While it's painful to see yourself on video and I butchered a lot of the species names, this video turned out great! Thanks Summer, it was a lot of fun and it's a pleasure to be able to show people that aren't able to visit in person some of the great plants that our dedicated horticulture team maintain every single day. Being part of the Amazon Spheres has been a humbling and incredibly rewarding experience, can't wait for the other episodes!
You just got to be zen about the whole thing. You'll never get rid of them! But not just mealybugs, I've always been pretty good at noticing insects. I think it's that entomologist in me ;)
Gab ... Big difference between his place and yours (I'm assuming. If I'm wrong, Good for You!) . . . He can be casual about pest control because his large, quite ecosystem-like collection probably has some natural control measures, like predators of pest species, etc. Beside employees/personnel that search and destroy. In a typical N. American temperate home pests have no such controls and can bring ruin in no time, given a chance. Keep after those stinkers!
Frank, you are absolutely right. In a large "environment" like the Spheres, the individual plant pressure that pests impose is drastically reduced, and we balance that pressure by adding untold thousands of predatory insects into the space!
@@Justin-qq5qh just want thank you and your team for doing a great job on the Sphere. Its such a joy to see it here for any plants lover. Hope to see it one day in Seattle
Firstly I love just coming with you on these field trips! And secondly I love how I would never guess that some of these guys are professional plant-nerds with heaps of knowledge. Very refreshing!
It really opened my eyes to plants that are not ones that we commonly see in our homes and nurseries. I probably can only understand 80% of the discussion you two had in the video, but the satisfaction of watching you two was like 1,000%!
That bee story about how they create their own cologne to attract female bees is so fascinating. The mutual relationship between plants and insects...I love nature.
Business and nature can mix a great place to visit when in Seattle Loved hearing the young man saying he had seen some plants in the natural environment that is really living
Wow such a beutiful tropical plants having lots of collections. Thank you to show such a different collection. And sure he is very nice person to collect and manage these all in thier purity of environment and attractive.. thanks
Most captivating! Thank you! I will watch these again! Slug parties 😃 for real? With flash lights and beer 🤣 Please do make a video of one of those!!👍🏻
Finally! Another great installment of the tour. Loving the iridescent plant varieties as well as the deep-colored prayer plants. Their cacao tree reminds me of the one that we have in our backyard which is quite a beast with all the fruits and flowers. I love the overall experience so far with all the information you and Justin shared. Looking forward for the next vid. Well done you guys 👍🏼
Fun fact, a very high number of our plants came from cuttings and seeds from some of our amazing botanical partners like Atlanta botanical garden, Fairchild tropical garden, and the University of Washington botany greenhouse! We couldn't have done this without the help of the amazing horticulture community
Oh my God you don't want to do that that's when the real loud blaring alarms go off, the doors automatically lock and all the staff comes out in riot gear like in the prisons with their helmets, batons and clear glass Shields. It's not a pretty sight when they tackle you to the floor, put handcuffs on you and make you pull weeds as a punishment. We won't mention cleaning up the blood afterwards.
Tropical Blueberry and the Begonias got me like 😍...LoL never thought much about them until Now! And the one that deters butterfly from laying eggs on ,that was ta die for!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Very educational, and such fun to be sitting in one part of the world and hearing learning from botanical gardens, wish I could visit one day... Recently started my journey with house plants... Thanks you to both of you...
We would love to have you, we are open to the public for free on the first and third Saturdays of the month. People can book at www.seattlespheres.com under the visit tab
Passiflora boenderi at 20:45 has one of the showiest foliage of any Passiflora genus I've ever seen. You can get them online from Grassy Knoll exotic plants at a great price. I bought one a year ago, they're absolutely beautiful when young and well worth growing.
Thank You Summer! Please keep continue doing this video series - continue visiting Botanical garden's and Nurseries and native places in the World! Its very educational and Beautiful ! I like to discover new plants too! very informative! Thats you calling educate ,demonstrate!Excellent Job! Please don't forget to show Aroids and other kinds ...ALL kind plants not a problem!We will see though your eyes!
Loved the Passiflora fun fact (these adaptation/evolution traits are what makes nature and botany sooo fun and interesting to me). And it is curious how female bees are attracted to cough drops smell (at least it is what a significant percentage of Anguloas smell to me - I wouldn't call it very "romance inducing", but...).
Loved this episode sooo much!! anguloa cliftonii has to be one of the most fantastic plants I’ve learned about on this channel! Those flowers are wild 😜!
This made me feel as if I was with you on a tour in the greenhouse. That's amazing. Satisfying my urge to go out to touch some plants without getting out of the house.
It’s very special to tour this cutting edge facility with Justin Schroeder, someone who has a grasp of the entire enterprise. His commentary spanning the macro; diurnal temperature variation, seasonal changes, to the micro; iridoplast , egg casing mimicry, makes for compelling viewing. He must experience daily discoveries which can act as guides and indicators as he continues to develop protocols and make course corrections while blazing this new horticultural path. ~ That many, if not most of the plants shown demonstrate a robust vigor and morphology typically found in a natural setting shows that the intensive planning for this project is already bearing fruit. ~ A couple of unidentified ‘elephants in the room’ .....the specie with pink blooms at 19:35 > and the one with the substantial flower spike at 23:14 ?
I've actually found many similarities between horticulturist observations between the Spheres and the Gardens by the Bay. When you have a confined space, there is this opportunity to really observe the plants that you have. If you remember in GBTB, they began to notice how the rhododendrons grew better in certain areas compared to others . . . I think what makes this unique, is that it's an actual workspace, so it's got to feel comfortable to work in (not like walking into a tropical conservatory at the botanic garden), so how do you get around that? From the first video, where he talked about thinking through the construction of the concrete floors, how they up the humidity at night, not being able to spray pesticides, hand squishing insects, etc. - it's all fascinating of how this type of biophilic environment can work for both plant and people. I'll let Justin answer the questions about the plants.
Thanks LOP! I am surprised every day, even after 20 plus years in horticulture. This was a labor of love from everyone involved and we have an amazing staff of extremely talented horticulturists. The plant at 19:35 is Epidendrum capricornu, which was actually a personal plant of mine and has literally been in bloom for 2 years straight and the bromeliad at 23:14 is Guzmania conifera
Justin Schroeder - Thanks for the IDs. Speaking as a former interiorscaper, I’m blown away by what has been achieved and the high standard of maintenance.
I love how you put the Latin name for each plant. It would be great if you would add the family along with the name. For me, it helps make quick mental connections between plants.
I see Clusia all the time in the garden centers over here in europe. Greetings from Austria! I'm contenplating getting one, but I only have an east facing window. Not sure if I can give it enough light. This spere is fascinating. If I ever visit the city, I have to check it out! So many fascinating plants!
Impressed with your ability to spot mealy bugs.I was trying to study the structure of the dome, steel frame and outer glass panels. One day after I win the lottery I'll be living in one of those, in the country, bed right out in the open amongst the plants. Great to see Metallica has thier own plant🤘😜🤘
Whenever I go to these spots, I like to ask what glass they're using, etc. And also like to see how they do the green walls (spoiler alert: coming up in a future film).
What was the big cluster of pink dangling flowers hanging over the side of the walkway and the big orange thistle-like flower,,, set about two yards back from the walkway? I recognized the heliconia... early on in the video! lol
Why, the most exciting plant of this episode is one of the very first plants, the unidentified Aristolochia at 4:11. I'm always amazed that more plant people aren't into this fascinating and terrifically varied genus.
Recently purchased a hoffmannia ghiesbreghtii & didnt realize it was a challenging plant. I really liked it and took it home, put it about 5 feet away from a south facing window and its been doing great for me. Bought it from calloways but it had a Steve's Leaves tag on there which is how i knew the species name
I know a greenhouse where frogs where used for some pest control and they add a rainforest vibe with their whistling. They also had carnivorous mice that came from outside that eat snails and larger insects
Would love to get my hands on a Caladium palacioanum. Love how the Pleurothallis cardiothallis blooms from the leaf where the stem is attached, cool 3-D effect.
How to get this in your home: Build a corner Paludarium! I have a few Paludariums with tropical plants and the leaves become huge! Artificial lights heat it to 22-24 C° during the day and it drops two or three degrees in the night. Humidity is > 80 % all the time and often at saturation. The water below generates the humidity without any spraying needed.
While it's painful to see yourself on video and I butchered a lot of the species names, this video turned out great! Thanks Summer, it was a lot of fun and it's a pleasure to be able to show people that aren't able to visit in person some of the great plants that our dedicated horticulture team maintain every single day. Being part of the Amazon Spheres has been a humbling and incredibly rewarding experience, can't wait for the other episodes!
You did great! What a beautiful garden - you should be very proud!
daddy let’s do sexy time in the garden
Dont be so hard on yourself @Justin Schroeder
Justin is this space open to the public to visit
Ben V yes! I’ve been twice. first and third Saturday of the month (you have to book online before hand but admission is free)
I loved summers reaction everytime she saw a mealy bug, and the guy was like “ya it happens”. Mean while when I find a mealy bug it’s an all out war.
You just got to be zen about the whole thing. You'll never get rid of them! But not just mealybugs, I've always been pretty good at noticing insects. I think it's that entomologist in me ;)
Gab ... Big difference between his place and yours (I'm assuming. If I'm wrong, Good for You!) . . . He can be casual about pest control because his large, quite ecosystem-like collection probably has some natural control measures, like predators of pest species, etc.
Beside employees/personnel that search and destroy.
In a typical N. American temperate home pests have no such controls and can bring ruin in no time, given a chance. Keep after those stinkers!
Summer Rayne Oakes lol! Im zen by the end... I find any up and personal plant care is very very therapeutic, especially seeing the results 💪🏼
Frank, you are absolutely right. In a large "environment" like the Spheres, the individual plant pressure that pests impose is drastically reduced, and we balance that pressure by adding untold thousands of predatory insects into the space!
@@Justin-qq5qh just want thank you and your team for doing a great job on the Sphere. Its such a joy to see it here for any plants lover. Hope to see it one day in Seattle
He's cute and such a plant daddy imagine all the greenhouses he can build for me........i mean beautiful plants!
wimbletone LOLLLLLL
Haha
I want that veitchii! :)
Super cute indeed.
Firstly I love just coming with you on these field trips! And secondly I love how I would never guess that some of these guys are professional plant-nerds with heaps of knowledge. Very refreshing!
all that was lacking was the effervescence of birds and the dynamics of insects that pulsate in a forest.
Greetings from Brazil
Wow that Philodendron sp. 'Narrow' has got to be one of the most beautiful plants from the whole tour😍 Just stunning💚
Jeanne Eguizabal I have one. The leaves come in a buttery Carmel colour then fade to green. So cool.
Watching your videos is kind of meditation for me😌❤️
It really opened my eyes to plants that are not ones that we commonly see in our homes and nurseries. I probably can only understand 80% of the discussion you two had in the video, but the satisfaction of watching you two was like 1,000%!
This is what heaven looks like
I LOVE the Spheres, I try to visit the garden once a month, especially during our cold, dreary, wet and depressing winters here in Seattle.
That bee story about how they create their own cologne to attract female bees is so fascinating. The mutual relationship between plants and insects...I love nature.
So.amazing! I cant help watching it for the second time! It made me feel so happy.
The education you get from watching Summer! Thank you!💙
14:40 Ariod folk
s LOL, yes we are waiting for the King Anthurium to be introduced since Part 1😂
Love that ”low light, doesn’t mean no light”
Going to use that when I help new plant lovers
I have been trying to ID a plant I have in a terrarium I made years ago and it showed up in this video: Ruellia makoyana. Mystery solved. Yay!
Yah! me too. I got this 4' plant and saw a bud forming :-) Ruella Makoyana. If i could take a cutting of each plant ;-D Thank You! hahhaha
Glad a mystery has been solved!
Glad you now have the name! Trust me, I know how frustrating it can be to be searching high and low for the proper names of things
both of you have infinite knowledge. much love & appreciation.
Business and nature can mix a great place to visit when in Seattle Loved hearing the young man saying he had seen some plants in the natural environment that is really living
Great video Summer, so many stunning plants!
I have been blown away by these Spheres! Thank you so much for sharing Summer :)
You're welcome.
Wow such a beutiful tropical plants having lots of collections. Thank you to show such a different collection. And sure he is very nice person to collect and manage these all in thier purity of environment and attractive.. thanks
Most captivating! Thank you! I will watch these again! Slug parties 😃 for real? With flash lights and beer 🤣 Please do make a video of one of those!!👍🏻
Finally! Another great installment of the tour. Loving the iridescent plant varieties as well as the deep-colored prayer plants.
Their cacao tree reminds me of the one that we have in our backyard which is quite a beast with all the fruits and flowers.
I love the overall experience so far with all the information you and Justin shared. Looking forward for the next vid. Well done you guys 👍🏼
Great video Summer! Keep up the good work we really appreciate it.
I would have to stop myself taking a cutting of EVERYTHING!!! 😂💚
Yes, that would be a no no. I just wait for the horticulturist to give me a cutting.
@@summerrayneoakes I'm very jealous! 💚
Fun fact, a very high number of our plants came from cuttings and seeds from some of our amazing botanical partners like Atlanta botanical garden, Fairchild tropical garden, and the University of Washington botany greenhouse! We couldn't have done this without the help of the amazing horticulture community
Oh my God you don't want to do that that's when the real loud blaring alarms go off, the doors automatically lock and all the staff comes out in riot gear like in the prisons with their helmets, batons and clear glass Shields. It's not a pretty sight when they tackle you to the floor, put handcuffs on you and make you pull weeds as a punishment. We won't mention cleaning up the blood afterwards.
I love these videos of botanical gardens. One day I hope to go see this one. Thanks so much for going there and sharing it with us.
13:19 the metallicum behind is immense and dreamy!!!
good eye!
Tropical Blueberry and the Begonias got me like 😍...LoL never thought much about them until Now! And the one that deters butterfly from laying eggs on ,that was ta die for!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Beautiful and Amazing! 😍
So real talk... how do I get an invite to one of those slug parties?
Would you be catching the slugs or drinking the beer? ;)
Summer Rayne Oakes ¿porqué no los dos?
Amazing plants in there. Holy cow! It's impressive that they have so many in bloom.
More to come.
Very educational, and such fun to be sitting in one part of the world and hearing learning from botanical gardens, wish I could visit one day... Recently started my journey with house plants... Thanks you to both of you...
a lot of nice plants ! I love these explorations ... thank you Summer
You're most welcome. More on the way.
So beautiful plants my new friend.😊👍
Omg! Those plants looks amazing!
Fabulous episode! So many cool looking plants. Thank you for doing this.
I wish to go visit. What an awesome place. I wish I could have all those plants in my garden. Thank you for taking us on this wonderful experience!
We would love to have you, we are open to the public for free on the first and third Saturdays of the month. People can book at www.seattlespheres.com under the visit tab
Nice video! 💚
I love this: 'Because it's a low light plant doesn't mean it's a no light plant'.
Glad people resonate with that!
It's really amazing to watch videoes like this, really wonderful 🌹🇱🇰🌹
Love the tours! All the travel vlogs are so inspiring!
Passiflora boenderi at 20:45 has one of the showiest foliage of any Passiflora genus I've ever seen. You can get them online from Grassy Knoll exotic plants at a great price. I bought one a year ago, they're absolutely beautiful when young and well worth growing.
Thank You Summer! Please keep continue doing this video series - continue visiting Botanical garden's and Nurseries and native places in the World! Its very educational and Beautiful !
I like to discover new plants too! very informative! Thats you calling educate ,demonstrate!Excellent Job!
Please don't forget to show Aroids and other kinds ...ALL kind plants not a problem!We will see though your eyes!
I really enjoy this kind of exploration and explanation one by one.
I love that they have a few pieces of extinct in the wild plants! It makes me so happy that they will be conserved in such a loving environment.
Just so amazing!!
Awesome place..thanks for sharing
Loved the Passiflora fun fact (these adaptation/evolution traits are what makes nature and botany sooo fun and interesting to me). And it is curious how female bees are attracted to cough drops smell (at least it is what a significant percentage of Anguloas smell to me - I wouldn't call it very "romance inducing", but...).
I NEED to get my hands on one of those tropical blueberries. theyre so amazing
I could live here!!! All anthuriums shown here are so exquisite! and I have a soft spot for the Adiantum Peruvianum
Something to look forward to tonight!
Is this how the conversation flow when a plantita and a plantito go out on a date?
Loved this episode sooo much!! anguloa cliftonii has to be one of the most fantastic plants I’ve learned about on this channel! Those flowers are wild 😜!
Those orchids! I'm drooling over here
This made me feel as if I was with you on a tour in the greenhouse. That's amazing. Satisfying my urge to go out to touch some plants without getting out of the house.
It’s very special to tour this cutting edge facility with Justin Schroeder, someone who has a grasp of the entire enterprise. His commentary spanning the macro; diurnal temperature variation, seasonal changes, to the micro; iridoplast , egg casing mimicry, makes for compelling viewing. He must experience daily discoveries which can act as guides and indicators as he continues to develop protocols and make course corrections while blazing this new horticultural path. ~ That many, if not most of the plants shown demonstrate a robust vigor and morphology typically found in a natural setting shows that the intensive planning for this project is already bearing fruit. ~ A couple of unidentified ‘elephants in the room’ .....the specie with pink blooms at 19:35 > and the one with the substantial flower spike at 23:14 ?
I've actually found many similarities between horticulturist observations between the Spheres and the Gardens by the Bay. When you have a confined space, there is this opportunity to really observe the plants that you have. If you remember in GBTB, they began to notice how the rhododendrons grew better in certain areas compared to others . . . I think what makes this unique, is that it's an actual workspace, so it's got to feel comfortable to work in (not like walking into a tropical conservatory at the botanic garden), so how do you get around that? From the first video, where he talked about thinking through the construction of the concrete floors, how they up the humidity at night, not being able to spray pesticides, hand squishing insects, etc. - it's all fascinating of how this type of biophilic environment can work for both plant and people. I'll let Justin answer the questions about the plants.
Thanks LOP! I am surprised every day, even after 20 plus years in horticulture. This was a labor of love from everyone involved and we have an amazing staff of extremely talented horticulturists. The plant at 19:35 is Epidendrum capricornu, which was actually a personal plant of mine and has literally been in bloom for 2 years straight and the bromeliad at 23:14 is Guzmania conifera
Justin Schroeder - Thanks for the IDs. Speaking as a former interiorscaper, I’m blown away by what has been achieved and the high standard of maintenance.
@@Nhoj31neirbo47 Thanks, it really is a Herculean effort as I am sure someone of your background can appreciate :)
I can't believe I didn't knew this channel until now!
That Begonia Maculata looks so beautiful! ♡ I've struggled so muvh with mine! 😥
I love how you put the Latin name for each plant. It would be great if you would add the family along with the name. For me, it helps make quick mental connections between plants.
OMG... this was awesome!!!
All those insanely exotic palms, and not a single mention....
❤️❤️❤️soooo very amazinggg, God soooo beautiful, indeed spectacular ideas which has been executed perfectly, real in love with this place❤️❤️❤️
OMG I love this. Thank you so much!!! :)
Lov the way they spell name all of those plants😍😍😍 so clever
i love the passiflora
Wow, so beautiful 😍👍
Penataan Tanaman Hias yg baik membuat lingkungan Rumah tampak Terlihat Asri
that Dieffenbachia at the end is a Showstopper
I see Clusia all the time in the garden centers over here in europe. Greetings from Austria! I'm contenplating getting one, but I only have an east facing window. Not sure if I can give it enough light. This spere is fascinating. If I ever visit the city, I have to check it out! So many fascinating plants!
That orchid candy smelling flower... I need it
Impressed with your ability to spot mealy bugs.I was trying to study the structure of the dome, steel frame and outer glass panels. One day after I win the lottery I'll be living in one of those, in the country, bed right out in the open amongst the plants. Great to see Metallica has thier own plant🤘😜🤘
Whenever I go to these spots, I like to ask what glass they're using, etc. And also like to see how they do the green walls (spoiler alert: coming up in a future film).
omg she walk past that aquarium
Future episode.
Amazingly beautiful 😻
He's right, caladiums are surprise plants, when you forget about them you will notice a new colorfull leaf popping out of a random place.
What was the big cluster of pink dangling flowers hanging over the side of the walkway and the big orange thistle-like flower,,, set about two yards back from the walkway? I recognized the heliconia... early on in the video! lol
love the passiflora!! 😍😍😍
😂 my son & I do snail patrol 😂
Great video 🥰💚🌿 so many beautiful plants! Also you have an eye for mealybugs
I have a ceratostema ; however , mine is a ruhii. Such beautiful plants.
Wowww
Excellent vid!(; thank you for sharing this (:
Loved this episode ❤️
Simply awesome.
I would love to get a job like this anywhere in the world.
Wow that Oncidium vulcanicum bloom at 20:28 . Wonder if Justin picked it up at Ecuagenera as well. Beautiful vigorous orchid
Why, the most exciting plant of this episode is one of the very first plants, the unidentified Aristolochia at 4:11.
I'm always amazed that more plant people aren't into this fascinating and terrifically varied genus.
I agree
Recently purchased a hoffmannia ghiesbreghtii & didnt realize it was a challenging plant. I really liked it and took it home, put it about 5 feet away from a south facing window and its been doing great for me. Bought it from calloways but it had a Steve's Leaves tag on there which is how i knew the species name
So knowledgeable 🙌
loved it!!!
Really stunning plants! I hope they are fitted with burglary alarms :)
I know a greenhouse where frogs where used for some pest control and they add a rainforest vibe with their whistling. They also had carnivorous mice that came from outside that eat snails and larger insects
I thnk I saw frogs used for pest control in the botanic gardens in herrenhausen, Hannover....must have been at least 20 years ago.
Frogs are so cool.
@@mathilda6763 often species like Eleutherodactylus are introduced by accident with imported Bromeliads.
Would love to get my hands on a Caladium palacioanum. Love how the Pleurothallis cardiothallis blooms from the leaf where the stem is attached, cool 3-D effect.
I'm growing the C. palacioanum now after seeing it and it's an INCREDIBLE houseplant.
@@summerrayneoakes Oh, I'm jealous!
@@summerrayneoakes Want!
This is the Disneylad of plantlovers.
How to get this in your home:
Build a corner Paludarium!
I have a few Paludariums with tropical plants and the leaves become huge! Artificial lights heat it to 22-24 C° during the day and it drops two or three degrees in the night. Humidity is > 80 % all the time and often at saturation. The water below generates the humidity without any spraying needed.
Present😍😍😍😍 amazinggg
😍🙆 Bellas!!! 👍
omg. love this series
Wow never fail
Media tanamnya apa, pupuknya...? Bagusnya subur sekali bunga2nya.. terima kasih sdh bikin mata bersinar.
Imagine having a home that could hold a bio sphere like that. You would be breathing in the freshest air.
You didn't even mention the plant aquariums?? Aquatic gardeners would have like to see more of them.
Love iiiiiiit❤️
To answer your question, ALL OF THEM.
haha.