Haha!! I love it!! True true... I do have the Pink Princess and paid a pretty price for it... but looking at everything else just going sky high.. oh my. I’m sticking to the plants that aren’t gonna give me cancer if they die on me. 😅
Someone in a plant group in I'm said, "just because you spend $500 on a plant doesn't make you a collector, it just means you can spend $500 on a plant"....I've always wondered how many of those big ticket plants actually survive because someone had to have it because it was instagrammable, but had no clue what they were doing.
Everyone asking if prices will go back down- they will...once the market gets flooded w more growers as opposed to flippers. So get growing. We need next generation growers as that is lacking in the community horribly.
@@ashdragon4000 nah there are definitely lots of variegated plants that strongly hold on to their variegation even with minimal care (pothos, aglaonemas, etc) plus come at a really affordable price
As long as you give the plant plenty of sunlight, it will keep its variegation. Even if it does start to revert, you can easily fix it by pruning the stem back to where the main stem has variegation.
I think the pink princess is overrated! My favorite pink plant is my Stromanthe triostar, I just find the variegation and patterns so much more interesting than the pink princess
@@katieray5253 distilled water, the leaves on mine were curled for months when I brought it home. I actually watered it with a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and water (distilled) and it really appreciated it, the leaves all uncurled and it's finally giving me new baby plants! I keep it pulled back from my main grow light and it's been pretty content but I'm finding the leaves have been crispy since winter started
I personally get regular everyday house plants. Reasonable priced. If they perish not a whole lot of $$$$$ lost. I still enjoy spider plants, arrow heads, snake plants, philodendron, simple and elegant plants that almost anyone can grow. I like to keep it simple. My apartment has no natural lighting. With artificial lighting I still keep 40 plants going.
Nick, when you go off on your “tangents” as you call them, you seem to reveal fascinating information or insight. So, rather than apologizing, please feel free to expand on those thoughts. Lol! 😊😊😊
That’s how the trade originated in the U.S unfortunately. Wealthy European ex pats would pay extreme amounts to decorate their homes with rare and exotic plants. Everything circles back around, trends I mean. But hopefully the plant community can keep trading and swapping with each other rather than relying on chain stores.
Wow finally some one speaking up in the plant community and saying what alot of plant tubers are too afraid to say. I started collecting houseplants in 1980 and started following plant tubers in the last year or so. I'm shocked at the prices for variegated plants. When did the plant community become so elitist, and snobbish, setting ridiculous trends, especially for people new to plant collecting, putting pressure on them to spend money they don't have. There are so many beautiful house plants like golden pothos, very affordable, aesthetically pleasing and easy to maintain. No need for IKEA cabinets to put them in either, another ridiculous trend IMO 🙄
I find it so weird that I was thinking of using an IKEA cabinet as a curio/humidity cabinet months before the first UA-cam video of it. Then I was like “nah I’d rather flip a $25 hutch on fb marketplace.” I swear, for the prices these people are paying, then to spend hundreds more on flat box furniture. Uuuuugggghhhhh
The monstera is truly out of control, I discovered it like two weeks ago and spent a long time screaming about the 200 dollar nodes on etsy. Like..... $200? For a Leaf?
Theres a group on FB name jumanji, this guy has so much monstera albo nodes and he’s making a killing, that I’m having a panic attack everytime I see the price😂😂😂
Amen to that. The whole point is to do something enjoyable. I’ve had a few fussy plants that I tried to make love me, but nothing felt better than selling them at a reasonable price to someone else that reaaaaaally wanted them.
One day our plants are thriving and the very next day they can die, therefore it's just not worth pay hundreds of dollars for a single plant. (my opinion)
Absolutely agree. Paying hundreds of dollars for a plant with 2 leaves and one of those leaves is browning and dying just baffles me. I like all the tried and true common plants especially when I rescue it and bring it back from clearance and it thrives. Aka my hoya retusa for 8 dollars.
Completely agree with both you and Nick about the expensive plants. I really like the common house plants and enjoy growing the different varieties of pothos, tradscantia, Spider plants, etc. There is a lot of satisfaction in bringing a rehab/clearance plant back from the brink of death and watch it flourish when given a bit of TLC!
Merry Christmas to all. May you continue to love the plants around you that bring much joy this season. The price of a 2 dollar plant is more joy for me than being stressed over a expensive plant that requires to much effort 😊. Let's keep the joy of inexpensive plants 🤗
Spill👏 that👏 Christmas👏 tea👏! For me personally, this list was spot on, for pretty much exactly the reasons you mentioned on all of them. I have to admit I was thinking the whole time which one of my plants is he gonna say is overrated? 😄
The thai constellation looks like a giant marble pothos in a mostera shape to me. It also reminds me of back home when I was little and I saw some giant pothos climbing up some tree in my school yard (and oh yeah they had fenestration lol)
i was thinking the same 😭 like just give your manjula or marble queen a tree or a moss pole and let it climb up the new leaves r gonna have some fenestration
Honestly, I find the pink princess variegation to be quite ugly and the growth pattern of the plant just adds to the unattractiveness. This on top of how hard it is to get and keep the pink. At this point, the only reason people seem to want that plant is as a status symbol, not because they actually like it. The whole point and joy of owning and growing houseplants is to admire their growth, foliage, and/or blooms and getting to know the plant and it's needs, and feeling a sense of pride in providing your plants with a happy and healthy life, NOT showing off that you spent hundreds of dollars on a rare plant that most of the people you are showing off to can't afford or relate to. It makes me sad.
True. I have a limit and that is keeping my hands off of plants that are super expensive and just stick to not just inexpensive ones but ones that actually fits my environment and the amount of care I can provide for it.
Prices are high in a way that I don’t really understand, but I try to think about how the growers and sellers are benefiting. Most of them are small businesses (often just one person) and I’m glad they are making money. I love all plants and if something is over priced (IMHO) I will buy something else. I don’t Instagram so I don’t have a plant to show it off, I have it to nurture and enjoy. This will all pass in time. Happy holidays!
Totally agree about the pink princess. I just got a tradescantia nanouk that has florescent magenta undersides and I find it 100x more beautiful. Plus it cost a fraction of the cost of a PP
I did listen to another plantuber say that when more people acquire these “rare” plants, he finds them less appealing. Honesty was appreciated but, that’s so sad. And I feel that’s how a lot of people are. They want to be part of some club of exclusivity. I like some expensive “rare” plants (I prefer to call them collector plants) but I will be damned before I spend triple digits on any of them. I can wait. I don’t care if a plant is variegated, I don’t care for instagram hype. I don’t care how many people do or do not have a plant. If I like it I’ll get it when the price is right. If I don’t I will not buy it to flip it. If the variegated monstera was $10 I would not buy it. Same for the pink princess. And a lot of trendy plants right now. But if you offer me an Alocasia Dragon Scale or Cuprea, yes please!
I bought a Pink Princess. No regrets! Did I pay a lot? Yep. I love when I see it's going to unfurl a new leaf. It's exciting waiting to see what the new leaf will look like/how much pink/etc. Variegated plants are extremely enjoyable for me to grow for this reason. I think for me I fell victim to "the hype" because PlantTubers introduced me to a lot of plants, and made me realize there are a lot of really interesting plants out there that I can grow. Formerly I only purchased cheap common plants at my local stores (still some of my most favorite plants!) but now I can explore so many more varieties and experiment growing more rare or exotic types. I'm having so much fun with it!
The reasons you mentioned are exactly why people should buy/collect the plants that they do....because they bring you so much joy, happiness and excitement. Although you might have initially got caught up in "the hype", it seems that you now truly appreciate the qualities and uniqueness of the actual plants. Because of this, I would say you are now a "plant enthusiast" as opposed to just a "collector" (hopefully that makes sense). I think it is great that you are exploring the plant world to see what is out there. Lots of different, specific niches to get into or can dabble in a bit of everything (like I do). My concern with the social media plant craze and in particular, with the "rare" &/or "expensive" plants is that some people are purchasing plants that they financially can't afford or haven't budgeted for (impulse buys). But if a person is in a position that they have the discretionary income or have saved up money over time, then they should feel free to spend however much money they are comfortable with on a plant that they will enjoy caring for, whether that is $15, $150 or even $1500.
Watching this two years later makes me feel a lot better. Variegated monsteras have gone down in price a lot, I still don’t have one as it’s still too expensive for me, but it gives me hope that the price will go lower still
I'm that girl that wants to collect ALL the pothos, but even I have limits. I have a marble queen, so I'm not in too much of a rush to find a manjula, and I have pearls n' jade so I'm not interested in getting an n' joy. I love my little phil brasil, but a white stripe is not worth that much more money than the yellow.
I feel the same way! You have something you like... nothing wrong with that. I'm on a plant group in my community where i trade slips with people, so i find myself doing the same thing for free! It's like a treasure hunt haha.
Totally on your side Nick, I am in the Old Plant Crowd (Australia) that has been in it for years and years (10 years). I have never seen this crazy behavior from plant people before this year. We (the old plant crowd) seemed to be polite and friendly. freely sharing/ trading cutting and advice. BUT NOW. It's like as you said 'Got to catch them' all at all costs and no matter who or what gets hurt. Especially, the new plant people caught up in the plant social media hype, buying plant out of their skill level for the big $$$$ (instead of buying food for their kids) and the plant dies.... WHY people???. I hope people calm down soon and we can get back to a more kind, calm, and considerate behavior. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Nick and Plant Peps. Plant it forward and share the plant love. 💚🤗
I love how Nicks content in the past year has hinted here and there that he feels a certain way about some ......choices...... that have been taking place in the community And it’s culminated to this lol Love youuuu
I love your tangent videos! I just started my own houseplant shop and I'm sticking to the basics, classics...affordable plants! These over priced "rares" drive me nuts!
My unpopular opinion: pink princess is kind of ugly. There. I said it. Something about this shade of green with this shade of pink is rubbing me a wrong way.
I absolutely love your channel as soon as I saw your notification I dropped what I was doing and went straight to watching the video, much love from south Africa, oh and have a amazing Christmas
I love this video! I've been into plants for about 7 years & I have a bunch of regular, common houseplants that I love! Syngonium, snake plants, pothos, they're all great. I kinda think that if you need a super-rare, super-expensive plant to make you happy, you have some deep problems that have nothing to do with plants.
I appreciate you so much. I've gotten weary as one by one, my formerly favorite plant youtubers have fallen victim to all the latest trends, whether it be plants or equipment. So disappointing. Thank you for this video :)
When you started talking about caropegia silver glory I went 'gasp'! Ha ha, granted, I live in Europe, and mine was only slightly more costly than regular caropegia. It was kinda small, but it grows as crazy for me and it's mostly silver in my experience - new grows has this intense green pattern that fades and older leaves are silver. It's the first time when my plant appeared in one of those "overrated plants" videos 😂 Love your work, Nick!
totally fricking agreeeee. like honestly i feel like some big parts of the industry are becoming very very similar to the structure of fast fashion. between the speed that growers have to function at(which also leads to a lot of rly rushed and therefore kinda low quality plants) as well as, as u mentioned, all of this coveting and creating the hierarchy that, within a few months, completely changes as trends shift... i rly hope that things can naturally start to slow down as more people accumulate plants and arent all rushing to get more houseplants all at once anymore. then again if much rather have a fast planning cycle than fast fashion, just hope it doesn’t hurt people’s jobs or lead to unfair payment of workers/ possible exploitation of growers/workers (if that’s even a thing? not even super sure cuz it’s like not talked about at all i feel) loved the video 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 happy holidays/ winter time y’all💖
I really appreciate your comment about the houseplant trend. As much as I’m excited to see people loving having living things in their home, I often find that people are plant “hauling” things they can’t care for and it’s really wasteful. We’ve all been guilty of getting in over our heads but also I’ve seen so many newbies take on plants I wouldn’t dare to tackle and buying LOTS of things without looking up light and water requirements
Trees are the best :)) To me it feels magical that something so huge, strong and long-lived grows from a single tiny seed. I don't think people realize how much time and light and pure luck it takes for a tree to grow tall and strong because not many people get to watch it grow from nothing. Everyone should watch a tree grow, and maybe then people would have more respect for these amazing creatures.
I would like to see someone grow a rose bush in their house. Maybe there are some crazies out there who do that. Idk just think it'd be cool to have a full on rose bush chillin in the living room or bedroom or wherever
Thanks for another interesting video...someone has to be real about what’s happening with plants these days! I haven’t shopped much although I have to say a trip to the nursery/plant store can cure the wintertime blues, so after the holidays are over I may venture out to support the local farms and nursery in my area. Even if I only buy soil or a new pot I’m happy to take in all the beautiful plants and be inspired but I won’t be buying all those ridiculously priced plants...it’s crazy!!! Thankfully I have plenty of plants to keep me busy and I’m hoping to make a couple hangers this winter. I loved your basic diy hanger you put out there recently going to give it a try I have a couple hoyas I want to hang up. Happy Holidays!
You spoke what was on my mind! And these are the reasons why I do not support plant you tubers whose goal for their channel is to capitalize on the selling of rare plants or plants in general for absurd prices like a few “hobby” turned business plant you tubers this past year. Growing plants should be for joy and to spread and share plants, not to capitalize on the new fad and price gauging.
Not a fan of overpriced plants. I love my rattlesnake calathea and my stromanthe triostar. Would like to fast forward to spring to see them grow. Happy holidays!
Variegated anything automatically makes something overrated or makes it have the potential to become overrated. Like I like my coffee black, I like my green plants without the cream.
I’m so happy you did this video. As some one who went from casual plant parent to crazy plant hoarder I can’t understand the status put on a plant. I also appreciate your content because a lot of other plant channels have become harder to relate to because they’re all about these “rare” plants and less about enjoying and caring for the more common and accessible plants that the majority of us are able to get.
That was refreshing- thank you 🙏 I have ONLY “ regular “ plants and have for a while though that I was missing out and that what I have wasn’t worth anything- simply and boring, if you know what I mean but I do love them but I felt I wasn’t modern enough or trendy 😳😢 and I also felt pretty poor because I can’t afford those prices that mange of the mentions plant you covered and many more are so stupid expensive!!! Some I perhaps could but I really thought that it was way too expensive for a plant!! I don’t even spend that kind of money on furniture or clothes- I love all second hand but that you can’t get in plantworld 🤪😀 But is nice to hear that other people also find that the plant-prizes have taken a turn for the crazy!! Thanks again for putting yourself out there and know that we are some who appreciate it!! ❤️🙏 Love from Denmark 🇩🇰
I love hearing Nick's opinions on all these plants! Please more of these types of videos! I have a hoya polyneura and I just bought a two leaf cutting and it put out two sets of teeny leaves and has done nothing since. I'm like why did I get that plant 🤦♀️
I love the honesty in this video! It’s really sad how the prices are increasing. I also really dislike plant groups (specifically fb) because it’s seems like people are only buying plants to sell cuttings for the price they bought the whole plant for or more. It’s becoming more about the money and less about actually liking the plants :(
completely agree. I am known as the plant girl in my area and now that everyone and their momma are getting into plants I get several dms a week of people saying I need to check out this or another variegated monstera. I have two little pups that I pulled out of another cheap monstera that have just been sickly and annoying since I‘ve had them. No way I am going to pay several hundred for another. My big and old ‚normal‘ monstera brings me way more joy.
It's good to hear a bit of criticism in the current hype/frenzy! Really enjoy your perspective 😊 I'm in Europe and I bought a big hoya polyneura this autumn for 30 euros... so far it's thriving and I'm really digging it. But then it's also a well-established, healthy plant. Not some unrooted node that some hack on etsy is selling, trying to make a quick buck...
I wish everyone could see this video. You’re freaking awesome... I youre soooo knowledgeable and I consider you one of the top plant people. It’s kinda bummy how everything is being blown out of proportion... makes it hard to enjoy it for the people who enjoy plants just purely for what they are and not the craze 😕
Nick, I feel like your my plant soulmate, seriously! LOL. You keep it REAL! I love how you state your opinion on EXPENSIVE, plants! I use to fall into the "peer pressure" of "trending plants". I purchased a TON of popular plants just to seem "cool" I guess you could say. One day I was watering all of these plants, I realized I literally didn't like most of the plants that "broke me" or just in general the species, variegation, etc. This may sound strange but to me when I go water each of my plants (which is literally about as many as you have) I feel like I have this relationship with them, I feel the energy of the plant, just like some of my past boyfriends, SOME OF THEM STRESSED ME OUT!😂 If the plant wasn't making me happy or stressed me out then WHY was I buying for? I realized I was buying it because I wanted to make strangers whom I've never met in person, just online think I was amazing! So I got over that. I'm not going to pay $200 for a wet stick that I know in a year or two will be "3 cents"! So now I stick with what I love, peperomia 💕❣️, monkey tail cactus, succulents & many others but I will NEVER buy a plant expensive or on the clearance rack that I don't truly want and appreciate. I just wanted to thank you for being a real acting human being, UA-cam influencer who is real! You're not trying to sell us or say" oh you should go buy this plant for $300 right now" not everyone can afford that, I once couldn't, and I would have felt horrible probably at the time. What I want for this hobby and I know you want, it's for people to just enjoy their plans and connect with people who also love plants, not to be cool or trending. To me the best part about my plants other than me enjoying them, is to get to know fellow people in my plant community. You can really meet very interesting people, which is to me one of the major reasons I love learning about plants, other people's techniques, stories. So yeah, THANKS NICK! 🤗 HUGS! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU & EVERYONE!!!🎆❣️🎉🍷🥰
Haha I can totally understand your stance on polyneura. I love mine! They are doing well, and growing rather quickly. I did feel like I got lucky finding my starters for about $35 (and yes, this year even). So if you luck out and grab one for the same price range I did, I think it's worth a try :)
Nick I so appreciate the tangent! As someone who also has been doing it simply for joy and having her first houseplant 8 years ago, I feel seen hearing ya talk about this stuff! 🙌🏼
Absolutely spot on! Thank you for saying this out loud. Paying such hefty sums for a plant only makes it become more rare. and blah the scene for the rest of us. I got a raven zz when it was not even this much a rage for a fraction of what it costs me now. TOTAL GIMMICK.
You're completely correct, though. This past year I've seen plant prices skyrocket and it's insane how many people are shelling out big money for something that was a fraction of the price a year ago. I got my Albo Monstera D. Sept 2019 for $50 and she is a mature monstera with holes in her 5 leaves and everything. It was my dream plant for years and I sat on a waiting list for 3 years at my local nursery before they called to tell me they finally got my Cruella for me. I can't believe I hesitated and told them I'd need to think on it because $50 is a lot for a plant. Had I known then what I know now, I would have slapped myself silly for even second guessing on whether I would spend that much money on my baby. Meanwhile, fast forward to today and I'm cautioning my friends who are just starting to get into plants about not buying that "wet stick" of variegated monstera or pink princess for triple digit prices. It's been disheartening to see so many people flipping plants for obscene amounts of money online, and newbie plant enthusiasts have no clue that they are being taken advantage of. I keep telling my friends to hold tight and wait it out. The prices will go back down. Growers are working on getting these designer plants in stores and pretty soon it won't be so crazy.
I love your honesty and authenticity! I've always been appalled by the people who can just drop $300 on a plant...when I cant even remember the last time I spent $300 on ANYTHING
I think those discussions are so fun and interesting! I can agree with you on a lot of things you said, the hype around everything variegated is just way too much. Also the prices are so interesting, I live in Germany and here you can get a variegated Monstera leaf for 30 Dollar. But I have to say I completely disagree on the Hoya polyneura! The leaf shape is sooo pretty and its growing really well for me. (In Germany you can get a polyneura cutting for around 5-10 Dollar).
Glad to see a plant collector (especially on youtube) talk about the hype and prices. I'm older, and have loved houseplants for many years. It's shocking and a little heart-breaking to see the prices and how many pretty houseplants that have been disregarded because they are "basic". I ordered a plant from a prominent online grower, when I received it there were about 5 cuttings in it, three of them unrooted, absolutely unacceptable. I purchased my syngonium albo for 14 bucks 2 years ago and can't believe the cost now--they grow like weeds! I give away cuttings on the regular. I guess it's up to the consumers to set the precedence in what we are willing to spend.....
basically every monstera that isn't deliciosa or adansonii are overrated as house plants. they won't grow to any amount of their full potential anywhere other than a tropical greenhouse.
Thanks Nick For The Heads-Up About The Polyneura!!! I Would Only Buy It Small Because The Prices Are So High And Its Usually Only 2 Leaves... IF The Plant Is Difficult THEN 2 Leaves Can Quickly Turn Into 1... And A Week Later That 1 Can Become NONE!!! I Rely On My Plants To Keep Me UP... And A Plant With NO Leaves Will Have Me Feeling DOWN!!!
Thank you for speaking the truth! I've been collecting for many years and I just don't get it these days - ANY plant selling for thousands of dollars is just ridiculous. I feel like newcomers to the hobby want an 'instant' collection so they are willing to pay big for any rare or large specimens, and that's just not what plants are about. I've acquired most of my plants from swapping and searching markets for many years. My plants are big specimens because I've been taking care of them for many years and I've learnt through trial and error what works and what doesn't. That's what plants are all about! I'm feeling a bit bah humbug about it these days, I hate thinking about all these poor plants going home to people who can't care for them properly because they're only in it for the social media glory or because its 'trendy'.
I can't agree with you more!!!!!!!!! I'd love to have a discussion with you about all the pothos cultivars. I see people in Facebook groups arguing about which one they are when they are essentially THE SAME PLANT!
Hi Nick! This is another video of yours that I really enjoyed! I don't get the hype on the plants you mentioned, either, and totally agree with everything you said. If I could find one at a reasonable cost, I would like to have a Philodendron "Rio" only because I love my Brasil and it would be fun to have one with the white on it. I would love to see a "Part 2" of overrated plants. I tend to only buy plants that I really like and/or love, but won't spend a lot of money on them. I can wait for the price to go down, or stumble on a great buy. When I see "Rare Plant" in a video title for unboxing or buying, I don't watch them because I don't care about those kind of plants. In the past, videos I've watched like this, most of the plants looked so bad, or only had one stem or leaf. I'm like why????? Thank you so much for sharing!
Hi Nick, Merry Christmas! What a surprise Christmas gift, a new video with shade and snark, love it! It's true, I will NOT pay big bucks for a plant, check out the clearance section, I call those "orphans ", they need love too, enjoy your day, hugs from Orange County, Ca 😊🌿🎅🎄
I agree with you 200%. People spend boat loads and they get a very beat up plant in mail, for the money people spend they should demand great plants. Thank you for being honest and not being afraid to put it out there.
This paying a fortune for “rare” houseplants is out of control. I have been a plant enthusiast for 30 years and I can’t believe how prices have gone up in the last year, even for common houseplants. It’s crazy that someone just paid $15,000.00 on a Facebook auction for a huge variegated monstera. That plant will lose its value so quickly as the market gets saturated with them and people move onto the next “it” plant or it could just die. The irony is that these more rare plants also seem to be more unstable and moody than the more common plants. I have palms, dracaenas, pothos and ficus trees that are all over 20 years old, they are over 10 feet tall and have to be cut back every year. They were all super cheap and never give me any problems. My more “rare” plants always give me problems. Fortunately though I have never paid a lot for any one houseplant and I never will, if I want something I just wait till the price comes down, which eventually it will.
Well I have always considered my Marble Queen my variegated monstera. I get variegated half moon leaves on her. I ADORE my P. Red Emerald and have never even had the desire for a pink princess. Too much worry about some thig reverting amd plants are for me to enjoy and not worry/stress about. I adore my Brazil and happy to hear your comments to WHY do we need one of EVERY slightly different plant? started doing that and soon ran out of room. :( I think an underrated P. is the Jungle Boogie. This is a very fun plat to watch grow. BUT it gets HUGE fast.
As someone who grew up growing plants from seed I relate to your mindset. I've learned to view 'luxury houseplants' the same way I view the 'luxury' branches of other markets (shoes, whisky, etc), but it's difficult for me to personally justify buying some of these plants when there are so many other ones out there.
Stromanthe triostar of mine has a ton of pink and affordable. 👍 my philodendron Brazil is beautiful. Cheap, fast growing. I love it. Merry Christmas. 🎄
Preach!! These plants are a fad. Soon everyone will have these plants and a new fad will come along. Every time I see someone spent a large amount on a plant, I roll my eyes. It's like investing in beanie babies.
I posted your video on the Toronto Houseplant Enthusiasts Facebook group and ask the members what they thought was the most overrated house plant and I received a ton of answers....everything from pothos to monsteras to fiddle leaf figs to begonias to philodendrons!
I love my pink polka dot plant! It grows enthusiastically no matter what I do to it/where I put it and it's shooting off these beautiful purple flowers now 😍
Here’s a healthy dose of shade, snark and sass for the holidays 💕🥵
Thank you for posting this on Christmas morning, for those of us who don’t celebrate! 🥰
Thanks man, stay safe and happy!!!
You are so right, but I do want to collect them all. I will wait until these plants are cheaper. You sir are so adorable.
THANK YOU! This is so refreshing to watch! Finally someone with a large enough platform who is brave enough to tell it like it is!! 🙌🏾🪴
Haha!! I love it!! True true... I do have the Pink Princess and paid a pretty price for it... but looking at everything else just going sky high.. oh my. I’m sticking to the plants that aren’t gonna give me cancer if they die on me. 😅
Nick: *throws shade*
Philodendron: *is shade tolerant*
You are one of the not many plant guru who doesn't participate or encourage "rare plant fad". Total respect.
“It’s not Pokémon, you don’t have to have them all.” 😂😂😂😂
Someone in a plant group in I'm said, "just because you spend $500 on a plant doesn't make you a collector, it just means you can spend $500 on a plant"....I've always wondered how many of those big ticket plants actually survive because someone had to have it because it was instagrammable, but had no clue what they were doing.
Everyone asking if prices will go back down- they will...once the market gets flooded w more growers as opposed to flippers. So get growing. We need next generation growers as that is lacking in the community horribly.
Personally I think any plant that has the potential to "revert" is not worth it to me!
Agreeeeed
@@alannabubbles653 double agreed
So absolutely no variegated plants?
@@ashdragon4000 nah there are definitely lots of variegated plants that strongly hold on to their variegation even with minimal care (pothos, aglaonemas, etc) plus come at a really affordable price
As long as you give the plant plenty of sunlight, it will keep its variegation. Even if it does start to revert, you can easily fix it by pruning the stem back to where the main stem has variegation.
I think the pink princess is overrated! My favorite pink plant is my Stromanthe triostar, I just find the variegation and patterns so much more interesting than the pink princess
I do as well! What’s your plant care for your trio star? I give mine so much humidity and it’s still crisping up!!
YES
and trio is a much more attractive growth habit/shape! on my wish list...
@@katieray5253 distilled water, the leaves on mine were curled for months when I brought it home. I actually watered it with a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and water (distilled) and it really appreciated it, the leaves all uncurled and it's finally giving me new baby plants! I keep it pulled back from my main grow light and it's been pretty content but I'm finding the leaves have been crispy since winter started
Syngonium neon robusta is also really cute and pink.
I personally get regular everyday house plants. Reasonable priced. If they perish not a whole lot of $$$$$ lost.
I still enjoy spider plants, arrow heads, snake plants, philodendron, simple and elegant plants that almost anyone can grow.
I like to keep it simple.
My apartment has no natural lighting. With artificial lighting I still keep 40 plants going.
I totally agree! “Capitalism on plants!” Ugh. Yeah, we don’t do that. Plants are the opposite of capitalism.
“I’m not tryna be some little socialist boy” 😂😂😂😂
Me: Hehe, same *cough* 🇻🇳 eat the rich seize the means of production *cough*
There's nothing wrong with little socialist boys, Nick.
listen, breadtube needs a plant dad
I love this side of you. Totally agree. I’m just shocked at what people are paying for plants these days. Get over it.
Nick, when you go off on your “tangents” as you call them, you seem to reveal fascinating information or insight. So, rather than apologizing, please feel free to expand on those thoughts. Lol! 😊😊😊
I hate how houseplant collecting is becoming a rich man's hobby.
OR Woman's... WE Can't Be Let Off The Hook...WOMEN Are Collecting Plants So They Can Sell One Or Two Leaves And Make A Mortgage Payment!!!
@@The_Black_Truth man as in human kind.
it's not... I am a hobbyist and mine are reasonable.. the most I ever paid was 40$ for a 10" calathea rattlesnake, who is doing great a year after..
That’s how the trade originated in the U.S unfortunately. Wealthy European ex pats would pay extreme amounts to decorate their homes with rare and exotic plants. Everything circles back around, trends I mean. But hopefully the plant community can keep trading and swapping with each other rather than relying on chain stores.
the gentrification of plants, capitalism am i right.
Wow finally some one speaking up in the plant community and saying what alot of plant tubers are too afraid to say. I started collecting houseplants in 1980 and started following plant tubers in the last year or so. I'm shocked at the prices for variegated plants. When did the plant community become so elitist, and snobbish, setting ridiculous trends, especially for people new to plant collecting, putting pressure on them to spend money they don't have. There are so many beautiful house plants like golden pothos, very affordable, aesthetically pleasing and easy to maintain. No need for IKEA cabinets to put them in either, another ridiculous trend IMO 🙄
I find it so weird that I was thinking of using an IKEA cabinet as a curio/humidity cabinet months before the first UA-cam video of it. Then I was like “nah I’d rather flip a $25 hutch on fb marketplace.”
I swear, for the prices these people are paying, then to spend hundreds more on flat box furniture. Uuuuugggghhhhh
The monstera is truly out of control, I discovered it like two weeks ago and spent a long time screaming about the 200 dollar nodes on etsy. Like..... $200? For a Leaf?
Almost $200 for a wet stick! Not even a leaf! Crazy!
That's CRAY CRAY CRAY 😜
Theres a group on FB name jumanji, this guy has so much monstera albo nodes and he’s making a killing, that I’m having a panic attack everytime I see the price😂😂😂
I don’t want any plant that stresses me - Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Nick 🎄
Amen to that. The whole point is to do something enjoyable. I’ve had a few fussy plants that I tried to make love me, but nothing felt better than selling them at a reasonable price to someone else that reaaaaaally wanted them.
One day our plants are thriving and the very next day they can die, therefore it's just not worth pay hundreds of dollars for a single plant. (my opinion)
Or hundreds for a bare rooted cutting!
@@mrsbeard5225 Exactly.
Absolutely agree. Paying hundreds of dollars for a plant with 2 leaves and one of those leaves is browning and dying just baffles me. I like all the tried and true common plants especially when I rescue it and bring it back from clearance and it thrives. Aka my hoya retusa for 8 dollars.
Completely agree with both you and Nick about the expensive plants. I really like the common house plants and enjoy growing the different varieties of pothos, tradscantia, Spider plants, etc. There is a lot of satisfaction in bringing a rehab/clearance plant back from the brink of death and watch it flourish when given a bit of TLC!
Merry Christmas to all. May you continue to love the plants around you that bring much joy this season. The price of a 2 dollar plant is more joy for me than being stressed over a expensive plant that requires to much effort 😊. Let's keep the joy of inexpensive plants 🤗
And that’s why I like you! Because you like what you like KEEPING IT REAL! Love your vibe💚
I’m a Christian and I’m over Christmas. I’m stressed out about coronavirus. I needed this video and some tea. thank you.❤️🌱
@Kitty amen thank you 🙏🏾
Spill👏 that👏 Christmas👏 tea👏! For me personally, this list was spot on, for pretty much exactly the reasons you mentioned on all of them. I have to admit I was thinking the whole time which one of my plants is he gonna say is overrated? 😄
Preach! All the hype and ubiquity on instagram kind of ruins them for me.
The thai constellation looks like a giant marble pothos in a mostera shape to me. It also reminds me of back home when I was little and I saw some giant pothos climbing up some tree in my school yard (and oh yeah they had fenestration lol)
i was thinking the same 😭 like just give your manjula or marble queen a tree or a moss pole and let it climb up the new leaves r gonna have some fenestration
Honestly, I find the pink princess variegation to be quite ugly and the growth pattern of the plant just adds to the unattractiveness. This on top of how hard it is to get and keep the pink. At this point, the only reason people seem to want that plant is as a status symbol, not because they actually like it. The whole point and joy of owning and growing houseplants is to admire their growth, foliage, and/or blooms and getting to know the plant and it's needs, and feeling a sense of pride in providing your plants with a happy and healthy life, NOT showing off that you spent hundreds of dollars on a rare plant that most of the people you are showing off to can't afford or relate to. It makes me sad.
True.
I have a limit and that is keeping my hands off of plants that are super expensive and just stick to not just inexpensive ones but ones that actually fits my environment and the amount of care I can provide for it.
Prices are high in a way that I don’t really understand, but I try to think about how the growers and sellers are benefiting. Most of them are small businesses (often just one person) and I’m glad they are making money. I love all plants and if something is over priced (IMHO) I will buy something else. I don’t Instagram so I don’t have a plant to show it off, I have it to nurture and enjoy. This will all pass in time. Happy holidays!
Totally agree about the pink princess. I just got a tradescantia nanouk that has florescent magenta undersides and I find it 100x more beautiful. Plus it cost a fraction of the cost of a PP
Congratz on 100k!!! I love how you promote common plants over rare.... sometimes rare doesn't mean better
I hate that word rare because they are not rare at all they are just uncommon in most big box stores and that's all.
I did listen to another plantuber say that when more people acquire these “rare” plants, he finds them less appealing. Honesty was appreciated but, that’s so sad. And I feel that’s how a lot of people are. They want to be part of some club of exclusivity. I like some expensive “rare” plants (I prefer to call them collector plants) but I will be damned before I spend triple digits on any of them. I can wait.
I don’t care if a plant is variegated, I don’t care for instagram hype. I don’t care how many people do or do not have a plant. If I like it I’ll get it when the price is right. If I don’t I will not buy it to flip it. If the variegated monstera was $10 I would not buy it. Same for the pink princess. And a lot of trendy plants right now.
But if you offer me an Alocasia Dragon Scale or Cuprea, yes please!
I agree. I saw a six inch pink princess at my nursery a year and a half ago for 30 dollars and didn't purchase, it just wasn't appealing.
Nick: plants aren’t Pokémon, you don’t have to catch them all!
Also Nick: I have 4 different kinds of peperomia scandens. 😂😂😂
I bought a Pink Princess. No regrets! Did I pay a lot? Yep. I love when I see it's going to unfurl a new leaf. It's exciting waiting to see what the new leaf will look like/how much pink/etc. Variegated plants are extremely enjoyable for me to grow for this reason. I think for me I fell victim to "the hype" because PlantTubers introduced me to a lot of plants, and made me realize there are a lot of really interesting plants out there that I can grow. Formerly I only purchased cheap common plants at my local stores (still some of my most favorite plants!) but now I can explore so many more varieties and experiment growing more rare or exotic types. I'm having so much fun with it!
The reasons you mentioned are exactly why people should buy/collect the plants that they do....because they bring you so much joy, happiness and excitement. Although you might have initially got caught up in "the hype", it seems that you now truly appreciate the qualities and uniqueness of the actual plants. Because of this, I would say you are now a "plant enthusiast" as opposed to just a "collector" (hopefully that makes sense). I think it is great that you are exploring the plant world to see what is out there. Lots of different, specific niches to get into or can dabble in a bit of everything (like I do).
My concern with the social media plant craze and in particular, with the "rare" &/or "expensive" plants is that some people are purchasing plants that they financially can't afford or haven't budgeted for (impulse buys). But if a person is in a position that they have the discretionary income or have saved up money over time, then they should feel free to spend however much money they are comfortable with on a plant that they will enjoy caring for, whether that is $15, $150 or even $1500.
Watching this two years later makes me feel a lot better. Variegated monsteras have gone down in price a lot, I still don’t have one as it’s still too expensive for me, but it gives me hope that the price will go lower still
I'm that girl that wants to collect ALL the pothos, but even I have limits. I have a marble queen, so I'm not in too much of a rush to find a manjula, and I have pearls n' jade so I'm not interested in getting an n' joy. I love my little phil brasil, but a white stripe is not worth that much more money than the yellow.
I feel the same way! You have something you like... nothing wrong with that. I'm on a plant group in my community where i trade slips with people, so i find myself doing the same thing for free! It's like a treasure hunt haha.
Totally on your side Nick, I am in the Old Plant Crowd (Australia) that has been in it for years and years (10 years). I have never seen this crazy behavior from plant people before this year. We (the old plant crowd) seemed to be polite and friendly. freely sharing/ trading cutting and advice. BUT NOW. It's like as you said 'Got to catch them' all at all costs and no matter who or what gets hurt. Especially, the new plant people caught up in the plant social media hype, buying plant out of their skill level for the big $$$$ (instead of buying food for their kids) and the plant dies.... WHY people???. I hope people calm down soon and we can get back to a more kind, calm, and considerate behavior. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Nick and Plant Peps. Plant it forward and share the plant love. 💚🤗
I love how Nicks content in the past year has hinted here and there that he feels a certain way about some ......choices...... that have been taking place in the community
And it’s culminated to this lol
Love youuuu
Right! I just told my husband that I love the sass that's been coming from Nick about the ridiculousness of some aspects of the plant community. 💚
I love your tangent videos! I just started my own houseplant shop and I'm sticking to the basics, classics...affordable plants! These over priced "rares" drive me nuts!
My unpopular opinion: pink princess is kind of ugly. There. I said it. Something about this shade of green with this shade of pink is rubbing me a wrong way.
I think they’re ugly as well
I agree
I absolutely love your channel as soon as I saw your notification I dropped what I was doing and went straight to watching the video, much love from south Africa, oh and have a amazing Christmas
I love how your personality has been coming out more and more 🤗
I love this video! I've been into plants for about 7 years & I have a bunch of regular, common houseplants that I love! Syngonium, snake plants, pothos, they're all great. I kinda think that if you need a super-rare, super-expensive plant to make you happy, you have some deep problems that have nothing to do with plants.
I appreciate you so much. I've gotten weary as one by one, my formerly favorite plant youtubers have fallen victim to all the latest trends, whether it be plants or equipment. So disappointing. Thank you for this video :)
When you started talking about caropegia silver glory I went 'gasp'! Ha ha, granted, I live in Europe, and mine was only slightly more costly than regular caropegia. It was kinda small, but it grows as crazy for me and it's mostly silver in my experience - new grows has this intense green pattern that fades and older leaves are silver. It's the first time when my plant appeared in one of those "overrated plants" videos 😂 Love your work, Nick!
Merry Christmas. I really love your videos. Plant content on UA-cam is the best distraction from my depression ❤️🌿
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I’m still wondering if prices will ever come back to normal? 💚😃
Merry Christmas🎁 I agree totally, I like what I like, it doesn’t have to be trendy!
totally fricking agreeeee. like honestly i feel like some big parts of the industry are becoming very very similar to the structure of fast fashion. between the speed that growers have to function at(which also leads to a lot of rly rushed and therefore kinda low quality plants) as well as, as u mentioned, all of this coveting and creating the hierarchy that, within a few months, completely changes as trends shift... i rly hope that things can naturally start to slow down as more people accumulate plants and arent all rushing to get more houseplants all at once anymore. then again if much rather have a fast planning cycle than fast fashion, just hope it doesn’t hurt people’s jobs or lead to unfair payment of workers/ possible exploitation of growers/workers (if that’s even a thing? not even super sure cuz it’s like not talked about at all i feel)
loved the video 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 happy holidays/ winter time y’all💖
I really appreciate your comment about the houseplant trend. As much as I’m excited to see people loving having living things in their home, I often find that people are plant “hauling” things they can’t care for and it’s really wasteful. We’ve all been guilty of getting in over our heads but also I’ve seen so many newbies take on plants I wouldn’t dare to tackle and buying LOTS of things without looking up light and water requirements
I got ballsy and have started growing trees in my house from seed. When it comes to other houseplants I just buy whats on clearance.
i used to do this black pepper corns will sprout indoors btw
Trees are the best :)) To me it feels magical that something so huge, strong and long-lived grows from a single tiny seed. I don't think people realize how much time and light and pure luck it takes for a tree to grow tall and strong because not many people get to watch it grow from nothing. Everyone should watch a tree grow, and maybe then people would have more respect for these amazing creatures.
I would like to see someone grow a rose bush in their house. Maybe there are some crazies out there who do that. Idk just think it'd be cool to have a full on rose bush chillin in the living room or bedroom or wherever
Love your videos. This one is particularly good!! Merry Christmas from WI.
Thanks for another interesting video...someone has to be real about what’s happening with plants these days! I haven’t shopped much although I have to say a trip to the nursery/plant store can cure the wintertime blues, so after the holidays are over I may venture out to support the local farms and nursery in my area. Even if I only buy soil or a new pot I’m happy to take in all the beautiful plants and be inspired but I won’t be buying all those ridiculously priced plants...it’s crazy!!! Thankfully I have plenty of plants to keep me busy and I’m hoping to make a couple hangers this winter. I loved your basic diy hanger you put out there recently going to give it a try I have a couple hoyas I want to hang up. Happy Holidays!
I absolutely adore your sassy energy in this video 😂❤️
You spoke what was on my mind! And these are the reasons why I do not support plant you tubers whose goal for their channel is to capitalize on the selling of rare plants or plants in general for absurd prices like a few “hobby” turned business plant you tubers this past year. Growing plants should be for joy and to spread and share plants, not to capitalize on the new fad and price gauging.
Ooh I know who you mean. Agreed. I’m revolted
The fishtail Hoya grows in a cooler climate in the mountains that’s why they are tricky in homes .merry Christmas Nick!
Not a fan of overpriced plants. I love my rattlesnake calathea and my stromanthe triostar. Would like to fast forward to spring to see them grow. Happy holidays!
Variegated anything automatically makes something overrated or makes it have the potential to become overrated. Like I like my coffee black, I like my green plants without the cream.
Completely agree! I love deep, healthy, lush green plants.
I’m so happy you did this video. As some one who went from casual plant parent to crazy plant hoarder I can’t understand the status put on a plant. I also appreciate your content because a lot of other plant channels have become harder to relate to because they’re all about these “rare” plants and less about enjoying and caring for the more common and accessible plants that the majority of us are able to get.
That was refreshing- thank you 🙏 I have ONLY “ regular “ plants and have for a while though that I was missing out and that what I have wasn’t worth anything- simply and boring, if you know what I mean but I do love them but I felt I wasn’t modern enough or trendy 😳😢 and I also felt pretty poor because I can’t afford those prices that mange of the mentions plant you covered and many more are so stupid expensive!!! Some I perhaps could but I really thought that it was way too expensive for a plant!! I don’t even spend that kind of money on furniture or clothes- I love all second hand but that you can’t get in plantworld 🤪😀 But is nice to hear that other people also find that the plant-prizes have taken a turn for the crazy!! Thanks again for putting yourself out there and know that we are some who appreciate it!! ❤️🙏 Love from Denmark 🇩🇰
I've found my best rare plants on the clearance section at Lowe's for $1-$5. A little rehab and I get a great plant.
Nick!! Congrats on the 100K darling! We want more macrame and pls do some diy pots too!! 😘😘💪🏻
I love the whole vibe of this video right off the bat! Merry Christmas, Nick!
Love the thumbnail pic. Haha everything you said here is on point!!! Especially the “ghost” name type plants.
I love hearing Nick's opinions on all these plants! Please more of these types of videos!
I have a hoya polyneura and I just bought a two leaf cutting and it put out two sets of teeny leaves and has done nothing since. I'm like why did I get that plant 🤦♀️
I love the honesty in this video! It’s really sad how the prices are increasing. I also really dislike plant groups (specifically fb) because it’s seems like people are only buying plants to sell cuttings for the price they bought the whole plant for or more. It’s becoming more about the money and less about actually liking the plants :(
completely agree.
I am known as the plant girl in my area and now that everyone and their momma are getting into plants I get several dms a week of people saying I need to check out this or another variegated monstera.
I have two little pups that I pulled out of another cheap monstera that have just been sickly and annoying since I‘ve had them. No way I am going to pay several hundred for another. My big and old ‚normal‘ monstera brings me way more joy.
oh and.. yea. I consider myself a socialist girl, so the price-gauging capitalist part really irks me hhaha
It's good to hear a bit of criticism in the current hype/frenzy! Really enjoy your perspective 😊 I'm in Europe and I bought a big hoya polyneura this autumn for 30 euros... so far it's thriving and I'm really digging it. But then it's also a well-established, healthy plant. Not some unrooted node that some hack on etsy is selling, trying to make a quick buck...
I wish everyone could see this video. You’re freaking awesome... I youre soooo knowledgeable and I consider you one of the top plant people. It’s kinda bummy how everything is being blown out of proportion... makes it hard to enjoy it for the people who enjoy plants just purely for what they are and not the craze 😕
Nick, I feel like your my plant soulmate, seriously! LOL. You keep it REAL! I love how you state your opinion on EXPENSIVE, plants! I use to fall into the "peer pressure" of "trending plants". I purchased a TON of popular plants just to seem "cool" I guess you could say. One day I was watering all of these plants, I realized I literally didn't like most of the plants that "broke me" or just in general the species, variegation, etc. This may sound strange but to me when I go water each of my plants (which is literally about as many as you have) I feel like I have this relationship with them, I feel the energy of the plant, just like some of my past boyfriends, SOME OF THEM STRESSED ME OUT!😂 If the plant wasn't making me happy or stressed me out then WHY was I buying for? I realized I was buying it because I wanted to make strangers whom I've never met in person, just online think I was amazing! So I got over that. I'm not going to pay $200 for a wet stick that I know in a year or two will be "3 cents"! So now I stick with what I love, peperomia 💕❣️, monkey tail cactus, succulents & many others but I will NEVER buy a plant expensive or on the clearance rack that I don't truly want and appreciate. I just wanted to thank you for being a real acting human being, UA-cam influencer who is real! You're not trying to sell us or say" oh you should go buy this plant for $300 right now" not everyone can afford that, I once couldn't, and I would have felt horrible probably at the time. What I want for this hobby and I know you want, it's for people to just enjoy their plans and connect with people who also love plants, not to be cool or trending. To me the best part about my plants other than me enjoying them, is to get to know fellow people in my plant community. You can really meet very interesting people, which is to me one of the major reasons I love learning about plants, other people's techniques, stories. So yeah, THANKS NICK! 🤗 HUGS! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU & EVERYONE!!!🎆❣️🎉🍷🥰
Great job. Thanks for your authenticity and honest, Nick!
Like the housing market, prices will crash eventually. People just have to be willing to wait. Patience obtains all things. :)
I love varigated plants. I think they‘re so beautiful and unique. Thankfully i got my monstera deliciosa variegata for 4$ :) love her💕
Love your sassiness Nick. More of this please! No more strings attached...😏
Haha I can totally understand your stance on polyneura. I love mine! They are doing well, and growing rather quickly. I did feel like I got lucky finding my starters for about $35 (and yes, this year even). So if you luck out and grab one for the same price range I did, I think it's worth a try :)
Nick I so appreciate the tangent! As someone who also has been doing it simply for joy and having her first houseplant 8 years ago, I feel seen hearing ya talk about this stuff! 🙌🏼
Absolutely spot on! Thank you for saying this out loud. Paying such hefty sums for a plant only makes it become more rare. and blah the scene for the rest of us. I got a raven zz when it was not even this much a rage for a fraction of what it costs me now. TOTAL GIMMICK.
I don’t understand the pink thing with the plants, I feel like the pink princess and the strawberry shake just end up looking dirty🤷🏻♀️
The word “dirty dishwater” has increasingly been used to describe the strawberry shake haha.
You're completely correct, though. This past year I've seen plant prices skyrocket and it's insane how many people are shelling out big money for something that was a fraction of the price a year ago. I got my Albo Monstera D. Sept 2019 for $50 and she is a mature monstera with holes in her 5 leaves and everything. It was my dream plant for years and I sat on a waiting list for 3 years at my local nursery before they called to tell me they finally got my Cruella for me. I can't believe I hesitated and told them I'd need to think on it because $50 is a lot for a plant. Had I known then what I know now, I would have slapped myself silly for even second guessing on whether I would spend that much money on my baby. Meanwhile, fast forward to today and I'm cautioning my friends who are just starting to get into plants about not buying that "wet stick" of variegated monstera or pink princess for triple digit prices. It's been disheartening to see so many people flipping plants for obscene amounts of money online, and newbie plant enthusiasts have no clue that they are being taken advantage of. I keep telling my friends to hold tight and wait it out. The prices will go back down. Growers are working on getting these designer plants in stores and pretty soon it won't be so crazy.
I love your honesty and authenticity! I've always been appalled by the people who can just drop $300 on a plant...when I cant even remember the last time I spent $300 on ANYTHING
I think those discussions are so fun and interesting! I can agree with you on a lot of things you said, the hype around everything variegated is just way too much. Also the prices are so interesting, I live in Germany and here you can get a variegated Monstera leaf for 30 Dollar. But I have to say I completely disagree on the Hoya polyneura! The leaf shape is sooo pretty and its growing really well for me. (In Germany you can get a polyneura cutting for around 5-10 Dollar).
Glad to see a plant collector (especially on youtube) talk about the hype and prices. I'm older, and have loved houseplants for many years. It's shocking and a little heart-breaking to see the prices and how many pretty houseplants that have been disregarded because they are "basic". I ordered a plant from a prominent online grower, when I received it there were about 5 cuttings in it, three of them unrooted, absolutely unacceptable. I purchased my syngonium albo for 14 bucks 2 years ago and can't believe the cost now--they grow like weeds! I give away cuttings on the regular. I guess it's up to the consumers to set the precedence in what we are willing to spend.....
basically every monstera that isn't deliciosa or adansonii are overrated as house plants. they won't grow to any amount of their full potential anywhere other than a tropical greenhouse.
THANK YOU!
Thanks Nick For The Heads-Up About The Polyneura!!! I Would Only Buy It Small Because The Prices Are So High And Its Usually Only 2 Leaves... IF The Plant Is Difficult THEN 2 Leaves Can Quickly Turn Into 1... And A Week Later That 1 Can Become NONE!!! I Rely On My Plants To Keep Me UP... And A Plant With NO Leaves Will Have Me Feeling DOWN!!!
Thank you for speaking the truth! I've been collecting for many years and I just don't get it these days - ANY plant selling for thousands of dollars is just ridiculous. I feel like newcomers to the hobby want an 'instant' collection so they are willing to pay big for any rare or large specimens, and that's just not what plants are about. I've acquired most of my plants from swapping and searching markets for many years. My plants are big specimens because I've been taking care of them for many years and I've learnt through trial and error what works and what doesn't. That's what plants are all about! I'm feeling a bit bah humbug about it these days, I hate thinking about all these poor plants going home to people who can't care for them properly because they're only in it for the social media glory or because its 'trendy'.
Much needed video! Truly you inspire me to not get swayed by the “rare plant hype”
I can't agree with you more!!!!!!!!! I'd love to have a discussion with you about all the pothos cultivars. I see people in Facebook groups arguing about which one they are when they are essentially THE SAME PLANT!
I so appreciate your candor and humor. And I’ve learned a lot from you. 🥳 Happy New Year
Hi Nick! This is another video of yours that I really enjoyed! I don't get the hype on the plants you mentioned, either, and totally agree with everything you said. If I could find one at a reasonable cost, I would like to have a Philodendron "Rio" only because I love my Brasil and it would be fun to have one with the white on it. I would love to see a "Part 2" of overrated plants. I tend to only buy plants that I really like and/or love, but won't spend a lot of money on them. I can wait for the price to go down, or stumble on a great buy. When I see "Rare Plant" in a video title for unboxing or buying, I don't watch them because I don't care about those kind of plants. In the past, videos I've watched like this, most of the plants looked so bad, or only had one stem or leaf. I'm like why????? Thank you so much for sharing!
Hi Nick, Merry Christmas! What a surprise Christmas gift, a new video with shade and snark, love it! It's true, I will NOT pay big bucks for a plant, check out the clearance section, I call those "orphans ", they need love too, enjoy your day, hugs from Orange County, Ca 😊🌿🎅🎄
I agree with you 200%. People spend boat loads and they get a very beat up plant in mail, for the money people spend they should demand great plants. Thank you for being honest and not being afraid to put it out there.
“It’s not Pokémon. You don’t have to have them all” 💀💀💀
Lol
*hides her variegated string of pearls* Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Love the content
This paying a fortune for “rare” houseplants is out of control. I have been a plant enthusiast for 30 years and I can’t believe how prices have gone up in the last year, even for common houseplants. It’s crazy that someone just paid $15,000.00 on a Facebook auction for a huge variegated monstera. That plant will lose its value so quickly as the market gets saturated with them and people move onto the next “it” plant or it could just die. The irony is that these more rare plants also seem to be more unstable and moody than the more common plants. I have palms, dracaenas, pothos and ficus trees that are all over 20 years old, they are over 10 feet tall and have to be cut back every year. They were all super cheap and never give me any problems. My more “rare” plants always give me problems. Fortunately though I have never paid a lot for any one houseplant and I never will, if I want something I just wait till the price comes down, which eventually it will.
Well I have always considered my Marble Queen my variegated monstera. I get variegated half moon leaves on her. I ADORE my P. Red Emerald and have never even had the desire for a pink princess. Too much worry about some thig reverting amd plants are for me to enjoy and not worry/stress about. I adore my Brazil and happy to hear your comments to WHY do we need one of EVERY slightly different plant? started doing that and soon ran out of room. :( I think an underrated P. is the Jungle Boogie. This is a very fun plat to watch grow. BUT it gets HUGE fast.
As someone who grew up growing plants from seed I relate to your mindset. I've learned to view 'luxury houseplants' the same way I view the 'luxury' branches of other markets (shoes, whisky, etc), but it's difficult for me to personally justify buying some of these plants when there are so many other ones out there.
I like what I like. I love that! Happy Holidays, Nick! 💚
Stromanthe triostar of mine has a ton of pink and affordable. 👍 my philodendron Brazil is beautiful. Cheap, fast growing. I love it. Merry Christmas. 🎄
Preach!! These plants are a fad. Soon everyone will have these plants and a new fad will come along. Every time I see someone spent a large amount on a plant, I roll my eyes. It's like investing in beanie babies.
I posted your video on the Toronto Houseplant Enthusiasts Facebook group and ask the members what they thought was the most overrated house plant and I received a ton of answers....everything from pothos to monsteras to fiddle leaf figs to begonias to philodendrons!
Congratulations to 100K Nick!!!
I love my pink polka dot plant! It grows enthusiastically no matter what I do to it/where I put it and it's shooting off these beautiful purple flowers now 😍