Your dedication to bring information to the houseplant community is unrivaled. Most don't even do short term updates on propagation, you take a year to do it. Thank you

@onlyplants

11 ай бұрын

Haha thank youu. I enjoy making these

I love how even after a year you are equally, if not more in love and excited over the zz raven!! Thank you so much for this video. I received a zz raven recently that arrived with the stalks snapped D: ! I'm hoping I can salvage what I can while referencing your videos ^^ !!

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

Ouuu yes you can salvage that for sure

Wow! Video tracking progressive over 1 year. That’s really commitment. Regarding the patent- its my understanding that you can separate the plant but not propagate (from cuttings or otherwise). Patents can be country specific or international and there are ways to enforce - prohibiting sales for example. This might be a good Q&A video if you know of an attorney who would be will to discuss the subject.

I admire how passionate and dedicated sean is in all of his videos! ❤️‍🔥 So much fun to see all of the progress! And andd i remmber nick pileggi always said to never water ur zz plant more than u pay ur houserent 😅😂

@grat2010

2 жыл бұрын

Nick is the reason I water mine only once a month. My ZZ's are happier thanks to him.

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

Haha I have an uncontrollable impulse to water everything everyday 😅

@mariacapo2618

2 жыл бұрын

We LOVE YOU SEAN 😘💕

@avamarshall1209

2 жыл бұрын

@@onlyplants so do I! The amount of house plants I have root rotted in my life is staggering😩 and, what’s worse is… I just keep doing it!☹️

Both my regular green and raven ZZ's did so much better once I cut down their watering to just once a month, on the 1st of each month. The Raven in low light does fine but the one in brighter light is definitely larger even though I bought them at the same time.

I do much better with fast draining soil in plastic pots with much less watering than clay. I also found the cuttings will usually root and grow the best when I put them in a large pot that contains a big healthy plant with lots of roots through the soil. Ive actually found this to be the best way FOR ME to root almost all my cuttings and really it’s the best way to grow many hard to grow plants. The big plant controls the soil moisture and health, when it’s 1 cutting in 1 pot then most of that soil can only be controlled by watering it. It just works better for me and honestly it mimics nature. Most small cacti and succulents grow under nursery trees for many years, haworthia grow in tangles of thorns etc. I even have agave growing in pots with bananas. They love it! They get loads of sun, they dry out every day but get water almost every day. Fastest growing agave I have and in potbound musa.

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

Great tip. Maybe the soil PH and ecosystem is more stable or established with the parent plant.

13 minutes and 47 seconds long, but never a dull moment with you, Sean! Very, very cute. Showing love from the Philippines.

Yaaassss, even regular ZZ took a year for me to see them grow from single leaf. And how satisfied when to see them all survive. Congratulations, Sean.

Handsome guy talking about the plants. Love it!

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

🙈

They used to be so difficult to find here in Lagos Nigeria and very expensive but now in the past couple of months , I’ve come across some more affordable ones and now own a full pot 😊. So happy . But yeah it’s one slow growing plant.

I closed my eyes! 😊

@onlyplants

27 күн бұрын

🫣

I bought my Raven because I liked the name. Being from Baltimore, I am a Ravens fan, and as I am into music, I like ZZ Top. Also, I have a brown thumb which, because of its hardiness, makes this plant perfect for me.

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

😀

Smile in your video... Because your smile transfers us to heaven even if it's just for a little while 🙃💨😇👏👏👏👏 GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS 💨🙏

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

😀😀

That's exactly what happened to mine, came to find out how to propagate cause all the bulbs melted away and the stems started getting mushy, thanks again for these informative videos on caring for all sort of plants! I just got my first raven and I don't want to lose it!

@onlyplants

5 ай бұрын

Good luck with them!

Ohhh Geeesh...got this raven, free from my ex collage and I saw this video.... Dang.. Jackpot!!! Thanks 💋💋💋

Raven is my fave amongst all my plants. Gives out so much beauty and joy with so little effort to grow. 😍😍🌿🌿

11:29 🥺❤️ 'alright, close your eyes...' melted me Easily one of my favorite creators. Thank you for your content, Sean (did I spell it right?) ❤️

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

Haha yes its Sean

@hollypuckett3931

2 жыл бұрын

@@onlyplants 😅👌🏻

I love the dedication that your have for your process and videos! This was so helpful. Thank you!

@onlyplants

Жыл бұрын

Thank youu 🥰

perfect timing, I just got my raven zz last week! yours look adorable

Such wonderful science content! The fact that you go through the whole process over time is fantastic. I started watching plant videos on YT to see this process, but mostly just ran into people showing bits and pieces and then never going through to show how things really work ( or don’t work 😁 ) You are a very good plant hero among humans.

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

🙈 thank you

Thank you for this video Sean. I have a little bulb propagating right now 😊

So very interesting as always, thank you!

Thank you for putting so much thought and info in your video And time 🤗

I was thinking propagating my ZZ...and thanks to you I know what to do! Thank you for the tutorial.

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

Gd luck 😀

Thank you for your dedication. Loving your videos.

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😋

I truly love watching your videos! If only you lived closer… :) I acquired a zz Raven bulb about a month ago. It grew two leaves super fast and hasn’t grown since. Now just waiting.

Yay, finally! just got my zz raven and zeni drawf ;) so this will be sooo useful!

Wow beautiful plant🍀

They turned out great!

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

😀

Love the video. Only thing is you can get zz to flower. My normal zz plant flowered last summer. It was so small and inconspicuous that I almost missed it but they do indeed flower if their happy

Wow wonderful Job. Good job bro 😎

"Some of them are single and living their best lives" 😂😂

@eli6832

2 жыл бұрын

Made me laugh so hard! Very, very funny

Great video! Thank you for sharing! Love your plant collection 🌱

@StaceyHerewegrowagain

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking so much time to make this video complete. I love when the updates are shown.

@onlyplants

Жыл бұрын

Thank youu

Glad yours without leaves or dying leaves still produced new ones! I had four leaves that rooted but two of the leaves are withered and I potted them anyways in hope it would still work so fingers crossed!

@onlyplants

Жыл бұрын

If they have a bulb and some roots it should still sprout 😀

Glad your ZZ raven are doing good….👍🏽😎I bought a ZZ raven from Costco for $16 in 8 inch pot.😉

I bought mine in the Us. I was concerned why my zz plant was dark green almost black and not like the others until I saw your video. My zz plant is in my office a very strong, beautiful and growing plant love it. Thank you

@onlyplants

11 ай бұрын

Ahhh yes their slow conversion into black is beautiful to watch

very good job for this big vidéo !

Wow beautiful thanks for sharing 🙏

Hi Sean, thanks for all your videos...zz plants are under estimated i think, but they are easy, nice looking. I loved them. I think i have one in every room at home. I tryed to propagate them....not a big success for now but i still tried 😄. Hopefully they not expensive here in France....thanks again..🌵🌼🌸🌺

Beautiful 🤩 Thanks for sharing ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@onlyplants

Жыл бұрын

🥰🥰

Beautiful

here in switzerland they're uncommon, but not that expensive. i managed to get my hands on one for 8 swiss franks, which is about seven euros, and because the plant i bought was under grow lights and got a bit burnt, the person who sold it gave me a maaaassive cutting for free that now lives in leca and is doing better than the original plant i bought haha.

😃😍 Great result! Congratulations from Russia!))

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

Thank youu

Thank you for your help 🥰

@onlyplants

Жыл бұрын

🙏🏽🙏🏽

Thank you for this video! I just got my first ZZ Black Raven 🖤and it’s gorgeous but I’m afraid I will over water it too. Also, I’m going to try to propagate it using damp New Zealand Moss. Love your video!!🌱💚

@onlyplants

Жыл бұрын

Give them very bright light. They grow much faster and is more tolerant to overwatering when you give it loads of light.

Great job :)

Another great vid needed this video as I have nearly killed my raven, too much water, not enough I don't know what I am doing wrong, nice to see how you have managed yours so well 😊

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

Haha i overwatered many of them actually. I may end up with more plants if only I could hold back watering

I Loved this video💚. I have killed my share of these beautiful plants. My dream is to own one day a huge pot like a 9 gallon i want it to be mixed with green and the back version🥰

Interesting that the ZZ plant likes full sun. Mine are so slow growing so I'll move them to a brighter spot. Thanks for the advice, Sean

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

Slowly move it to more light and not suddenly ya. Plants need time to adapt to this change

I love zz plant🌿😚

I love my ZZs: regular ZZ, raven, and chameleon.

@onlyplants

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow I just googled up the chameleon and apparently I have one. I think it might have been from a propagated variegated plant that I owned 2 years ago as Ive not purchased the chameleon before.

great work. love your passion. you are watering a lot ! and your soil is not well drained.

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

Soil is some of the fastest draining i know but im a chronic over waterer lol. I hose down my plants 1-2 times a day but at least once

Thank you for sharing♥♥♥♥♥

I have a ZZ raven and yes its taken a whole year for the propagation to have new growth..

The ZZ Raven was actually discovered by a grower in South Korea

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

Wooo I thought they are a cultivar developed in tissue culture 🙈

I have mine in a store-bought succulent potting mix to avoid root rot since Im also a serial overwaterer 😁 I think it’s doing well, 2 new stalks and 1 on the way, after more than a year 🤣

Thank you for putting out great content!! Lounge your effort and geniuneness ! I want to propagate do you suggest stem cuttings or should I go for leaf cuttings

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

I think i was meant to study the difference in speed but forgot in the video lol. Theoretically a main stem should not only root faster, but will grow bigger bulbs and branches faster. But with single leaves you can get more babies 😀

So cuteeee

Nice

Yay!!!❤

@onlyplants

Жыл бұрын

❤️🙌🏽

💚💚

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Lol this is a plant channel and you are forgetting plants and letting them dry and overwatering plants. I guess I appreciate the honesty

@onlyplants

Жыл бұрын

Haha I show you guys not only how to care for them, but how to kill them too 😅😅

😍😍😍

Wow, what a long time to grow yes?

@onlyplants

Жыл бұрын

Haha yes… they are the slowest things!

Mine used to do very well in terracotta pot, until I moved it to a plastic pot and rotted. Managed to save the bulb, still leafless tho :(

Aha green first then turns black 😊 I thought it was 2 plants in one pot.

👌👌

Wow, this is one of my wishlist for my 'Dark Garden'. Sir, please let us know if it's available on your Tokopedia 😏

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

Haha I may grow these all out to be induk first 😅

Hi what is the correct time or season to propagate these? I have a raven zz that I got a year ago and its stopped growing after giving just one new stem. I feel like it needs some kind of change in life so I am thinking about cutting it up for propagation but again I am scared what if it doesn't work. It was kind of expensive and I am not in a position to buy a brand new zz raven if this one gets killed in the process but I just love this plant so much and want lots of it. Please help 🥺

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

It takes a year or so to propagate it so I dont think it matters when its propagated. You do need to give the cuttings excellent light though. Their natural humidity is actually not high so I dont think the low winter humidity will affect it too much

RAVEN is a trademarked name and not a cultivar or variety. The cultivar name is 'Dowon'. It is also patented in the US so propagating it for commercial use is prohibited.

@onlyplants

Жыл бұрын

Whoaaaa this is a very interesting fact!

Can you share which cuttings did the best and why?

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

I cant remember 😅 but my feeling is soil propagation is faster, especially with a top cutting of 2 leaves.

@landscapereader8237

2 жыл бұрын

@@onlyplants Thank you for your reply! Enjoyed your sharing a lot!

CAN U PLIZ MAKE A VIDEO ON ROOT DIVISION N UPDATES,OR LINK IF U HV ALREADY MADE IT❤

@onlyplants

9 ай бұрын

Ive done it with a few plants but they are combined with propagation. The ficus elastica episode is one.

May i ask? Y did u say from 1 bulb, when u propagated dem w only a stem-cutting w 2 leaves. Thank you so vry nuch w d vid.

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

Each cutting turn into bulb eventually. And each bulb will expand in size and can produce multiple shoots 😀

You should checkout philodendron rio if it’s available to you

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

I have lots of cream splash and they are actually the same mutation 😀

My raven zz split is nursery pot so I will repot it. Should I split it since I have to repot it? Happy New Year.

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

You can keep it together in one clump they do look nice. But if you want multiple pots its fine to separate it

How quickly they went from expensive to over abundant. Our big box stores now sell giant plants for $15.

@onlyplants

Жыл бұрын

Yeahhhh its a lesson for us all… that everything that goes up must come down.

@nikkireigns

Жыл бұрын

I grabbed an over watered one from Walmart for $20 with a nice pot included. Some stems just fell right off from rot. But I love the look of it and couldn't leave it there to die 😅

Is this the bbc? What a process!

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

😅

I have a question about the one you cut up at the end. Is that the one that started out green?

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

Yeppp

Do they like traditional "aroid chunky mix"???

@onlyplants

Жыл бұрын

Actually I find them handy with a more succulent/cactus potting mix. But aroid mix is ok too. They really need to dry out fast between watering.

Why did you use the terra-cotta pots?

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

To dry them out faster, since I water them almost daily

May I ask , I bought a black raven , it’s small but it’s 10months old. It’s not fully black like yours , there’s a green mix with dark on its leaves , why is not fully black

@onlyplants

Жыл бұрын

Its new leaves come in green, but slowly turn to black over many weeks 😀

@furioza5701

Жыл бұрын

@@onlyplants it’s not new, already 10 months

Q- Will you be doing a video on the zenzi version of this plant?

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

Haha maybe. I have a pot of babies now actually cuz I propagated them at the same time

@swayback7375

2 жыл бұрын

Omg I forgot I even have a zenzi cutting hiding somewhere in my collection somewhere… oh boy

Maybe a good title would be: How to kill plants through ambitious propagation. Ive done it so many times… with so many plants… so please don’t feel bad when I tell you that I was watching the old footage and kept saying things like “bro no what are you doing” Lol. No hate at all, these are lessons we all need to learn

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

We learn twice more with mistakes haha

Ola boa tarde 😘❤

I have the green form and the Raven they both grow super slow for me. But my mom had the Raven behind her tv she forgets about it and some how that plant has tripled in size in less than a year. I don't get it 🤯🤯

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

They like to be ignored 😅

@ari505

2 жыл бұрын

@@onlyplants yes apparently they do 🤣

@zahre_mar

2 жыл бұрын

The heat from TV provides a temperature range between 18°C and 26°C (65° to 79°F) ideal for increased leaf production.

This is a prehistoric plant. Proof : It is featured on Spongebob's Squarepants BC episode.

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

😅😅 i thought spongebob lived in modern times

@endoneswa

2 жыл бұрын

@@onlyplants 😄 He's been around for a long.... time.

i begged my neighbor to give me leaf cuttings and i got 2 with rhizomes alredy

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

😀😀

Can propagate use water?

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

Yep I show in the video some cuttings propagated in water 😀

It’s possible to have the substiles in french on all yours vidéos my friend ?💚it’s difficult for me to understand you😊

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

I believe you can turn on close captioning in language of your choice including French. 😀

@nathalielavoine7192

2 жыл бұрын

J’ai essayé plusieurs fois et il n’y a que l’anglais il faut que ce soit toi qui inclut la traduction en français ☹️ tant pis !

Can you do an ANTHURIUM VEITCHII video “The idiots Guide” as I keep killing mine (ive killed 2x) and it’s my no1 favourite plant 🪴 🙏🏽🙇🏽‍♀️🙏🏽

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

Mines still a baby haha

This must be the slowest ever growing plant. The plant that needs very little attention and care yet also the easiest to kill without any intention of doing it😂,

would you sell the cuttings?

@onlyplants

Жыл бұрын

I already sold some but have since closed down my shop

Hello Sean, I'm Vikas from India. I watch your 2 videos the very 1st is that rubber plant propagation video and 2nd this video. I really enjoyed your video, liked it also subscribed it. Plzz pin my comment.

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

Thank youuuu

What’s wrong with philodendron sharoniae….😰😰😰 Why it’s not in good condition behind you ….

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

Haha its just lost one oldest leaf, the rest is growing fine 😀

I managed to also kill my ZZ Raven 😭

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

🥲

What a relief u killed mommy by overwatering... So did I, almost.. Never get why she is been advertised as a beginner plant as I am experienced, alocasia and calathea thriving.. But poor zz raven died back about 70 %, propergated one leaf successfully in water puuuh 🍀(I do water mommy now every 4 month although in a southern window)

@onlyplants

2 жыл бұрын

Thankfully they can be propagated by leaves haha. We can turn them into more plants when we find them overwatered 😅

Your metode so slow.

@sugasmilo2329

2 жыл бұрын

Put in sand In the glass and water. See what’s happening at 2 weeks.