Caring for Alocasia Polly, AKA Alocasia Amazonica, AKA omg what is this plant even called?
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2018
- So I wanted to do a video about caring for Alocasia Polly. And being me, I ended up shoulders-deep in a rabbit hole concerning this plant's origin and name. Alocasia Polly? Alocasia Poly? Alocasia Amazonica? What is it?!
Anyway, I do eventually get to the bit about taking care of Alocasia Polly or Alocasia Amazonica, whichever you want to call it.
For more information about this plant's origins, see this page, written by Steve Lucas, co-creator and curator of The Exotic Rainforest located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas: www.exoticrainforest.com/Aloca...
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Plants? Science? Learning new things? Uhhhh new fave channel. Thanks for the lesson, Betsy Begonia!
Yes I finally found another human who finds history and plant classification as fun as I do! Thank you!
I love your videos. I feel like you’re a kindred spirit! The plants, the cats, the curious nature and excessive research! I was watching this video the other night, and my boyfriend said “wooow, I didn’t know there were more of you!”
That's was awesome just love your bubbly personality and love your video's so glad I learned the right info on this plant it was very interesting thanks again my plant friend :-)
I scrolled past so many Alocasia plant care videos looking for something short and simple. You packed history and plant care into a 7 minute video and I thank you 🙏🏽❤️ My humidifier just came in the mail today !! I had a feeling I’d need one for this plant ☺️🪴
Yay Yay Yay! I just adopted this little guy last week and was researching about it and how to take of him-and now it’s all in one place. Was also researching the history of my new-ish Maranta Leuconeura and decided to put them side by side, and so glad that I did. Thanks Betsy, keep ‘em comin’! Can’t learn enough!! I have my 21 month old toddler watch as well and then we go and “say Hi to our plant friends”. 😍
Those facts were suuper interesting, I love my Alocasia Polly, now I love it more knowing it's a 'man made' plant? SO cool
Betsy, I'm glad this was the first thing i clicked when i googled the plant.
You’re too funny and smart. Love your videos soo much. I can learn and laugh all in one video. Thanks for sharing.
I absolutely have no idea why but My alocasia Polly hates when I keep the soil moist. I always let it dry out about 50%. Lots of people call them really tricky plants but they're actually really not.
Omg that was a heck of history...
You are so easy to listen to and learn from 💞💞
Love your energy and videos 🤗💚
Alocasia is what I'm calling it.. seems like the most accurate name...based on your information...which was AWESOME..THANKS SO MUCH
I think that actually the primary reason people find this plant difficult is inadequate light. I know it also needs a good amount of humidity, but I had gone along with the popular claim that the amazonica absolutely needs to stay away from direct sunlight, but settles alright in what we could consider medium indoor light, and all I got was a plant that was slowly dying. As far as I've seen, the plant does not tolerate anything less than bright indirect light. I mean like 2000 lumens and above through the day, which most houses cannot provide for enough hours without a bit of direct sun as well. As for direct sun, I've seen that it can be acclimatized to take it for a few hours, as long as humidity is not very low and temperatures don't go much above 30 Celsius. So mine refused to grow from March to August, placed half a meter behind a western window, while monsteras, dracenas and ficus were doing more than ok. That was until I put it outside and it finally grew a new leaf in just one week. Moreover, it seems that its parent plants also grow in almost direct sun in their natural habitats.
I could stare at this plant all day! On the wish list.
Omg you are just the cutest! I'm definitely subscribing. Very informative video! And the added humor 🤓 is refreshing... Thanks for sharing!
Who needs Wikipedia when you have Betsy 💪🏻
Love this fun and educational video. I will now forever remember my plants name and fun fact that a post man created it🥰