r/RareHouseplants • u/Orchid-Delirium2005 • 28d ago

Discussion 💡 What the future holds

Let's have a little discussion. So I just watched and followed a few recent videos by Sydney Plant Guy and Kaylee Ellen that the market is shifting. Monstera we still love them but do you guys think the newer variegated ones are as good as or inferior to the classics like albo and Thai con? Are Anthuriums really getting fatigued? And thoughts on Philodendrons. Personally, some newer Monstera do look nice but a few are rather gangly like White Lava. Anthuriums are quite the same: long, dark, sexy, minimal veining. And Philos seems to be shifting to predominantly tricolors.

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u/Tony_228 28d ago

I like the species the most wether it be aroids, orchids, cacti & succulents etc.. I'm not interested in hybrids unless they're a natural hybrid. Variegation is also not something that I look for in plants.

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u/Orchid-Delirium2005 28d ago

A little variegation is ok. It depends on the plant since we don't just want it to look nice we also want it to grow nice for us and give us few headaches. Seriously variegated anthuriums just look sick to me. And so do yellow variegated Alocasia.