😮😍😍😍😍 I can imagine how beautiful they look! I like the ladder idea too.

They do love fresh soil! I have had many others before and they were like that. This one just kept growing like crazy without repotting so i let it go to see how long it would stay happy... about 3 years!... which is bad, should repot our plants far more often, but i was just curious. lol... mine already has a new leaf shooting out and it has only been a week since i repotted it. Awesome plants!

Aww, thats great! I love hearing when people are playing with their plants! They take to dividing and repotting very well, youare going to have some nice plants in no time!

Oh, I hope so! My sister wanted a few; so I'm trying to grow two inside and a few outside... fingers crossed! :D

Glad it was helpful!

What zone do you live in, I wanted to plant in my yard.

Congrats on your new plant baby! The 'hope' is a precious one!

Yay girl give us updates. I just got one from Lowes I'm excited and nervous..😌

Same.

I actually got a clipping out of my dad's landlord garden 😯

Yes boo go ahead we've all done or thought about doing that!

@IronChefWong awe sorry😌

Awesome! They are great plants!

I never see cool plants at the grocery store! 😢

Hello! I would suggest unpotting the plant and trimming out the dead roots and repotting it into some fresh soil that drains well but holds onto some moisture. Keeping it well watered after the repot will get it off to a good start and adding a starter fertilizer will help also. :)

Oh yes, they get huge, but takes a long time when they are kept indoors.

@@TropicalPlantParty But why? since they don't like lots of direct light. What differs outside?

OMG!! Would be nice to see this beast...must be taking over your whole house!!

Victoria Greenroyd I have a inherited one. I just lop off the stem and pot it as a cutting. Sometimes the stem doesn't make it though. It grows arial roots that makes this a little easier. I'm up to three now but I've given a lot of them away as gifts over the years.

Do you have pictures??

It looks like there are some offsets at 5:26, near the base. Maybe seperate those, otherwise I would think to do a cane cutting. Cut about 6 inches below the top of the plant, then divide this piece in two. The parent plant will branch and grow new shoots while the cuttings will root.

I have one which is probably 40 years old. The stem was at least 2 feet. I cut the stem into thirds last year and replanted them into separate pots. The leaves ended up falling off, but after establishing roots, now I have three smallerish plants!

i love monstera! Mine isn't as vigorous as the one i had as a child either, but it also needs a repotting

I love Licuala aurantica! Really all Licualas are wonderful! Does it still have its' strap leaves?

Thank you! I think it is much happier too!

Thank you!

what do you mean by "pups"?

It helps but it also pronounces a lot of the names in an odd way too.

@@TropicalPlantParty What was the name of the website again? It was not clear sound in the video. Thanks. I heard botanical garden webdite, is that right?

Ha! Thank you! That's very nice of you, this is an old one!

I absolutely agree, they are among the best house plants in my opinion...aside from the massive sizes they can reach. Have you tried lowes and home depot? They usually get them in fairly frequently, but there is a tropical plant drought happening with the nursery biz so maybe they aren't as common this year.

Tropical Plant Party I been checking & calling all stores. Not available for some reason. It's turning into a mission to find them.

That's crazy! Several weeks ago i was at lowes or home depot, i don't remember which, and they had 4 pallets full of them, but they were tiny little guys in 3 gallon pots. It's always when we want to find something that we can't! I know bc of the hurricane and cold in Florida last winter that there is a supply issue with a lot of tropicals, and probably wont be back to normal for a few years, but i figured the philodendrons would be the plants that the growers would be pushing out like crazy to compensate. Weird!

Tropical Plant Party I live in MA not many if them around but, when U come across them I buy a lot. Tiny now maybe but, hugh later. Very popular in FL as I've seen. I have a friend in FL maybe, better luck if they can buy & ship to me.

I see them all year round at pike nurseries in georgia. Hope you find one!

Air layering.

thank you, Kim!

Yes they are the same plant. 😊

@patrick m I'll be keeping it. It's grown 3 new leaves so it's doing well. But thanks

LOL good job :)

As long as you cut a portion that has stem and root tissue, they should do ok for you. They will not grow from just leaves though, and propagate best when you can dig up an entire piece that has some roots on it. 😊

@@TropicalPlantParty I have that big round part that comes out of the ground but it's all so packed in I am afraid if I dig in I will harm the rest of the plant. I will get as low as I can . But I guess I need to wait till spring

Lowes

Go for it! They are the best!

Hey Michael! It's about 4 or 5 feet tall with a nice little "trunk" on it.

So cool of you to reply. Awesome

I think I need to change the soil mix to a chunky mix...thats why I'm thinking terra cotta pot to keep the soil from being soggy 🤔🤔🤔

Thanks! AZ?

Hi david! They are considered non-climbing philodendrons, and typically grow a trunk like stem which supports the plant. I do feel like I've seen pictures of them climbing though. Perhaps it was just the angles the pictures were taken at? Typically indoors if they are falling and crawling you can just put a sturdy stake in the pot and tie them up to it.

If it's growing well for you and it has been for years then you're not doing anything wrong. If it ain't broke don't fix it! ... the longer stems is usually just the plant reaching for light. Increasing the light can help out with that.

hello! I do, I actually did a whole video on the plant just a couple of weeks ago, check it out! :)

@@TropicalPlantParty Sorry if I miss any infos. Mine has big leaves. Super big but I've just noticed that two of the biggest leaves turning thin and light green. Do you have any idea? Tips? Please? Thank you so much

luckily I have never had to deal with thrips, from what I have heard they are terrible!

@@TropicalPlantParty well......I did manage so I think I did ok......at first I didn't know what they were....and I've heard horror stories too

Lorell Stoneman, no, me too! Unless someone has already commented... then it shows up.

That's weird! I haven't changed anything as far as settings are concerned, that must just be youtube being glitchy. So sorry for the hassle! I will try to remember to make and pin a comment when i post videos so that the section will hopefully be up. Ugh! Technology!

Hi julie! Those are aerial roots. No need to do anything with them.

Lol

Can you cut them off ?

You can trim them back to your liking.

If they go soggy then that could very well be poor drainage.

You can make additional holes. Also, try to empty the plate, that collects water underneath, regularly.

Hi Donna! Is it a stem-leaf cutting, or an actual cutting of the main plant stem, like the trunk of the plant? Their leaves do not root very well, so it's best to get a piece that has some of the main plant stem on it.

Tropical Plant Party oh nooo😩😩😩 I pulled the leaf off of the base of the stem, not the root. Is there anything I can do to make it root??

@@TropicalPlantParty can u pl help me by telling the exact way of propagation

@@Donna-Marie_Reid were you ever able to propergate the leaf stem?

This year has been odd, likely because of the hurricane and cold in florida, a lot of common plants are not out at the nurseries like they usually are. I have had this one for years, but lowes and home depot usually has them, or they used to i should say. Next year should hopefully be better. Fingers crossed!

My sister's plant has a flower growing what does that mean.

Cheryl Ernst cut it off where you see arial roots and stick it in soil. Don’t over water or you will rot your new plant.

Wow that would be an impressive plant and huge!1

I have a huge one as well. Trunk probably 3-4 ft tall. Was think about cutting it off as well and trying to retool. It has lots of areal roots. Did you have any luck?

I watched a video where they farmed them. They literally had them planted in thick plastic bag about 2 -3 gallon size with lots of bark and miss and some soil. Then they would cut the top off just below the roots below lime the growth node leaving some aerial roots also they would then plant that in same type of bag ,then re-pot what was left below where they cut and it would grow new plant and plant cutting would grow just fine. I thought it was Awesome !! . I think I was called Happy farmers on KZfaq "maybe " it was happy something . Mine is about 8x5ft. Planted in the ground outside in Close to Dallas Texas just south of there. Growing like crazy full sun all day. I just mulch it heavily in the winter. Good luck. I took a pup off of mine today.

SOunds like root rot to me.

Hi, Taylor! Is the soil damp or moist? That is usually what they do when are getting too much water. Is the plant getting a good amount of light?

I recently bought one from my local grocery store and had the same problem. As he said, this happens when the soil is too wet... it likely has fungus. Sprinkle some cinnamon on the leaves and soil. Let the soil dry out. I let the soil dry out and treated with Bonnide anti fungal spray. I continue to allow it to dry in between watering. I water once per week (depending on soil dryness). It’s recovered nicely.

Thank you so very much for your reply, The soil is moist and it doesn't get a lot of light.

Overwatered

Yellow leaves means the plant needs iron

Timely video since I just bought one. I looked up yellowing leaves, and sure enough it is severely root bound, so I will be re-potting. If you found a solution please post.

Yes cut top below growth node and with some Ariel roots. Plant that ,then the bottom will regrow.

hello! Yes, the sap can be irritating and should not be ingested by people or animals.

Oh. Okay thanks! But it’s okay to put it at your bedside? 😅

Whoa that plant has really put you through it! What a mess! Sounds like you did a great job with staying on the issues and fixing it up. They should be able to support their leaves at any size. Usually droopy foliage is a sign of low light and/or over watering. Once they've drooped they might not stand back up, but all of the new foliage should do just fine. 🙂

@@TropicalPlantParty Thanks for the info. Yes, got quite a workout for $2😜 I hope it grows quickly. There are 7 really big stems and beautiful leaves. Sad they won't stand alone. Hopefully it grows quickly. Maybe I'll buy or make a trellis to hold it up in the meantime. I don't know if my skinny bamboo stakes will hold the weight that long.🤔 Either way...it was $2 if it works, great if not oh well. There will always be another rescue plant at Lowes😉! Love your channel by the way💚🌱

Too funny. I also just picked up one for a buck at Lowe’s. I named him Bob (after the Lowe’s employee who marked it down). It’s in bad shape but I’m hopeful I can revive it after I do an insect inspection, pruning and repot it. It should be noted this plant is poisonous to both people and animals when ingested and its a ski. irritant. It’s amazing the extreme and constant lack of plant care at the many Lowes Garden Centers in Long Island NY... but thats a whole other story.

@@kellykelly-fp1jg Nice! Good luck with Bob..lol. Sadly, mine started to rapidly decline despite my care and love. I put it outside hoping someone would have better luck. Within 30 minutes it disappeared. Hope it found a good home and thrives there. 💚🌱