Just wow. Thank you for putting this together for us it must have been quiet a feat finding that information. This is one video that personally am going to have to watch more than a couple of times to get my head round it. 🤯
Tubers is an umbrella term or common name for tubers and tuberous roots. In the same way, corms are called bulbs. Calathea plants have rhizomes that grow tuberous roots. Stem tubers are a stem modification, a swollen tip of an underground branch, a continuation of the PLANT ITSELF, which is known for the ability to propagate by division and grow into a separate plant. They contain meristem tissue. Your "root tubers" horticulturally are called tuberous roots. This is a root modification; a root is something that BELONGS TO THE PLANT, its vascular system and is connected to modified stems. Some are independently edible, for example, sweet potato. In plants with tuberous roots, the roots are often sweet potato-shaped, form fibrous roots, and bunch together in a crown, attached to rhizome or other stem modifications. Eyes are on the stem parts. The roots do not contain meristem tissue. I hope that helps for anyone who's still a little confused. I was looking at some things in my study (environmental horticulture) and came across this by chance. It's been 2 years, but it looks like people are still tuning in. Thanks for this video.
Thank you so so so so much. My brain is fried right about now 😂 I have a plate full of huge tubers from my calathea orbifolia that I can do nothing with. So sad 😢
@@JenniferWynn-oz3vj what kind of soil do you use? First I had too heavy of soil. Then we'll idk, it gets where I have about 5 leaves then all but the center dies off. 3x over.
Odds are the answers are out there because it hasn’t been researched yet. Unfortunately. Love the dedication to providing accurate information💚 all super interesting!
I have a Calathea tuber in soil and it is growing nice roots but nothing else yet. It is very interesting and thank you so much for all the research you have done for this video.
Wow, such an excellent, informative video, you are the best! I, too, have been super confused about tubers, particularly since I am an enthusiastic, outdoor gardener, as well as a houseplant enthusiast. I especially wonder about the Marantaceae family, since there are many genera and even more species. I currently have a green maranta in water, with many tubers on it, and NONE of the individual tubers are putting off separate plants...but like you, I am experimenting. Marantaceae are one of my favorites and I have many. In general, they confuse me, especially the reclassification of some of the varieties to Goeppertia. Since you are so knowledgeable, and you seem to enjoy the research, I would like to see you dive into the why and what makes a former Calathea now a Goeppertia, since Calathea is still an accepted genus. Gosh, this episode is so timely for me! Well done!
So glad you enjoyed it! I’m actually filming a “Calathea Catch-up” video today on what’s going on with all my Calathea (now Goeppertia) so maybe I’ll address that question in the video.💚
@@AlohaPlantLife, please do address it, because I know that there are others who have the same questions as me. You have directly answered several of my questions in past videos and I truly appreciate your responses. Thank you again!
@@tinapomfrey5412 The video is finished, the question has been answered in the video to the best of my ability without being too sciency, and I actually think you all might be getting that video this Wednesday (originally had it planned for next Saturday but the video I originally had planned for this Wednesday is taking WAY longer than expected to edit).
I appreciate all the work you put into this topic because me and planty friend were recently talking about how we didn't know if there was really a difference or not.
Literally came to see if what my prayer plant has was a corm or tuber 🤣 I’ve never seen or heard it before until the propped plant I have in water developed 2 of them 🤣
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. It is so helpful. I was so thankful to hear that you going to load up the video soon, when I asked you about the balloonlike 🎈roots of my calathia. They are still potted up in soil 😊as I also doing an experiment🔬even when there is no hope🙂thank you soooosoooo much.
this has always been a really confusing area for me so i found this so informative..thank you! my only guess with calathea tuber is that it is a root tuber??? lol that is just a guess though.....
Highly recommend looking up pictures of bulb scaling, the way people mass propagate these things is insanely cool! I’m glad you mentioned the modified stem/leaf/root thing, a lot of easily confused plant characteristics are defined that way (like spines vs thorns vs prickles- fun fact, roses do NOT have thorns 😂) and I never hear people mention it. Great research on a super confusing topic 👏🏼
Great video! Lots of things to think about and and check into. Thanks! 😁 BTW, I'm almost positive that Calatheas and Maranta's were in the rhizome category.
They have both. Like I mentioned I didn’t know before researching and filming this video that tubers grow off of rhizomes or stolons, so if a plant has tubers then it also has rhizomes or stolons💚
I’m thinking of my rotten tillandsia medusae now. That would be a bulb, wouldn’t it? I tried taking one of the rotten leaves off but it just got worse towards the middle.
Hello Drea... I found some tubers at my Calethea orbifolia and im trying to propagate it also. I wonder how is yours? Did it grow or is it true that u can not propagate from tuber 🙈 And thank you for your video... 💝
What happen with the calathea rhizomes? I just cut some today thinking it was corms and then I couldn't find any information if I can propagate them. I put them in perlite but I'm very curious to know what happened to yours.
Calathea tubers is why I’m here 😂😂😂
Me too
The three
Me four!
Me five 😂
Hi! Me too. 😹
I recently got into plants so this is mind blowing. Primarily a prayer plant momma so this is extra cool. Excited to see the follow up on the tuber.
Just wow. Thank you for putting this together for us it must have been quiet a feat finding that information. This is one video that personally am going to have to watch more than a couple of times to get my head round it. 🤯
Tubers is an umbrella term or common name for tubers and tuberous roots. In the same way, corms are called bulbs.
Calathea plants have rhizomes that grow tuberous roots.
Stem tubers are a stem modification, a swollen tip of an underground branch, a continuation of the PLANT ITSELF, which is known for the ability to propagate by division and grow into a separate plant. They contain meristem tissue.
Your "root tubers" horticulturally are called tuberous roots. This is a root modification; a root is something that BELONGS TO THE PLANT, its vascular system and is connected to modified stems. Some are independently edible, for example, sweet potato. In plants with tuberous roots, the roots are often sweet potato-shaped, form fibrous roots, and bunch together in a crown, attached to rhizome or other stem modifications. Eyes are on the stem parts. The roots do not contain meristem tissue.
I hope that helps for anyone who's still a little confused. I was looking at some things in my study (environmental horticulture) and came across this by chance. It's been 2 years, but it looks like people are still tuning in. Thanks for this video.
Thank you so so so so much. My brain is fried right about now 😂 I have a plate full of huge tubers from my calathea orbifolia that I can do nothing with. So sad 😢
@@JenniferWynn-oz3vj I can barely keep mine growing.
@@Katinaboxx Awwwwww man..... what's wrong?
@@JenniferWynn-oz3vj what kind of soil do you use? First I had too heavy of soil. Then we'll idk, it gets where I have about 5 leaves then all but the center dies off. 3x over.
@@Katinaboxx Peat Moss & Perlite.....I water with distilled. I also use a dim grow light.
This was the most helpful resource I could find detailing the differences between these. This has helped me so much!
Happy I could help!💚
You cannnnn cut up Japanese Knotweed and like a potato it will grow! Ugh😢
Same!
Mint Rhizomes are beneficial for planting and gardening
I found some bulbs from a plant that died, and I dumped the entire pot. I put them in potting soil. Great video ❤❤
Odds are the answers are out there because it hasn’t been researched yet. Unfortunately. Love the dedication to providing accurate information💚 all super interesting!
Thank you!
I have a Calathea tuber in soil and it is growing nice roots but nothing else yet. It is very interesting and thank you so much for all the research you have done for this video.
So, 9 months later, any updates? 🤭
I’m so interested as well.
Wow, such an excellent, informative video, you are the best! I, too, have been super confused about tubers, particularly since I am an enthusiastic, outdoor gardener, as well as a houseplant enthusiast. I especially wonder about the Marantaceae family, since there are many genera and even more species. I currently have a green maranta in water, with many tubers on it, and NONE of the individual tubers are putting off separate plants...but like you, I am experimenting. Marantaceae are one of my favorites and I have many. In general, they confuse me, especially the reclassification of some of the varieties to Goeppertia. Since you are so knowledgeable, and you seem to enjoy the research, I would like to see you dive into the why and what makes a former Calathea now a Goeppertia, since Calathea is still an accepted genus. Gosh, this episode is so timely for me! Well done!
So glad you enjoyed it! I’m actually filming a “Calathea Catch-up” video today on what’s going on with all my Calathea (now Goeppertia) so maybe I’ll address that question in the video.💚
@@AlohaPlantLife, please do address it, because I know that there are others who have the same questions as me. You have directly answered several of my questions in past videos and I truly appreciate your responses. Thank you again!
@@tinapomfrey5412 The video is finished, the question has been answered in the video to the best of my ability without being too sciency, and I actually think you all might be getting that video this Wednesday (originally had it planned for next Saturday but the video I originally had planned for this Wednesday is taking WAY longer than expected to edit).
@@AlohaPlantLife, wow, you are quick! I am looking forward to it, thank you!
Your videos are SOOO great by the way. Thank you so much! 😊
Thanks really helped me get my scholarship😁😁👍👍
Great info Sis I’m a fan
Holy crap! Thank you! This was so well researched & helped me understand the rhizomes & tubers a lot better.
Glad it helped!💚
I appreciate all the work you put into this topic because me and planty friend were recently talking about how we didn't know if there was really a difference or not.
Glad I could help out!💚
thank you so much , i am with you on the frustration
Thank you so much for this video! This helped me out a lot! Did the calathea tuber ever grow??
You’re welcome! And no it did not😕
Let me clarify, nerdy as in needing to know why and how things work. I enjoy your videos, Thank you!!
I knew what you meant💚🤓
Thanks for this informative video. I'm studying for an exam in propagation and this was super helpful. Cheers from Canada. 🙂
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for all of this, i'm really appreciated 🥰🥰
You’re welcome 😊
LOL, Love it!!! I'm also scientifically nerdy like that!!!
Literally came to see if what my prayer plant has was a corm or tuber 🤣 I’ve never seen or heard it before until the propped plant I have in water developed 2 of them 🤣
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. It is so helpful. I was so thankful to hear that you going to load up the video soon, when I asked you about the balloonlike 🎈roots of my calathia. They are still potted up in soil 😊as I also doing an experiment🔬even when there is no hope🙂thank you soooosoooo much.
You’re welcome! And let me know if anything unexpected happens with your experiment💚
this has always been a really confusing area for me so i found this so informative..thank you! my only guess with calathea tuber is that it is a root tuber??? lol that is just a guess though.....
Highly recommend looking up pictures of bulb scaling, the way people mass propagate these things is insanely cool! I’m glad you mentioned the modified stem/leaf/root thing, a lot of easily confused plant characteristics are defined that way (like spines vs thorns vs prickles- fun fact, roses do NOT have thorns 😂) and I never hear people mention it. Great research on a super confusing topic 👏🏼
Thank you so much!💚
100% helpful!!! Thank you 😊
Glad to hear it!💚
Great video! Lots of things to think about and and check into. Thanks! 😁 BTW, I'm almost positive that Calatheas and Maranta's were in the rhizome category.
They have both. Like I mentioned I didn’t know before researching and filming this video that tubers grow off of rhizomes or stolons, so if a plant has tubers then it also has rhizomes or stolons💚
Is there an update on the tuber? 🤭 i would love to know if anything has grown from it yet
Absolutely nothing happened to it lol
@AlohaPlantLife TEARS! I wish I would have found your video before I took FOUR off of my baby. 😭 I hope she's not going to freak out on me now. 😱
This was an eye opener and im still confused on the calathee
Oh no. I think I've cut the tubers off my calathea 😢
😬
I’m thinking of my rotten tillandsia medusae now. That would be a bulb, wouldn’t it? I tried taking one of the rotten leaves off but it just got worse towards the middle.
It’s technically a pseudobulb on those plants
Thanks.
You're welcome💚
Did you make a calathea tuber update video?
Nothing happened to it. Just sat in that water doing absolutely nothing lol
Hello Drea... I found some tubers at my Calethea orbifolia and im trying to propagate it also. I wonder how is yours? Did it grow or is it true that u can not propagate from tuber 🙈 And thank you for your video... 💝
Did not work, as I anticipated
@@AlohaPlantLife Ok. Thank you 🙏
It is helpful but ... 🤯🤪❣ Love ur channel!
Lol! Thank you💚
Can caletheas grow if they don't have rhyzomes, & how do you get rhyzomes to grow
It’s something that just happens, no need to try and encourage it, the plant knows what to do💚
What happen with the calathea rhizomes? I just cut some today thinking it was corms and then I couldn't find any information if I can propagate them. I put them in perlite but I'm very curious to know what happened to yours.
Absolutely nothing happened lol. Just sat there not developing roots or anything else so definitely can’t use them to grow a new plant unfortunately.
@@AlohaPlantLife Oh well, I guess I'll put the whole in the garbage. Thank you for replying! Love your videos btw!
It looks like root nodules which fix nitrogen. 17:30
You’re right, it kinda does look like that, but root nodules are only found on plants in the Rosid clade if I recall correctly.
I'm guessing your calathea experiment failed? I cut them off my calathea 😳🤭. I hope it doesn't hurt the plant.
Yes it failed. Hopefully it will be ok😬
Octopuses it’s not a Latin word so it not octopi
I was thinking it looked like a GIANT caterpillar 🐛🦠
Omg this was so informative and interesting! Learned so much, now I know why people write some plants name as 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘢😆