I’m sorry, were there even any plants in this video? All I could see was incredible hair ??

I don't really care to judge on how much a person spent, but I do care to know how much I should pay for a certain plant. I got a little scammed through Etsy a couple of times because it was hard to gauge how much that plant should have cost judging by where I live, and having people who are knowledgable about the market because they collect be more open about cost , it would have definitely been a huge help in avoiding the pit fall.

Don’t feel to bad, your not alone in paying more for a plant than they are priced right now. 💚

I enjoyed this video, not so much for the cost:benefit analysis but telling the history of each plant. Wish more channels did that: when acquired, care, propagation, etc. Thanks.

Great topic! I've always loved plants. But I definitely spent more in 2020 on plants than I ever have. I didn't have the means you did to buy such expensive plants, but I did make some purchases that were more than I would have spent normally. My regrets are few, because they brought me joy and purpose, during one of the darkest and most frightening times in our world history. My son is in college and is doing a study on the impact the world wide plant buying frenzy had on folks mental health. The study is proving to be very interesting and is showing that hands down, in every corner of the world, when folks were highly motivated to care for plants their mental health was uplifted. That alone, in my opinion, makes my plant purchases during the pandemic worth the cost. Thank you for this video! Much appreciated, Lynn

I actually love this kind of video because I’m just getting back into the hobby after being out of it since 2019. Now looking back, I’m happy I wasn’t around for them when they were crazy expensive during the 2020 boom 😂 But it’s nice for me to be able to get a read on what’s available and how much things are going for now as I start to get back into it!

You are certainly not alone with bad plant purchases. Thank you for putting out this video so others don't feel alone. My biggest regret was not waiting longer for the burle Marx flame which went from about £2500 for a two leaf cut down to £500 🤦 I would say I've learnt my lesson and I partly have but I can still be pretty careless. I have promised the hubby I will never pay four figures for a plant again 🙈

Oh man, I am surprised more folks haven’t done content like this. Yes please, this is fun. Hoya prices would be cool! Oh man I thought spending over $100 on a hoya cutting was bad lol, I won’t be doing that again 😅.

I’ve been looking for a video like this, thank you so much Alice. I love the transparency in all your videos 💜

This video was awesome! I really appreciate your transparency! Your strappy leafed plants are amazing! 💚and your hair is stunning!

My most expensive plant currently is a philodendron caramel marble cutting for 80€. All thanks to my mom who is a freaking wizard, she got it from a nice lady who just wants to share the joy!

When I started, initially was for a living wall above my aquarium. Before moving on to potted ones. I spent thousands on them. And at that point of time, it was always impulse and from online platforms that sells everything and not just plants. Only to realize later that there are local plant groups, and home sellers, that sell all those plants at a MUCH MUCH MUCH cheaper price and BETTER quality. I can't believe I was oblivious to all these facts before buying. Was a painful journey at the beginning whenever I thought about it now, but oh so glad that things are wonderful now when it comes to plant-keeping. Also, many times when I bought plants(after learning to buy from home sellers and local plant groups), was paying quite a sum for them, and then the next day, someone else selling an adult form for half of what you paid for the babies. 🤣

I am here commenting in this video because I watched this video right before my interview. I thought to myself that I will come back to comment if I got an offer 😅😂 so here it is 🙌 (totally unrelated plant comment 😅)

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I could watch you do this for your entire collection

I just got a variegated Melanochrysm for 300$… I cannot imagine paying 150 for a normal one! The plant Market is a crazy crazy thing.

I have bought more plants then I need but having a hard time stopping. I have now started paying my bills before buying plants. I hope that works

Best topic, waiting is the good thing for plant collector.

Florida Beauties coming out of his... That's a great problem to have, right? It's beautiful. I just got a three leaf rooted cutting and I am so excited. I'm going to have to go find your care video!

Loved this video! Especially since I’ve decided I don’t really like selling plants I try not to spend too much on plants since I know I’m most likely not going to be getting any money back. It’s nice to see what’s reasonable and what other people pay it kind of takes the stigma away!

Yes please! I love videos about costs. I am always interested in that. Also any info about how much people have sold cuttings or propagations for. I am trying to keep track of mine and see which plants pay for themselves.

OMG i just found you and i LOVE your vibe

Ouch! Philodendrons definitely crashed in price now, but the anthurium prices are still stable. I kinda wish you do this about the plants you decluttered a while back 😂 that would be a different kind of morbid

Hey Alice! I think you did fantastic on these gorgeous buys! I wouldn’t feel bad and I wouldn’t regret a damned thing. The only things I EVER regret are the plants that I don’t buy. Nothing haunts me more than the ones that got away! The heterocraspedon is still top on my wishlist, but I am currently 16 days into my first Ecuaflor-a import (I’ve always ordered from ecuagenera’s Florida location); so it’s my first true import!! Your import videos (yours, jing’s, and Charmaine’s) definitely made me do it😂😂 And I am SO excited to say that all of my plants are doing well so far!! You have a gorgeous collection. I’ve definitely been bit by the anthurium bug too, but I don’t see myself being able to get any of those gorgeous hybrids anytime soon. Someday #sigh lol!

I love the texture on the luxurian. It’s beautiful ❤❤

Yes loved this type of video!!! I think a lot of us did this❤️❤️ relatable

The heterocraspedon is such a stunning plant. I am waiting for the Spiritus Sancti to go down in price.

I've paid for cuttings hoping to save money just for most of them to now cost at the price I paid for them as baby plants. Kind of regret but oh wells. Thanks for making this video, it makes me feel better haha.

Loved this and it shows us the prices we can expect to give or choose not to give . Thank you

I really enjoyed watching this video! It would be fun to have an Hoya version 😊.

Great topic. Yes to more of these types of videos. I’m so grateful I bought too many common plants during the height of the pandemic. I was shocked how quickly I fell out of love with a lot of them but at least the total dollar amount was so much less than it would have been out had I known what I was missing out on… oh they money I would have blown 😂 Now, I feel a little like a vulture buying up discounted imports others regret buying. Seems like as demand and prices fall, fewer discounted imports will be available though. At some point, I expect plant prices to stabilize but at a lower starting point. It’s going to be interesting to see.

Yes to more of this! It's interesting to learn the true costs of plants, and to hear stories of awesome trades

Thank you for sharing! I learn a lot from this video 🙏

I just started last year to get into plants and it's interesting to see how prices changed .

Loved this video and I'm looking forward to your next video.

I think I’d very brave to film this video. Usually price is “for getta bout it”. Nomb (none of my business)!

Loved the video and how transparent you are. Following 🙌🏽

Great topic! Would love to see more 😍

Great 👍 video. Super great edit audio and topic on video. 🙏 Thank you. I bought my sansevieria and some others from Indonesia in 2020 all together about $400, 12 (or 1 more) plants all together 😅😇

New subcriber came across to this vid here and just love it 💚💚💚 hun loveee ur content

I’m loving this video. You might do a new video about adding to the moss pole on your Florida beauty.

This was a great video...I would definitely watch more. Yeah...I purchased 3Tai Constellations (Imports, my first imports) thinking I knew what I was doing! HA!! Lessoned learned only 1 survived, so she costed me about $900.00. And these were very SMALL plants and the 1 was a rooted wet stick...I'm sure we can all relate and have stories to tell.

I really liked this video it’s interesting to see prices! Especially how it varies from Canada to USA ! I def want to make a video like this too after watching yours!

Thank you so much for sharing your experiences. You definitely had some epic wins, and a hard lesson or 2. This really was a wake up call for me. Mainly to be patient, grow out my collection for trades and enjoy the wonderful connections I've made on this fabulous plant journey. The clear love you share with your friends is wonderful to hear! Also, no regrets! Get the plants that bring you joy for a cost you can afford to pay. It seems obvious, but that gets lost in our passion! I truly appreciate your transparency. I'm sure this touched others as much as it did me. I truly wish you all the best and I look forward to what comes next from your chanel!!

That plant for $560 😲u really wanted it it’s ok u learned. Thks 4 VD nyc💚🧤👒🇹🇹

Immediate click! We are secretly so nosy about plant prices and this transparency is so refreshing. I'm curious on some of those unique Hoyas in your collection - ngg, hypoplasia, clemensiorum etc

This video spoke to me. I love hearing about what other people spent on their plants because sometime I feel bad and other times I helps me to feel like I’m not alone lol! Thank you for the transparency! Also, 100% agree on Melanochrysum. Very difficult. I hear great things about the Splendid tho!

I really enjoyed that video and it makes me feel less terrible about my purchases 🙈 I can agree to 100% about the "just waiting", the prices mostly come down after some month. For example: In 2020 I got a Syngonium Red Spot Tricolor. It was my top one wishlist plant and I paid 580 euros for a small plant. At this time it was a really great offer but now you get cuttings for 20 euros. I really regret getting this plant at this time espacially because of the price tag and it did not grow well for me (mostly hold on only to three or four leafs).

Let’s be honest, we’ve ALL thrown caution to the wind and thrown money out the window on plants. Some we regret, some we don’t. Be patient and most plants will come down, but sometimes we aren’t patient. Great video.

my local nursery put out melanos for 9$ and i just snagged one

Thank you for sharing your experience. When the big importers get a “new” plant it shows how fast the price can fall and quickly. P lynamii comes to mind. It gives me hope for some of the anthurium hybrids I see for sale to come down in price!

Okay i think I’ve seen this in a couple videos now (just found your channel yesterday!) do you have the vines INSIDE of the mosspole?? Because that seems like a GAME CHANGER

beautiful.

Loved this video. I definitely fell hard for the melano, and fell just as hardly out of love. It’s an impossible plant for me. I did want to say that I had a similar curling phenomenon with my vittarifolium, and it ended up having stem rot. I think the leaves curl because they can’t access water, and either that’s from not watering or something is wrong at the root/stem level.

Such an interesting video, I do wonder a lot how much others pay for plants! I feel the regrets with you haha. I wish trades were easier here, but in my experience here in the UK people hardly ever want to trade and prefer to sell :( every time I've agreed a trade with someone they always back out or they give vibes like they're doing me a huge favour by trading so I just feel bad and say nvm.

I can't explain how happy it makes me that you do not regret the luxurian. I'd kill to have something that was so difficult to have. Reason is because it 8s possible. You made me know I'd have *right now* a variagated silver sword. 🌱❤️🌱❤️

Bought a. Luxurians from ecuagenera for like 80 usd this year. Insane price, but great plant.

Melanos are now $15 or so at nurseries, shop or private sellers. I spent way too much as well. It was not easy to grow. Needs high humidity and pole.

Yeah, the melano and the waroc were the two plants I wasted the most money on. Bought 3 of each and been regretting it ever since. Learned my lesson though. I think both of them are pretty easy to grow - but only if you can offer them constant 70%+ humidity and since they both get too big too fast, it's impossible without a huge green house.

Feel the same way about the Melanochrysum . Probably my biggest plant regret, lol. Was sold on the same load of poo that they were easy. Maybe I got a bum one from Botanicaz

It’s ok. I estimated that I killed around 120 plants so far and spent a min. of $15k on plants and plants related stuff. I regret nothing.

Wendlingeri are not that easy to get a hold of still.

😳 Most expensive plant in my collection are pink princess and gloriosum. I paid $35 Canadian and I thought it was too much.

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Me: cries in 500usd Luxurians

i have a morbid curiousity as to when you're going to fix my plants 😑

wow…eye make up

What u have said is so true. I thought I was the only one 🫣

I feel you on the heterocraspedon!! I had the same thing happen to me with philodendron bicolor. I got it when it wasn‘t really a thing in Europe. Now, only half a year later you can get cuttings here for like 60 bucks. 🥲 But that‘s what the plant market is like sometimes