A teenager's impressive indoor plant collection | My Garden Path | Gardening Australia
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- We met Elisabeth when we visited her horticulture class at Footscray High School. Her love of plants continues at home, where she has an impressive collection of indoor plants. Subscribe 🔔 ab.co/GA-subscribe
At just 16 she already has about 150 plants in her room at home in Melbourne’s inner west. Elisabeth particularly loves anthuriums or flamingo plants.
For optimum plant growth she has installed full-spectrum grow lights. She also keeps her room at 80% humidity, ”which can get a little bit much,” she admits.
Elisabeth buys plants from collectors interstate and does a lot of propagation.
One is Philodendron ‘Dean McDowell’, which she points out has extra-floral nectaries that produce necta; in the wild this farmed by ants which, in turn, guard the plant, forming a mutually beneficial relationship.
A favourite plant is Anthurium warocqueenum, which has long, velvety leaves. She ordered this plant from Far North Queensland and it inspired her to create a vertical garden, because it need humidity and something to climb on.
The garden was built out of an old laundry sink and a piece of PVC foam board covered in two layers of horticultural felt; the plant roots sit between the two layers with no actual substrate. The roots attach to the felt, which absorbs liquid fertiliser from the sink and so provides all the nutrients the plants need to grow. The sink can be wheeled out to hose down and eliminate any mineral buildup.
Elisabeth was encouraged by her parents to join local planting days as a small child and grew to love colourful flowers and succulents as she got older.
A birthday gift of a Monstera deliciosa one year kick-started her collecting bug.
She now has a spreadsheet of all the plants she has, which has helped her learn the scientific names and work out what she wants to collect.
Elisabeth shows how she repots an anthurium she has propagated, first soaking it for a few hours in liquid fertiliser to reduce transplant shock, then removing any old substrate from the roots. She then put the rootball in a pot and gently backfills with growing mixture.
Her preferred substrate is a mix of LECA (lightweight expanded clay aggregate) and mineral blend designed for succulents - this reduces the risk of mould and ensures there’s no fungus gnats, which can live in potting mix. She sterilises the mix before using it; this can be done with boiling water, steam or in the microwave.
Filmed on Boon Wurrung & Bunurong Country in Newport, Vic
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Elisabeth is the real deal. I remember about 2.5 years ago when I was on the committee for the Aroid Society of Australia she reached out to see if she could sign up and attend a meetup due to her age.
After the event there was nothing but overwhelming positive feedback about the enthusiasm and passion she bought to the event from those who attended. Elisabeth was the youngest member we ever had by far.
Such a beautiful collection and unique setup, the sink is awesome and I think I’m gonna have to build my own!
I can’t wait to see you back on the show in a few years with a botanic garden worth of plants!
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Great to see a teenager growing plants. 🌾🌿☘🍀🌱
I'm literally looking for ppl that are 14 (like me) but others my age think plants are boring :/
WOW WOW WOW! Stunning collection!!!
I am so impressed, I am 76 and know nothing in comparison to this 16 year old. Great
Excellent collection! I started getting into plants when I was 26. Years later I put a table by the road in front of my house to give plants away for free every year. I love propagating and helping others enjoy plants.
What an inspirational young lady! Vey smart and knowledgeable! 🪴🪴🌿🌵🌱👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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That's very impressive good work 👏
Agreed. Thanks for watching!
aww bless her. What a treasure x
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Absolutely stunning! Well done. ❤
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Simply Amazing well done young lady 👏
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very cool!
So much knowledge, science, passion, plant enthusiasm, researcher too……I loved hearing Elisabeth speaking about her plants……so cool and in sync ….that you and your dad were inspired by Patrick Blanc (me too…I am a big fan of him) and made your vertical wall together.
She's great! The gardening future looks bright!
great video 😍 I learned a lot about plants from Elisabeth's explanations and enjoyed her enthusiasm talking about all the plants she owns and cares for 🌱
I’m so inlove with your green wall 😍😅 how clever is it you got on wheels 🛞
So beautiful. Smart girl.
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Give her a guest presenter job!!!!! Or regular spot!!!!!
Yes!!!!
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I want to see how to construct the vertical plant structure
LOVE yoyr mobile plant tower in the laundry tub.
Could you please tell us in abit of detail how you constructed the inside of the tower?
Many thanks
I like this young person…she is quite knowledgeable…and she is not over the top or in your face with her knowledge like some tv presenters are…I think she would be a better person on the show promoting indoor plants….love the fact she is learning as much as she can instead of just sticking them in a pot for their looks…..plants are living things and deserve to be natured….well done👍👍❤️❤️❤️🇦🇺🇦🇺
Gm edagdwg God bless you I enjoy your plants and the way you baby them a fan linda j. Peace
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This is very cool! Does Elisabeth share her plants online? I'd love to see more of her collection, if anyone knows her insta handle or something please let me know!
I didn't have a hero until today but now I do.
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You go, girl!!! Genius idea re: using a soil-free substrate to cut down on fungus gnats. Does anyone know how you would sterilise it? In an oven?
Oven or microwave
Thank you@@jacoblukewood!
Hydrogen peroxide
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