Aspidistra Elatior "Milky Way" THE CAST IRON PLANT | Repot, Propagation and Care Tips

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4 жыл бұрын

Hey ALL you Planty People
I found this hugh Milky Way, Cast Iron Plant the other day and just had to share. Naturally, I thought it would be a great time to make a video while I repot, propagate/divide and share some of my care tips with you. Honestly the Aspidistra has become one of my favourite plants as of late.
If you have any care tips or tricks please let me know if the comments below. I as well as any other viewers could really benefit from your input, plus I might have missed a few times.
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@adelsalanikly2389 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all your information about the plant, I love your simplicity in presentation & love your kitty too👍👏🙏

@lovejnoelle 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely plant! Thank you for demonstration!

@kellymay83 3 жыл бұрын

I just bought a huge plain green one but I absolutely love it. They’re such gorgeous plants

@torhildsagenghansen6074 3 жыл бұрын

I love this plant, and your kittycat is so cute! :)

@JessicaEccleston 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, He is such a sweet boy!

@meganeccleston9259 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you sis I absolutely love mine 😘

@JessicaEccleston 4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😊 I'm so glad you love it

@cellogang6190 3 жыл бұрын

i subscribed! this video was really helpful, there are some cast iron plants in my backyard and i'm hoping to put them in a pot tomorrow when it isn't 37 degrees ;) thanks for all the tips!!

@JessicaEccleston 3 жыл бұрын

I am so glad to hear that you found some helpful content from this video. Thank you so much for subscribing! Wishing you all the best bringing yours indoors.

@kashyem 2 жыл бұрын

supper

@nicoleatkins9622 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness an actually planttuber in Gauteng... girl I have been waiting 😂Which plant nursery’s are ur favourite?I’m always on the hunt for more..

@JessicaEccleston 3 жыл бұрын

Ah Nicole, I'm so glad hopefully my channel will be worth the wait!!! HAHA, your advice, request, tips and tricks would be so greatly appreciated. Honestly Heckers in Boksburg is my GO TO, They are down the road from me so I'm there weekly. HAHA!!!

@marianlyons5377 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Jessica, Can I ask what potting mix you used ? Thanks

@LRich51 3 жыл бұрын

My milky way cast iron plant is lovely, and I've had it for about 2 years or so. It's only starting to curl, flop over and go brown/copper throughout the leaves. Initially, I thought I was neglecting it way too much and not providing enough water, but it seems I found some root rot when I was repotting it today as it's root bound. Any tips for how to manage the plant after trimming the root rot off? I have some orchid medium as well, should I use that in the bottom of the new pot? Thank you =)

@JessicaEccleston 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Linda. The rot root might be caused by the roots being root bound and so the water is unable to drain enough. A good repot with fresh soil and nutrients should cheer her plant up. Personally I wouldn't put the orchid medium just into the bottom of the pot I would mix it into the potting soil to create a nice airy/chunky mix through out. This will improve drainage and keep the roots from sitting in damp soil for too long. Also if you have trimmed the roots make sure to hold off on the watering and keep it light. You don't want to encourage rot on the exposed ends if they haven't calest over. Good Luck and would love an update !

@LRich51 3 жыл бұрын

@@JessicaEccleston Hello, Jessica! Thank you for replying and for the advice. I have gone ahead and trimmed all of the root rot off. The roots were so wild and bound, that I had to divide them. Again, I appreciate your help with this beautiful plant and will keep you posted!

@mrsbeard5225 3 жыл бұрын

Have you had new growth since you bought it? Or since you separated it? I would have expected some growth on mine, but nothing at all! I do wonder if the pot is a little too narrow.

@JessicaEccleston 3 жыл бұрын

So they are extremely slow growers, especially indoors. It has been a month since I divided my milky way and it is just starting to show a new leaf pushing up. The other two smaller ones haven't shown any new growth yet. I have had my variegated one for about 8 months now and only gotten two leaves from it.

@amell3540 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve got mine now for 4 months and no new growths and was worried and that’s why I’m here.

@lizberezin2919 2 жыл бұрын

I found this plant outside by the garbage today, and is in a poor condition. The rhizomes are ok, but the actual roots dangling down from the rhizomes were all dried up, so i cut them away and planted without the roots. Do you think it'll grow new roots?

@JessicaEccleston 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Liz, yes it should will grow roots. Just remember not to over water while there aren't any :)

@karencooley2043 3 жыл бұрын

How do I separate the bark which is attached to new plant for repotting?

@JessicaEccleston 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Karen. You can simply cut it with a sharp sterilized blade/scissors. You will see nodes (larger, rounder sections) on the rhizomes where the petioles grow out from. It’s best to cut in-between two of the nodes. Hope that helps 🌸 happy potting

@adrianaromani7899 3 жыл бұрын

Your accent is really interesting. I hear South African, American and newzealand and english all in one.

@JessicaEccleston 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, haha!! I am from SA and my parents are both full on born and bred British. But the American, not so sure about. Probably from all the american You tubers I watch .. LOL

@adrianaromani7899 3 жыл бұрын

Ah that makes sense. Love your plant by the way! I recently purchased one myself.

@JessicaEccleston 3 жыл бұрын

@@adrianaromani7899 Thank you. They are gorgeous and really makes a beautiful statement piece when they grow nice and tall. Did you also purchase the milky way one?

@adrianaromani7899 3 жыл бұрын

@@JessicaEccleston yes!

@Kyee71 3 жыл бұрын

Hi there is it possible to propagate the leaves in water?

@JessicaEccleston 3 жыл бұрын

I have never tried to propagate them this way, from my knowledge I don't think you would be able to. but it is always worth a try. Let me know how it goes.

@magdalenajakoniuk5993 3 жыл бұрын

My aspidistra has recently got yellow ends... I cut them but the yellowness came back on the edges which were cut. Any idea what can it be?

@JessicaEccleston 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Magdalena. Yellow ends can be such a pain and eye sore. I hadn't had this on my aspidistra but have had only the yellow the the edges of some of my other plants. Mine was due to an salt build up from over fertilizing. Aspidistras are slow growers and don't need much in order to stay healthy. They really don't need fertilizing more than a few times a year and only if they are starting to shoot up some new leaves. Not sure if you have fertilized yours or not?

@magdalenajakoniuk5993 3 жыл бұрын

@@JessicaEccleston i repotted it 3 months ago and have not fertilized it since then. Yellow edges keep coming back so I just remove whole leaves and used topsin just in case it’s fungal infection. We will see 🤷🏼‍♀️

@JessicaEccleston 3 жыл бұрын

@@magdalenajakoniuk5993Just for interest, did you mix your own soil when you repotted it or did you use a store bought bag? Was it a crispy yellow edge or a soft "wet" edge?

@magdalenajakoniuk5993 3 жыл бұрын

@@JessicaEccleston I bought a well drained mix. Changed tips are just yellow, without crispy brown edges. Whenever I cut the tip yellowness comes back ;/

@ewelinakoroniecka7458 2 жыл бұрын

Can I grow aspidistra from cutting ?

@JessicaEccleston 2 жыл бұрын

You will need to make sure that you get a section of the rhizome in order to get a new plant that will produce new leaves. Unfortunelty you wont be able to cut the stem to propagate.