PHILODENDRON MICANS CARE 101 | we cover all things micans! | houseplants care tips 

My heart just melted when your orange cat came over for a hug ❤❤❤

Oh your cat is so adorable!!!! The way he /she came up on your shoulder... thank you for the information! Enjoyed watching!

What a beautiful specimen! I have propagated in water also and agree it takes a very long time. I switched to propagating in perlite and love it! I haven’t had a failure yet since mailing the switch.

Thank you so much! I just got mine yesterday from Westwood Gardens!

One tip for fast successful propagation on any vine is to get cuttings about 10 inches, remove half of the leaves and put it in a vase on a window. The bigger the cuttings, the more success you have. And do it when the day is long. Once you have about an inch of roots(in about 3 weeks if you do it in summer) you should put them in growing medium. Spagnum moss is good. Once the roots become big you can take the entire thing and pot it whenever you want. If done correctly this metod gives you the best success. I tried small cutings in the past and they take forever with a lot of death. Big cuttings are best and over time you'll get more plants if that's the goal. Cutting should include at least 4 sections. 2 sections with leafs above water and 2 or three under water. The more leafs the better. Some cuttings my put out roots only on the bottom section but that's fine. You can arange the cuttings in a pot in such ways the baren part don't show up.

amazing video.. really loved the way you talk.. all the best

Your cat is awesome 🥰😍

Thank you! I just got some cutting of this and I stuck them in Water so I'm changing it to spag! 🙏

Liked as soon as I saw the cat. Lol Glad it was followed up with great content. Just got a mican today, it had a sticker that said it was a euphorbia. 🤷🏽‍♂️ Very pretty plant.

They love being showered.

Loved seeing your ginger cat.

I think I’m going to make a propagation box for the cuttings you gave me and then I want to trim my golden pothos and stick them in there too.

I really didn’t think I was underwatering mine but according to this with the lower leaves dying off all the time 🤷‍♀️ maybe I need to give it a sink soak once in a while

Best propagation expert, in my humble opinion. Also, when you gon’ show off the lottery nub?

My Micans are growing many long-ish aeriel roots. My instincts are telling me it’s a sign I should spray it and that it’s seeking more humidity, but I’m a little worried to do so because of the velvety leaves.

The cat supremacy ❤

I don't do perlite anymore. It's waste. For philodendrons I use bark of any kind and a little bit of Miracle-Gro, just enoug to fill up the gaps between the bark because otherwise bark gets really dry when it get dry and a little bit of peat moss and soil can retain some moisture. If you don't want to mix peat moss and soil you can just use Miracle-Gro mix. If you want to get more fancy you can add worm castings or slow release fertilizer. I use regular synthetic fertilizer lately. 2 or 3 teaspoons per gallon is more than enough. Sometimes I get lazy and don't fertilize every time. It takes me forever to water everything. About 2 hours every other week. And for the hanging baskets I have to water as needed. I'd say I need to spend 4 to six hours a month taking care of plants. I am not really a collector. I don't have too many rare plants. Most are not the easiest to find but not really rare. Anyway.

I have two micans and both are small, one of them is living in high humidity literally next to a humidifier and gets ample indirect light and that thing is struggling, all the leaves get stuck and are coming out all ugly and tiny. I’m going to try fertilizing it and moving it low light. Maybe it wants to live the hard life and struggle lol

Please make more videos! Just found you. 💜

Hello...It seems that no matter what I do, the leaves on my Micans keep growing in very small. I really would love several Micans around my home, but I first need to figure out what I am not doing right. I have moved it to differing locations, but I am trying the same result. I also fertilize it during the spring and summer months with Captain Jack's fertilizer. I would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks in advance!🙂🌴

Love it!! Any cuttings from that new addition? Asking for a friend ☺️🥲 and by the way, Can you unfurl leafs with a damp cloth?

Thankyou

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Mine is in a south facing window with a lot of light and has trails that are about four feet long. I thought they liked that much like so it’s always been there 😂 Maybe she’s just a thriving survivor

I have a small, but established pot but the issue I keep having is the leaves are so small, regardless of light/water conditions and feedings 😔 thoughts?

I had to move my mican from my east facing window. The leaves didnt seem happy. The dreaded leaf droppings. Moved about 5 feet back and its thriving.

The roots are so tiny, I would be scared to prop in moss. I used home made pon, and they did pretty ok, but I had to use a rooting hormone. Micans are so fickle.

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Hi. This video is good but may I suggest, if you’re going to talk all thru the video you should show more pics and examples of what you’re talking about. It will keep the viewer’s attention more and relate real life examples to your narrative. Thanks for listening.

I used Fluval stratum to propagate this plant. This plant is honestly beautiful but extremely fickle.