I have the large Monstera and I am so happy about it. I got the cutting for free at a train stop. A woman was carrying the biggest monsters cuttings I have ever seen. I asked her where she got it from and she said from her sister, whom had it for many many years. She offered me one for free and I was sooo happy
The "Philodendron Selloum" is actually Thaumatophyllum Bipinnatifidum! Also commonly called Tree Philodendron and Split Leaf Philodendron, some times even referred to as some sort of Monstera.
i also don’t understand why more people don’t have philodendron goeldii/thaumatophyllum spruceanum!!! i bought mine from a plant store and it was a rooted cutting that only had 3 lobes! it’s been about 8 months and it has grown 3 immature leaves and 2 mature leaves that have 8 and 9 lobes respectively!! it doesn’t need a moss pole in my experience, just a lot of light!! :) absolutely one of my faves. 💚💚
I saw this plant at a local nursery and it stopped me in my tracks. It was so stunning and something I had never seen before. It was being sold as a Philodendron Green Wonder, and I was completely floored when I saw the price was under $20.
I love it also. Out of all the plants I have in my collection, this is the one that people won’t stop talking about. And I get all ranges of comments from okay, interesting to gorgeous.
I randomly ran into a large form monstera deliciosa in a small plant shop in walking distance from my new apartment last year, for 40 euro. Hadn't seen one before and haven't seen one since, though apparently they're fairly common here in the netherlands/germany. I didn't technically have the money to buy it but here it is in my living room, thriving. Absolutely worth it, I spend so much time just kind of staring at it. It's just opened up it's first leaf with the beginnings of a 3rd row of fenestrations, which I am very excited about.
Are you sure about the Monstera Deliciosa Large Form being so rare? In Germany the small form is much more rare. Basically every plant sold without a pole is a large form, plants already on a pole are small form. You'll find both in every kind of store
I actually have 3 of these plant, huh. Our local Chinese restaurant used to have large form deliciosa. It was over 3 m tall, growing on the wall. The restaurant didn't survive the pandemic so I don't know what happened to her... It was way too big to just put in a car, I hope they didn't just throw har away :( btw. I don't know what latin pronunciation would be, but if you're going with the original language (Polish) and botanist's last name "warscewiczi" would be pronounce as var-shae-vee-chee.
I JUUUST picked up a young thaumatophylllum spruceanum! Ive seen them in so many conservatories mature, and I love them. I love starting plants of young and watching them grow and transform. So rewarding and I enjoy the journey! also its super cute at the moment
I have the E. Skeleton Key and it's one of my favorites. They are fun shape-shifting plants, easy to grow, and seeing the leaves mature into the skeleton version is really cool. Highly recommended and definitely underrated.
I’ve had a large form monstera outside my house for about 12 years. It climbed all the way to the roof and now covers the whole wall. Recently we repainted the outside of the house and had to take it down though. It made about 1000 cuttings.
Made me laugh with the Monstera large form. Maybe because I'm old, and yes, everyone had one back then. I don't understand why they are so expensive, they're not rare at all!, just HUGE and difficult to handle. Only reason I don't have one is lack of room but they are one of my favourite plants 😍
There aren't a lot of people who can place a smile onto my face, but you have yet to fail... thanks for that. Your enthusiasm always shows in your conversations regarding plants, but when you are genuinely excited about one.... WOW!! You ask if any of these plants make the grade for me, and yes at least half. LOL However two in particular are going onto my "hunt-em-down" list: the Monstera Pinnatipartita (I do like compact) and the style of growth resembles a Vanda Orchid (a personal fave), and the Thaumatophyllum Spruceanum (I am intrigued with the spiral growth). And while you didn't "discuss" it, you are getting full blame for turning me on to the Spiral Ginger... this one will be a must! Gracias de nuevo, Chica !!
If you haven't found the Monstera pinnatipartita try Canopy Plant Company. I've just had one appear at my door today. I've got to say Canopy is the Bestest!
I surprisingly have a bunch of these on your list! I will say, you are showing off the mature specimens of each which is definitely not that you're gonna see available for purchase. In Canada, all these fun philos are entering the market as very juvenile plants, which often times look like a hederaceum and most ppl just don't have the patience to wait for that ontogeny, so that's probably why these get looked over.
I have a thematophyllum spruceanum and I must say it is one of my favourite plants. The way the leaves form and grow fascinates me. They look so sculptural and elegant.
I own and love subhastatum, but it loses its red underside so quickly once it matures in size, climbing up its pole...which is sad for me because the reason why I love it is the red undersides
I have epi. P. skeleton 🔑. Actually I have a collection of Epipremnum pinnatum 7 of them(blue/mint/aurea/albo/blue var/skeleton key/marble) and I love them. They bring me joy.
A common thread going around all these thaumatophyllums (as well as E. skeleton key and Ph. warszewickzii) is that they are like Ph. lupinums and Ph. gigas - they take really long to reach mature form.
I can only speculate but I think the small version of lupinums that looks like a hederaceum is stunted, when people chop up immature philodendrons it creates stunted plants. if anyone has one i am curious as to if they get cataphylls.
i've had the e. sceleton key for half a year, still NO sign of the key shape. i've heard the same from others that have this one, and it don't like humidity, its a real pain in the butt
I have epipremnum skeleton key, it grows really fast but indeed matures slowly. The easiest way to get it to reach sizeable leaves before staking was to keep rounding the vine around the pot. It's not the height that leads to maturity it's development of aerial roots. It is starting to get key-shaped leaves after two rounds around the pot and they are still only one inch long, soon I will put it on a pole. Btw I did the same thing wit E white variegated, after one round around the pot the leaves are already double the size of the mother leaf from the cutting. It also worked for Cebu Blue. The only caveat is that the plant can't be rootbound, it will not mature if the roots are limited because you're adding more and more roots with every node. That's why using a moss pole there is no need to repot so often - the aerial roots develop inside the pole and total root system is actually pretty big even with a small pot.
I have a large form. Got some old dried out bits of stalk from a friend. Tossed them in my aquarium for a couple of weeks and now I have a fab plant! I absolutely love it. Everywhere sells borsigiana but I’ve never seen deliciosa for sale in shops
Love how you added P. Warscewiczii! Took me forever to find a green (not yellow one), here in the US, spent $100 to have it shipped to me, but definitely worth having!
I have a skeleton key and love it. It only get weird if you mature it on a pole; otherwise it just looks like a much more attractive version of a jade pothos that has a long drip tip on each leaf. A really gorgeous, easy, fun plant.
In its very mature form, the skeleton key does not look like anything close to its juvenile version. The leaf loses its tail. I wanted to buy one, but changed my mind when I saw the mature one
The subhastatum and dragon have been on my wishlist but I’m trying to limit the growth of collecting. I also like the skeleton key and the anthurium arrow has definitely just made it into my wishlist 💙!
I have all the plants you mentioned in this video, and you are right these specimens are all exotic and beautiful. The Angela is still expensive. My warscewiczii looks like a tree because it is really huge. For subhastatum turns all green when it reach the maturity the red back will eventually turn intoo all green, but yes it,s beautiful.
It’s so strange to see the difference in how things are priced and how hard things are to find in different countries, specifically that large form monsteras, many types of philodendrons and thaumatophyllums are in every garden in Australia. It’s nice to know that people who don’t see them everyday really appreciate them and see them as the special plants they are 🥹
Anthurium Arrow came up and OMGAWD. pressed pause. Found on etsy under the name/names. She should be here by Tuesday. Really really good price. Not a big plant but definitely the arrow shape. Whether or not an older plant is why the arrow shape, I don't know. Anthurium scherzerianum and A. andraeanum were the 2 names I found it under. LoveLoveLove the shape, smoother and the shine of the leaves. ❤️🌱🌱❤️ Thank you Kalee Ellen. Pressing Play now.
Pressed pause again. Skeleton Key has been my want for a long while now. When I've searched for one at different times, not so difficult to find and prices much less cost than I ever expected. Soon for sure. 🌱❤️🌱 younger plants are easier to find. Etsy definitely. EBay as well. Pressing play.
African Fantasy has been added to my wishlist m probably will have it before I get the skeleton Key. Why I don't know. The universe just sends something to happen the second i am ready, willing and able to hunt for one. Lolz and an ugh too
I love love love my Goldeii, for months I would look at one in a shop and keep telling myself you have no place for that to go when it gets large and I would leave it there. Finally I caved and bought it because I just adored that plant so much and I have zero regrets! I’m still so obsessed with it! The way the additional lobes grow in is mesmerizing to me!
The Pinnatipartita is a very common plant here in Nigeria. It’s very fast growing and it does need a pole because it’s eager to climb and produces lots of arial roots. It has different growth profiles . Mine isn’t fenestrated but grows so beautifully. Love it
I have a Skeleton Key and a Geoldii! Mine are juvenile but still awesome. I can't wait to get my first mature leaf. Thank you for giving them recognition!
Thank you for mentioning philodendron subhastatum! I've been forever saying that it's way underestimated and I don't understand why people aren't after it. I own one, also a variegata version and they are gor-geous, I'd never give up on them
I LOVE the Philodendron Warscewiczii. I don't understand why they're not more popular. Like you said, you often find the yellow version but I much prefer the green one. They're so beautiful at every stage. I got a baby plant and I'm so pleased that I have it in my (small) collection!
Linguist here! Philodendron /var-sheh-VEE-shee-ee/ :) It's named after the capital of Poland! But since we tend to use Latin naming conventions, that's probably where the emphasis would be.
Love it! I have a philo warzcewiczii, and it's my absolute favorite. They're a little weird care-wise, which is maybe why they're not as popular as they should be. They like to go bone dry between watering, they hate getting their leaves wet, and they're semi-deciduous so they will often drop leaves if their environmental conditions change quickly. So basically, they don't ship well. But, they bounce back eventually and they're beautiful. (This all being said from my own personal experience of course) Great video, Kaylee!
I have two warscewiczii, I love the lime green one and yes, absolutely horrible to ship and not so easy to keep happy. Even next day shipping shocks them to almost death and they take long time to decide to live
Philodendron fuzzy petiole is one of my cheap, not talked about, faves. I’m not talking about squamifarum. It looks like a gloriousum without the veins and it’s CHEAP online. $20 bucks on Etsy cheap. I never see it in big box stores. It grows these large, beautiful, almost velvet looking, pillowy leaves and of course…cute fuzzy/bumpy petioles. Love it.
I picked one up in my local shop but when I got it home I discovered travel damage and all the new leaves coming in were rotten so I’ve had to do the big chop back. Beautiful plant. Gutted that the one I got was in such bad condition! 😭😭😭
The stuck leaves lol im onto mine trying to grow out the third leaf since i got it and this one might make it!!! Two of the older leaves has a couple big splashes of variegation. Anyone else had this pop up in their Fuzzy petiole/ Nangaritense?
I just recently purchased online a monstera pinnatipartita a 4 inch plant. I didn't know much about it but I like how the young leaves looked, I'm very excited to know what this can grow into! Can't wait!
This is the first of your videos where I absolutely love every plant on the list! The only ones I hadn't seen before are the Anthurium Arrow and Thaumatophyllum African Fantasy. The rest are already on my wishlist, and those two will be joining them! Loved this video, so glad to see these underrated plants get the love they deserve.
my favourite plants that are "inexpensive and stunning but not often seen in collections" are definitely canna lilies and syngonanthus mikado! everytime i have people over they stop at these. especially my canna that looks like a banana plant with sectoral red variegation (canna cleopatra) its just to die for imho, and you can get both canna and the mikado for maybe 5-15€ each in garden centers over here. i love them so much 🙌
It's often takes several decades for the epithets of plant genera that have been reclassified by botanists to be widely adopted by horticulturists. Hobbyists are even more reluctant to adopt name changes for plants that they are accustomed to referring to by an earlier name. All of these former philodendrons now belong to the genus Thaumatophyllum but don't look for changes on the labels of plants in the florists' shops anytime soon: P. bipinnatifidum (formerly P. selloum) P. brasiliense P. goeldii P. speciosum P. undulatum P. xanadu (formerly P. 'Xanadu')
For the first time, I have two of the plants from your list. I have an anthurium arrow and also a golden dragon. Both are recent purchases so I can't really comment on the ease/growth/etc. However, I love them both and both were very very affordable, and I also found both in my local garden center 🙂
I got a Goeldii from my local garden center and it's huge and sprawling and I absolutely don't have room for it but I love it so much! I have a baby too and they are very very different for sure!
I own a skeleton key baby and it's pretty similar to a regular pinnatum. Two leaves are even silver and look very similar to a philodendron silver sword. It grows pretty fast and I love it and I'm looking forward to the days it matures. It's awkward but I love that.
Ive seen large form monsteras pop up in a home depot a couple of times and i wish i had the space for one, theyre gorgeous. I also quite like the skeleton key pothos cause it reminds me of an alocasia stingray which i find cute
I hunted everywhere for a Golden Dragon narrow after I saw it on your channel, finally found one, and I LOVE it. It's so easy and unique and even my non plant fan husband likes it.
I have an old large form Monstera. I just air layered a four node section of it for my daughter. We had to use tree branch loppers to cut it once it was ready to be removed.
I have an epipremnum skeleton key and I really love it. I like epipremnums in general and have a lot of different ones. The skeleton key shape needs a lot of time though, because only the large leafs on the adult plant will have this shape. If you have a thing for epipremnums and odd looking leaf shapes, try to search for a epipremnum shangri la. There are also two variegata versions of the epipremnum aureum and the epipremnum pinnatum albo which will develop splits and holes in the leafs, looks a bit like a monstera adansonii but with lesser holes.
People in the Philippines always go wild over the Monstera Thai Constellation and Albo and other Popular Monstera while the Rare Plant Shop owner is very much proud of her Monstera Pinnatipartita which is so common here in the Philippines. Great. That's why I really love this channel.
I got a Pinnatipartitum a couple of months ago, had to chop it completely and man is it such a sturdy giving plant. About 3 weeks later it started to sprout leaves. I can't recommend it more.
Thank you so much. After watching your video. I searched for this Thaumatophyllum African Fantasy. Managed to get a pot. It was absolutely gorgeous! Loved it so much! Thank you for introducing this plant to me. I really love watching all your videos! Keep posting! Much love…
Question for people in the UK: how much does a large form Monstera deliciosa cost? Here in Southern California it's very common to find large-form Monstera deliciosa, grown from seed, at large family-run nurseries. Maybe $8 USD for a young plant if you find somewhere with good prices.
I've got the monstera lechleriana and it's verigated form and I gotta say i love them wey more the then adansonnii and deliciosa but I actually just got a young pinnatipartita, loving it so far and can't wait for it to split, and now I'm on the hunt for the subpinatum.
This is so interesting! In the US in some places the large form monstera is pretty easy to find in big box stores. The small one is obviously more common but locally they were selling MASSIVE (6 foot) monstera del. Large form for $50 😳 the leaves were incredible, I was so sad I didn't have the space😂
you can find large form deliciosas en masse in garden censters in germany and the netherlands for around 50 euro (with already super big leafes). I think you dont see them in collections because they get HUUUUGE. Not everyone has space for them. they are wild :D
I ordered a subhastatum as soon as I finished watching the video. I told myself I wouldn't buy any more plants this year... but man is that red leaf pretty!
I have the variegated subhastatum and tried selling it for over a year. Never sold and now I’m just obsessed. Get so excited every few days to see what the newest leaf is looking like
I love the weird plants, skeleton key is honestly quite far up my wishlist it’s so Alien xD golden dragon is one of my faves too have a tiny camo as well
Omg the skeleton key is oooooooooh eeeeeeeerrrghhhh aaaaahhhhhh that’s so coooooool?! I love it. It makes me feel a little uneasy, like it’s haunted… love it.
Love my skeleton key but it takes alot of time and alot of climbing to get very "key" shaped. Fast grower, but as soon as it runs out of pole space it starts to "revert" in shape.
Wooo another sponsored video :D glad you pick up the good sponsors and get paiiidddd for pushing out so much nice content for us, Kaylee! Anyways - onwards to the video 🌿
I love my philodendron selloum! Especially how the edges of the leaves are like a crinkled ribbon. Thanks for reminding me how many plants are out there and you don't have to break the bank to have a beautiful collection. :)
I was glad to find twice a philodendron warszewiczii in the plant section of a hardware store. From time to time they get mixes of philodendron and then there is a special plant hiding among the others.
OMG I have a young thaumatophyllum spruceanum, it’s weird for sure but watching it grow is so satisfying, you never know how many lobes each new leaf will have so now I’m just extra excited for it to get bigger 😍
as someone who has a lot of big plants, i want a large form but i don't think i will ever have the space lol. I have currently a monstera small form, a red cardinal, a xanadu, a white bird of paradise, a fiddle leaf fig, and a ficus juniper... I'm amazed the last 2 are doing well because they always seem to be the first to die with most people lol, my fiddle leaf has only ever lost 3 leaves and has already replaced them, that said they aren't a plant i recommend for anyone XD, it's so picky about watering!
Again...you provide such good content. I love these plants and will get when able. Nice to see the unusual. I am tired of alot everyone has or wants. I do not like "lemming" behavior where one buys what the internet says are "must haves" simply because your neighbor has one. So thanks for these alternatives!
I find it very interesting that large form monsteras are the uncommon ones in the UK. I'm from Mexico City and they're everywhere (And I mean EVERYWHERE!). My girlfriend and I have this little game going on for the past two years where we spot monstera on the street, and a 20 minute car ride around the city always yields 7+ sightings. I'm almost sure that most of them are remnants from the 70's craze. People planted them outside and while they don't exactly thrive in our climate unless artificially watered, a lot of them survived. It's not uncommon to see absolutely massive ones fruiting. I have two of them and both are rescues found on the sidewalk as trash. Small form though, those are a bit harder to find. They're common in stores now, since they grow a lot faster and their popularity grew in recent years, but a couple of years ago I couldn't find one anywhere! I finally got one this year at one of our huge plant markets for about a pound (25 pesos).
I love a lot of these plants and I own a Goeldii, found it at a local nursery and it’s not fully mature yet but it’s nice to see what each new leaf looks like, and it gets about 2-3 ft. tall with a wide span, I have seen the skeleton key philodendron before and I have it on my wishlist, several of these have been sold by Steve’s Leaves online store too
I have the Monstera deliciosa large form for 2 months now. Got the cutting for free from my local, favorite Vietnamese take away place when I aksed the owner about his absolutely gorgeous plants in the little space. Only realized it was the large form later, when I researched why that Monstera looked a bit different from the ones I was used to (was huge even though it wasn't poled and basically had no space between the knodes). I keep the owner updated on his little Monstera offspring :).
Goldeii has been turning up in garden centres as philodendron fun bun. About £15 for a 2 foot tall one, big monstera £70 for 3 leaves , again in garden centres. Not seen any of the others yet though.
I think ''large form'' Monstera deliciosa is a lot more common than people think, or maybe things are simply different where I live, but I've yet to encounter a Monstera borsigiana that isn't the albo version. I've recently been dialing down how to get my Monsteras bigger and more fenestrated as fast as possible and finding the right amount of light is the top factor, finding the right rhythm for watering and the right substrate are also quite important. I did get a very small node cutting from the old but terrible looking Monstera deliciosa we had at my office (probably hadn't been properly repotted in 10+ years) and growing it in regular apartment conditions for 2.5 years never yielded more than 1 foot large leaves until I put it under a powerful growlight four months ago. It's now growing quite fast, its stem got about twice as thick and the last leaf to emerge was just shy of being 20 inches long. I also have a ''Thai Constellation'' growing in the same conditions, though a little further away from the light, and it just started getting fenestrations on its third leaf.
I have a large form Monstera in my front garden. the house was built in the 60's so who knows how longs it's been there. I was pretty happy when I saw it and a very large 4 feet tall Jade plant. The others on the list are very rare and expensive here in Australia
I got a cutting of true large form monstera from a local nursery. They gave me a nice 2 leaf top cut, from their 80 year old mother plant. Much different from the plants you find in big box stores.
I love the Skeleton Key a lot!!! I recently got 2 immature cuttings and I'm currently training them to grow up a wooden plank so they mature faster. I'm really excited for it to give me the mature leaves!! They remind me of the Alocasia Stingray, which I also absolutely adore. I also love stingrays so when I saw the leaf shape it was a no brainer for me to get it!!! Highly recommend!!!
One of the first plants i got when the pandemic hit aside from a fiddle which I absolutely adore is a monstera. I don't know what kind it is, the leaves are huge. I have a philodendron golden dragon 🐉 and to me it is a gem. I would say he is no longer a baby but a teen. One of the easiest at least for me, plants to grow.
Thank you so much - your timing was PERFECT! I just purchased (today) an Anthurium Arrow and was told it was a philodendron. I was like…. Hmmm, nah. And then you show up and label it spot on for me!! Great list in this video.
My local plant shop has some Skeleton keys. They remind me of the Alocasia 'Stingray' which I have. If I had room for it (mature), I would definitely buy one.
I JUST bought a warszewiczii baby last week after seeing it in a purge and googling what it was--so glad that someone is talking about them!! Can't wait to grow mine out too :D
The P warszewiczii are one of my favourites, such a hugely underrated plant - thanks for giving it some love! I quite like the skeleton key one as well... it's weird and funky enough for me and not one you really see in Australia.
I got a Monstera deliciosa large form with 4 big leaves and about 1,50m height for only 30€ in the garden center. I was so happy when I found it because I was looking for one, especially for that price. It takes space but it's definitely worth it.
.. Thank you Kaylee for yet another video.. Ohh, the Philodendron Subhastatum is definitely on my wishlist now ☘️🤗 Last year I bought a Philodendron Goeldii in my grosery store, and about 6 months later I gave it away to a neighbor, because I never understood the poor plant.. Now I often see the plant in garden centers, but it is not for mee..
I saw an anthurium arrow in a garden centre this week and it’s been on my mind ever since! This video is a sign to rush back! Plus thaumatophylums (spelling??) are 🔥 need to be added to the collection
I have the large Monstera and I am so happy about it. I got the cutting for free at a train stop. A woman was carrying the biggest monsters cuttings I have ever seen. I asked her where she got it from and she said from her sister, whom had it for many many years. She offered me one for free and I was sooo happy
That is awesome.
Nice. I have 5 of these plants.
How I wish this happened for me !! I can't find these anywhere!
I got mine for free too! It was from my online plant friend that doesn't have enough space anymore 😂
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Could we please possibly get a thaumatophyllum rare plant index in the future :) ? I love them and I think they are so underrated?
If you do this kaylee please put thaumatophyllum revolutions and super atom on there
She just did, check her latest video
@@siobhanahbois she hasn't yet tho?
I'm glad that you are showing inexpensive plants, it's not always about expensive and rare plant all the time.
The "Philodendron Selloum" is actually Thaumatophyllum Bipinnatifidum! Also commonly called Tree Philodendron and Split Leaf Philodendron, some times even referred to as some sort of Monstera.
i also don’t understand why more people don’t have philodendron goeldii/thaumatophyllum spruceanum!!! i bought mine from a plant store and it was a rooted cutting that only had 3 lobes! it’s been about 8 months and it has grown 3 immature leaves and 2 mature leaves that have 8 and 9 lobes respectively!! it doesn’t need a moss pole in my experience, just a lot of light!! :) absolutely one of my faves. 💚💚
I saw this plant at a local nursery and it stopped me in my tracks. It was so stunning and something I had never seen before. It was being sold as a Philodendron Green Wonder, and I was completely floored when I saw the price was under $20.
I loved it when I saw it! Definitely going on my list!
I LOVE the epiprenum skeleton key! It looks like a mini, vining alocasia stingray! Definitely an “ooohhh?👀😲” for me.
My exact reason for a vote yes to the plant👍 Vertical crawl up instead of out also saves more space as well and could be a good “filler”
I love it also. Out of all the plants I have in my collection, this is the one that people won’t stop talking about. And I get all ranges of comments from okay, interesting to gorgeous.
I have a Variegated Spiral Ginger and I love it. It's super easy to take care of, grows pretty fast, and the variegation pattern is stunning.
Omg I just looked up that one and I want it soooo bad 😂😂😂😂
I saw a person say the skeleton key pothos reminded them of alocasia stingray. Very much the vibe
I randomly ran into a large form monstera deliciosa in a small plant shop in walking distance from my new apartment last year, for 40 euro. Hadn't seen one before and haven't seen one since, though apparently they're fairly common here in the netherlands/germany. I didn't technically have the money to buy it but here it is in my living room, thriving. Absolutely worth it, I spend so much time just kind of staring at it. It's just opened up it's first leaf with the beginnings of a 3rd row of fenestrations, which I am very excited about.
Are you sure about the Monstera Deliciosa Large Form being so rare? In Germany the small form is much more rare. Basically every plant sold without a pole is a large form, plants already on a pole are small form. You'll find both in every kind of store
I love my mature skeleton but to get those cool key shapes i would definitely highly recommend the moss pole. But either way its such a fast grower!
Ooooo tips and tricks!
*rubs hands together*
I can’t wait to get mine.
im so pissed i almost got that plant 2 years ago but i didn't know how sexy they are when they mature.
One of the favourites in my collections too! They grow so quickly if they can climb, and are very easy to take care of!
Mine has two silver leaves but all the others are regular green. Does anyone have a explanation for this?
I actually have 3 of these plant, huh. Our local Chinese restaurant used to have large form deliciosa. It was over 3 m tall, growing on the wall. The restaurant didn't survive the pandemic so I don't know what happened to her... It was way too big to just put in a car, I hope they didn't just throw har away :( btw. I don't know what latin pronunciation would be, but if you're going with the original language (Polish) and botanist's last name "warscewiczi" would be pronounce as var-shae-vee-chee.
Thank you for enlightening me/us!
I feel like a lot of succulents and cacti go unnoticed too. There are so many and most are not too expensive (if you buy them small).
I JUUUST picked up a young thaumatophylllum spruceanum! Ive seen them in so many conservatories mature, and I love them. I love starting plants of young and watching them grow and transform. So rewarding and I enjoy the journey! also its super cute at the moment
I have the E. Skeleton Key and it's one of my favorites. They are fun shape-shifting plants, easy to grow, and seeing the leaves mature into the skeleton version is really cool. Highly recommended and definitely underrated.
Ep. Skeleton looks kind of ee...but I think I would LOVE it )
I was thinking almost the same when she was talking about the skeleton key. One of the easiest and fastest to grow and propagate.
I have a couple baby ones! They’re great:)
I’ve had a large form monstera outside my house for about 12 years. It climbed all the way to the roof and now covers the whole wall. Recently we repainted the outside of the house and had to take it down though. It made about 1000 cuttings.
Made me laugh with the Monstera large form. Maybe because I'm old, and yes, everyone had one back then. I don't understand why they are so expensive, they're not rare at all!, just HUGE and difficult to handle. Only reason I don't have one is lack of room but they are one of my favourite plants 😍
There aren't a lot of people who can place a smile onto my face, but you have yet to fail... thanks for that. Your enthusiasm always shows in your conversations regarding plants, but when you are genuinely excited about one.... WOW!! You ask if any of these plants make the grade for me, and yes at least half. LOL However two in particular are going onto my "hunt-em-down" list: the Monstera Pinnatipartita (I do like compact) and the style of growth resembles a Vanda Orchid (a personal fave), and the Thaumatophyllum Spruceanum (I am intrigued with the spiral growth).
And while you didn't "discuss" it, you are getting full blame for turning me on to the Spiral Ginger... this one will be a must!
Gracias de nuevo, Chica !!
If you haven't found the Monstera pinnatipartita try Canopy Plant Company. I've just had one appear at my door today. I've got to say Canopy is the Bestest!
I surprisingly have a bunch of these on your list! I will say, you are showing off the mature specimens of each which is definitely not that you're gonna see available for purchase. In Canada, all these fun philos are entering the market as very juvenile plants, which often times look like a hederaceum and most ppl just don't have the patience to wait for that ontogeny, so that's probably why these get looked over.
I have a thematophyllum spruceanum and I must say it is one of my favourite plants. The way the leaves form and grow fascinates me. They look so sculptural and elegant.
Subhastatum is my favorite! It was my first "fancy" philodendron and it grows so easily and fast. It's got these beautiful big leaves too 😍😍
I own and love subhastatum, but it loses its red underside so quickly once it matures in size, climbing up its pole...which is sad for me because the reason why I love it is the red undersides
I have epi. P. skeleton 🔑. Actually I have a collection of Epipremnum pinnatum 7 of them(blue/mint/aurea/albo/blue var/skeleton key/marble) and I love them. They bring me joy.
A common thread going around all these thaumatophyllums (as well as E. skeleton key and Ph. warszewickzii) is that they are like Ph. lupinums and Ph. gigas - they take really long to reach mature form.
I can only speculate but I think the small version of lupinums that looks like a hederaceum is stunted, when people chop up immature philodendrons it creates stunted plants. if anyone has one i am curious as to if they get cataphylls.
i've had the e. sceleton key for half a year, still NO sign of the key shape. i've heard the same from others that have this one, and it don't like humidity, its a real pain in the butt
I have epipremnum skeleton key, it grows really fast but indeed matures slowly. The easiest way to get it to reach sizeable leaves before staking was to keep rounding the vine around the pot. It's not the height that leads to maturity it's development of aerial roots. It is starting to get key-shaped leaves after two rounds around the pot and they are still only one inch long, soon I will put it on a pole. Btw I did the same thing wit E white variegated, after one round around the pot the leaves are already double the size of the mother leaf from the cutting. It also worked for Cebu Blue. The only caveat is that the plant can't be rootbound, it will not mature if the roots are limited because you're adding more and more roots with every node. That's why using a moss pole there is no need to repot so often - the aerial roots develop inside the pole and total root system is actually pretty big even with a small pot.
I love the skeleton key! It is my fastest growing plant, such an overlooked gem!
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I have a large form. Got some old dried out bits of stalk from a friend. Tossed them in my aquarium for a couple of weeks and now I have a fab plant! I absolutely love it. Everywhere sells borsigiana but I’ve never seen deliciosa for sale in shops
Love this list. Huge fan of the philodendron subhastatum. It grows fast. It propagates so easy and it’s a really pretty plant. Totally underrated!
Love how you added P. Warscewiczii! Took me forever to find a green (not yellow one), here in the US, spent $100 to have it shipped to me, but definitely worth having!
How's it doing for you? Mine keeps yellowing and looks like a defoliated tree, and I don't know where I'm going wrong with it
I LOVE the Skeleton Key! It’s super different and you know you’re doing good when the keys start taking form! ^.^
I have a skeleton key and love it. It only get weird if you mature it on a pole; otherwise it just looks like a much more attractive version of a jade pothos that has a long drip tip on each leaf. A really gorgeous, easy, fun plant.
where I live in Mexico you can find the monstera large form in main streets, they are part of the streets!!
In its very mature form, the skeleton key does not look like anything close to its juvenile version. The leaf loses its tail. I wanted to buy one, but changed my mind when I saw the mature one
Try the alocasia stingray. It is almost identical and keeps it's tail.
The subhastatum and dragon have been on my wishlist but I’m trying to limit the growth of collecting. I also like the skeleton key and the anthurium arrow has definitely just made it into my wishlist 💙!
I have all the plants you mentioned in this video, and you are right these specimens are all exotic and beautiful. The Angela is still expensive. My warscewiczii looks like a tree because it is really huge. For subhastatum turns all green when it reach the maturity the red back will eventually turn intoo all green, but yes it,s beautiful.
It’s so strange to see the difference in how things are priced and how hard things are to find in different countries, specifically that large form monsteras, many types of philodendrons and thaumatophyllums are in every garden in Australia. It’s nice to know that people who don’t see them everyday really appreciate them and see them as the special plants they are 🥹
Anthurium Arrow came up and OMGAWD. pressed pause. Found on etsy under the name/names. She should be here by Tuesday. Really really good price. Not a big plant but definitely the arrow shape. Whether or not an older plant is why the arrow shape, I don't know. Anthurium scherzerianum and A. andraeanum were the 2 names I found it under. LoveLoveLove the shape, smoother and the shine of the leaves. ❤️🌱🌱❤️ Thank you Kalee Ellen. Pressing Play now.
Pressed pause again. Skeleton Key has been my want for a long while now. When I've searched for one at different times, not so difficult to find and prices much less cost than I ever expected. Soon for sure. 🌱❤️🌱 younger plants are easier to find. Etsy definitely. EBay as well. Pressing play.
African Fantasy has been added to my wishlist m probably will have it before I get the skeleton Key. Why I don't know. The universe just sends something to happen the second i am ready, willing and able to hunt for one. Lolz and an ugh too
I love love love my Goldeii, for months I would look at one in a shop and keep telling myself you have no place for that to go when it gets large and I would leave it there. Finally I caved and bought it because I just adored that plant so much and I have zero regrets! I’m still so obsessed with it! The way the additional lobes grow in is mesmerizing to me!
The Pinnatipartita is a very common plant here in Nigeria. It’s very fast growing and it does need a pole because it’s eager to climb and produces lots of arial roots. It has different growth profiles . Mine isn’t fenestrated but grows so beautifully. Love it
I have a Skeleton Key and a Geoldii! Mine are juvenile but still awesome. I can't wait to get my first mature leaf. Thank you for giving them recognition!
Thank you for mentioning philodendron subhastatum! I've been forever saying that it's way underestimated and I don't understand why people aren't after it. I own one, also a variegata version and they are gor-geous, I'd never give up on them
I lived in Malta and large form monsteras are growing everywhere in front of the houses. Leaves I could use for a blanket 😂
This was a great list. I just discovered the T. African Fantasy last night and immediately put it on my list so this really does feel like my sign
I LOVE the Philodendron Warscewiczii. I don't understand why they're not more popular. Like you said, you often find the yellow version but I much prefer the green one. They're so beautiful at every stage. I got a baby plant and I'm so pleased that I have it in my (small) collection!
Linguist here! Philodendron /var-sheh-VEE-shee-ee/ :) It's named after the capital of Poland! But since we tend to use Latin naming conventions, that's probably where the emphasis would be.
Love it! I have a philo warzcewiczii, and it's my absolute favorite. They're a little weird care-wise, which is maybe why they're not as popular as they should be. They like to go bone dry between watering, they hate getting their leaves wet, and they're semi-deciduous so they will often drop leaves if their environmental conditions change quickly. So basically, they don't ship well. But, they bounce back eventually and they're beautiful. (This all being said from my own personal experience of course)
Great video, Kaylee!
I have two warscewiczii, I love the lime green one and yes, absolutely horrible to ship and not so easy to keep happy. Even next day shipping shocks them to almost death and they take long time to decide to live
Very nice collection. Thanks!
Philodendron fuzzy petiole is one of my cheap, not talked about, faves. I’m not talking about squamifarum. It looks like a gloriousum without the veins and it’s CHEAP online. $20 bucks on Etsy cheap. I never see it in big box stores. It grows these large, beautiful, almost velvet looking, pillowy leaves and of course…cute fuzzy/bumpy petioles. Love it.
I picked one up in my local shop but when I got it home I discovered travel damage and all the new leaves coming in were rotten so I’ve had to do the big chop back. Beautiful plant. Gutted that the one I got was in such bad condition! 😭😭😭
Ughh I’ve had a Fuzzy Petiole for almost a yr an it’s such a humidity hog!! Leaves getting stuck constantly, it’s pain too keep up with for me.
The stuck leaves lol im onto mine trying to grow out the third leaf since i got it and this one might make it!!! Two of the older leaves has a couple big splashes of variegation. Anyone else had this pop up in their Fuzzy petiole/ Nangaritense?
What does it call in etsy ?
Cheap now yeah, I had to put out 200 bucks for it
I absolutely adore my Skeleton Key, it's also quite a hardy plant and easy to root the cuttings! I've had it since around August 2020.
I just recently purchased online a monstera pinnatipartita a 4 inch plant. I didn't know much about it but I like how the young leaves looked, I'm very excited to know what this can grow into! Can't wait!
This is the first of your videos where I absolutely love every plant on the list! The only ones I hadn't seen before are the Anthurium Arrow and Thaumatophyllum African Fantasy. The rest are already on my wishlist, and those two will be joining them! Loved this video, so glad to see these underrated plants get the love they deserve.
my favourite plants that are "inexpensive and stunning but not often seen in collections" are definitely canna lilies and syngonanthus mikado! everytime i have people over they stop at these. especially my canna that looks like a banana plant with sectoral red variegation (canna cleopatra) its just to die for imho, and you can get both canna and the mikado for maybe 5-15€ each in garden centers over here. i love them so much 🙌
Canna are so underrated, I love my canna stuttgart!
I have that Canna!
It's often takes several decades for the epithets of plant genera that have been reclassified by botanists to be widely adopted by horticulturists. Hobbyists are even more reluctant to adopt name changes for plants that they are accustomed to referring to by an earlier name. All of these former philodendrons now belong to the genus Thaumatophyllum but don't look for changes on the labels of plants in the florists' shops anytime soon:
P. bipinnatifidum (formerly P. selloum)
P. brasiliense
P. goeldii
P. speciosum
P. undulatum
P. xanadu (formerly P. 'Xanadu')
For the first time, I have two of the plants from your list. I have an anthurium arrow and also a golden dragon. Both are recent purchases so I can't really comment on the ease/growth/etc. However, I love them both and both were very very affordable, and I also found both in my local garden center 🙂
Absolutely agree with your choices! Subhastatum underleaf is beautiful! And golden dragon’s shape is gorgeous!
I got a Goeldii from my local garden center and it's huge and sprawling and I absolutely don't have room for it but I love it so much! I have a baby too and they are very very different for sure!
I own a skeleton key baby and it's pretty similar to a regular pinnatum. Two leaves are even silver and look very similar to a philodendron silver sword. It grows pretty fast and I love it and I'm looking forward to the days it matures. It's awkward but I love that.
Ive seen large form monsteras pop up in a home depot a couple of times and i wish i had the space for one, theyre gorgeous. I also quite like the skeleton key pothos cause it reminds me of an alocasia stingray which i find cute
I hunted everywhere for a Golden Dragon narrow after I saw it on your channel, finally found one, and I LOVE it. It's so easy and unique and even my non plant fan husband likes it.
I have an old large form Monstera. I just air layered a four node section of it for my daughter. We had to use tree branch loppers to cut it once it was ready to be removed.
I have an epipremnum skeleton key and I really love it. I like epipremnums in general and have a lot of different ones. The skeleton key shape needs a lot of time though, because only the large leafs on the adult plant will have this shape.
If you have a thing for epipremnums and odd looking leaf shapes, try to search for a epipremnum shangri la.
There are also two variegata versions of the epipremnum aureum and the epipremnum pinnatum albo which will develop splits and holes in the leafs, looks a bit like a monstera adansonii but with lesser holes.
People in the Philippines always go wild over the Monstera Thai Constellation and Albo and other Popular Monstera while the Rare Plant Shop owner is very much proud of her Monstera Pinnatipartita which is so common here in the Philippines. Great. That's why I really love this channel.
I got a Pinnatipartitum a couple of months ago, had to chop it completely and man is it such a sturdy giving plant. About 3 weeks later it started to sprout leaves. I can't recommend it more.
I love my Goldie - so funky & beautiful & adds so much to the jungle vibe in my lounge
Thank you so much. After watching your video. I searched for this Thaumatophyllum African Fantasy. Managed to get a pot. It was absolutely gorgeous! Loved it so much! Thank you for introducing this plant to me. I really love watching all your videos! Keep posting! Much love…
Question for people in the UK: how much does a large form Monstera deliciosa cost? Here in Southern California it's very common to find large-form Monstera deliciosa, grown from seed, at large family-run nurseries. Maybe $8 USD for a young plant if you find somewhere with good prices.
I've got the monstera lechleriana and it's verigated form and I gotta say i love them wey more the then adansonnii and deliciosa but I actually just got a young pinnatipartita, loving it so far and can't wait for it to split, and now I'm on the hunt for the subpinatum.
This is so interesting! In the US in some places the large form monstera is pretty easy to find in big box stores. The small one is obviously more common but locally they were selling MASSIVE (6 foot) monstera del. Large form for $50 😳 the leaves were incredible, I was so sad I didn't have the space😂
you can find large form deliciosas en masse in garden censters in germany and the netherlands for around 50 euro (with already super big leafes). I think you dont see them in collections because they get HUUUUGE. Not everyone has space for them. they are wild :D
I ordered a subhastatum as soon as I finished watching the video. I told myself I wouldn't buy any more plants this year... but man is that red leaf pretty!
I have the variegated subhastatum and tried selling it for over a year. Never sold and now I’m just obsessed. Get so excited every few days to see what the newest leaf is looking like
I love the weird plants, skeleton key is honestly quite far up my wishlist it’s so Alien xD golden dragon is one of my faves too have a tiny camo as well
Omg the skeleton key is oooooooooh eeeeeeeerrrghhhh aaaaahhhhhh that’s so coooooool?! I love it. It makes me feel a little uneasy, like it’s haunted… love it.
Love my skeleton key but it takes alot of time and alot of climbing to get very "key" shaped. Fast grower, but as soon as it runs out of pole space it starts to "revert" in shape.
Wooo another sponsored video :D glad you pick up the good sponsors and get paiiidddd for pushing out so much nice content for us, Kaylee! Anyways - onwards to the video 🌿
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I love my philodendron selloum! Especially how the edges of the leaves are like a crinkled ribbon. Thanks for reminding me how many plants are out there and you don't have to break the bank to have a beautiful collection. :)
Previously it was classified in the genus Philodendron. but now, it was classified in the genus Thaumatophyllum Bipinnatifidum
I was glad to find twice a philodendron warszewiczii in the plant section of a hardware store. From time to time they get mixes of philodendron and then there is a special plant hiding among the others.
That Anthurium arrow is absolutely magnificent!!!!!! I need this…..😱
OMG I have a young thaumatophyllum spruceanum, it’s weird for sure but watching it grow is so satisfying, you never know how many lobes each new leaf will have so now I’m just extra excited for it to get bigger 😍
as someone who has a lot of big plants, i want a large form but i don't think i will ever have the space lol.
I have currently a monstera small form, a red cardinal, a xanadu, a white bird of paradise, a fiddle leaf fig, and a ficus juniper... I'm amazed the last 2 are doing well because they always seem to be the first to die with most people lol, my fiddle leaf has only ever lost 3 leaves and has already replaced them, that said they aren't a plant i recommend for anyone XD, it's so picky about watering!
Again...you provide such good content. I love these plants and will get when able. Nice to see the unusual. I am tired of alot everyone has or wants. I do not like "lemming" behavior where one buys what the internet says are "must haves" simply because your neighbor has one. So thanks for these alternatives!
I find it very interesting that large form monsteras are the uncommon ones in the UK. I'm from Mexico City and they're everywhere (And I mean EVERYWHERE!). My girlfriend and I have this little game going on for the past two years where we spot monstera on the street, and a 20 minute car ride around the city always yields 7+ sightings. I'm almost sure that most of them are remnants from the 70's craze. People planted them outside and while they don't exactly thrive in our climate unless artificially watered, a lot of them survived. It's not uncommon to see absolutely massive ones fruiting. I have two of them and both are rescues found on the sidewalk as trash. Small form though, those are a bit harder to find. They're common in stores now, since they grow a lot faster and their popularity grew in recent years, but a couple of years ago I couldn't find one anywhere! I finally got one this year at one of our huge plant markets for about a pound (25 pesos).
I love a lot of these plants and I own a Goeldii, found it at a local nursery and it’s not fully mature yet but it’s nice to see what each new leaf looks like, and it gets about 2-3 ft. tall with a wide span, I have seen the skeleton key philodendron before and I have it on my wishlist, several of these have been sold by Steve’s Leaves online store too
I have the Monstera deliciosa large form for 2 months now. Got the cutting for free from my local, favorite Vietnamese take away place when I aksed the owner about his absolutely gorgeous plants in the little space. Only realized it was the large form later, when I researched why that Monstera looked a bit different from the ones I was used to (was huge even though it wasn't poled and basically had no space between the knodes). I keep the owner updated on his little Monstera offspring :).
The Anthurium Arrow is lovely! Sort of looks like a giant heart leaf fern to me :)
Goldeii has been turning up in garden centres as philodendron fun bun. About £15 for a 2 foot tall one, big monstera £70 for 3 leaves , again in garden centres. Not seen any of the others yet though.
My Goeldii is one of my favorite plants ever! The mature form is stunning!
I think ''large form'' Monstera deliciosa is a lot more common than people think, or maybe things are simply different where I live, but I've yet to encounter a Monstera borsigiana that isn't the albo version. I've recently been dialing down how to get my Monsteras bigger and more fenestrated as fast as possible and finding the right amount of light is the top factor, finding the right rhythm for watering and the right substrate are also quite important.
I did get a very small node cutting from the old but terrible looking Monstera deliciosa we had at my office (probably hadn't been properly repotted in 10+ years) and growing it in regular apartment conditions for 2.5 years never yielded more than 1 foot large leaves until I put it under a powerful growlight four months ago. It's now growing quite fast, its stem got about twice as thick and the last leaf to emerge was just shy of being 20 inches long. I also have a ''Thai Constellation'' growing in the same conditions, though a little further away from the light, and it just started getting fenestrations on its third leaf.
I have a large form Monstera in my front garden. the house was built in the 60's so who knows how longs it's been there. I was pretty happy when I saw it and a very large 4 feet tall Jade plant.
The others on the list are very rare and expensive here in Australia
I got a cutting of true large form monstera from a local nursery. They gave me a nice 2 leaf top cut, from their 80 year old mother plant. Much different from the plants you find in big box stores.
I love the Skeleton Key a lot!!! I recently got 2 immature cuttings and I'm currently training them to grow up a wooden plank so they mature faster. I'm really excited for it to give me the mature leaves!! They remind me of the Alocasia Stingray, which I also absolutely adore. I also love stingrays so when I saw the leaf shape it was a no brainer for me to get it!!! Highly recommend!!!
One of the first plants i got when the pandemic hit aside from a fiddle which I absolutely adore is a monstera. I don't know what kind it is, the leaves are huge. I have a philodendron golden dragon 🐉 and to me it is a gem. I would say he is no longer a baby but a teen. One of the easiest at least for me, plants to grow.
my personal favorite is the subhastatum, im growing one and it really has a statement to say on a plain wall
Thank you so much - your timing was PERFECT! I just purchased (today) an Anthurium Arrow and was told it was a philodendron. I was like…. Hmmm, nah. And then you show up and label it spot on for me!!
Great list in this video.
My local plant shop has some Skeleton keys. They remind me of the Alocasia 'Stingray' which I have. If I had room for it (mature), I would definitely buy one.
I JUST bought a warszewiczii baby last week after seeing it in a purge and googling what it was--so glad that someone is talking about them!! Can't wait to grow mine out too :D
The P warszewiczii are one of my favourites, such a hugely underrated plant - thanks for giving it some love! I quite like the skeleton key one as well... it's weird and funky enough for me and not one you really see in Australia.
I got a Monstera deliciosa large form with 4 big leaves and about 1,50m height for only 30€ in the garden center. I was so happy when I found it because I was looking for one, especially for that price. It takes space but it's definitely worth it.
.. Thank you Kaylee for yet another video.. Ohh, the Philodendron Subhastatum is definitely on my wishlist now ☘️🤗 Last year I bought a Philodendron Goeldii in my grosery store, and about 6 months later I gave it away to a neighbor, because I never understood the poor plant.. Now I often see the plant in garden centers, but it is not for mee..
I saw an anthurium arrow in a garden centre this week and it’s been on my mind ever since! This video is a sign to rush back! Plus thaumatophylums (spelling??) are 🔥 need to be added to the collection
I love Epipremnum Skeleton key! I've never found one in stores but it's quite common among private sellers for low amounts of money here in Sweden.