I’m currently nursing back my black velvet and my silver dragon that both took a nosedive when I went away on a family trip! I pulled out my heat pad for seed starting and gave them some makeshift humidity domes and it’s really made a big difference but they’re definitely still in the danger zone! Sending good vibes too all of the sad alocasias in this community 💚
My favorite alocasia is the azlanii. I can't believe it isn't more popular. It has glossy leaves like the cuprea, but the veins are purple and the margins and petioles are bright green.
Hey Fern I have to say that the “Dark version “ of the Dragon Scale is very stunning. I have 15 Alocasian through trial and error often starting with no leaves they continue to amaze me. There’s unfortunately much false info out there pertaining to humidity and moisture but that all is relative to your location of this beautiful planet. 50% and airy soil/ substrate plus good and much nutrients are essential. Fish emulsion is my latest find and it’s FANTASTIC but it does stink for a while. My leaves are a lime green color too but I will be giving it more light and see if it gets darker. I have an Azlanii that pushed out a new leaf but that leaf won’t grow. Why is that? I have many in different Substrate, Perlite, Pons, Lecha, and Soil which shows that they adapt to any good healthy environment. Due to my living space I do enjoy the Jewel Alocasia better although my Regale is Wunderschöne but huge. Keep giving knowledge. Thanks for the video.
I love Alocasias! I also have 6 but it’s the Polly, black velvet, Frydek, dragon scale, ninja & silver dragon. Surprisingly the black velvet grows the fastest for me. Under grow lights & 45-60% humidity 🥴 temperature at 65°-79° 😄 Great video! ❤ Would love to see an update on them in a few months!
This was so timely as I have literally just received a Scalprum and a Jacklyn. I was looking at my Jacklyn and just thinking I'm sure there's another part to the name and hey presto you mentioned it and popped it on the screen! They are both absolutely gorgeous and my collection is definitely growing as I have a total of 9 now. My top 3 favourites are the 2 I've just received and my Alocasia Platinum. Once you get the hang of them they are so addictive, oh hang on a minute ALL plants are addictive, LOL. 🤣
I’ve always been a succulent/cacti girly and I’m just now getting into these more traditional houseplants. I just got a Monstera deliciosa and an Alocasia silver dragon, not realizing the silver dragon is considered a rare plant. It’s easily become one of my favorite plants ever I just love it so much
Great video! Your Alocasia are gorgeous! I have tried to care for 4 different species of Alocasia, and they all have needed different light, and watering care. I'm down to 2 and both (Dragon Scale & Zebrina Reticulata) are thriving and leaves are starting to size up, I love them both! Its like once I found the sweet spot in my home they finally started to thrive. Moral is all Alocasia are not created equal, if one type isnt working in your environment try another, there are so many affordable amazing Alocasia to chose from, your dark green Frydeck is very tempting, I may give it a try next! Thanks again Miss Fern, your vids have helped me actually develop a nice healthy collection of plants that bring me joy every single day❤🌱
I have had a plant collection for 3 years in 2 different houses and a few months after getting my first alocasia I got spider mites for the first time!! But luckily I got them taken care of with no casualties. It is a weird
Whewww Jaclynn is bringing that HEAT 🔥 I’ve pretty much given up on alocasia after decimating a Polly and a bambino, but I keep running into zebrinas, which I’d been considering as a do over. But thissssss is sooo much better 😍
I've found Alocasia very temperamental in soil substrate, but do very, very well in semi hydro. When my Tigrina took a nosedive, I decided I had nothing to lose by converting it to 'pon' at that point. It acclimatised very quickly and started to thrive. Due to that I converted my Dragon Scale which did the same. I need to convert my Bambino, but I hate the chore of removing all the soil from the roots, so I've been putting it off 😂 I tend to buy corms now, so I can skip soil removal from the plant and just grow them from scratch. I root them in pon and then there is no transition from rooting to planting
I got my silver dragon almost a year ago now, and I love it! It has been very easy to care for, and I’m saying that as someone who lives in a dry desert. I’ve been wanting to get more Alocasia, especially the tandurusa. I was instantly obsessed when I saw it in your unboxing vid ☺️
There’s a silver form for the Dragon Scale? 😮 Seriously yours is sooo uniquely beautiful. Can’t get over the color. Also realised the leaves are bigger than your hand. That’s huge! My indoors are really not suited for Alocasias sadly. Especially bad for Frydeks as they “melt” in my home. Which is very sad as I want the Variegated Frydek real bad. 🥲
Fun fact: the Maharani is a hybrid of Melo and Black Velvet, the shape and pink backs seem to come from the Black Velvet and the colour and texture from the Melo ❤
I love Alocasia :) I have the black velvet, cuprea, silver dragon, and dragon scale, which might be my fav. My black velvet is finally out of the one leaf club, haha. It held onto that one tattered leaf for months; put out two flowers with it, then finally a new leaf, and then a tiny leaf below that one that looks like a separate plant! It looks like another leaf is coming out again, so I’m stoked for it. Three leaves?? Omg
I love doing plant chores with! I was wondering if you have ever herd of or used baking soda Epsom salts and ammonia mixture for plants I've read some stuff about it but the while ammonia kinda scares me?
Exactly! My black velvet seemed to be in a dormant state for a long time. Every time a second leaf grew, the first leaf just died back. Since I have had in a very chunky soil and started watering with rain / distilled water, it seems to be doing a whole lot better. It seems to grow so much faster for me in summer, with a lot higher temperatures.
All your alocasia look really good. I feel like they grow a bit fast for me, and can’t own more than one at a time. They are pretty easy though once they are established. So many cool ones out there 😊. Thank for sharing❤
You stating how many Alocasia's you have, prompted me to count mine, as I honestly wasn't sure how many I had. But I have 27 different kinds of Alocasia's, and some of them I have more than one of any one kind. So yeah, I have a ton of them. The Micholitziana was my favorite Alocasia, until I got a Watsoniana, and it's like a Micholitziana on Steroids, as it also has the dark green leaf fronts with bright white venation, but the green has a circular pattern on it, and the white venation looks more like the verucosum with wingtips at the edges. It also has a more interesting deep purple backseal, with bright green chartreuse petioles. It's just a seriously ridiculously beautiful Alocasia. I am wondering why you're still growing them in soil, however? You are one of the YT'rs who helped me make up my mind to switch to leca, perlite and pon. Now MOST of my plants are in leca/perlite or pon/perlite, and they are all doing much better than when they were in soil. Every weekend, I convert another few of my plants over. And my goal is to get all soil out of my house by the summer.
Stunning alocasias!! My first was the amazonica, it's not dead but the mature huge leaves are gone and it's only putting out small leaves now. I recently moved it closer to a grow light so fingers crossed. For the cuprea and micholitziana, they are huge and sitting in front of a window living their best life. Last but certainly not least, the dragon scale, I wanted this one soo badly and we have our struggles trying to find his sweet spot. Either way, I will keep trying with them (amazonica and dragon scale)... Love alocasias despite the stories.
I love alocasia! Your tips are spot on and I agree once you figure them out for your care style/conditions they are really hardy plants. I wonder if as they mature they need soil or moss on their stem to promote new larger leaves (maybe like some anthurium?). I might experiment! I notice when my mature alocasia stems get longer, the leaves get smaller and sometimes stop. I repotted one deeper in the soil and the leaves got bigger/faster. I love restarting corms from my mother plants, they grow so fast! Your plants are😍
That Jacklyn is stunninggg wow. My regal shield and sarawakensis are my two favourites, both get more and more gorgeous as they grow huge. I also think you might like alocasia heterophylla 'dragon's breath', it's silvery blue and the leaves can get super long!
Yay! As I've mentioned before, Alocasia is my favorite genus. I have almost 50 different kinds. Following along with your video. 1. Dragon Scale is definitely still one of my top favorites. I've always loved the way yours has looked. I rehabbed two of mine from the brink and now they're thriving. 2. I've been rehabbing my Black Velvet for a while. I do feel they're a little more tricky though so don't feel bad. 3. Your Cuprea looks amazing! It's grown so much. Mine's putting out a new leaf too. Our Alocasia have not gotten the memo that it's winter and I'm not complaining. 😂 4. If you like the Maharani's texture, you should check out the Melo. That has really cool texture as well. They look similar but I believe the Melo's leaves stay a bit smaller. 5. I remember the unboxing and comments on the Tandurusa. I'm not the one who left the initial comment though. For people who don't know the story, the person who named the plant 'Jaclyn' apparently poached it which is why we're trying to deter people from using that name. And Tandurusa means Deer Horns so definitely fitting. Sorry for the rambling comment but I can talk about Alocasia for hours so I was super excited for this video! 🥰😂
I am so shook that you have 50 different alocasia! That is sooo cool. I didn't even know there was so many different types haha - amazing. Thank you for this comment! Also glad to know others have had a bit more of a difficult time with the black velvet 😅
@@wildfern I feel like I've seen other plant tubers having issues with their Black Velvets too so definitely don't feel bad. I'll be happy to share pics of my collection in discord if you're interested. They definitely have become an obsession but they're so much fun.
I have had past bad luck with Alocasia … back in my beginner plant mom days… i recently added a few Alocasia plugs in my plant zoo… i have 3 of the 4 I had adopted lol so, If I can keep these babies alive, i want to add a Cuprea & Jacklyn 🤩 you make them sound much more behaved & less scarrrry!! Lol I so love you content!! And just your ‘type B’ person that you are!!
I just bought a Maharani, I am picking it up on Monday, I am so excited! My first Alocasia was a Polly. Got her a couple of months ago, it was struggling so I put her in water (I saw a video about how that might help). Omg she is doing great, moved her to a self watering pon and is already giving me 2 new leaves!!!
Alocasia are my favorite too. Oddly enough though I have all mine in self watering pots and they love it. I don’t know why I put my first one ever, the black velvet, in a self watering set up but I’ve had it for maybe over two years and it has NINE, yes 9 bug leaves on it. So from that point all my Alocasia get set up this way. I currently have the cuprea, silver dragon, maharani and dragon scale which are new in this set up and so far so good. My amazonica i’ve had for years too but is in soil, and it has lost its large leaves and is giving me the small now too but I don’t want to disturb just yet. They are my favorite for sure! I would LOVE the Jaclyn too
Hi Receiving from the States, my favorite elephant ears are Dark Star, and Kuching Mask, and Mayan Mask. Great ones for colder, dryer weather. A Virgin to these cultivars until 2.5 months ago. Have about 18 good ones so far, 52 leaves, 1 extra large Borneo King, this one is about 26 inches high (a real Diva, very fussy plant). Ordering 35 more on 12-23-2022. My Christmas present to me🙏🏻 Yes, they are ALL growing inside.
I see soooo many people having a hard time with Black Velvet while over here mine gave me 10 corms and they all rooted and gave me new plants. Plus the mother plant keeps pushing out huge leaves. Lol. My struggle is dragon scale!!! It took about 8 months to give me new leaves. Haha. Also, I loveeeee alocasia jacklyn! It’s such a BEAUTIFUL plant that gives you no problems. Oh, and I too was afraid of alocasia because of everyone saying they’re spider mite magnets. I’m so glad I finally caved in and got a few because I absolutely love them!
My dragon scale and black velvet AND quilted dreams are all in my my makeshift ICU....don't know if anyone will survive but I'm not giving up on this genus!!!
The cuprea is definitely my favorite alocasia, but I also haven’t totally delved into that world yet (I only own two). I’ve recently been noticing them more, though… 👀. I would love to try a maharani or azlanii….
I have recently gotten into alocasia, but since winter has come around, I have struggled with keeping them full. This video was so helpful, but if you have any other tips, it would be greatly appreciated!
I have a melo. It looks similar to the maharani, but it's a tad more silver/blue. Mine is mad at me because I repotted it right away, have it a systemic and sprayed it with insecticidal soap. I'm not messing around with pests. The stems drooped and have yet to pick back up.
Tell us about yourself. We know your age now and that you live in Victoria, but I’d like to know more. You’re so sweet, informative and fun to watch. Do you work from home and therefore get to enjoy your plants all day every day? What initially interested you in plants? What do you like to do when you’re not “planting”? Thank you. It’s 5pm in Pasadena, CA.
I need help identifying a plant. I've looked up apps to help me and watched a bunch of videos. I'm finding it either an alocasia elephant ear or philodendron gigantium. I don't think it's the elephant ear because it has more philodendron like roots, but looking into the gigantium I don't think it's that either. It has large ish size leaves that have wavey sides, and it looks like it will be a climbing plant. (Sorry for bad spell on plant names 🤪)
Good morning! I hope your holiday season is really lovely and treating you well. Your videos always brighten my day! I love alocasia! Started with the Polly and then added the Black Velvet (didn’t we all lol). Now I have like 10 or 11 kinds if you include the corms that are growing. I can’t wait until they are mature enough to make lots of corms i can grow and gift! Interesting about Frydek vs Mikoleciana (spelling? Lol), never heard that!
Love going back to your early videos. This was very helpful as I have a Tandurusa that is “sulking” and a yellowing leaf. It has a new leaf growing out, so I am assuming that is the main cause.
ohhh you should make a video of plants that you bought and were super expensive and are now cheap (like the dragon scale) that would be super interesting and shows how prices change all the time
I love alocasias, the way they come back to life from the corms is so gratifying and yours look so good! Brancifolia is my favorite in my collection at the moment 🌿
We have a lot of the same Alocasia 😊 I love them so much too 🥰 You should check out the Purple Sword and the Stingray! They both have the same stems as the Jacklyn, but very different leaf shapes. I have all 3 in the center of a space, and the contrast looks so stunning 🫠 They all grow very large and at about the same rate, so they just look amazing growing together ❤️
@Javier Villegas They are in a mix of orchid bark, perlite and tree fern fiber with some fluval, pumice stones and Worm castings thrown in. You could easily do 1 third each of potting mix, perlite and orchid bark, and they would be just as happy. I've used that many times. I had those other things for some of my more finicky plants, so I used it 😊 They're not finicky for me at all, but they do like a bit more moisture than my other airoids. Best of luck!
Long time lurker here! 🌜🌞 1. Thank you for your videos! Even though I usually take more of a background approach, I have enjoyed watching over the last couple of years 🥰 2. I love the nature pin up shirt, I have to ask where you got it!
I'm getting into them ..I'm learning all I can and still learning...I have two so far a Polly and a California...would love all your tips...I'm still learning but loving the adventure. I know you use mother grow lights, but are there any inexpensive but effective grow lights on the market you may recommend?
I gave up on Alocasia due to their deva water needs and the fact that they are spider mite magnets. (my Polly infested every plant I owned) There is one that I would like to try if I ever find one in my area: silver dragon scale. I will probably get my heart broken, but I would like to try one.
You should totally try the Silver Dragon 😊 I have found it to be very easy, and it seems to require less water than my other Alocasia. I’ve let it get pretty dry, and it’s never looked sad for it.
Alocasia is my favorite genus! I think I have 12 different plants at the moment and growing around 50 corms :) My latest is the azlanii which is similar to cuprea.
your jacklyn is amazing! i think i want one. right now I'm loving my dragons breath that I've been growing from corms and they are doing well. and i think i want to get a black velvet again after selling the ones i had. it was, contrary to yours, my easiest alocasia ever and the one that was kind of my redemption story and got me to try growing other varieties of alocasia.
Great collection! The black/green dragon scale looks so cool. What happened to the stingray though? I remember seeing that video months back and wondered how it was doing.
I got the alocascia dragon scale about a month or two ago, and have really enjoyed it 😊 I know it’s winter out, but it’s been working on a new leaf for since I got it. Any recommendations? It’s in a south window, and I have a mini humidifier by it 😊 ❤️
hey fern! ive gotten a lot of success w my black velvet with lots of fertilization + earthworm castings and also putting a layer of moss on the top of the soil to help retain water ❤
I'm relieved to know that I'm not the only one. I have a Dragon Scale which I absolutely love, but she only has 4 small leaves, and she is not happy, despite good humidity and grow light. Is that all she'll ever be?
@@MaryGatdula best thing you can do for them is a super chunky mix, directly under grow lights and fertilize more than your other plants. They are heavy feeders. I give mine liquid fertilizer (diluted) each watering and they love it!
@@RoseGolden0 Thank you Rose. Mine is in leca (semi hydro) but under grow lights. I also give a fresh diluted nutrient mix every time I change the water (about every week or two). It's possible, though, that I have too much or not enough water in the reservoir. And I did mispeak. It is not a Dragon Scale, but a Silver Dragon! 🥴😳. What a goof ball! LOL
lmao I literally struggle so much right now with my alocasias and I hopped onto youtube and I was like hmmm do I wanna watch a wildfern video or should I look for something about alocasia care - and here you are posting this gem hahaha, much love xoxo
I’ve got. Pink dragon that I love. It’s my first one in over a year. My first one was an Alocasias Polly. It suddenly went horizontal and then started yellowing. After losing the leaves I watered that stuff for another 6 months because I’d heard that they can go dormant. It was just dead.
Fern,your eyes look stunning with the eyeliner....i absolutely love your videos they are so informative. Just curious are you in Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 only ask because it would be awesome to do a plant swap with you.
I love Alocasias! 💚 They are one of my favorite kind of plants! Would love to have a Frydek in my collection. Yours look so pretty even though now it's winter and to tge time for them to shine! 😅
I have a black velvet for a few years now. The times this plant has died back to one or no leaves and grew back is bizar. It’s the strongest, but most dramatic, alocasia in my experience. To me it seems to like a little bit warmer temperatures and higher humidity. I have it in a very chunky soil mix (just mostly orchid bark) and it’s loving it in there. I water it with distilled water., and it hasn’t died back since. Also, it seems to not root as deeply as other alocasia’s for some reason.
Love all your videos, makes me happy 😊 My fav plants is alocasias, and my #1 is my Frydek - together with my variegated silver dragon 😻 May I ask where you got your cool shirt? /greetings from Sweden 🫶🏼🪴
Also, your content is AMAZING. And totally off topic here but your lipstick here is on point and u need to know what it is and hwer to get it. And that shirt. 😄
My Frydek throws a fit every year when the temps get cold. She faints and I have to cut her leaves off, but she immediately starts regrowing. She’s a little drama queen but at least it’s only short lived, I think it’s just a large Frydek thing! She’ll be back soon ❤
You’re pumping out the content lately!! I see you and appreciate you 🥰
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I’m currently nursing back my black velvet and my silver dragon that both took a nosedive when I went away on a family trip! I pulled out my heat pad for seed starting and gave them some makeshift humidity domes and it’s really made a big difference but they’re definitely still in the danger zone! Sending good vibes too all of the sad alocasias in this community 💚
tip for growing black velvets: I also struggled with them a lot, but I noticed that they really like passive hydro especially lecca
I was told by a guy who works in a plant shop here that alocasia really love pon. Am going to try it..
Second this
My favorite alocasia is the azlanii. I can't believe it isn't more popular. It has glossy leaves like the cuprea, but the veins are purple and the margins and petioles are bright green.
Hey Fern I have to say that the “Dark version “ of the Dragon Scale is very stunning. I have 15 Alocasian through trial and error often starting with no leaves they continue to amaze me. There’s unfortunately much false info out there pertaining to humidity and moisture but that all is relative to your location of this beautiful planet. 50% and airy soil/ substrate plus good and much nutrients are essential. Fish emulsion is my latest find and it’s FANTASTIC but it does stink for a while. My leaves are a lime green color too but I will be giving it more light and see if it gets darker. I have an Azlanii that pushed out a new leaf but that leaf won’t grow. Why is that? I have many in different Substrate, Perlite, Pons, Lecha, and Soil which shows that they adapt to any good healthy environment. Due to my living space I do enjoy the Jewel Alocasia better although my Regale is Wunderschöne but huge. Keep giving knowledge. Thanks for the video.
I love Alocasias! I also have 6 but it’s the Polly, black velvet, Frydek, dragon scale, ninja & silver dragon. Surprisingly the black velvet grows the fastest for me. Under grow lights & 45-60% humidity 🥴 temperature at 65°-79° 😄
Great video! ❤ Would love to see an update on them in a few months!
Whats your light reading in FC or umol?
This was so timely as I have literally just received a Scalprum and a Jacklyn. I was looking at my Jacklyn and just thinking I'm sure there's another part to the name and hey presto you mentioned it and popped it on the screen! They are both absolutely gorgeous and my collection is definitely growing as I have a total of 9 now. My top 3 favourites are the 2 I've just received and my Alocasia Platinum. Once you get the hang of them they are so addictive, oh hang on a minute ALL plants are addictive, LOL. 🤣
I’ve always been a succulent/cacti girly and I’m just now getting into these more traditional houseplants. I just got a Monstera deliciosa and an Alocasia silver dragon, not realizing the silver dragon is considered a rare plant. It’s easily become one of my favorite plants ever I just love it so much
I want the Jaclyn so bad, it looks so funky and unique!
I freaking LOVE Alocasias 👌 They are such cool plants! Your collection is beautiful Fern 🫶
I just got an alocasia jacklyn myself from planthaven Toronto! I'm so excited to grow it, congratulations on the new leaf on yours! 🌿❣
Great video! Your Alocasia are gorgeous! I have tried to care for 4 different species of Alocasia, and they all have needed different light, and watering care. I'm down to 2 and both (Dragon Scale & Zebrina Reticulata) are thriving and leaves are starting to size up, I love them both! Its like once I found the sweet spot in my home they finally started to thrive. Moral is all Alocasia are not created equal, if one type isnt working in your environment try another, there are so many affordable amazing Alocasia to chose from, your dark green Frydeck is very tempting, I may give it a try next! Thanks again Miss Fern, your vids have helped me actually develop a nice healthy collection of plants that bring me joy every single day❤🌱
I have had a plant collection for 3 years in 2 different houses and a few months after getting my first alocasia I got spider mites for the first time!! But luckily I got them taken care of with no casualties. It is a weird
I love how Greta just inserts herself 😆💚
Whewww Jaclynn is bringing that HEAT 🔥
I’ve pretty much given up on alocasia after decimating a Polly and a bambino, but I keep running into zebrinas, which I’d been considering as a do over. But thissssss is sooo much better 😍
I’ve heard that the zebrinas are hard to grow. They are very sensitive to any changes.
@@lisaanglim9588 I have too actually, which has been part of my trepidation😅 I’ll def be interested to see if Jaclynn is any easier
I've found Alocasia very temperamental in soil substrate, but do very, very well in semi hydro. When my Tigrina took a nosedive, I decided I had nothing to lose by converting it to 'pon' at that point. It acclimatised very quickly and started to thrive. Due to that I converted my Dragon Scale which did the same. I need to convert my Bambino, but I hate the chore of removing all the soil from the roots, so I've been putting it off 😂 I tend to buy corms now, so I can skip soil removal from the plant and just grow them from scratch. I root them in pon and then there is no transition from rooting to planting
My maharani gets red/purpley leaf backs when they’re newer! Keep an eye on that new leaf’s back!!
I am a new plant mom like 5 months and the Alocasia micholitsiana is the first plant I bought and I love it very much !!!
I got my silver dragon almost a year ago now, and I love it! It has been very easy to care for, and I’m saying that as someone who lives in a dry desert.
I’ve been wanting to get more Alocasia, especially the tandurusa. I was instantly obsessed when I saw it in your unboxing vid ☺️
Your Jacklyn is gorgeous! Also, I can't get over how much your maharani has grown. You're doing a great job!
I had the same issue with black velvets. Killed so many before finally having success
Sending you ALL the good vibes for your black velvet! You got this! ❤
There’s a silver form for the Dragon Scale? 😮 Seriously yours is sooo uniquely beautiful. Can’t get over the color. Also realised the leaves are bigger than your hand. That’s huge!
My indoors are really not suited for Alocasias sadly. Especially bad for Frydeks as they “melt” in my home. Which is very sad as I want the Variegated Frydek real bad. 🥲
Nice selection of Alocasia. I only have 1, lauterbachiana. Cool T-shirt. Thanks for sharing!
I love alocasias so much, they're definitely my favorite plants so far. I have a frydek (mich) on the way, and am SO. HECKIN. HERE FOR IT
Thank you for clarifying about the micholiziana/ frydek name!
Fun fact: the Maharani is a hybrid of Melo and Black Velvet, the shape and pink backs seem to come from the Black Velvet and the colour and texture from the Melo ❤
I love Alocasia :) I have the black velvet, cuprea, silver dragon, and dragon scale, which might be my fav.
My black velvet is finally out of the one leaf club, haha. It held onto that one tattered leaf for months; put out two flowers with it, then finally a new leaf, and then a tiny leaf below that one that looks like a separate plant! It looks like another leaf is coming out again, so I’m stoked for it. Three leaves?? Omg
I love doing plant chores with! I was wondering if you have ever herd of or used baking soda Epsom salts and ammonia mixture for plants I've read some stuff about it but the while ammonia kinda scares me?
@@jennmorimoto9192 I haven’t heard of that, what is it for?
Exactly! My black velvet seemed to be in a dormant state for a long time. Every time a second leaf grew, the first leaf just died back. Since I have had in a very chunky soil and started watering with rain / distilled water, it seems to be doing a whole lot better. It seems to grow so much faster for me in summer, with a lot higher temperatures.
Could you make a video about care tips for velvety philodendron?
All your alocasia look really good. I feel like they grow a bit fast for me, and can’t own more than one at a time. They are pretty easy though once they are established. So many cool ones out there 😊. Thank for sharing❤
You stating how many Alocasia's you have, prompted me to count mine, as I honestly wasn't sure how many I had. But I have 27 different kinds of Alocasia's, and some of them I have more than one of any one kind. So yeah, I have a ton of them. The Micholitziana was my favorite Alocasia, until I got a Watsoniana, and it's like a Micholitziana on Steroids, as it also has the dark green leaf fronts with bright white venation, but the green has a circular pattern on it, and the white venation looks more like the verucosum with wingtips at the edges. It also has a more interesting deep purple backseal, with bright green chartreuse petioles. It's just a seriously ridiculously beautiful Alocasia.
I am wondering why you're still growing them in soil, however? You are one of the YT'rs who helped me make up my mind to switch to leca, perlite and pon. Now MOST of my plants are in leca/perlite or pon/perlite, and they are all doing much better than when they were in soil. Every weekend, I convert another few of my plants over. And my goal is to get all soil out of my house by the summer.
Stunning alocasias!! My first was the amazonica, it's not dead but the mature huge leaves are gone and it's only putting out small leaves now. I recently moved it closer to a grow light so fingers crossed. For the cuprea and micholitziana, they are huge and sitting in front of a window living their best life.
Last but certainly not least, the dragon scale, I wanted this one soo badly and we have our struggles trying to find his sweet spot. Either way, I will keep trying with them (amazonica and dragon scale)... Love alocasias despite the stories.
I love alocasia! Your tips are spot on and I agree once you figure them out for your care style/conditions they are really hardy plants. I wonder if as they mature they need soil or moss on their stem to promote new larger leaves (maybe like some anthurium?). I might experiment! I notice when my mature alocasia stems get longer, the leaves get smaller and sometimes stop. I repotted one deeper in the soil and the leaves got bigger/faster. I love restarting corms from my mother plants, they grow so fast! Your plants are😍
I only have a Polly as I'm a fairly new plant parent. Just love seeing all your beautiful ones. Need to expand my collection soon!
That Jacklyn is stunninggg wow. My regal shield and sarawakensis are my two favourites, both get more and more gorgeous as they grow huge. I also think you might like alocasia heterophylla 'dragon's breath', it's silvery blue and the leaves can get super long!
Also I will forever love your green dragon. The color is amazing, it’s so unique! Thanks for sharing it again ❤
Yay! As I've mentioned before, Alocasia is my favorite genus. I have almost 50 different kinds. Following along with your video.
1. Dragon Scale is definitely still one of my top favorites. I've always loved the way yours has looked. I rehabbed two of mine from the brink and now they're thriving.
2. I've been rehabbing my Black Velvet for a while. I do feel they're a little more tricky though so don't feel bad.
3. Your Cuprea looks amazing! It's grown so much. Mine's putting out a new leaf too. Our Alocasia have not gotten the memo that it's winter and I'm not complaining. 😂
4. If you like the Maharani's texture, you should check out the Melo. That has really cool texture as well. They look similar but I believe the Melo's leaves stay a bit smaller.
5. I remember the unboxing and comments on the Tandurusa. I'm not the one who left the initial comment though. For people who don't know the story, the person who named the plant 'Jaclyn' apparently poached it which is why we're trying to deter people from using that name. And Tandurusa means Deer Horns so definitely fitting.
Sorry for the rambling comment but I can talk about Alocasia for hours so I was super excited for this video! 🥰😂
I am so shook that you have 50 different alocasia! That is sooo cool. I didn't even know there was so many different types haha - amazing. Thank you for this comment! Also glad to know others have had a bit more of a difficult time with the black velvet 😅
@@wildfern I feel like I've seen other plant tubers having issues with their Black Velvets too so definitely don't feel bad. I'll be happy to share pics of my collection in discord if you're interested. They definitely have become an obsession but they're so much fun.
I have had past bad luck with Alocasia … back in my beginner plant mom days… i recently added a few Alocasia plugs in my plant zoo… i have 3 of the 4 I had adopted lol so, If I can keep these babies alive, i want to add a Cuprea & Jacklyn 🤩 you make them sound much more behaved & less scarrrry!! Lol
I so love you content!! And just your ‘type B’ person that you are!!
I just bought a Maharani, I am picking it up on Monday, I am so excited! My first Alocasia was a Polly. Got her a couple of months ago, it was struggling so I put her in water (I saw a video about how that might help). Omg she is doing great, moved her to a self watering pon and is already giving me 2 new leaves!!!
Love your alocasia's. I have the Dragon Scale, Regal Shield, Cuprea, and a couple of others. I want to get the Jacklyn soon. Thank you for the video.
Alocasia are my favorite too. Oddly enough though I have all mine in self watering pots and they love it. I don’t know why I put my first one ever, the black velvet, in a self watering set up but I’ve had it for maybe over two years and it has NINE, yes 9 bug leaves on it. So from that point all my Alocasia get set up this way. I currently have the cuprea, silver dragon, maharani and dragon scale which are new in this set up and so far so good. My amazonica i’ve had for years too but is in soil, and it has lost its large leaves and is giving me the small now too but I don’t want to disturb just yet. They are my favorite for sure! I would LOVE the Jaclyn too
Hi
Receiving from the States, my favorite elephant ears are Dark Star, and Kuching Mask, and Mayan Mask.
Great ones for colder, dryer weather.
A Virgin to these cultivars until 2.5 months ago. Have about 18 good ones so far, 52 leaves, 1 extra large Borneo King, this one is about 26 inches high (a real Diva, very fussy plant).
Ordering 35 more on 12-23-2022. My Christmas present to me🙏🏻
Yes, they are ALL growing inside.
I see soooo many people having a hard time with Black Velvet while over here mine gave me 10 corms and they all rooted and gave me new plants. Plus the mother plant keeps pushing out huge leaves. Lol. My struggle is dragon scale!!! It took about 8 months to give me new leaves. Haha.
Also, I loveeeee alocasia jacklyn! It’s such a BEAUTIFUL plant that gives you no problems.
Oh, and I too was afraid of alocasia because of everyone saying they’re spider mite magnets. I’m so glad I finally caved in and got a few because I absolutely love them!
Your dragon scale was the reason I clicked on your video for the first time and officially made it my number one wishlist for a long time❤😍
Love your alocasia collection. I got a Pink Dragon about 6 months ago and it has already given me 2 new leaves.
Thanks for uploading this video. Feeds my planty video addictions. 🤣
Yassss girl u content been on point we looove fern and olive 💚💚💚
My dragon scale and black velvet AND quilted dreams are all in my my makeshift ICU....don't know if anyone will survive but I'm not giving up on this genus!!!
Alocasia are my favorite plant genus. You have some lovely specimens. Happy growing!!
Thank you so much ☺️
The cuprea is definitely my favorite alocasia, but I also haven’t totally delved into that world yet (I only own two). I’ve recently been noticing them more, though… 👀. I would love to try a maharani or azlanii….
The cuprea reminds me of rollie pollies 😂😂😬
Btw, looks lovely to see 100k by your name 🤩
I have recently gotten into alocasia, but since winter has come around, I have struggled with keeping them full. This video was so helpful, but if you have any other tips, it would be greatly appreciated!
Beautiful Alocasia’s! alocasia is also one of my favorite genus, awesome video thanks 💚
I have a melo. It looks similar to the maharani, but it's a tad more silver/blue. Mine is mad at me because I repotted it right away, have it a systemic and sprayed it with insecticidal soap. I'm not messing around with pests. The stems drooped and have yet to pick back up.
Hey fern! I hope you have a good day I am with this new exciting upload :)❤
Thank you so much Jackie 🥰
Hi Fern! Posted 33 seconds ago, I refreshed UA-cam at the perfect time 😅
Ahh perfect! Enjoy 🥰🌿
It says on my screen that Fern posted 15 minutes ago but your comment is 18 minutes old 😂 time traveler in our midst!
Loved all your alocasias! And what a get catchy song at the very end.....loved the video.
Tell us about yourself. We know your age now and that you live in Victoria, but I’d like to know more. You’re so sweet, informative and fun to watch. Do you work from home and therefore get to enjoy your plants all day every day? What initially interested you in plants? What do you like to do when you’re not “planting”? Thank you. It’s 5pm in Pasadena, CA.
I need help identifying a plant. I've looked up apps to help me and watched a bunch of videos. I'm finding it either an alocasia elephant ear or philodendron gigantium. I don't think it's the elephant ear because it has more philodendron like roots, but looking into the gigantium I don't think it's that either. It has large ish size leaves that have wavey sides, and it looks like it will be a climbing plant. (Sorry for bad spell on plant names 🤪)
Good morning! I hope your holiday season is really lovely and treating you well. Your videos always brighten my day!
I love alocasia! Started with the Polly and then added the Black Velvet (didn’t we all lol). Now I have like 10 or 11 kinds if you include the corms that are growing. I can’t wait until they are mature enough to make lots of corms i can grow and gift!
Interesting about Frydek vs Mikoleciana (spelling? Lol), never heard that!
Love going back to your early videos. This was very helpful as I have a Tandurusa that is “sulking” and a yellowing leaf. It has a new leaf growing out, so I am assuming that is the main cause.
Great timing! I’ve been really enjoying/watching Alocasia !! And I have a few myself I’ve been enjoying a lot ! ❤
I just recently added an Alocasia Nebula and it’s a totally mature plant so it just takes my breath away !
ohhh you should make a video of plants that you bought and were super expensive and are now cheap (like the dragon scale) that would be super interesting and shows how prices change all the time
Piękny okaz kolekcjonerski 😍👍🤗
I love alocasias, the way they come back to life from the corms is so gratifying and yours look so good! Brancifolia is my favorite in my collection at the moment 🌿
That one is sooo unique! And yes I agree, very gratifying, I love it. Thank you for watching x
We have a lot of the same Alocasia 😊 I love them so much too 🥰 You should check out the Purple Sword and the Stingray! They both have the same stems as the Jacklyn, but very different leaf shapes. I have all 3 in the center of a space, and the contrast looks so stunning 🫠 They all grow very large and at about the same rate, so they just look amazing growing together ❤️
What medium do you use for yours, if I may ask?
@Javier Villegas They are in a mix of orchid bark, perlite and tree fern fiber with some fluval, pumice stones and Worm castings thrown in. You could easily do 1 third each of potting mix, perlite and orchid bark, and they would be just as happy. I've used that many times. I had those other things for some of my more finicky plants, so I used it 😊 They're not finicky for me at all, but they do like a bit more moisture than my other airoids. Best of luck!
Long time lurker here! 🌜🌞
1. Thank you for your videos! Even though I usually take more of a background approach, I have enjoyed watching over the last couple of years 🥰
2. I love the nature pin up shirt, I have to ask where you got it!
Omg!!!! So happy you uploaded this video. I am an Alocasia girly. 🥰😊
I LOVE Alocasia! I have 18. I love philodendron as well. ❤
I'm getting into them ..I'm learning all I can and still learning...I have two so far a Polly and a California...would love all your tips...I'm still learning but loving the adventure. I know you use mother grow lights, but are there any inexpensive but effective grow lights on the market you may recommend?
I gave up on Alocasia due to their deva water needs and the fact that they are spider mite magnets. (my Polly infested every plant I owned) There is one that I would like to try if I ever find one in my area: silver dragon scale. I will probably get my heart broken, but I would like to try one.
You should totally try the Silver Dragon 😊 I have found it to be very easy, and it seems to require less water than my other Alocasia. I’ve let it get pretty dry, and it’s never looked sad for it.
Shower them each water! Rinse the leaves at least every week! Don’t give a chance for the mites to set in lol
I just got one an aloicas polly, what a good soil & watering time
Alocasia is my favorite genus! I think I have 12 different plants at the moment and growing around 50 corms :) My latest is the azlanii which is similar to cuprea.
Ohh that is awesome, I am really getting into them too lately and want more 👀
your jacklyn is amazing! i think i want one. right now I'm loving my dragons breath that I've been growing from corms and they are doing well. and i think i want to get a black velvet again after selling the ones i had. it was, contrary to yours, my easiest alocasia ever and the one that was kind of my redemption story and got me to try growing other varieties of alocasia.
Absolutely gorgeous collection ❤
How did I miss the video 😢😢 come on UA-cam!! But fern I’ve been really loving your hair and Lippie colors !! ❤❤❤ stunning’
Thank you Brooklin 🥺💓
Could you do a hair growth update and haircare routine please?
Great collection! The black/green dragon scale looks so cool. What happened to the stingray though? I remember seeing that video months back and wondered how it was doing.
I got the alocascia dragon scale about a month or two ago, and have really enjoyed it 😊 I know it’s winter out, but it’s been working on a new leaf for since I got it. Any recommendations? It’s in a south window, and I have a mini humidifier by it 😊 ❤️
hey fern! ive gotten a lot of success w my black velvet with lots of fertilization + earthworm castings and also putting a layer of moss on the top of the soil to help retain water ❤
I only have a Mayan Mask and a Black Velvet Alocasia. I would love it if they would get more than 2 leaves, but they don’t 🤷♀️
I'm relieved to know that I'm not the only one. I have a Dragon Scale which I absolutely love, but she only has 4 small leaves, and she is not happy, despite good humidity and grow light. Is that all she'll ever be?
@@MaryGatdula best thing you can do for them is a super chunky mix, directly under grow lights and fertilize more than your other plants. They are heavy feeders. I give mine liquid fertilizer (diluted) each watering and they love it!
@@RoseGolden0 Thank you Rose. Mine is in leca (semi hydro) but under grow lights. I also give a fresh diluted nutrient mix every time I change the water (about every week or two). It's possible, though, that I have too much or not enough water in the reservoir. And I did mispeak. It is not a Dragon Scale, but a Silver Dragon! 🥴😳. What a goof ball! LOL
Great video, Fern! We love alocasias and are proud parents of 10 of them. We're on the hunt for a Jacklyn😁😍, yours is beautiful!
Ahh that is awesome! Thank you for watching. Hope you find a Jacklyn!
lmao I literally struggle so much right now with my alocasias and I hopped onto youtube and I was like hmmm do I wanna watch a wildfern video or should I look for something about alocasia care - and here you are posting this gem hahaha, much love xoxo
Amazing hahah 👏 I hope your Alocasia start improving soon 💚
Ok I just saw someone in my local plant group inquire a fly squid alocasia. Are you familiar? 😱
finally an alocasia video! :) they're my fav aroid genus, right now i think i have over 20 alocasia, if not more lol
I have to watch again! My kittens were being so distracting! I kept rewinding, but that just didn't quite do it.
I’ve got. Pink dragon that I love. It’s my first one in over a year. My first one was an Alocasias Polly. It suddenly went horizontal and then started yellowing. After losing the leaves I watered that stuff for another 6 months because I’d heard that they can go dormant. It was just dead.
The pink dragon is gorgeous 💖
Unk! That shirt! I love it!! Most Alocasia hate me, I only have a black velvet 😉
I have the regal shield, Jacklyn and silver dragon scale and maharani. I have one or two others but don’t know their names
Fern,your eyes look stunning with the eyeliner....i absolutely love your videos they are so informative. Just curious are you in Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 only ask because it would be awesome to do a plant swap with you.
Love your alocasia I have an addiction recently purchased Jacklyn love her Soooooo much ❤️
They are so gorgeous! Mine seems to be a really slow grower, but beautiful nonetheless :)
Love your alocarías , my are like don’t like my home. But still love it🍃🍀🍀🌺
I love Alocasias! 💚 They are one of my favorite kind of plants! Would love to have a Frydek in my collection. Yours look so pretty even though now it's winter and to tge time for them to shine! 😅
Loving these dedicated videos! I just got a frydek variegated, she is stunning and I hope I can keep her alive😂
I have a black velvet for a few years now. The times this plant has died back to one or no leaves and grew back is bizar. It’s the strongest, but most dramatic, alocasia in my experience. To me it seems to like a little bit warmer temperatures and higher humidity. I have it in a very chunky soil mix (just mostly orchid bark) and it’s loving it in there. I water it with distilled water., and it hasn’t died back since.
Also, it seems to not root as deeply as other alocasia’s for some reason.
Love all your videos, makes me happy 😊 My fav plants is alocasias, and my #1 is my Frydek - together with my variegated silver dragon 😻 May I ask where you got your cool shirt? /greetings from Sweden 🫶🏼🪴
Variegated silver dragon?! Ahh! How cool :) My shirt is from: tropicsnarcotics.com
Also, your content is AMAZING. And totally off topic here but your lipstick here is on point and u need to know what it is and hwer to get it. And that shirt. 😄
Try growing it in pon. Mine have never failed to grow as babies in pon ❤
So far I have the silver and the cuprea and will be getting the frydek soon
I got a dragon scale fre months ago and I'm in love with her
My Frydek throws a fit every year when the temps get cold. She faints and I have to cut her leaves off, but she immediately starts regrowing. She’s a little drama queen but at least it’s only short lived, I think it’s just a large Frydek thing! She’ll be back soon ❤