@@unplantparenthood I feel you on that!! I've placed a couple of plant orders already this year, some wishlist hoyas, alocasias and a couple other plant varieties, but I'm suuuuper excited about the few alocasias coming my way! ❤️ A large chunk of my collection is just different types of Alocasia and a few multiples of my favourites 😅🥰 #obsessed
I am not sure what it is, but alocasia love my home! I have gotten really lucky both with great specimens and with my particular care habits just working really well for alocasia, so I am just really grateful that they aren't too finicky at my house because I love them! I have both the green and variegated versions of the frydek, melo, maharani, odora variegata and green version, cuprea, and the Jacklyn . . . I think that is everyone :) But I love them! They're one of my favorite genuses along with anthurium :) Thanks for the fun video! I loved seeing your collection :)
38:21 I have a few Alocasia now. With my first one, and only one at the time, the Amazonica had fungal infection, without thinking, I just completely beheaded it, and then I even had to trim it more because it contracted mould. She grew back ❤. I put her outside in South morning sun as I’m in Australia. However, I am in a cold climate as well
My Alocasia collection is large, in part because of your and other great fun videos. I love my Dragons Breath so much; fast growing, beautiful, & unusual.. And exactly what you said on the Cupria! And I too just brought one home yesterday! 💚😂
Charmaine! I have a Dragon’s Breath and it gives me corms all the time! The next time I dig one out - I’ll send it to you if you don’t have one already ❤️🔥
Hi Charmaine, not sure if its long enough for a video but i'd love to know your opinion on some of the newer philodendron hybrids floating around! I've seen a few interesting ones like the billi x verru, billi x el choco, verru x gloriosum, dean x mamei, billi x pink princess, florida beauty x tortum etc. Would you be interested in growing them? Most likely they won't beat the parents but interesting to talk about nonetheless! Also love your alocasia collection 😄
Was hoping for another longer video, so I'm so excited to watch this! (Of course I get that you wont be able to do as many long and physically demanding videos so a sit down sounds great ❤)
Hi, i would love to know what brand of perlite you’re using on Alocasia. It will help my Frydek to stay alive on transition to pon substrate. I appreciate you for keeping us learn about beautiful collections you have. More power to you!
I have to say that I have a Giant frydek! Leaves are bigger then my head and it currently got 7 leaves. It surprised me that you struggle with spider mites on it cuz I never had a single pest on it and not a single white part ever browned... 'Watch me jinx myself 🙄' What I'm trying to say is that maybe it's just the genetics of this specific plant and I'd incourage you to try another one! It made me sad when you said youre never going to try another variegated alocasia 😮💨 *Sidenote* I also have a monstera albo that browns every leaf no matter what I do with it and I really dislike that plant 😑
I don't really have anymore Alocasia's on my wishlist because I try to grow out a few smaller ones that I got second hand. I'm not the patient type but at the same time it's so exciting to watch them grow from corms 🥰
👑 For me the scalprum has been the easiest for me. I love frydeks but you are right I haven issues with those ones too. They are so pretty. Thanks to your tips I keep mine in either no drainage or self watering in semi hydro. Alos and soil doesn’t work for me. Never has issues with fertilizers either. I agree I don’t trust myself with variegated expensive alos I killed an enough alos in my time. The pink variegated ones are very pretty but I can’t bring myself to get one. Maybe in a trade I’ll try it but for now I have to work on what I have.
If only you were in the states I will literally mail you twelve dragon's breath corms tomorrow. Mine makes corms and flowers like it's her job. She's girl bossing so hard rn.
a pea is doable, but i've found that many of those size corms either take FOREVER to do anything and in the waiting time they either turn hollow or just turn to mush. i'd say the size of a small grape is ideal! but honestly, i've propagated some of the TINIEST corms, but rooting/propagation success is sort of luck of the draw in my experience.
Yay 🫶🏻 Alocasia is and will forever be my favorite. They are SUPER finicky and takes forever to get the hang of the care. I find that even when things are consistent sometimes they just switch up on you 🥲 but truly so stunning and worth the chaos.
