Ya'll who got them cheap, make cuttings, give them away. The more people prop and trade, the more the prices come down. C'mon, let's be plant pirates. I propagate everything, and don't charge for anything. I'll trade for some pots or ferts or soil, and make more plants.

If a plant is over $50, it does not come home with me. If it's a tree sure, but not an itty bitty plant! Love the channel Nick, have been a huge fan for months. Keep it up!

“Sleep 1st year Creep 2nd year Leap 3rd year” -This phrase kept me from being discouraged! 🌱

I agree on plant prices and it is insane to pay a thousand or even hundreds on a plant, most of these plants have maybe 2 leaves. The massive demand for plants, succulents and cacti is driving a black market in some countries, where they are pulling plants out of the ground to sell, disrupting the ecology, when some species are already endangered.

Thank you again for bringing some sense to the madness that has occurred over the past 3 years! As a plant collector of over 30 years I have never seen things this crazy! Notably philodendron Rio and the syngoniums albo used to be available at big box stores 15 or 20 years ago sitting right next to pothos and available for about the same price! Calm down everybody!

I've reached a number in my plants collection in which "slow grower" sounds appealing

I bought a Monstera adansonii for half-price in my supermarket (as it looked like it was dying). I managed to salvage it, and ended up with 4 plants and gave 2 away to work colleagues. The remaining 2 are now growing like crazy.

Personally I won’t spend much over $50. For a plant. There are many that cost in the hundreds of dollars that I want but until the prices drop on them or I get a cheap cutting I will stick with the beautiful plants I already have. As far as that begonia … I’ve never cared for them. I have a polka dot begonia and I just don’t get it. I’m giving it to my daughter. Thanks for the input on the trending plants :)

This was so fun to watch and so informative! “No one should be buying a wet stick” 🤣

I always love Nick’s “Shady” atmosphere with a sprinkle of sassiness. This is why I come back to you Nick. TGIF!

I’m local to Philly myself. I picked up a “reverted” pink princess a few weeks back for $25 at a little shop. It’s now pushing fully pink leaves 👀

You are such a calm, grounding energy is a crazed, wild, sometimes cut-throat, houseplant community. Thank you!

Loved the “don’t be an asshole” selling wet sticks!!!!! You are so much fun to watch!!

Be ethical dont be an asshole, lmaooo love this! You’re awesome Nick

i thought adansonii was overrated for the longest time but now they’re one of my favorite, i just bought my second one today lol

I think that prices and demand for Pink Princess will be falling since so many people seem to have bought one and it reverted. Who wants to spend a lot of $ on a pink plant that will likely become not pink? Your Pink Princess is one of the most pink that I've seen.

I’m pretty new to houseplants but out of all the plants I’ve bought this spring and summer, my watermelon peperomia is doing FANTASTIC. It’s been putting out so much new growth, is not picky about watering, and looks super pretty - I highly recommend it

If the PPP was $25 & had excellent variegation, I’d consider buying one. I find 90% of them downright ugly. So I definitely wouldn’t risk much more than $20 on one. I did just buy a little syngonium ‘pink splash.’ It was affordable & is super cute. I’m excited to see it grow

Nick’s style of dissing is adorable haha love how honest he is !

I really like the way you speak so naturally. Very entertaining and calming

agreed, pink agleonema look better than pink princess

The pink princess is gonna have the same end point as the Birkin. It will be everywhere in a year or two.

My Home Depot had 6” pots of lovely Adensonii for 12.99 this morning. Of course I bought it even though I already have several!! Score!

I love you Nick. Completely agree with over priced plants but you're right we as customers dictate the market especially with auctions. 😊

Of all my amazing plants, my Begonia maculata wightii is the only one my (nonplant-loving) co-workers would always ask about and fuss over when it showed up in the background of a zoom meeting.

Albo syngoniums have the same variegation as albo monsteras and are way cheaper.

Thank you for your frankness! There are SOOOO many easy plants to enjoy that do not break the bank. Have a great day 😊.

The other day I brought home a pineapple. My husband asked, "Are you going to plant it?" He wasn't joking. Think it means I've got too many plants?

I love my cebu blue and got it from someone locally and affordable. I do hope to get a pink princess when the price is reasonable. I have settled for the orange prince and he is lovely.

Everybody loved pink princess when it was so expensive, now that's getting cheaper everybody hates it.

This is a great video. Love this. I’d love more videos like this on your opinions on the current plant market. I really don’t get the hype on some of these expensive plants. I think your regular Monstera deliciosa is better than some of the variegated forms. I definitely agree with you on your choices. I remember when the Begonia maculata was that plant everyone’s nan had in the 70s/80s and then became “uncool”. It’s not so expensive in the UK but has definitely become popular again. I do believe it has a lot going for it as a house plant. I got mine from a cutting from a friend who had a giant one. They are incredibly easy to propagate too. I’m hoping the market starts to settle down as some plants are demanding ridiculous prices. We should all be able to grow beautiful plants in our homes without having to sell a kidney.

Can you do a video on your favorite pink plants!? 😄

Hi Nick I come from Long Island and I too are a big plant collector around 90 plants or more I love the way you brake it down letting us know everything about ech plant I leaned so much from u keep doing what you do best thank you

I love your honesty! I totally agree with you on these 🪴

I just love your channel! During the pandemic, I've become obsessed with collecting plants as they bring me so much joy! And I've been binge watching your videos and loving your chill but soooo informative videos! So peaceful. Thank you for your work. :)

Sleep in 1st year, creep in 2nd, and leap in 3rd year is mostly applicable to roses. I am from tropics, 99% of these plants people in the West go craze are just WEEDS! 😂😂😂😂Love your sense Nick! I would say, you are my fave houseplant vlogger!

Loving the cheeky planter on the shelf behind you! Great video as ever, keep 'em coming! ;P

I absolutely love my Cebu blue and made plants for my friends and family. They’re so easy and beautiful. And I absolutely love my adansonii too! Such easy beautiful plants.

Love your videos. You're so well spoken and confident especially, with the plant names I always trip on trying to get it. Lol you really seem to love and appreciate your plants and it makes the video pleasurable to watch. Thank you.

Been awhile since I have watched your videos. And man, I missed your enthusiasm and also teachings around houseplants. You are so knowledgeable and just real about how they look in the store compared to what they may end up looking at home. Your collection is so amazing.

Great info! A couple of months ago, I purchased a small "reverted PPP" from my local plant group for $10 (would not have paid more). Lots of people in my group have brought the pink back out by chopping and propping and/or using grow lights, so I think that some of the ones sold as "reverted" are not truly reverted (though not always the case). The newest leaf has some specks of lighter color that give me hope! If not, I still enjoy reddish climbing philodendrons. 🤷‍♂️

This was such a good video to make! Have to admit I love seeing someone not loving the "albo monstera", I bought mine for around $30, so very cheap compared to prices in the US, but i agree, it's one that doesn't live up to its hipe [shrug] And again, with begonias I think there are so many great begonias that I think the hipe for the maculata isn't all that worth it.

I’ve been waiting for the price to drop for years. I love philodendrons but I can’t justify that price. Now that the houseplants trend is ending I hope to have it soon. Love your channel.

I've had an Monstera Albo "wet stick" with a long aerial root coming out of it, and it still hasn't sprouted more roots yet after 3 months. They take FOREVER! So if anyone wants one, just get a fully rooted plant/leaf and save yourself the trouble.

A begonia that’s similar to the maculata is a Begonia Lucerna. It’s so pretty and grows so easily for me. Gorgeous red backs and polka dots too ❤️

“…if you do, don’t be an asshole.” So true. Also low key I needed that giggle this morning so thank you for that!!!

Over here in Seattle you still can’t find the cebu blue anywhere! I had to get a 4 node cutting on eBay for like 25$ to even see it for the first time in person. They are just now sprouting new growth and I’m so excited :D Did find a local shop with PPP for 75$ though :)

Oh, I don't understand why people think Monstera albo variegata is an easy plant to grow, even the Monstera Deliciosa is difficult to grow - thrips seem to love them! I threw my Monstera Deliciosa out because of it and I'm ready to do the same with my albo variegata. Tired of starting over again and again, thrips do so much harm to the leaves. Not worth the money and the agony, imho.

I adore my adansonii. It was a wishlist plant for me but I like it more than I knew I would!

Ha Ha, wish I was an econ prof or even taking econ, because you are right, Nick, the Pink Princess is the best case study of supply and demand (and a fun little story to tell, too) Probably not so fun for the poor sod that gets buyer’s remorse when the bill comes....but if it’s what you want, you want it and if it makes you happy go for it! I’m not going to judge other’s taste in plants, but like another commenter said, I won’t spend over 50 USD for a plant (but I did go over that for a Hoya when calculating shipping) Naughty girl! WIsh my Cebu blue learned that it was an easy to grow plant, it hasn’t found it’s happy spot and even though I have an effing HUGE monstera adesonii (started as a 4” pot) I can’t propagate it to save my life, water, sphag, direct soil, throws a few leaves and dies.

Love this. Thank you for sharing! Some really great tips!

Thank you for telling it like it is. Honest and refreshing. Another great segment from you, Nick 👏👏👏

It really is crazy how the prices change so fast. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks so much for the advice. Much appreciated.

I love your take on the monstera wet stick insanity.

Enjoyed this video, interesting subject. I agree with all your comments and I appreciate your honesty. It’s nice to have a channel you can count on for good content. 😊. Happy growing! 👌🌿🥰💚

Exactly, the pink aglaonema is so stunning. I love it and need to buy more 🥰🥰

I love your honesty!!

I am in love with the Cebu's pot! Such a beautiful glaze and choice!

You are a delight to listen to. I enjoyed your thoughts.

By the way Nick I have recently made an entire peperomia shelf. Twenty pots on a ladder shelf with grow lights. Plants have been arriving in the mail and I am gonna be potting them up this weekend.

I find Pink Princess exciting because as far as I know, Aglaonemas don't trail! I wanted a Pink Princess because I have limited space and hang most of my plants, and the thought of a pink trailing plant seems so magical to me! I have both, but my Aglaonema definitely takes up a little too much room in my small space, and it becomes a bit of a hassle. My PPP hasn't started trailing yet, but she's a fast grower, like you said! She's probably about 4-5 leaves from starting to trail. I got her with about 3 leaves a couple of months ago, since then she's pushed out 5 leaves! So she's at 8 leaves now, none of them have died off from age either. I hope she doesn't revert, as I had her a bit lower than the window for a few months. There's still specks of pink, but I've elevated her to reach the morning rays.

Adansonii is fantastic. It actually isn’t super available at big box stores in my area.

Amazing comments on the albo monstera, I love it and couldn't agree more!

Just watched your plant tour on Summer's page and now I am addicted to your page!!! I love your style

Beautiful and very interesting. Thanks for sharing .I appreciate it very much.

Another great video!! Thank you 🙏🏻

Love how you are a voice of reason in the crazy houseplant world. Thank you.

Great video, thanks for sharing your opinions

I love that “male form” pot behind you! 😂

I’ve had a lot of success with M. deliciosa ‘Albo’ but I keep it on my patio. Even in the winter it does great. I am in USDA zone 9. It’s been really nice selling the cuttings too!

Loved to watch. Your plants are beautiful.

I missed this upload! Good stuff nick!

Omg my mom has a huge begonia in her backyard!! I never knew it was a must have 🤣 they are definitely outdoor plants! Hers is huge and I love it

I love your channel so much nick it makes me happy to watch lol have a great day!

Oh my gosh, every single word in this video is pure gold, absolutely agree and it's refreshing to hear others talking on this topic :) Maybe that's just because we happen to have the exact same opinion lol

Definitely agree on the PPP, I LOVE philos and I like pink plants, but the PPP just looks.. sick? I don't understand the hype and cost at all. I've never seen one that has ever made me think "that looks nice."

Nick you are so true keep the fun videos coming.👍

I found a Monstera Adansonii on my birthday at Walmart for $3. I gave her a homemade moss pole and she LOOOOOOOOVES it.

Love watching your videos, and hearing your opinions. Of my 100+ houseplants, I have none on your list today. Although I do have around 8 different begonias I love, 3 different philodendrons, and 1 pothos. :)

I love Monstera Adansonii, it's such a versatile plant! and so easy to grow. Corbin

I always check FB and craigslist for neglected plants people are selling for cheap, they bounce right back after being re-potted and put into the right environment

My Raindrop Peperomia has become one of my recent favorites. Love their big fleshy leaves. They don't get too big, but still look very lush and full.

Just found you today, you crack me up brother! Glad to see other passionate plantophiles!

I guess I've been very lucky with my albo Monstera deliciosa. I love them! Started out with two one leaf cuttings. One of them got 11 new leaves within 16 months (the newest ones are the length of my forearm with tons of fenestration), the other one got badly injured by thrips, but still managed to regain strength and put out about 7 or 8 leaves in the same period. Now I have five albo plants and none have less than 6 leaves. Two of them are about 50% white through out, so I'm happy for sure! Lots of light helped me. The only one making a fuss is my Thai constellation. That one grows soo slow, about 2-3 leaves a year. And well, thrips absolutely love my variegated monsteras so it's a constant battle.

Thank you so much Nike, I really really enjoyed watching you talk to us about those house plants 🪴. I’ve subscribed and given you a thumbs up 👍 too. Please stay safe and well too

I am so glad the prices are not THAT crazy in Germany! As far as I know, the only popular plant that is currently going for several hundreds is a variegated adansonii. Everything else including the pink princess you can get small ones for less than a hundred Euros.

I recently got a Swiss Cheese Vine. I've been wanting one for so long. I think I paid about $16.00 for a 4 inch pot. It already popped out a new leaf 😁 Great video!

Great job! I totally agree ✌️💚😊

i can't say how much i adore my cebu blue plant. personally i think it's worth the hype. grows so fast, such gorgeous leaves and almost impossible to kill!

Great energy, love you.

Im not involved in social media but I know what I like. If a plant sends me good vibes and I can afford it, I buy it.

Good stuff! Definitely gonna add a monstera adansonii

Your videos are great. What is really nice, no music, annoying graphics, or fluff. Thank you.

got into the plant life with the pink princess. I definitely think it’ll drop in price but it is so easy to take care of and mine is always putting out beautiful leaves, it’s so rewarding :)

Love this video. 🍃💫

Love your videos Nick!

Great video! I'm definitely holding out for a PPP until the price drops. I love hearing about them and glad they're easy to care for. Thanks!

I got a very large monstera from Lowe’s towards the end of September for $29 and I was shocked. I had just seen one the day before that was a third of the size for $45 and I thought it was a decent price compared to what I had been seeing.

About 3 yrs ago, my area big box stores had Cebu Blue in 8" pots for @ $10.99. Can't believe how the prices skyrocketed for a plant that grows like a weed.