I purchased an orbifolia from planterina a few months ago! It came amazingly packaged and was in perfect condition. It looks like it even came in the same pot that yours did 😂 I would highly recommend purchasing from her!
Planterina has amazing plants! She has the Orbifolia in the single plant and also has it in a group where you can buy 3 different types of Calatheas in small sizes. She does have her own greenhouse where the grow what they sell.
Love this video! I actually live in TN and I’m waiting on Tennessee Tropicals to restock this plant so I can buy it. I have a question regarding the humidity. Do you run the humidifier all day or just for a certain amount of time? I have three Calatheas and I’ve been steaming mine in the shower, but I only leave them in there for a few hours. I’m wondering if that’s enough time?
Such a beautiful plant! While I was watching your video my little Calathia Medallion tapped me on the shoulder and wished she could grow up to look like that! 😍😅💚🌿
I’ve bought about 6 plants from Planterina and I highly recommend it! Some of them were huge like the large ZZ Zenzi, homalomina Selby, and Hoya carnosa compacta.
Oh and I forgot to say that I have ordered from Planterina. But I ordered 2 Tiger Ferns. They are something I have never seen before except for the 1 I had bought this past summer at Reasors. Reasors actually keeps a good selection of plants. When I saw Planterina had them and they were on sale (back when I bought them) I had to buy some. They came very well packaged and are really growing. I would highly suggest signing up for emails!!! Because you get emails about new plants coming to the site. And you get emails about any sales they are having.
I love care guides! I don’t think there are enough. I just enjoy hearing how other people care for theirs and adjust my care or take the step to buy the plant. Great video girl!!!
I just got a Calathea Medallion today (my first Calathea!) and this is super helpful. I also plan on getting a filter pitcher for watering. I'm in Phoenix and our water super hard also. Thanks for sharing Becca!
I highly recommend ordering from Planterina!!! I first ordered a jade pothos then went back for a Hoya australis and Hoya pubicalyx. All arrived super fast to NY and were beautiful, big and healthy!!!
Definitely recommend buying from planterina. I got a mini trio, with a coral syngonium, a parlor palm, and a ctenanthe amagris. All came packaged great, they spent about a week in the mail due to delays and I didn’t have any damaged plants, they all have bounced back beautifully.
A cool thing is you can distill water at home with stuff you probably have around anyway. I only mention this bc I know before I looked it up, I was thinking it would be too complex to do, and that I'd need to regularly buy bottled water, but luckily it's super easy. There's good guides online for it
I have been waiting for an in depth video on Orbifolia, I’ve gotten new leaves since in my care. I like to think I know how to care for it. I even repotted it and it’s putting out it’s 3rd leaf now. It’s beautiful, I got it at a local CO nursery for $25. So far I’ve ordered one plant from Planterina, Hoya Australis, and I paid $31 for 6”. It’s full and has 7 vines coming up! Planterina had really great packaging, no loose soil in the box and fast, free shipping. I’m waiting for one of my wishlist plants to go live on her website!
I bought mine at a local nursery for $8! I made the mistake of putting it in a terra cotta pot so I’m watering constantly, but it hasn’t been too fussy. Much easier than the Ornata, which I killed in under a month.
I have a Calathea Orbifolia that I purchased from Planterina. It's absolutely beautiful. I have purchased quite a few plants from Planterina and they are all beautiful and healthy. Thank you for your videos. I learn a lot!
People always talk about how sensitive Calathea are, but I think the Orbifolia is hardier than people think. I left a hydrospike in it for 2 weeks this Christmas when I went out of town, and when I came back the water ran out and the soil was b o n e d r y, but the Orbifolia was fine!! No crisping, and it even put out a new leaf. This plant is amazing. I do definitely still use distilled water though, just in case.
I have been in love with this plant. Fear of killing it and not having a humidifier are holding me back. It's still on my wish list. You gave me some comfort. Come on spring.
Please forgive me everyone if I missed this being mentioned. To all of you that have had success with this plant, have you let your soil completely dry out or just kept it moist?
I have 2 plants...1 was a very small orb which has not done well but the 2nd was a large one which has been fabulous and put out 5 new leaves in 2 months.....I think they are better when they reach a certain size then they get over their fussyness?
I own 4 calathea, all of them are super happy, putting out new leaves every 3 weeks but my 3" orbifolia, I could never figure out how to make it happy, all it did was getting crispy and slowly degenerated into ashes, (I have 60-70% humidity here in south CA) somehow this month it decided to grow again, thought I figured something out finally, although I told myself maybe this plant is not for me I seriously got another 6" orbifolia few weeks ago ( its form Hirt's Gardens $29.99 for who ever want to risk buying from them) because of your 5 plants youll never get rid of and top 5 plants 2019 videos, you are one of my favorite plant youtubers, love your personality and thanks for making this care guides.
I haven’t found any orbifolias yet but I’ve managed to keep my ornata happy since the spring. Every leaf is bigger than the last. I have it in an Organic African violet soil along with my other calatheas, ctenanthes and marantas and they do really well in it.
Planterina has awesome plants. I got my large orbifolia from her and it came in the best condition. Honestly better than any other plant I have ever ordered (and I order a lot of plants). Definitely check out her shop!
I love my calatheas I have about 8 different Marantacea plants and I've found that if I can keep the humidity up around 50-60% I only have to water them once a week. And I also got my orbifolia from planterina and it is absolutely beautiful. Ive gotten 5 new leaves from her since I've gotten it!
Help...I live in the tropics. My orbifo!ia is drooping quite a lot and leaves seem limpish. Leaves look fine...no browning or crispy edges. Water with distilled water...soil kept moist. It's outdoors with gentle morning sun for approx 1.5 hrs max very early in the morning. What could be wrong?
Funny how location affects plant availability! Right now here in Belgium I can get I can get the more "common" calatheas (rufibarba, medallion, orbifolia) at big box stores and even Ikea for about 10-15 euros for an 8" pot!
@@sherryporsch9349 there's a lot of plant growers in The Netherlands so that accounts for the prices and selection I guess. Pretty sure many ship to the US too. For us it's a nice change because most goods and services are far more expensive in Europe than in North America! Don't get me started on groceries, the price of meat and gas or we'll be here for days! 😁
Hi, I'm very new to plants and bought an orbifolia just for how pretty it looked, knew nothing else about it. I got it with 3 leaves only and it's put out one more, so it's a small plant. However, the person I bought it from, potted it in a very large pot. What should I do? I have been thinking I need to repot in a much smaller one. Can you recommend the soil mix? I have potting soil, orchid bark, coco peat, worm castings, perlite, and even LECA. The plant was perfect for a while but now I see brown tips on the 3 original leaves...the new one is fine for now. I use filtered or rain water but I do feel the pot is far too big. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks
mine is putting out new leaves, but the leaves are already damaged with brown indents in the leaves :( any idea on the cause? i water with distilled water, and no leaves brown because of the humidity.
Some of my orbifolia leaves have been turning brown, slowly dying. I’m suspecting root rot and thinking about take it out to repot. Do you have any tips? While some leaves are dying, I notice some new ones are growing too. Im confused by this plant 😅
Thank you. The best advice video I’ve seen. Thank you. I just bought one. Was advised not to put it in a terracotta pot, better in a glazed, due to it need for moisture.
I recently bought a calathea orbifolia and a calathea rattlesnake. The rattlesnake's leaves close at night but I've noticed that the orbifolia does not. Is this normal for an orbifolia? Are their leaves supposed to close at night like other calethea?
Just got one today, I also have a rosey calathea and one with stripes that feel like velvet. I might get a humidifer, I live in FL, which is very humid but we have the a/c on 24/7 so if your plants are indoors they are in a dry environment. Thanks for the video, good info!
Your orbifolia is a beauty!! Thank you for these care tips, loved them! I have one as well and as you I've find it an easy Calathea to care for :) Mine hasn't really had much added humidity and it's been doing fine and I also only water mine with filtered water and water it maybe every ten days, sometimes even less!
Didn’t get get mine from Planterina, 🙁 I found a baby for 12 bucks at Plant Farm. I’ve heard they are difficult so didn’t want to invest a lot. We will see. Yours is beautiful Becca!! Where’s Leo? Lol
It‘s so funny that they sell a lot of calatheas in pretty much every bigger greenhouse in western Germany 🙈 they ever have 3 different varieties at IKEA in Heerlen (Netherlands). I got mine from Ikea an it is so damn big, beautiful and healthy 😍 what do you think about getting such special plants from stores like ikea? 🤔☺️😍 btw I love your videos!!
My orbifolia was doing amazingly before I left for Christmas holidays... When I came back I found most of the leaves had yellowed and some edges had become brown and crispy. Still can't figure out what happened during that week: no overwatering, no underwatering, no direct sunlight, no pests, healthy and very well developed roots. I suspect it suffered from the lack of fresh air, since no one was at home to open the windows from time to time... Since I came back, deterioration stopped. This is really puzzling, she's been with me for around five months and never had a single issue with her... :(
Oh man!!! It definitely could be because of the lack of air flow. I usually turn on my fans on a low setting when I’m away to avoid that. I’m glad it’s turned around since you’re back!
Hi Becca I don't own one of these but putting my fern on pebbles it didn't work..it just required too much humidity..needless to say it's dying but I have to blame myself for that..when I showered I guess it showered to..lol..I miss my lil variegated lil guy in this video.. By the way you are glowing/glistening in this video..what ever that means..lol
I actually ordered a zz zenzi from Planterina recently and I was worried about it surviving the cold up here in MD so I paid for weather packaging. I thought they'd just throw in a heat pack like most of the other vendors I've gotten plants from. When I opened the box, the plant was taped inside a tinfoil looking insulated box liner with the heat pack inside still warm. I was quite impressed.
Also, what humidity level would you suggest? Where I live the average humidity level for the next month or so is 56% rn I’m wondering if that’s good enough?
Thank you for the video!! I have been on the fence about buying an Orbifolia because I feared it wouod be to much of a Diva. And it can be pricey. But I just saw a UA-camr who was shopping at one of my favorite nurseries and they are selling them there and for only $10!!! I just may pick one up now!!!
Your orbi looks great! I got an orbi from Josh's Frogs for like $7, I think? It's small, lol. But its put out 3 new leaves since I've had it and its pushing out more new leaves as we speak! I cant wait to see how big these will be! I like that it's not a super slow grower! I haven't had any problems out of mine. 😃
I have a tiny orbifolia in a 2” pot and would to to hear from anyone who has grown their orbifolia from such a small size! Mine is struggling with brown edges and it has put out one leaf that is yellowish/faded looking, but it’s starting to put out another leaf so I haven’t given up yet. Any tips for tiny guys?
This plant is one of the plants on my wish list, and hopefully this year I will get one, thanks again for this video as always I love all of your videos, I hope you are having a great day, love and hugs and I will see you soon, bye for now.
Hmmm no! I haven’t a clue why that would happen. If the leaves look like they were ripped at all, might have been a humidity situation while leaves were unfurling
I’ve noticed the same curling on the sides of 3 of my Orbifolia leaves. Also on my Calathea Freddie. They get plenty of humidity. My guess is the sudden drop in temperature but not sure why.
I feel like the calathea orbifolia is way less uncommon here in the Netherlands because you see them pretty much everywhere and when I got mine it was about the size of yours and I believe I paid around 12 euros!
Malenie Carpio that actually is a really good one, I haven’t thought about that! but mine doesn’t really grow upwards it stays low and wide, does anyone have any tips maybe?
Awesome video :) I Recently purchased an Orbifolia and I'm loving it, I was just wondering if a grow light directed at the plant from above is okay? as the room doesn't get much light, its a 6500K globe at about 40cm distance from the foliage Thanks :)
Calathea are considered lower light plants - id say give the grow light a try! Make sure it’s far enough away from the plant though, don’t want it to burn ❤️
@@BeccaDeLaPlants Yeah most Caletheas are now Goeppertia. Some even changed their species name. For instance, Calathea lancifolia is now Goeppertia insignis.
@@BeccaDeLaPlants update: it just arrived and is in great condition! The packaging was amazing and the calathea is in great health. Along with free shipping, I also got a free lemon button fern! My total cost was only $25😁
A lot of really good tips, especially using only distilled/rain water to avoid the brown tips. Also, mine prefer to be bottom watered. My top watered orbs have gone to planty heaven. I have that mini humidifier-I like it but has a built-in 8-hour timer that you cannot change. Therefore, if have you have to keep flipping it on. Thanks for sharing your care advice.
Big fan of how that lipstick looks on you!
Thank you! ☺️
I purchased an orbifolia from planterina a few months ago! It came amazingly packaged and was in perfect condition. It looks like it even came in the same pot that yours did 😂 I would highly recommend purchasing from her!
Same here! In that short time I have 5 new leaves🥰
Its crazy because all of the orbis I see on the internet come in this pot! 😂 I wonder what's going on with that lol
hell yeah same here! I checked off some calatheas for my collection thanks to her, I'm at 30 prayer plants now and want more! :D
Bought mine from planterina also. She is awesome! Thank you for the good info. This was a great video🙂
I bought an aglaonema from her and it is in perfect condition and so beautiful. I have an orbifolia on its way now and i’m so excited to receive it
Planterina has amazing plants! She has the Orbifolia in the single plant and also has it in a group where you can buy 3 different types of Calatheas in small sizes. She does have her own greenhouse where the grow what they sell.
Oh wow! That's awesome!
Love this video! I actually live in TN and I’m waiting on Tennessee Tropicals to restock this plant so I can buy it. I have a question regarding the humidity. Do you run the humidifier all day or just for a certain amount of time? I have three Calatheas and I’ve been steaming mine in the shower, but I only leave them in there for a few hours. I’m wondering if that’s enough time?
Hey girl!
Such a beautiful plant! While I was watching your video my little Calathia Medallion tapped me on the shoulder and wished she could grow up to look like that! 😍😅💚🌿
hahaha aww 😂 someday, young Medallion!!
I’ve bought about 6 plants from Planterina and I highly recommend it! Some of them were huge like the large ZZ Zenzi, homalomina Selby, and Hoya carnosa compacta.
Oh and I forgot to say that I have ordered from Planterina. But I ordered 2 Tiger Ferns. They are something I have never seen before except for the 1 I had bought this past summer at Reasors. Reasors actually keeps a good selection of plants. When I saw Planterina had them and they were on sale (back when I bought them) I had to buy some. They came very well packaged and are really growing.
I would highly suggest signing up for emails!!! Because you get emails about new plants coming to the site. And you get emails about any sales they are having.
That's great information! Thank you :)
I love care guides! I don’t think there are enough. I just enjoy hearing how other people care for theirs and adjust my care or take the step to buy the plant. Great video girl!!!
I'm so so glad you enjoy them! I do too :)
I just got a Calathea Medallion today (my first Calathea!) and this is super helpful. I also plan on getting a filter pitcher for watering. I'm in Phoenix and our water super hard also. Thanks for sharing Becca!
Wow wishing you luck on your first calathea! May it live long and happily 🙌🏼
Please do plant-divas video :)
Oh man! Let me round up all of my divas😂
Thanks for all the awesome tips. I just got a beautiful one for $12 at Lowe’s today. I hope that it does well in my indoor jungle. 😍
I highly recommend ordering from Planterina!!! I first ordered a jade pothos then went back for a Hoya australis and Hoya pubicalyx. All arrived super fast to NY and were beautiful, big and healthy!!!
That’s really great!! 😄
The water here....aye. I agree - our water is so ridiculously hard. That is the one calathea that i would actually love to have 😍
Definitely recommend buying from planterina. I got a mini trio, with a coral syngonium, a parlor palm, and a ctenanthe amagris. All came packaged great, they spent about a week in the mail due to delays and I didn’t have any damaged plants, they all have bounced back beautifully.
That's incredible!!
A cool thing is you can distill water at home with stuff you probably have around anyway. I only mention this bc I know before I looked it up, I was thinking it would be too complex to do, and that I'd need to regularly buy bottled water, but luckily it's super easy. There's good guides online for it
I have been waiting for an in depth video on Orbifolia, I’ve gotten new leaves since in my care. I like to think I know how to care for it. I even repotted it and it’s putting out it’s 3rd leaf now. It’s beautiful, I got it at a local CO nursery for $25. So far I’ve ordered one plant from Planterina, Hoya Australis, and I paid $31 for 6”. It’s full and has 7 vines coming up! Planterina had really great packaging, no loose soil in the box and fast, free shipping. I’m waiting for one of my wishlist plants to go live on her website!
That's incredible that you found one locally! What a dream. Fast, free shipping is the best!
I bought mine at a local nursery for $8! I made the mistake of putting it in a terra cotta pot so I’m watering constantly, but it hasn’t been too fussy. Much easier than the Ornata, which I killed in under a month.
Omg my roommate had an ornata... didn't last long 😂
I have a Calathea Orbifolia that I purchased from Planterina. It's absolutely beautiful. I have purchased quite a few plants from Planterina and they are all beautiful and healthy. Thank you for your videos. I learn a lot!
People always talk about how sensitive Calathea are, but I think the Orbifolia is hardier than people think. I left a hydrospike in it for 2 weeks this Christmas when I went out of town, and when I came back the water ran out and the soil was b o n e d r y, but the Orbifolia was fine!! No crisping, and it even put out a new leaf. This plant is amazing. I do definitely still use distilled water though, just in case.
Thanks for the Calathea tips(;
I also purchased a calathea (Beauty Star) from Planterina. It was in miraculous condition! Its healthy and thriving, and packed so perfectly!
Wow! That’s really great to know :)
I have been in love with this plant. Fear of killing it and not having a humidifier are holding me back. It's still on my wish list. You gave me some comfort. Come on spring.
I agree!! Spring can't come fast enough!
Please forgive me everyone if I missed this being mentioned.
To all of you that have had success with this plant, have you let your soil completely dry out or just kept it moist?
I keep mine slightly moist. I keep some separate water in decorative containers beside my plant.
Totally forgot to mention that... ugh! I let it dry out 2 knuckles down and then I water again!
I have 2 plants...1 was a very small orb which has not done well but the 2nd was a large one which has been fabulous and put out 5 new leaves in 2 months.....I think they are better when they reach a certain size then they get over their fussyness?
Wow such a beautiful plant!!! 😍😍😍
Thank you! :)
Got my calathea from planterina, it’s putting out it’s first new leaf! I need to switch to distilled water
I am from India. My orbifolia has small leaves .How can I get large leaves??
Re cleaning the leaves....do you use a piece of cloth or cotton wool dipped in lemon and water?
I see that you have a fiddle leaf fig too. Talk about a diva plant. I have 2. 😬
I just ordered 4 plants from Planterina and they are all beautiful and healthy
I just bought one of these beauties after months of searching. Im so excited and happy, finally i can test these tips 🌱🌱
I own 4 calathea, all of them are super happy, putting out new leaves every 3 weeks but my 3" orbifolia, I could never figure out how to make it happy, all it did was getting crispy and slowly degenerated into ashes, (I have 60-70% humidity here in south CA) somehow this month it decided to grow again, thought I figured something out finally, although I told myself maybe this plant is not for me I seriously got another 6" orbifolia few weeks ago ( its form Hirt's Gardens $29.99 for who ever want to risk buying from them) because of your 5 plants youll never get rid of and top 5 plants 2019 videos, you are one of my favorite plant youtubers, love your personality and thanks for making this care guides.
Oh wow!! I hope it goes better this time around 🙌🏼 thank you very much for watching!
Finally, the video I truly needed.
I just got my 1st one thank you for the tips and tricks
Just bought one today, wish me luck 🤞
I haven’t found any orbifolias yet but I’ve managed to keep my ornata happy since the spring. Every leaf is bigger than the last. I have it in an Organic African violet soil along with my other calatheas, ctenanthes and marantas and they do really well in it.
That's really awesome!! :)
Planterina has awesome plants. I got my large orbifolia from her and it came in the best condition. Honestly better than any other plant I have ever ordered (and I order a lot of plants). Definitely check out her shop!
that's awesome to hear!!
I love my calatheas I have about 8 different Marantacea plants and I've found that if I can keep the humidity up around 50-60% I only have to water them once a week. And I also got my orbifolia from planterina and it is absolutely beautiful. Ive gotten 5 new leaves from her since I've gotten it!
That's awesome!! My humidity stays around there too :)
Thanks beautiful plants😍
Thank you ❤️
Still on the fence about getting one I'm waiting for a sign lol beautiful plant though. Thanks for the info lots more to think about! 🙂
a sign 😂 totally understand!
It is Beautiful! It really looks nice. Thank you so much for sharing.
thank you!!
Yesyesyes!!! Waited for this to write in my care journal for orbifolia!
That's so fun! :)
Seriously cute...as well I informative
Thanks! :)
Really off topic but your make up looks so good 🙂
Thank you!! I'm finally teaching myself how to do makeup 😂
Help...I live in the tropics. My orbifo!ia is drooping quite a lot and leaves seem limpish. Leaves look fine...no browning or crispy edges. Water with distilled water...soil kept moist. It's outdoors with gentle morning sun for approx 1.5 hrs max very early in the morning. What could be wrong?
Funny how location affects plant availability! Right now here in Belgium I can get I can get the more "common" calatheas (rufibarba, medallion, orbifolia) at big box stores and even Ikea for about 10-15 euros for an 8" pot!
It seems you all always have better prices an selection. 😀 Wish you could ship to the US!
@@sherryporsch9349 there's a lot of plant growers in The Netherlands so that accounts for the prices and selection I guess. Pretty sure many ship to the US too.
For us it's a nice change because most goods and services are far more expensive in Europe than in North America! Don't get me started on groceries, the price of meat and gas or we'll be here for days! 😁
I was going to say the same thing, it seems as though Netherlands always has amazing plant deals!
@@BeccaDeLaPlants I guess they started with the tulips and never looked back! 🌷😉😁
Just randomly clicked on the vid cuz I just got my small sized orb and I just happen to be bringing back to AZ with me from MAS! Hah cool
Hi, I'm very new to plants and bought an orbifolia just for how pretty it looked, knew nothing else about it. I got it with 3 leaves only and it's put out one more, so it's a small plant. However, the person I bought it from, potted it in a very large pot. What should I do? I have been thinking I need to repot in a much smaller one. Can you recommend the soil mix? I have potting soil, orchid bark, coco peat, worm castings, perlite, and even LECA. The plant was perfect for a while but now I see brown tips on the 3 original leaves...the new one is fine for now. I use filtered or rain water but I do feel the pot is far too big. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks
my calathea is a bit sad, its not growing, not browning, not yellowing. its just there, maybe it stopped growing for the winter
mine is putting out new leaves, but the leaves are already damaged with brown indents in the leaves :( any idea on the cause? i water with distilled water, and no leaves brown because of the humidity.
Some of my orbifolia leaves have been turning brown, slowly dying. I’m suspecting root rot and thinking about take it out to repot. Do you have any tips?
While some leaves are dying, I notice some new ones are growing too. Im confused by this plant 😅
Thank-you! Needed this video!
Glad to hear it!!
Thank you. The best advice video I’ve seen. Thank you. I just bought one. Was advised not to put it in a terracotta pot, better in a glazed, due to it need for moisture.
I recently bought a calathea orbifolia and a calathea rattlesnake. The rattlesnake's leaves close at night but I've noticed that the orbifolia does not. Is this normal for an orbifolia? Are their leaves supposed to close at night like other calethea?
Just got one today, I also have a rosey calathea and one with stripes that feel like velvet. I might get a humidifer, I live in FL, which is very humid but we have the a/c on 24/7 so if your plants are indoors they are in a dry environment. Thanks for the video, good info!
Contemplating getting my first calathea this weekend!! 😁
what's the solution if my orbifolia over watering? the leaf starting yellowing 😫 and i am so sad..
It would be awesome if you could give us some Calathea tips...(;
Mine looks kinda pale, any suggestion what to do?
Your orbifolia is a beauty!! Thank you for these care tips, loved them! I have one as well and as you I've find it an easy Calathea to care for :) Mine hasn't really had much added humidity and it's been doing fine and I also only water mine with filtered water and water it maybe every ten days, sometimes even less!
Nice video thank you 💕
Didn’t get get mine from Planterina, 🙁 I found a baby for 12 bucks at Plant Farm. I’ve heard they are difficult so didn’t want to invest a lot. We will see. Yours is beautiful Becca!! Where’s Leo? Lol
WOW! 12 bucks is an amazing price :) he was napping under the bed actually haahah
It‘s so funny that they sell a lot of calatheas in pretty much every bigger greenhouse in western Germany 🙈 they ever have 3 different varieties at IKEA in Heerlen (Netherlands). I got mine from Ikea an it is so damn big, beautiful and healthy 😍 what do you think about getting such special plants from stores like ikea? 🤔☺️😍 btw I love your videos!!
That’s sooo crazy! I would absolutely love to find one of these in IKEA - I’d buy three😂
My orbifolia was doing amazingly before I left for Christmas holidays... When I came back I found most of the leaves had yellowed and some edges had become brown and crispy. Still can't figure out what happened during that week: no overwatering, no underwatering, no direct sunlight, no pests, healthy and very well developed roots. I suspect it suffered from the lack of fresh air, since no one was at home to open the windows from time to time... Since I came back, deterioration stopped. This is really puzzling, she's been with me for around five months and never had a single issue with her... :(
Oh man!!! It definitely could be because of the lack of air flow. I usually turn on my fans on a low setting when I’m away to avoid that. I’m glad it’s turned around since you’re back!
Hi Becca I don't own one of these but putting my fern on pebbles it didn't work..it just required too much humidity..needless to say it's dying but I have to blame myself for that..when I showered I guess it showered to..lol..I miss my lil variegated lil guy in this video..
By the way you are glowing/glistening in this video..what ever that means..lol
ahh :(( so sad to hear that about your ferns!! I don't have any of those - can't handle it lol
I actually ordered a zz zenzi from Planterina recently and I was worried about it surviving the cold up here in MD so I paid for weather packaging. I thought they'd just throw in a heat pack like most of the other vendors I've gotten plants from. When I opened the box, the plant was taped inside a tinfoil looking insulated box liner with the heat pack inside still warm. I was quite impressed.
Oh wow!! That’s awesome, I’m really glad to hear that it was so well taken care of 🙌🏼
Also, what humidity level would you suggest? Where I live the average humidity level for the next month or so is 56% rn I’m wondering if that’s good enough?
Id say above 50% is ideal!
Thank you for the video!! I have been on the fence about buying an Orbifolia because I feared it wouod be to much of a Diva. And it can be pricey. But I just saw a UA-camr who was shopping at one of my favorite nurseries and they are selling them there and for only $10!!! I just may pick one up now!!!
Oh my gosh! RUN don't walk! hahaha
My Orbifolia is doing OK so this helps. To add to Becca's list, Gabriella Plants has Orbifolias for $17.50.
Yess that's right!! I saw that they sold them after this video was edited :((( hahah
Your orbi looks great! I got an orbi from Josh's Frogs for like $7, I think? It's small, lol. But its put out 3 new leaves since I've had it and its pushing out more new leaves as we speak! I cant wait to see how big these will be! I like that it's not a super slow grower! I haven't had any problems out of mine. 😃
That's awesome! Love to see so many retailers carrying them :)
Do you feed it?
Yep! Once a month or every other month during growing season
Thanks for this video. I am contemplating buying an one. I’ve bought plants from Planterina and they are doing well.
I love orbifolia!!
I have a tiny orbifolia in a 2” pot and would to to hear from anyone who has grown their orbifolia from such a small size! Mine is struggling with brown edges and it has put out one leaf that is yellowish/faded looking, but it’s starting to put out another leaf so I haven’t given up yet. Any tips for tiny guys?
try putting it under a dome! it holds in the humidity really well.
Excellent Video thanks for sharing ...🙋🏽
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How can I get darker green foliage on mine? It’s a smaller one and the green is very light. Thank you!
They get darker as the leaves mature!
Love your video! Thanks for the tips! I brought one! So beautiful 💜 kisses from 🇧🇷
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10% humidity? I’m jealous. We have around 70% in ireland all the time, I feel like an amphibian. Great make up by the way.
haha! That's hilarious. Thank you :)
Love your channel, also noticed a sewing machine. Do
You sew also?
Yes I do! I make clothes :)
Hey becca do you distill water yourself or do you buy jugs of it?
I have large 5 gal jugs and refill them at refill stations!
What is that plant with those beautiful giant foliage in the back? 😍
Probably my fiddle leaf fig!
This plant is one of the plants on my wish list, and hopefully this year I will get one, thanks again for this video as always I love all of your videos, I hope you are having a great day, love and hugs and I will see you soon, bye for now.
I’m hoping you can get one too! ☺️
Oh yay! Care tips for my future orbifolia that I've been hesitating on. I'm going to crash my helicopter 🤓
Hahahah :) good luck!
My last two leaves are not round. Did you see anything in your research that might tell me why? I have been searching but haven't found answers. TIA
Hmmm no! I haven’t a clue why that would happen. If the leaves look like they were ripped at all, might have been a humidity situation while leaves were unfurling
just ripped, just not round. Hopefully others will grow in right
I enjoyed you videos, beautiful plants
Thank you!
Hi! I realized one of your Calathea leaves edges curled. Mine has similar situation :( do you know what happens with that?
Ah I’m not sure, probably something to do with humidity though!
I’ve noticed the same curling on the sides of 3 of my Orbifolia leaves. Also on my Calathea Freddie. They get plenty of humidity. My guess is the sudden drop in temperature but not sure why.
Great info about orbifolia. Thx😄
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I feel like the calathea orbifolia is way less uncommon here in the Netherlands because you see them pretty much everywhere and when I got mine it was about the size of yours and I believe I paid around 12 euros!
It probably thrives there cos of the rainy weather! I'm so jealous!
Malenie Carpio that actually is a really good one, I haven’t thought about that! but mine doesn’t really grow upwards it stays low and wide, does anyone have any tips maybe?
would you recommend I regularly rotate my orbifolia so all sides receive sunlight from my window?
Sure!! That helps 👍🏼
Becca De La Plants thank you for the reply !
I wish I could pull off bangs as well as you do
aww thank you!!
Awesome video :)
I Recently purchased an Orbifolia and I'm loving it, I was just wondering if a grow light directed at the plant from above is okay? as the room doesn't get much light, its a 6500K globe at about 40cm distance from the foliage
Thanks :)
Calathea are considered lower light plants - id say give the grow light a try! Make sure it’s far enough away from the plant though, don’t want it to burn ❤️
The grow light might not even be necessary depending on how dark the room is!
The light is just an LED at 6500K so produces virtually no heat and is pure white light, would that be okay?
I would love to add a calathea orbifolia to my collection! Those leaves are so gorgeous
They are mesmerizing!!
Just for search engine stuff, this plant is also known as Goeppertia orbifolia.
Oh awesome! I didn't know that!
@@BeccaDeLaPlants Yeah most Caletheas are now Goeppertia. Some even changed their species name. For instance, Calathea lancifolia is now Goeppertia insignis.
I cannot keep my eyes off that shiny af FLF 😍 just gorgeous!
Oh yes!! I was terrified to get one and then finally just decided it was time. Glad I have it!
@@BeccaDeLaPlants why were you terrified??
I just ordered one from Planterina! I'll keep you updated :)
Yay!
@@BeccaDeLaPlants update: it just arrived and is in great condition! The packaging was amazing and the calathea is in great health. Along with free shipping, I also got a free lemon button fern! My total cost was only $25😁
OMG 10% humidity? 😲 Here we have around 70% to 80% humidity outside most days so even when it's warm here humidity is always very high. 😊
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Isn't that shocking?!? It's crazy we survive! haha
@@sherryporsch9349 Portugal haha. 😊
Helpful tips as always Becca!
Thank you!
So how far do you let the soil dry out before you water?
about 2 knuckles down :)
@@BeccaDeLaPlants okay thanks!
It is Gorgeous.
Thank you! :)
Loving this look
Thank you :)
A lot of really good tips, especially using only distilled/rain water to avoid the brown tips. Also, mine prefer to be bottom watered. My top watered orbs have gone to planty heaven. I have that mini humidifier-I like it but has a built-in 8-hour timer that you cannot change. Therefore, if have you have to keep flipping it on. Thanks for sharing your care advice.
Oh man it's a shame it cant be turned off!! :( eek. Bottom watering is a great tip!
Becca De La Plants It can be turned off. You just can’t keep it on more than 8 hours at a time. It’s still useful though.