i dote on my plants, and am always amazed at their beauty. ...you might want to look for... streptocarpella. ezpz member of the african violet family. i mention because mine is bursting with blue blooms. (concord blue is the variety)
helicopter mom, constantly hovering over them... used to be a serial overwaterer, it's hard but I learned to hold back with the years... on the bright side, calatheas and alocasias are NOT a problem for me XD
Peace lilly is great for beginners. It communicates very well when it needs water. Mine serves as a lifeguard for all the other plants. When it starts looking sad, it is time to water them all.
Oh, I guess I’m the loving concern parent always checking daily all my over 200+ plants. Some I fuss over more touching even kissing and hugging and I’m always singing and talking to them. Others that likes to be left alone well still have to at lest put up with my singing. I will at least look over them and I may sometimes force a kiss on them like my hoyas. Lol! Honestly ever since I started hugging, kissing talking playing gentle music, my plants have been truly thriving. I didn’t think it was true, but it sure is.
I started out as wanting low maintenance plants, but in a short time (during pandemic stay home) I brought a Maiden Hair Fern. I have fallen in love with my plants. I enjoy your humor. I like how your place is neat not too planty. Nice job with your channel.
Christian, your collection has grown so much within the past year it's amazing! You went from more fairly common houseplants to anthuriums and rare philodendrons! You've gained alot of experience in little time, and it shows!
BTW, I'm attentive to my plants, but I discipline myself to give them care according to their needs. Sometimes it's hard because I want to interact more--which is why I think it is tempting to continue to collect plants--and I worry a little about whether I'm doing all the right things, but they are doing well, growing now. Even if they don't need anything, they are always there to look at, so that's a consolation, and I really enjoy propagation. You asked! LOL
Self discipline is good practice when we’re the too attentive plant parent. Sometimes I have to hold myself back too, especially to this some of my favourites 😆
I'm getting more and more into plants and I'm actually better at caring for them now 😊 Btw: Try talking a lil slower, it'll make the video more relaxed and easier to follow, especially for non native English speakers 🙆♀️
Ella Magallanes ahh thank you. I just recorded a video and tried to keep in mind to slow down at the beginning and eventually I went back to my old habits. Especially when you’re excited talking about plants 😅
i'm a loving plant mama who tries her very best to take the best care of my babies! I wipe down all the leaves, water, fertilize, open the blinds every day for them and give them all the love
Yeah, now I need a zz zenzi and a hoya vietnam 😅 I am definitely a hovering plant parent. I watch my babies like a hawk, take care of the basics, but I do trust them to give me some signs if they need anything. I've found that my ficus elastica, dieffenbachia, pothos, sanseveria and monstera deliciosa require very little attention. Plus, I have a bunch of lucky bamboo in a vase that pretty much takes care of itself 😂
I had an African Violet on my desk in my office. It was perfectly fine; didn't bloom much but looked healthy. I chalked it up to office light, or lack there of. It was pretty. One day a new hire came through and when he stopped in front of my desk he reached out and rubbed one of the leaves between his thumb and forefinger. They're soft and velvety. Well, I'm pretty sure I taught the guy a new language. It became a thing; frustrated me to no end. You know, that silly little thing started to bloom - bloomed it's little heart out. He said "Everything needs a little love". I still had my doubts, but when he moved on to a job in another state, in reverted back to it's normal (apparently) bored state. I started to pay more attention to it and it did much better. In my previous plant mommy life, I had always talked to my plants. I told them "You can be replaced, you know!". I'm sure it was great for morale.
Cool story, i day if you build that personally relationship and bond with your plant, it will thrive. Sounds low your colleague had some magical green thumb 😅
You are a joy to watch, as usual. I love low maintenance, especially when you have too many plants. Yeah I look after them, but it's tiring. My pick is called caliphruria subedentata (green supreme). Find it as easy as the ZZ and low light too. I once killed a snake plant (hahnii). It was in a windowless office and got all wrinkly and leaves started falling off. Fortunately it had a pup, so it lives on.
Plants are a lot like people, aren't they? Some are very sensitive and needy of attention and care, and some are able to stand some neglect without suffering much. As you are pointing out, it is important to get the right type of plant for your personality and style of care. Some plants will feel smothered by too much attention, but others need it to thrive. "There's always a 'plant' perfect for you." This is a very hopeful video. Thank you again. 💖
Love the hoyas! And the zenzi or mini zz looks pretty cool. I am either giving my plants too much love or complete neglect. I go back and forth 🤣 Love your plant collection!!
I love houseplants and couldn’t imagine living in a space without them. However I also do not have time to be constantly inspecting, checking humidity levels and soil etc etc. So I stick to the basics this video was great for me! 👍
Same! Anyone who sees my house might assume I have a “green thumb”, but I just have loads of really easy and standard plants- lots and lots of snake plants and pathos!
I am a recovering helicopter plant parent. I love all my plants, but have a soft spot for anything that vines. I was out looking for a couple of bigger pots today and ended up with a hoya pubicalyx and a hoya krimson princess. Which was on "The List" of plants I don't have.
Plz make a video about your plant journey.. How you started, your first plant, mistakes you learnt from, etc. I am new to this and feel overwhelmed.. Would lovd to hear from your expedience. Thanks ☺️
Love this episode and your choices. I am a 'don't ask me to water more than once a week at most' kind of plant owner. So plants I own are many you mentioned. (I live in 1 bedroom city apt so only have southern windows and 2 small east ones). Ponytail palm, aloe, snake plant, birdnest sansevaria, jade plant, pepermonia obtusifolia (variegated and solid green), scindactus pictus Argyraeus and exotica, variety of spider plants and pothos, syngonium, pilea peperomioides ( took me a few times to find right place for it to be happy (8 ft. From south window seems to be winning position), asparagus fern (sits on toilet). Only plant i still have that struggled suddenly after a happy 2 years is the chinese evergreen. It suddenly got leggy and branches starting snapping off everytime I picked up pot to water. I still have the poor now ugly thing because I trimmed down those remaining sad bare stems to 3 inches and now not only are all of those sprouting 2 new branches but 3 new sprouts have popped out of the ground. So maybe its second life will be happier. Thank you for all your videos. I learn a lot from you.
I love that zenzi a must have for my collection. Im a loving check my plants talk and sing to pray for and touch plant parent. Water them only when needed...
I’m kind of a beginner. I have a few plants. I confess I’m struggling a little, even with the easy care plants. I’m trying to do some research and homework. I either water too much or I don’t water enough. Usually too much.
I think heartleaf philodendrons or scindapsus are really easy and can be neglected as long as you water them when its dry. Expecially if your unsure of your lighting situation or just want a plant in a particular spot. They have quite a few different varieties and some can be really beautiful. I have almost every type, which is pretty much the only type of plants I own because they are easy. Seeing new growth all the time is really nice too as they constantly are popping out new leaves. High reward low maintenance. My fav kind of plants! Hoyas are freaking hard i think. I think its the soil they like...its hard to tell if it needs water or not. I have only had 1 that lived past a year :) its the regular Austrelis. Its still doing good and I hardly ever even look at it or water it lol. The only thing I do is add more bamboo sticks for the new vines. It loves those darn bamboo sticks. Wraps itself around them without any help and grows like a weed. Kinda looks like one too haha
Cast Iron plant is another great one for lazy plant parents! And loved the zenzi. It's made its way onto my wishlist along with ZZ Raven and many others!
Bonjour Christian !As for me I'm an "overlover"....I think we kind of behave with our plants like we kind of behave with our human being pairs...like... it's sort of reveal our own personnality ...🌿🌱🍃😊 thanks for the vid and see You on The next one 🍃
You are my favorite plant guy!💚 Im a bit new to these plant craze and I've learned so much from you.I will never get tired of listening to all your tips, plant tour etc. You are soo talkative and funny 😄! I wonder what is your day job because if you are in sales you are really good in convincing people what plant to get. 😄
@@CrazyPlantGuy I understand me too I get soo excited talking about my plants..😆 They give me pure joy 🥰😍 my husband thinks Im crazy because a new small leaf, new growing flower bloom is pure happiness 💚💚💚
I have a pony tail palm that is almost 5 feet tall and the leaves almost touch the ground. Beautiful wavy foliage. I also love and use the white cache pots
I agree hoyas are so easy once you find their spot👍🏽 I'm looking for some good plants for my room (SW-E) windows. I don't want a room full of snake & zz lol. But I'm between loving and lazy. Love talking to them, but the watering & checking 🤦🏽♀️🤷🏾♀️😅
Love how cute ZZ Zenzi looks. Went to search for it today, didn't find any ZZ, but instead got 3 miniature Orchids, Aloe Vera, Sanseveria bacularis and Chamaedorea Elegans. Happy 😄 Anyway, tell us about Begonia Maculata, please, i can see it next to your TV 😍
@@CrazyPlantGuy oh well 😄 let's kill few begonias together then 🤭😳 i only know they like fluffy and well drained substrate, and they don't really need any fertiliser. One begonia-Pro adds some forest moss and some sphagnum to make substrate airy. I guess I'll try it (gonna snip few leaves for propagation just in case the mother plant dies) 😄
The Zenzi caught my eye, 😍so I clicked on the video. I will look for that since I’ve had success so far with the Green ZZ. I have many snake plants but I didn’t know about the samurai. That’s striking. 😍I must look for that one . I’m not a fan of cacti, but the prickly pear is very much my style. You should call this video the mostly beautiful plants for the lazy plant parent😆
Hey, Christian! Thanks for the sharing! I guess I fuss over my plants 😊 But, I’m learning a lot from you ! Sometimes less is better . Stay in touch! Greetings from New York! 🌺
I would say I’m a plant parent that loves all my plants a little too much. Sometimes it’s hard for me to withhold water for some and water the rest 🙁😂 but I’m learning. I have over 150 plants. I would say all green plants are much easier than variegated ones to grow and propagate.
It’s hard to stay on top and equally give your love and attention to all of them especially when you got 150 plants 😅 I sometimes don’t notice one or two cause they’re hiding behind another plant 😆
I'm a mixed bag plant parent. I have 3 or 4 different citrus started from seed. I estimate 100-150 aloes, several hoyas that came from a single plant that was down to a single leaf, a wild harvested opuntia (prickly pear) that is running pads along the shelf, 1 surviving poinsettia, a moses in a boat that I took 2 cuttings from, 4 pineapple tops that are in various stages of growth, a croton, a naughty little boy plant, 4-5 coffee plants and a philodendron. And then there are the outdoor potted plants.................
last summer i was super Over attentive to my plants and repotting like mad, this year i’m at 100+ plants and have learned to let my plants chill and have their space... except from when i’m propagating haha
"My top 5 houseplants for the lazy plant parent. That's YOU, that's why you're watching this video!" HAHA... Love how you joke around, Christian! I'd have to say, pothos are also a super perfect beginner plant as well as lazy plant parent go-to! Good recommendations! BTW this quarantine has made me become even more of a plant hugger & talker! I catch myself literally carrying on a convo with them... (shh, don't tell anyone!)
a few more low maintenance plants in my opinion are the Dracaena marginata, Pachira Aquatica, Schefflera, Ficus Benjamina, Kalanchoe (and of course some have those beautiful flowers), and some people may be surprised that orchids are pretty easy and low maintenance. I say I like low maintenance, but I have all the above in terms of maintenance. Some I know I don’t have to check on for weeks or [months (cacti and some orchids)] and others I check every day to every few days.
@@CrazyPlantGuy Went to Ikea today and got a sansevieria cylindrica, nice size, for cheap (9.99) and I also got some nice white pots. Then went to Lowe's and bought another variety of sansevieria (more "leafy" with yellow edges). Thanks for the recommendations! I love them already!
I agree with your list. These are really forgiving plants. Since you ask, I am more of a overbearing type of plant parent. If I could I would be buried in my plants all day everyday watering, touching, cleaning etc... which would not do them any good. Question Is you Elechomes humidifier a low maintenance one? I mean how often do you have to change your filter and is Canada’s tap water suitable for it? Since we are supposed to have very soft water Amazon did not have that kind of information. Thank you in advance
My humidifier seems simple to take a part and clean. There’s an extra filter you can get that you put in the tank, I don’t use one since I put filtered and soon to be distilled water. I would say Canadian tap water is pretty soft.
I think Adeniums are cool low maintenance plants. It's true that they need bright light and summer warmth to come out of dormancy, but, you know, it's a plant that can be left without any water for 5 months at least and then, in the summer, when it produces its leaves, you can allow the soil to go bone dry before you water again. In addition to that, you fertilize your plant every two waterings, you remove dead branches or rotten parts (if that ever happens to you), and I think that's pretty much it in terms of care.
The only thing I'm lazy about is re-potting. I've only owned a few plants. I am a sucker for succulent, but not the greatest to care for them. I love the plant you have on you shelf, it has spots. Anyway, I got a plagoenemia(smthin like that) for my birthday last year, still alive!! Yay! But my leaves are pointing up and one of the leaves, it looks like it's drying up which is scaring me because that's the second one. I feel like it's dieing slowly.
I also personally love your simple editing style, I see no reason to really change it a lot. What you could do to up your production quality is to get a cute plant animation for your intro. I was thinking of a lil plant gettinh watered and then growing, along with cute sounds or something :D
@@CrazyPlantGuy Keep it simple! You could start using icons and lil illustrations when talking about how to care for a certain plant and similar things but I really don't see a need to extend your editing a lot, the simple style fjts your channel and content very well :)
I'm a loving parent. I talk to my plants, check on them all the time, and name them according to their "personalities" 🙈 I think I am a crazy plant mom.
I think im a suffocating plant mom since I had plants and I tend to over water them and they always die 😟 Im going to give one of these plants a try wish me luck🤞
Yeah true, but some may want to try just adding a green and if they don’t have th time to care for them as much, these may be some good choices to start off with...who knows, maybe starting with these they’ll fall I love with and find more time to care for more plants 😃
@@CrazyPlantGuy I understand , I'm a plant lover and can't even count the amount of times ppl have come to me over dead plants as if Google or even channels like yours aren't readily available. I meant, if you take on something living, invest the time to care for the plant life or animals etc etc. I feel some ppl get plants to be part of the plant community or to feel validated. But I appreciate your videos 😊😉
Dear Crazy Plant Guy, My mom passed away 3 years ago. She loved plants. My brother and I each took a cutting from one of my mom’s favourtie plants (pothos) . I’ve had my mom’s plant for 3 years now and I think I recently overwatered it. All the leaves began to turn yellow and then brown....I watched a video that you did on propogating pothos.....I really hope it isn’t too late. I cut the plant and put it in water...almost all the leaves completely turned brown and dried up. I noticed that where the nodules were, it was still green. Can my plant still be saved? I took the dead leaves off and put the tiny pieces in water. Is there a chance my plant will survive? I also cut the vine into a few pieces and put them into water as well. Any advice you give would be greatly appreciated. I think I’d really feel a deep sense of sadness if my plant doesn’t make it. It’s just my way of keeping my mom close. I really enjoy your channel and hope you continue making fantastic videos. Please advise....Sad in Toronto!
Sorry to hear that. Just make sure you have the nodes and price of the vine with a leaf in water, placed in an area that gets bright light and warm. Just follow the propagation video and your cuttings should show roots. Make sure that water is topped so the node is always submerge one water. Good luck.
Bonsoir Cristian votre plonte son manifikeee j'adore zamikulais zz et sanseveria Viktoria et Jade plonte aussi elle soit manifike jolieee bravo et felusitacione pour votre jolie vidéo...🙏🙏🙏
Which of these plants are less susceptible to pests (other than the trusty Sansevieria)? Heard that ferns/ palms/ ivies/ aglaonemas/ hoyas are more prone to them.
I call my aloe my 'Wild Child' because the leaves grow in all directions and very hard to tame them. I thought I was the only one tying a string around my aloe in attempt to keep it in place
Question about the whale fin plants! I recently got one in the mail but it came looking folded in half hot dog style, do they normally fold like that or is it a watering issue? I noticed with my other one that after being watered it seemed to flatten out more. (Love the video btw, I’ve been trying to find a zz plant😁)
They normally should flatten, when they first grow they’re more closed in like a circle and as they grow they flatten. Just water it like your normally would water your snake plants and it should grow itself to be more flat.
What kind of plant parent are you? Are you the more of the loving too much type or the often neglect your plants type?
Definitely the loving too much type! 😄
i dote on my plants,
and am always amazed at their beauty.
...you might want to look for... streptocarpella.
ezpz member of the african violet family. i mention because
mine is bursting with blue blooms.
(concord blue is the variety)
helicopter mom, constantly hovering over them... used to be a serial overwaterer, it's hard but I learned to hold back with the years... on the bright side, calatheas and alocasias are NOT a problem for me XD
Crazy Plant Guy I love my pants I don’t spoil them! I also like them to enjoy lots of siblings 😂🙋🏻♀️💚🌿
I work from home so I am definitely a doting parent lol. I have plants that I can just leave alone as well as some plants I check on every other day.
“These plants can thrive in the kind of love you give them...
which is neglect”
You didn’t have to call me out like that 😅🤣
The sass is real haha
😆 tsk tsk.
I laughed out loud at this line 😂
🤣😂
Laughed so hard at this!! 🤣
Peace lilly is great for beginners. It communicates very well when it needs water. Mine serves as a lifeguard for all the other plants. When it starts looking sad, it is time to water them all.
That’s pretty cool take, a lifeguard to all your other plants. I’ve never had a Peace lily, might need one now. 😊
Oh, I guess I’m the loving concern parent always checking daily all my over 200+ plants. Some I fuss over more touching even kissing and hugging and I’m always singing and talking to them. Others that likes to be left alone well still have to at lest put up with my singing. I will at least look over them and I may sometimes force a kiss on them like my hoyas. Lol! Honestly ever since I started hugging, kissing talking playing gentle music, my plants have been truly thriving. I didn’t think it was true, but it sure is.
😆 That’s awesome. I say if you build a close relationship with your plants you’ll understand them more, and they’ll thrive. 🌿💜
I'm a hovering plant mom. I have 23 plants (started with about 12 since quarantine😂) and I like to check on them regularly.
😆 awesome, you grew your plant collection just like that. 😃 hovering plant mom. 😂
"It is theeeeee" *giggles*. And I'm surprised you didn't put the OG Pothos on the list.
😆 I was thinking about it, but felt that it requires more of regular maintenance and plant care vs low maintenance type of plants.
I started out as wanting low maintenance plants, but in a short time (during pandemic stay home) I brought a Maiden Hair Fern. I have fallen in love with my plants. I enjoy your humor. I like how your place is neat not too planty. Nice job with your channel.
Christian, your collection has grown so much within the past year it's amazing! You went from more fairly common houseplants to anthuriums and rare philodendrons! You've gained alot of experience in little time, and it shows!
Thank you, but I’m still learning and so much more to learn, even with the common ones, sometimes they’ll surprise me. 😆
BTW, I'm attentive to my plants, but I discipline myself to give them care according to their needs. Sometimes it's hard because I want to interact more--which is why I think it is tempting to continue to collect plants--and I worry a little about whether I'm doing all the right things, but they are doing well, growing now. Even if they don't need anything, they are always there to look at, so that's a consolation, and I really enjoy propagation. You asked! LOL
Self discipline is good practice when we’re the too attentive plant parent. Sometimes I have to hold myself back too, especially to this some of my favourites 😆
I'm glad you have these plants to help you relax 🙏
Very nice video my friend, you know what you are talking about when it comes to house plants, thanks for sharing 👌👍
I'm getting more and more into plants and I'm actually better at caring for them now 😊
Btw: Try talking a lil slower, it'll make the video more relaxed and easier to follow, especially for non native English speakers 🙆♀️
Awesome. I find the more plants means more experience. Yes thanks for the feedback, I’m trying to keep that in mind, but I naturally talk fast. 😅
@@CrazyPlantGuy i'm a fast talker myself and get that feedback all the time. I understood your perfectly LOL
if it’s a bit hard to follow you could try maybe lowering the speed on the video? i’m a fast talker and sometimes watch videos on 1.5x speed lmao
Ella Magallanes ahh thank you. I just recorded a video and tried to keep in mind to slow down at the beginning and eventually I went back to my old habits. Especially when you’re excited talking about plants 😅
cat m thank you for that, that took is definitely helpful. I also watch some videos at 1.5x faster 😅
i'm a loving plant mama who tries her very best to take the best care of my babies! I wipe down all the leaves, water, fertilize, open the blinds every day for them and give them all the love
It sounds odd but I spend so much time looking and fawning over specific plants that I neglect others 😅
Not off at all, you just have your favourites 😆
Yeah, now I need a zz zenzi and a hoya vietnam 😅
I am definitely a hovering plant parent. I watch my babies like a hawk, take care of the basics, but I do trust them to give me some signs if they need anything.
I've found that my ficus elastica, dieffenbachia, pothos, sanseveria and monstera deliciosa require very little attention. Plus, I have a bunch of lucky bamboo in a vase that pretty much takes care of itself 😂
Oh wow lucky bamboo, I use to have a lot of those. Miss those guys, I’m going to look for them again. 😆 they were definitely low maintenance
I had an African Violet on my desk in my office. It was perfectly fine; didn't bloom much but looked healthy. I chalked it up to office light, or lack there of. It was pretty. One day a new hire came through and when he stopped in front of my desk he reached out and rubbed one of the leaves between his thumb and forefinger. They're soft and velvety. Well, I'm pretty sure I taught the guy a new language. It became a thing; frustrated me to no end. You know, that silly little thing started to bloom - bloomed it's little heart out. He said "Everything needs a little love". I still had my doubts, but when he moved on to a job in another state, in reverted back to it's normal (apparently) bored state. I started to pay more attention to it and it did much better. In my previous plant mommy life, I had always talked to my plants. I told them "You can be replaced, you know!". I'm sure it was great for morale.
Cool story, i day if you build that personally relationship and bond with your plant, it will thrive. Sounds low your colleague had some magical green thumb 😅
Now you have to do the video for those plant parents who love and caress their plants continually 😂
Lol. I was just thinking about that...I’ll have to think this is through cause you know those parents, every plant needs their love. 😆
You are a joy to watch, as usual. I love low maintenance, especially when you have too many plants. Yeah I look after them, but it's tiring. My pick is called caliphruria subedentata (green supreme). Find it as easy as the ZZ and low light too. I once killed a snake plant (hahnii). It was in a windowless office and got all wrinkly and leaves started falling off. Fortunately it had a pup, so it lives on.
Thanks. I’ve been head of the caliphruria, I’ll have to look into that. Glad to hear you saved a pup and your snake plant lives on. 😊
Plants are a lot like people, aren't they? Some are very sensitive and needy of attention and care, and some are able to stand some neglect without suffering much. As you are pointing out, it is important to get the right type of plant for your personality and style of care. Some plants will feel smothered by too much attention, but others need it to thrive. "There's always a 'plant' perfect for you." This is a very hopeful video. Thank you again. 💖
Exactly. 😊 if you get plants that works with your lifestyle and habits, you’ll be happy and your plants will be happy. 😊
Love the hoyas! And the zenzi or mini zz looks pretty cool. I am either giving my plants too much love or complete neglect. I go back and forth 🤣 Love your plant collection!!
lol...it’s tough. For me it depends on the plant, so my favs tends to get a lot of live and need to hold myself back at times. 😆
I love houseplants and couldn’t imagine living in a space without them. However I also do not have time to be constantly inspecting, checking humidity levels and soil etc etc. So I stick to the basics this video was great for me! 👍
Same! Anyone who sees my house might assume I have a “green thumb”, but I just have loads of really easy and standard plants- lots and lots of snake plants and pathos!
That great that you’ve align the plants that works well with your lifestyle. You’re happy and your plants are happy. 😆
right on. Snake plants and Pothos are great.
Me too. Nothing wrong with basic.
You have a lovely Ficus Neon Benjamina behind you! 👀😂 Would you mind doing a maintenance care video on it? Love your videos!!!
For sure, in the near future, we’ll do an ficus video 😆
I’m in between the loving and lazy plant parent 😂😂😂 and yes I agree with you Hoyas are very plant parent friendly plants!
I talk to my plants, i play plant 🎶 🎵 music they are my pets, I love 💘 each and every
one of them. They make me happy 😊 ☺ 😌 🤗.
That’s awesome. I sing to them sometimes but they don’t like it very much, nor does my neighbors 😅
I agree with you on all the plants that you pick for beginners. You know your plants.
Thanks. 😊🌿
Lots of these are really good for people with certain disabilities too! They can withstand more time alone while you're dealing with your health
Twisty Sunshine absolutely, I didn’t even consider that. Thank you for it. Agree that these plants are great for them. 💜
I am a recovering helicopter plant parent. I love all my plants, but have a soft spot for anything that vines. I was out looking for a couple of bigger pots today and ended up with a hoya pubicalyx and a hoya krimson princess. Which was on "The List" of plants I don't have.
Recovering helicopter mom 😆 congrats on the Hoyas, great choices
Plz make a video about your plant journey.. How you started, your first plant, mistakes you learnt from, etc. I am new to this and feel overwhelmed.. Would lovd to hear from your expedience. Thanks ☺️
I have been coveting that cute ponytail palm! Your recommendation made me a new proud owner of a sweet little pony. 🐎🌱
Love this episode and your choices. I am a 'don't ask me to water more than once a week at most' kind of plant owner. So plants I own are many you mentioned. (I live in 1 bedroom city apt so only have southern windows and 2 small east ones). Ponytail palm, aloe, snake plant, birdnest sansevaria, jade plant, pepermonia obtusifolia (variegated and solid green), scindactus pictus Argyraeus and exotica, variety of spider plants and pothos, syngonium, pilea peperomioides ( took me a few times to find right place for it to be happy (8 ft. From south window seems to be winning position), asparagus fern (sits on toilet). Only plant i still have that struggled suddenly after a happy 2 years is the chinese evergreen. It suddenly got leggy and branches starting snapping off everytime I picked up pot to water. I still have the poor now ugly thing because I trimmed down those remaining sad bare stems to 3 inches and now not only are all of those sprouting 2 new branches but 3 new sprouts have popped out of the ground. So maybe its second life will be happier.
Thank you for all your videos. I learn a lot from you.
I love that zenzi a must have for my collection. Im a loving check my plants talk and sing to pray for and touch plant parent. Water them only when needed...
Haha love it. 😊
Hello plant community 🙋🏽♀️ I’m new here. Thanks for this easy to follow video!
Yah❗️I heard that you to talk the plants,now I know how take care plants watching all your videos I learn from u thanks godbless 🌱🌱🌱🌱💚💚👍
You should make a video of good coffee table plants, just purchased my first ever coffee table and can't wait to fill it up with plants 😁
Oh that’s a good video idea. 😊
I’m kind of a beginner. I have a few plants. I confess I’m struggling a little, even with the easy care plants. I’m trying to do some research and homework. I either water too much or I don’t water enough. Usually too much.
I think heartleaf philodendrons or scindapsus are really easy and can be neglected as long as you water them when its dry. Expecially if your unsure of your lighting situation or just want a plant in a particular spot. They have quite a few different varieties and some can be really beautiful. I have almost every type, which is pretty much the only type of plants I own because they are easy. Seeing new growth all the time is really nice too as they constantly are popping out new leaves. High reward low maintenance. My fav kind of plants! Hoyas are freaking hard i think. I think its the soil they like...its hard to tell if it needs water or not. I have only had 1 that lived past a year :) its the regular Austrelis. Its still doing good and I hardly ever even look at it or water it lol. The only thing I do is add more bamboo sticks for the new vines. It loves those darn bamboo sticks. Wraps itself around them without any help and grows like a weed. Kinda looks like one too haha
Cast Iron plant is another great one for lazy plant parents! And loved the zenzi. It's made its way onto my wishlist along with ZZ Raven and many others!
I’ve hard cast iron plants are amazingly easy and low maintenance. I’ve never had one but would definitely consider it. 😊
Bonjour Christian !As for me I'm an "overlover"....I think we kind of behave with our plants like we kind of behave with our human being pairs...like... it's sort of reveal our own personnality ...🌿🌱🍃😊 thanks for the vid and see You on The next one 🍃
That’s a great perspective Celine. 😊 enjoy your week.
You are my favorite plant guy!💚 Im a bit new to these plant craze and I've learned so much from you.I will never get tired of listening to all your tips, plant tour etc. You are soo talkative and funny 😄! I wonder what is your day job because if you are in sales you are really good in convincing people what plant to get. 😄
Thank you. I sometimes feel I ramble on way too much when it comes to plants. Just love them. 😊
@@CrazyPlantGuy I understand me too I get soo excited talking about my plants..😆 They give me pure joy 🥰😍 my husband thinks Im crazy because a new small leaf, new growing flower bloom is pure happiness 💚💚💚
I have a pony tail palm that is almost 5 feet tall and the leaves almost touch the ground. Beautiful wavy foliage. I also love and use the white cache pots
Wowza. Thats exactly what I want my Ponytail Palm to be, that huge and the leaves touching the ground 😆
I agree hoyas are so easy once you find their spot👍🏽 I'm looking for some good plants for my room (SW-E) windows. I don't want a room full of snake & zz lol. But I'm between loving and lazy. Love talking to them, but the watering & checking 🤦🏽♀️🤷🏾♀️😅
Oh, didn't know there is Zenzi-love it:)
Riiiight. It’s soooo cauute 😆
Me too! Gonna be on the lookout for one.
Love how cute ZZ Zenzi looks. Went to search for it today, didn't find any ZZ, but instead got 3 miniature Orchids, Aloe Vera, Sanseveria bacularis and Chamaedorea Elegans. Happy 😄 Anyway, tell us about Begonia Maculata, please, i can see it next to your TV 😍
lol...I’m new to Begonias so still going through the learning phase. ☺️
@@CrazyPlantGuy oh well 😄 let's kill few begonias together then 🤭😳 i only know they like fluffy and well drained substrate, and they don't really need any fertiliser. One begonia-Pro adds some forest moss and some sphagnum to make substrate airy. I guess I'll try it (gonna snip few leaves for propagation just in case the mother plant dies) 😄
I laughed so much watching this!! Thanks 🙏🏾
The Zenzi caught my eye, 😍so I clicked on the video. I will look for that since I’ve had success so far with the Green ZZ. I have many snake plants but I didn’t know about the samurai. That’s striking. 😍I must look for that one . I’m not a fan of cacti, but the prickly pear is very much my style. You should call this video the mostly beautiful plants for the lazy plant parent😆
lol.. yeah I found all these common plants come is so many varieties that makes them look so cool and beautiful 😊
Beautiful collection .. love it
Thank you.
Hey, Christian!
Thanks for the sharing!
I guess I fuss over my plants 😊
But, I’m learning a lot from you !
Sometimes less is better .
Stay in touch!
Greetings from New York! 🌺
I would say I’m a plant parent that loves all my plants a little too much. Sometimes it’s hard for me to withhold water for some and water the rest 🙁😂 but I’m learning. I have over 150 plants. I would say all green plants are much easier than variegated ones to grow and propagate.
It’s hard to stay on top and equally give your love and attention to all of them especially when you got 150 plants 😅 I sometimes don’t notice one or two cause they’re hiding behind another plant 😆
I'm a mixed bag plant parent. I have 3 or 4 different citrus started from seed. I estimate 100-150 aloes, several hoyas that came from a single plant that was down to a single leaf, a wild harvested opuntia (prickly pear) that is running pads along the shelf,
1 surviving poinsettia, a moses in a boat that I took 2 cuttings from, 4 pineapple tops that are in various stages of growth,
a croton, a naughty little boy plant, 4-5 coffee plants and a philodendron.
And then there are the outdoor potted plants.................
Wowza sounds like you’re a crazy plant parent 😆 that’s amazing collection.
So excited to see you posted a video today!!! Always love your positivity and love for your plants ♥️
Aww. Thank you. 😊
I would love it if you did a video on Hoya care & tips. I just got two and one isn’t doing so great🙁. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
I’m a plant helicopter mom so I like the ones who need me most lol
I'm on the love too much, care too much, worry too much side.
Great video as always!
Thank you Christian for the video. Always enjoy much. ❤️
last summer i was super Over attentive to my plants and repotting like mad, this year i’m at 100+ plants and have learned to let my plants chill and have their space... except from when i’m propagating haha
"My top 5 houseplants for the lazy plant parent. That's YOU, that's why you're watching this video!" HAHA... Love how you joke around, Christian! I'd have to say, pothos are also a super perfect beginner plant as well as lazy plant parent go-to! Good recommendations! BTW this quarantine has made me become even more of a plant hugger & talker! I catch myself literally carrying on a convo with them... (shh, don't tell anyone!)
I have been building up my cacti collection because they are easy to care for.
I want to add more Cacti to my collection too...so easy.
Rhipsalis is another easy genus that thrives on benign neglect. Many are really unusual looking and kind of cool too! 👍
Ooh cool. I’ve never heard of it, definitely going to look into it. Thanks for sharing
a few more low maintenance plants in my opinion are the Dracaena marginata, Pachira Aquatica, Schefflera, Ficus Benjamina, Kalanchoe (and of course some have those beautiful flowers), and some people may be surprised that orchids are pretty easy and low maintenance. I say I like low maintenance, but I have all the above in terms of maintenance. Some I know I don’t have to check on for weeks or [months (cacti and some orchids)] and others I check every day to every few days.
Thanks for sharing. I love kalenchoe, haven’t seen one of those in a while. 😊
So nicely expressed. You are so much kind.
Thank you.
“They will thrive in the kind of love you give them, which is neglect” 😂😂😂
Love these!!
hi, im new here and new plant parent, love ur video and they are very helpful! thank you.
Lmao the kinda lobe that you guys can give them which is neglect 😆 im like well hey i guess that's why im here today 😆 😆 great video man
I had no idea that IKEA sells plants! I must go check them out! Thanks!
Yup they sure do. It’s hit and miss tho.
@@CrazyPlantGuy Went to Ikea today and got a sansevieria cylindrica, nice size, for cheap (9.99) and I also got some nice white pots. Then went to Lowe's and bought another variety of sansevieria (more "leafy" with yellow edges). Thanks for the recommendations! I love them already!
Cats love ponytail palms. Nom nom nom. At medium indirect light, the plant hardly grows each year...makes amusing bonsai plant.
They sure do. Nemo goes after it when she’s out of cat grass 😆
Enjoyed your vedio... I always do enjoy your vedios... Thanks... You have superb collection of plants, it inspires me to have more plants
I agree with your list. These are really forgiving plants.
Since you ask, I am more of a overbearing type of plant parent. If I could I would be buried in my plants all day everyday watering, touching, cleaning etc... which would not do them any good.
Question
Is you Elechomes humidifier a low maintenance one? I mean how often do you have to change your filter and is Canada’s tap water suitable for it? Since we are supposed to have very soft water
Amazon did not have that kind of information.
Thank you in advance
My humidifier seems simple to take a part and clean. There’s an extra filter you can get that you put in the tank, I don’t use one since I put filtered and soon to be distilled water. I would say Canadian tap water is pretty soft.
Crazy Plant Guy thank you
I’m definitely Not a neglectful plant parent. 😃 I’ve got to watch an not over water them.
That’s always the tricky part of being a love plant parent, is to not over water 😆
I think Adeniums are cool low maintenance plants. It's true that they need bright light and summer warmth to come out of dormancy, but, you know, it's a plant that can be left without any water for 5 months at least and then, in the summer, when it produces its leaves, you can allow the soil to go bone dry before you water again. In addition to that, you fertilize your plant every two waterings, you remove dead branches or rotten parts (if that ever happens to you), and I think that's pretty much it in terms of care.
Awesome. I’ll need to look into that plant. Thanks for sharing 😊
The only thing I'm lazy about is re-potting. I've only owned a few plants. I am a sucker for succulent, but not the greatest to care for them. I love the plant you have on you shelf, it has spots. Anyway, I got a plagoenemia(smthin like that) for my birthday last year, still alive!! Yay! But my leaves are pointing up and one of the leaves, it looks like it's drying up which is scaring me because that's the second one. I feel like it's dieing slowly.
I also personally love your simple editing style, I see no reason to really change it a lot.
What you could do to up your production quality is to get a cute plant animation for your intro.
I was thinking of a lil plant gettinh watered and then growing, along with cute sounds or something :D
Thank you. I was thinking I needed to do more to keep up with all the cool kids 😅 but agree that sometimes simplicity is great.
@@CrazyPlantGuy Keep it simple! You could start using icons and lil illustrations when talking about how to care for a certain plant and similar things but I really don't see a need to extend your editing a lot, the simple style fjts your channel and content very well :)
I'm a loving parent. I talk to my plants, check on them all the time, and name them according to their "personalities" 🙈 I think I am a crazy plant mom.
Ah yes, I need more plants now. 💘😂
the intro burned me like that one time my calathea makoyana suffered from an intense fertilizer burn 😓😅
Yikes, 😅
I think im a suffocating plant mom since I had plants and I tend to over water them and they always die 😟 Im going to give one of these plants a try wish me luck🤞
from 1 plant to 30+ plants now ! what have you done haha ! Awsome videos all the time !
Bwahaha...there’s no turning back. 😆🌿
Ganda! I love hoyas. For the lazy plant mama in me.
Am an active parent but the work is too much so am phasing out and planting more plus concetrating more on those that need less care😔
I love my plants to much always looking,touching and talking to them😀 lol
Your plants are beautiful!
Who thumbs down this ?
You must live in Antarctica!
Good vid. I know people who forget they have a tree! Lol.
They forget them have a tree 😂
Awesome Video! Thank you so much for sharing.
Thanks. Glad you liked it. 😊
Loving plant person.
Love the white pots! Where do u buy them?
Your plants is very different I love it
I really feel like ppl shouldn't get plants unless they're really willing to invest time, but your suggestions are in point!
Yeah true, but some may want to try just adding a green and if they don’t have th time to care for them as much, these may be some good choices to start off with...who knows, maybe starting with these they’ll fall I love with and find more time to care for more plants 😃
@@CrazyPlantGuy I understand , I'm a plant lover and can't even count the amount of times ppl have come to me over dead plants as if Google or even channels like yours aren't readily available. I meant, if you take on something living, invest the time to care for the plant life or animals etc etc. I feel some ppl get plants to be part of the plant community or to feel validated. But I appreciate your videos 😊😉
all nice plants
Love the whale fin. Ive been looking for one.
They’re great. Hope you find one soon. 🤞🏼
Dear Crazy Plant Guy,
My mom passed away 3 years ago. She loved plants. My brother and I each took a cutting from one of my mom’s favourtie plants (pothos) . I’ve had my mom’s plant for 3 years now and I think I recently overwatered it. All the leaves began to turn yellow and then brown....I watched a video that you did on propogating pothos.....I really hope it isn’t too late. I cut the plant and put it in water...almost all the leaves completely turned brown and dried up. I noticed that where the nodules were, it was still green. Can my plant still be saved? I took the dead leaves off and put the tiny pieces in water. Is there a chance my plant will survive? I also cut the vine into a few pieces and put them into water as well. Any advice you give would be greatly appreciated. I think I’d really feel a deep sense of sadness if my plant doesn’t make it. It’s just my way of keeping my mom close. I really enjoy your channel and hope you continue making fantastic videos. Please advise....Sad in Toronto!
Sorry to hear that. Just make sure you have the nodes and price of the vine with a leaf in water, placed in an area that gets bright light and warm. Just follow the propagation video and your cuttings should show roots. Make sure that water is topped so the node is always submerge one water. Good luck.
Bonsoir Cristian votre plonte son manifikeee j'adore zamikulais zz et sanseveria Viktoria et Jade plonte aussi elle soit manifike jolieee bravo et felusitacione pour votre jolie vidéo...🙏🙏🙏
I’m more on the loving side which I have to change a bit because I killed some snakes plants by overwatering them.
Which of these plants are less susceptible to pests (other than the trusty Sansevieria)? Heard that ferns/ palms/ ivies/ aglaonemas/ hoyas are more prone to them.
How often do you fertilize during the winter months?? I have a philodendron Hope.. and it's growing more during this winter season!
I call my aloe my 'Wild Child' because the leaves grow in all directions and very hard to tame them. I thought I was the only one tying a string around my aloe in attempt to keep it in place
Haha they can get pretty huge and takes up so much space. 😆
I'm the loving too much watering plant mum 😂🥺
Question about the whale fin plants! I recently got one in the mail but it came looking folded in half hot dog style, do they normally fold like that or is it a watering issue? I noticed with my other one that after being watered it seemed to flatten out more. (Love the video btw, I’ve been trying to find a zz plant😁)
They normally should flatten, when they first grow they’re more closed in like a circle and as they grow they flatten. Just water it like your normally would water your snake plants and it should grow itself to be more flat.
Cool to see Hoya Vietnam is in your list. Just wonder how did they name it like that, do you know?
I’m one of those lazy parent indoor plants 🌱
Till today,I Can't keep the " String Of Hearts And Pearls " Living In My Home! 😁