Thank you for this! The Orbifolia is on the top of my wish list and. I have been considering splitting a lot of my calathea up! I think I’ll give this a try.
What I've found is that you can propagate some Calathea if they themselves grow babies on long stems that reach above the mother plant in a similar way to a Maranta. At least my Calathea Warscewiczii did and I was able to cut and propagate it! It is a very large plant and I noticed the babies' nodes looked similar to Maranta's nodes, so I tried and it worked.
I'm new and this is the first time coco coir was mentioned. What is that? is it recommended for Calathea's? I have a rattlesnake calathea so i want to take care of her >.
coco coir is a soil alternative made from the outer shell of a coconut that is then processed. You can use it on calathea, it is quite water retentive.
Hi! Basically whenever you repot, it slows down the growth of new leaves temporary while the plant acclimates and grows roots. So I always try to repot right after a leaf is done unfurling so that new growth doesn’t get “stuck” half formed, sometimes that causes deformed leaves. I didn’t see that there were new growth points until I unpotted. But it worked out perfectly fine! ❤️
@@BeesHouseofPlants wow I did not realize this. I'm a newbie and my plant literally had deformed leaves and I couldn't figure out for the life of me why. Now I think it maybe due to repotting.
I just repotted mine today (winter time where I am) hence I am quite nervous. I have a medallion and it has been drooping for few weeks though it has 5 new growths. Its been bugging me that it might have pests in the roots or I over watered it so I decided to take it off the pot and got tempted to divide it too. (Like I already disturbed the roots so I divide it 😅) you did this video by February. That's also winter time where I am do u think mine will survive despite the weather condition? Thanks
I have wanted this over and over again I still don’t have the guts to do it. How do you know that you can split one up. Like what do you look for? How do you know it’s more than one plant
when you're unpotting, you'll see that they're all kind of clumped together. I wouldn't try to take each stem separately but to inside take a whole clump. General rule is your want roots and tubers on each section that you divide.
Hello what do u use the soap 4.This is human substrate yes.I use it on my skin.Educate me😊2.Also grace me us with your results on the thrive.I'v gotten 😢 results and reveiws. Please share yours.Every one needs 2nd chance yes?.
Lol, with captions, the soil hitting the pink bowl is “[applause]” 🤣
"2 scoops of horticultural traffic"
I can see why it’s so “sensitive.” Those tiny thin roots support those big, lush leaves; that’s a lot of work! 🤓
I just LOVE orbifolias! I got a starter plant last year and it is really taking off, leaves getting bigger every day. I want a giant one! lol
Thank you for this! The Orbifolia is on the top of my wish list and. I have been considering splitting a lot of my calathea up! I think I’ll give this a try.
What I've found is that you can propagate some Calathea if they themselves grow babies on long stems that reach above the mother plant in a similar way to a Maranta. At least my Calathea Warscewiczii did and I was able to cut and propagate it! It is a very large plant and I noticed the babies' nodes looked similar to Maranta's nodes, so I tried and it worked.
You can propagate calathea by seed as well but flowers on most calathea are not common
Yes! I assumed so, but I’ve never seen a blooming calathea - it would be so cool if I was able to get mine to produce seeds haha
I was nervous watching this, calatheas hate being repotted if they're not root bound.
Haha surprisingly this one totally didn't have any issues at all! Acclimated and started pushing out new growth super quickly!
I have one that’s root bound right now, I’ve been waiting to repot because I’m terrified 😭😂
@@sidhe893 I'm right there with you, good luck.
I'm new and this is the first time coco coir was mentioned. What is that? is it recommended for Calathea's? I have a rattlesnake calathea so i want to take care of her >.
coco coir is a soil alternative made from the outer shell of a coconut that is then processed. You can use it on calathea, it is quite water retentive.
How did the re-potting and separating go?? Waiting to do mine and I'm so nervous xx
SO GOOD. I posted pics on my insta under “new growth” but basically both sections have put out two leaves each since this video!!
They're not supposed to hold water so watch what you put in them or they will waterlog the roots
Great video!! Why did you start regretting it? Did it not work out?
Hi! Basically whenever you repot, it slows down the growth of new leaves temporary while the plant acclimates and grows roots. So I always try to repot right after a leaf is done unfurling so that new growth doesn’t get “stuck” half formed, sometimes that causes deformed leaves. I didn’t see that there were new growth points until I unpotted. But it worked out perfectly fine! ❤️
@@BeesHouseofPlants wow I did not realize this. I'm a newbie and my plant literally had deformed leaves and I couldn't figure out for the life of me why. Now I think it maybe due to repotting.
I just repotted mine today (winter time where I am) hence I am quite nervous. I have a medallion and it has been drooping for few weeks though it has 5 new growths. Its been bugging me that it might have pests in the roots or I over watered it so I decided to take it off the pot and got tempted to divide it too. (Like I already disturbed the roots so I divide it 😅) you did this video by February. That's also winter time where I am do u think mine will survive despite the weather condition? Thanks
Yes! I repot in the winter all the time hahah. It's not ideal but it won't kill it
so beautiful. New friend
How is it doing after you divided it
It's doing great!
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I have wanted this over and over again I still don’t have the guts to do it. How do you know that you can split one up. Like what do you look for? How do you know it’s more than one plant
when you're unpotting, you'll see that they're all kind of clumped together. I wouldn't try to take each stem separately but to inside take a whole clump. General rule is your want roots and tubers on each section that you divide.
Bee's House of Plants thank you
Use knife to make clean fast cut
Hey there, how many months is your orbifolia before you repotted?
I got it in December 2019, so like 3 or so months
Very beautifull!!!!! Show!!!!
Thank you! They're both doing super well - three new leaves since this video!
Hi I’m new to your channel, my channel is new. Can calatheas be propagated by leaf cutting?
as far as I know, they cannot be. Only by division or by seed!
Hello what do u use the soap 4.This is human substrate yes.I use it on my skin.Educate me😊2.Also grace me us with your results on the thrive.I'v gotten 😢 results and reveiws. Please share yours.Every one needs 2nd chance yes?.