying more plants because of it…)
Just know that I have become obsessed with Wilbur graves because of yours. So, so stunning.
The caused plant is stunning and that bloom 💋
That Begonia is incredible!
Thank you!! I love it
@@wildfern Hahaha, now I'm at the second Begonia part of the video, and they are both amazing, I need one! I love your collection and vibes, thank you Fern!
I’m in love with my Monstera Albo, Begonia Maculata and Begonia Cracklin Rose 💕 They are growing amazingly 😀🇨🇦
omggg put your begonia in a cauldron or a skull!!
Love ur picks and they r so beautiful. I have 2 out of ur 5 and they r amazing. I have the maranta but the peacock and that I’m struggling with. Hopefully I figure the plant out before it’s gone. Can’t wait for your next video.
6:40 ...one of my first plants was a begonia. It struggled and died very slowly. The leaves got a fungal infection (I think?) that I had no idea how to treat. It got spider mites and possibly root rot.
I realize this is likely my fault for not doing enough research and being very inexperienced at the time with plants in general. However, I am terrified of the thought of getting a begonia in my space again 😂😂
I'd rather keep calatheas. I have calatheas growing fine. I have alocasias. I have air plants and orchids with exposed roots. I will give anything a chance, except begonias.
Hi, i thought philodendron Gloriosum is a Crawling plant? You are the first one i came across using a moss pole for it to climb...beautiful..!!!
Love your begonia paulensis and it’s new pot! I should definitely consider getting more into begonias 😅
That B.Paulensis is stunning!
Thank you so much :)
Wow, your Begonia paulensis is a real show stopper! 😍 There are so many beautiful species within the begonia genus. Another one that I find stunning is the B. brevirimosa. Unfortunately I find them a bit difficult to care for.
I really liked your Alocasia odora aurea. I'm usually not a fan of variegated plants but that one is really beautiful.
And the Sinningia leucotricha is such a striking and cool species! Would you say it's easy care? I recently got a cutting of its relative, S. bullata. I can hardly wait for it to develop a tuber and start producing blooms.
That begonia sized up quick!!
Interesting enough about the "unique" begonia is that there's several similar-ish. I found this out when I posted my begonia natunaensis to instagram and got into a conversation with a friend about similar begonias. begonia phutoensis is another, Begonia microsperma sorta
Your crystal-mag hybrid is stunning
21:00 ❤❤❤❤❤
I just looked for a begonia like the first one you showed and it is sold out everywhere!
Love the favs and love your green nail polish 🌱
Actually, ants really like mealybugs.. to the point that they deffend them from predators. That happens because mealybugs secrete a kind of sweet sap for them to feed or something like that. However, if there are ants on the soil, it might be a sign that it's compacted because ants wouldn't build their home on a land that could fall on them.
Yep! I’ve only had mealies after getting ants in my house they often go together.
But I believe they won’t kill all the mealys. In a sense, they farm them so they have a continual food source. I have plenty of ants come in for my heavy EFN plants (I’m looking at you p. glorious) even though there’s no mealys around.
@kathrynrosemua That's right. They won't kill any mealies or even let predators kill them because they want to farm them. I wasn't talking specifically about the EFN thing, though... in this case, the ants may be attracted to it alone. But when there are ants on my plants, I'll always check for mealies.
Not just mealies, but aphids too.