Summer, these are actually high light plants indoors in North America. Your super long stems are etiolation from far too low light. That one should be much shorter and bushier. You can see examples here in the comments below of others who grow these right in a south window.
Was thinking the exact same thing. Mine lives in a SW-facing window, is shooting out new leaves every week, and is completely compact. This is unnecessary etiolation.
So true!! This was actually my mom's first ever, LIVE, house plant(11 yes ago) & the first plant I ever cared for & it would never grow more than 5 leaves for a good 4 years until I started caring for it. I first moved it to the biggest, brightest window in the house & it started overtaking the entire kitchen!!😭 I have it outside, almost full sun, now & its become a literal bush lol. It dies out every winter then comes right back. (Edit: Since there's so much of it, I'm finally learning to & gonna start propagating it to bring back into the house. This plant has turned me into a monster & I can't stop taking in more plants, I fear😂)
U should see mine lol. Its about 5 feet tall and 6 feet wide lol...I have been up potting it and letting it grow. The leaves r so huge I put it outside in bright shade during growing season. Its gorgeous!
Oooh! This is a very special plant to me. I worked SO hard to save the one I have! Picked it up from the Lowe's sale rack when I was still pretty new with houseplants. It was nice and full, but maybe had root rot. For a while, I was losing the fight! Every week or so a stem would die. :( BUT one last stem survived and has sense grown more stems. :) I felt so much joy every day when I checked on that last stem and saw that it was still hanging on and especially when it started putting out new growth.
You touched on a commonly overlooked cultural necessity for potted plants; leaching the soil. Once or twice a year most potted plants that are planted in soil should be leached. That means taking them to a sink, shower, tub or outside and running water through the soil. Apply at least five or more times the quantity of water that one would give the plant during a normal thorough irrigation. This helps to flush out ,or at least dilute, the concentrations of salts, etc., that build up over time from the water impurities and fertilizer that have been added to soil that is confined to a pot. Leaching is especially beneficial to plants that are sensitive to ‘sour’ media. It also helps keep plants ,that for whatever reason cannot be repotted in a timely manner healthier, by somewhat refreshing their soil. It is best to leach when a plant is actively growing under decent conditions. Do not leach a sick plant or one that is being grown under poor conditions like very low light as the resulting saturated soil may rot the roots of a plant that isn’t transpiring properly.
Szatmari Andrea - I have to say do not leach cactus and succulents, even though many will respond well . Some cactus and succulents are very prone to root rot caused by overly wet soil, so leaching would have to be done with extreme care. Proper succulent soil drains well and thus accumulates less salts, etc., than regular , denser potting soil. Also succulents are fertilized less than most other potted plants and therefore their soil stays fresh longer. To refresh their soil one should repot them , removing 1/3 or more of the old medium and keeping the plant in the same size pot , unless it has outgrown it. I hope this helps.
I saw 10” pots of these at Lowes for $16 the most beautiful plant I had ever seen but was labeled a “peacock” I didn’t get them but later went back and they were gone! I have not been able to find proper name until now. Thank you.
So informative. I picked up my on clearance 3 years ago without knowing what it was. The garden center had it marked as "tropical plant". It's now at least 2 feet and not as leggy as yours. I may consider propagating it.
You cover a lot of my plants and must-haves, I love your videos! I'm really grateful since there isn't much useful information about them around. Keep up the good work! Greetings from Austria! ✨✌🏼✨
I love this plant and picked it up at the grocery store I work at, not really knowing what it was, I had a feeling that it was in the Calathea family but did some research and figured out it is a Ctenenthe Mosaic and in the Maranta family. It is so healthy and full and I have it back away from a East facing window and it gets nice light but not too bright and it seems very happy where it is. Thanks Summer see you soon, bye for now.
@@dilmarosa912 I have found that it just needs to stay moist but not overmoist, that plant is doing fabulous and is twice the size it was when I got it.
I had to throw mine out last month because of a scale infection that I couldn’t get under control no matter what I did. It got huge since last March sitting in indirect light by a large south facing window. I took segments from the top and propagated them in water so I could start the plant over. It’s a really underrated plant and I was sad to have to have thrown it out. Was the first plant I got when I moved into my apartment
I definitely recommend keeping the nitrogen low on this one with a balanced organic fertilizer. It will get nitrogen burn! 4-4-4 cut in half works for me in my particular culture.
“Easiest to take care of” yet my leaves won’t stop browning 😂. I gave mine too much light and his leaves curled, so I moved him to a darker room and now they’re brown.
Browing leaves is usually a water salt/cloriene issue for plants like this. I would buy cheap fish tank water conditioner to declorinate the water before watering the plant. I would also check for thrips. That was my issue. I couldn't see any one that plant, but my other plant had visable thrips. Once both plants were treated the plant stopped browning.
I brought this one in for the winter last year and it died back , left it out this winter and it did just fine .. Loves aerated soil (perlite) (but Im in Central florida)
C. Lubbersiana Is One Of My Plant OGs!!! I Think He's A Fine Fellow!!! How Long Have You Had Yours Summer??? Mine Has Multiple Stems And Is Still Growing In The Same 6 Inch Nursery Pot I Bought Him In BUT I Staked Up His Long Stems. EASIER For ME To Admire All Of His Green And Gold Glory...Unattractive???...Mr. C. DON'T Look...Some Of These Comments...WE OUT!!!
Please help! I tried to propagate mine like you did in another video and all the leaves have curled, a couple are drying out and turning Brown. I cut them and placed them back in the soil, then I took one out and placed it in water. I'm afraid I'm going to lose half of my plant 🤦🏾♀️
I dont know why mine is getting a lot of yellow leaves when its continously growing new leaves. Like im getting 3-6 yellowing leaves but then im also getting 5-6 new leaves
I recently purchased 2 huge pots of these from my local fruit & veg shop for £5 each, I eventually decided I didn’t have the room for them so I put them on auction on eBay just hoping I’d get my money back and they ended up selling for £35 each 🤷🏻♀️
Can stromanthe triostar get these long stems too?? I have one but it's very compact... How long do i have to wait to see stems like this if they do come on?
I adore both Marylin Monroe and Arthur Millers talent..you are so right- that’s why I added that though the plant was not attractive- it was interesting.There is need for both.☺️
Summer, these are actually high light plants indoors in North America. Your super long stems are etiolation from far too low light. That one should be much shorter and bushier. You can see examples here in the comments below of others who grow these right in a south window.
Was thinking the exact same thing. Mine lives in a SW-facing window, is shooting out new leaves every week, and is completely compact. This is unnecessary etiolation.
So true!! This was actually my mom's first ever, LIVE, house plant(11 yes ago) & the first plant I ever cared for & it would never grow more than 5 leaves for a good 4 years until I started caring for it. I first moved it to the biggest, brightest window in the house & it started overtaking the entire kitchen!!😭 I have it outside, almost full sun, now & its become a literal bush lol. It dies out every winter then comes right back. (Edit: Since there's so much of it, I'm finally learning to & gonna start propagating it to bring back into the house. This plant has turned me into a monster & I can't stop taking in more plants, I fear😂)
U should see mine lol. Its about 5 feet tall and 6 feet wide lol...I have been up potting it and letting it grow. The leaves r so huge I put it outside in bright shade during growing season. Its gorgeous!
While everyone is panicking about the virus. I need to drop by here to watch your new vid and see a wonderful plant of yours. I feel better now!
Oooh! This is a very special plant to me. I worked SO hard to save the one I have! Picked it up from the Lowe's sale rack when I was still pretty new with houseplants. It was nice and full, but maybe had root rot. For a while, I was losing the fight! Every week or so a stem would die. :( BUT one last stem survived and has sense grown more stems. :) I felt so much joy every day when I checked on that last stem and saw that it was still hanging on and especially when it started putting out new growth.
You touched on a commonly overlooked cultural necessity for potted plants; leaching the soil. Once or twice a year most potted plants that are planted in soil should be leached. That means taking them to a sink, shower, tub or outside and running water through the soil. Apply at least five or more times the quantity of water that one would give the plant during a normal thorough irrigation. This helps to flush out ,or at least dilute, the concentrations of salts, etc., that build up over time from the water impurities and fertilizer that have been added to soil that is confined to a pot. Leaching is especially beneficial to plants that are sensitive to ‘sour’ media. It also helps keep plants ,that for whatever reason cannot be repotted in a timely manner healthier, by somewhat refreshing their soil. It is best to leach when a plant is actively growing under decent conditions. Do not leach a sick plant or one that is being grown under poor conditions like very low light as the resulting saturated soil may rot the roots of a plant that isn’t transpiring properly.
Interesting! Should I do this with cacti and succulents as well?
Szatmari Andrea - I have to say do not leach cactus and succulents, even though many will respond well . Some cactus and succulents are very prone to root rot caused by overly wet soil, so leaching would have to be done with extreme care. Proper succulent soil drains well and thus accumulates less salts, etc., than regular , denser potting soil. Also succulents are fertilized less than most other potted plants and therefore their soil stays fresh longer. To refresh their soil one should repot them , removing 1/3 or more of the old medium and keeping the plant in the same size pot , unless it has outgrown it. I hope this helps.
I saw 10” pots of these at Lowes for $16 the most beautiful plant I had ever seen but was labeled a “peacock” I didn’t get them but later went back and they were gone! I have not been able to find proper name until now. Thank you.
What an amazing plant! Pretty too!
So informative. I picked up my on clearance 3 years ago without knowing what it was. The garden center had it marked as "tropical plant". It's now at least 2 feet and not as leggy as yours. I may consider propagating it.
You cover a lot of my plants and must-haves, I love your videos! I'm really grateful since there isn't much useful information about them around. Keep up the good work! Greetings from Austria! ✨✌🏼✨
This is everywhere and looks easy.
Informative as always 😎
I love this plant and picked it up at the grocery store I work at, not really knowing what it was, I had a feeling that it was in the Calathea family but did some research and figured out it is a Ctenenthe Mosaic and in the Maranta family. It is so healthy and full and I have it back away from a East facing window and it gets nice light but not too bright and it seems very happy where it is. Thanks Summer see you soon, bye for now.
Does it need a lot of humidity?
@@dilmarosa912 I have found that it just needs to stay moist but not overmoist, that plant is doing fabulous and is twice the size it was when I got it.
I had to throw mine out last month because of a scale infection that I couldn’t get under control no matter what I did. It got huge since last March sitting in indirect light by a large south facing window. I took segments from the top and propagated them in water so I could start the plant over. It’s a really underrated plant and I was sad to have to have thrown it out. Was the first plant I got when I moved into my apartment
I definitely recommend keeping the nitrogen low on this one with a balanced organic fertilizer. It will get nitrogen burn! 4-4-4 cut in half works for me in my particular culture.
that was very informative thank you for sharing
Thank you! Cool! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
“Easiest to take care of” yet my leaves won’t stop browning 😂. I gave mine too much light and his leaves curled, so I moved him to a darker room and now they’re brown.
Browing leaves is usually a water salt/cloriene issue for plants like this. I would buy cheap fish tank water conditioner to declorinate the water before watering the plant. I would also check for thrips. That was my issue. I couldn't see any one that plant, but my other plant had visable thrips. Once both plants were treated the plant stopped browning.
I brought this one in for the winter last year and it died back , left it out this winter and it did just fine .. Loves aerated soil (perlite) (but Im in Central florida)
Can you make a video on humidity in your house and what you use and where you place em?
C. Lubbersiana Is One Of My Plant OGs!!! I Think He's A Fine Fellow!!! How Long Have You Had Yours Summer??? Mine Has Multiple Stems And Is Still Growing In The Same 6 Inch Nursery Pot I Bought Him In BUT I Staked Up His Long Stems. EASIER For ME To Admire All Of His Green And Gold Glory...Unattractive???...Mr. C. DON'T Look...Some Of These Comments...WE OUT!!!
Please help! I tried to propagate mine like you did in another video and all the leaves have curled, a couple are drying out and turning Brown. I cut them and placed them back in the soil, then I took one out and placed it in water. I'm afraid I'm going to lose half of my plant 🤦🏾♀️
Wow...a new genus for me! Thank you for sharing! :-) :-D XD
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I dont know why mine is getting a lot of yellow leaves when its continously growing new leaves. Like im getting 3-6 yellowing leaves but then im also getting 5-6 new leaves
Mine lives outside under a tree in my yard and gives me 2-4 New leaves a week. I'm in Australia tho not America.
💚🌱🌿🐓Stay healthy, Summer!
I recently purchased 2 huge pots of these from my local fruit & veg shop for £5 each, I eventually decided I didn’t have the room for them so I put them on auction on eBay just hoping I’d get my money back and they ended up selling for £35 each 🤷🏻♀️
Why are they called the never never plant? Google doesn't really explain very well
what does 10 10 10 mean when it comes to fertilizing? i see these numbers sometimes and i dont get it.
Love you girl
Can stromanthe triostar get these long stems too?? I have one but it's very compact... How long do i have to wait to see stems like this if they do come on?
While triostars do get longer stems as they get bigger, they stay pretty compact in a bush shape for the most part.
@@TheAZElele thanks.
How does one maintain variagation?
More light increases variagation
Bummer, I thought we would watch a propagation in action 😪
That is the ugliest example of a beautiful plant
Unattractive..but interesting
Marylin Monroe said Arthur Miller was the sexiest man she'd ever met. There's plenty to be said for unattractive but interesting! 🤓👍
I adore both Marylin Monroe and Arthur Millers talent..you are so right- that’s why I added that though the plant was not attractive- it was interesting.There is need for both.☺️
When they aren't so leggy and get lots of light they are beautiful
It’s a beautiful plant when it isn’t so leggy