Just got a Silver sword for my birthday today from my fellow plantnerd friend and I didnt know about it. And it is SUCH a beauty 😍 absolutely in love with the unique color and the size of the leaves! She sure is a beauty! 😍
Old video, but maybe you'll see it :) - how did you get rid of the thrips? I suddenly noticed issues on my hastatum and I'm pretty sure its thrips - I've rinsed the leaves, sticky roller-ed them and sprayed an insecticide (yep. straight to the big one. orange oil based as so far, neem oil or diy sprays have not helped me with thrips...). Any super secrets, your plant looks so shiny happy people and not as if it battled the final boss in its past! :)
I'm always reading comments, thanks for leaving one! Thrips are really tough to deal with as they quickly damage plants and will keep going until they finish it off. You can try the organic methods, or go really hardcore with your approach, but sometimes it comes down to the Pyrethrin-Based Insecticides. They're middle of the road, obviously not great to be spraying around but you don't need a facemask when using them. In the end, it was Provanto Bug Spray that saved my Silver Sword. I'm in the UK, and it's easy to get hold of. If you're elsewhere, availability may be more limited. If you need more, I have a really detailed guide that I wrote a year ago all about getting rid of Thrips, that might help - www.ourhouseplants.com/questions/how-to-get-rid-of-thrips
Thank you. I wasn't sure about it at first, but it's grown on me over the years! I hope yours gets big too. RE Substrate, I'm just using an everyday garden peat free compost. You need to watch out for Fungus Gnats, but a lot of my houseplants really like the chunky and open texture the peat free stuff seems to be made of.
Mine is leggy, only 4 leaves at the top 1/3, long thick brownish stem 2/3 of the plant. I’m fostering it for a friend while she is away for 1 year, would be nice to give it back bushy and lush :)
Good luck! If it's unhappy in a location, think about moving it. Mine wasn't happy initially, but as soon as I switched it to a different room it's done beautifully.
SOS. I was watching this (great!) video while tending to my silver sword and realized the stem has completely rotted away from the root system. I removed it from a moss pole, chopped off the bottom wilted leaves and kept the top 6 and stuck it in a container of water-soaked moss - which is how I propagate my albo monsteras. Will this encourage new root growth for this philodendron? Thanks!
Hey. Thanks for your comment :-) - Yes, you can propagate Philodendron plants through water propagation, a potting mix or sphagnum moss (which is what you've done). There needs to be a node on the stem which is covered by the moss. It's very similar to what you do for your Albo's to be honest. I've only water propagated the Silver Sword but it does work. Not the quickest but bare with it. If you get your Albo's rooting (which I think is harder), I don't think you'll have any issues with your silver sword. If the cutting fails in the next week, then it was probably already too far gone when you got started! Good luck. P.s. Mikhail, you commented a number of times by accident, so I've removed your other duplicate comments.
Mines in just a standard potting mix. Nothing special or DIY for this one. They can be seasonal with their growth, so depending how long it's not done anything, it could be normal. I would mention that mine stopped growing for about 6 months once. It was also losing leaves! When I investigated it had Thrips. Not saying that's what yours has, but may be worth having a look just to be safe. Other ideas are - not enough light, do you feed at least occasionally? And is the planter big enough? They also like to climb up something. Does yours have a pole or something it can go up on? Hope that helps!
All of my plants, including silver sword, do really well in my homemade soil mix. I find potting soil from store is nowhere near chunky enough and will cause plants to rot bc the water doesn’t drain well enough. I do roughly 3 parts coco coir 1 part perlite 1 part orchid bark Optional; worm castings, vermiculite, leca… basically anything “chunky”. When watering plants, the water should flow right right out the bottom ok tom drainage holes. Just Google “aroid soil mix” and do your best for recreate it
It can be. If it's more like water then it's guttation. Usually an early warning sign of slight overwatering. If it's more like sticky sap then 1) It's either going to be a pest somewhere on the plants, but you should be able to see them, or 2) It's normal and is down to extrafloral nectaries. Common on Philodendrons and is generally thought to be attractive to ants so they help "farm" the plant and keep it clear of any pests.
Yes you absolutely can use Grow Lights if you want. I personally don't with my Silver Sword because it still pushes out a good number of leaves each year and I only have limited space. No more monster plants please lol. But I'd imagine it would grow more with a grow light. Good luck!
It is funny (not regarding this video in particular) how English speaking people pronounce Latin. They dont even try to pronounce it like the Romans (or the medieval monks), they have their own particular way. And then they dread about mispronuncuation which is cute, cos it is all wrong from the beginning anyhow. What s with ”wenlandii[ai]” -pronunciation for example? Any other non-English speakers noticed this?
I've always struggled with normal English words at times, and have even more difficulty with Latin pronunciation as I can't read the words properly to start with, probably a mild form of dyslexia. I do try my best, sometimes filming the same bit over and over, but sometimes I still miss the mark (sorry!) and I have been roasted on it in my other videos. The way I see it, is that most people watching know what the plant is, regardless of how I (or others) pronounce its name. It doesn't mean we don't have experiences and knowledge that can be useful to other growers, though. More generally, I do get your point. Language is incredibly nuanced. It's hard enough when English is your first language, and I dread to think how daunting and tricky it is for non-native speakers.
@@ourhouseplants No no, this was not in any way or form about YOU in particular! Your pronunciation was absolutely no worse that anyone else s. It s just a matter of English speakers pronouncing the Latin in English and not actually in Latin. It is common ”arrogance” of English speakers, it does not come to anyone s mind that there is actually an original pronunciation. The English speakers debate about whether the correct pronunciation is this or that, when actually it is neither. Nowhere near. It is funny.
