S02E11: Captain Aroid, aka Jos Was in China to Judge Anthurium and Platycerium

S02E14: Of Plant Shows, MOSS POLES, Living the Content Creator Life, aaaaand: Weird Plants!

The day has finally come. We've summoned the Master of Moss Poles, none other than Jan, aka SydneyPlantGuy! But first things first: In this episode, we discuss the latest "news" on common houseplant mistakes, and we talk about attending plant shows. Then we interview Jan, and what an interview it was! Did you know that Jan can be spicy? In our Hot or Nah segment, we rate: * Begonia U02 * Hoya multiflora 'Pandawa Lima’ * Alocasia scalprum ‘Narrow' * Cycnoches The Grinch And finally we rate some really weird plants! * Monsonia multifida * Andromischus marianiae f. herrei * Pilosocereus Glaucescens aka Wooly Blue Torch Cactus CONNECT * Substack: ⁠⁠https://propculture.substack.com/⁠ [https://propculture.substack.com/] * Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/prop.culture.podcast⁠⁠ [https://instagram.com/prop.culture.podcast⁠] * Website: ⁠⁠https://hortikult.com/podcast⁠ [https://hortikult.com/podcast] * Connect with us: ⁠⁠propculture@hortikult.com [propculture@hortikult.com]

S02E13: It's Children's Day and We have a Special Guest! Also: Anthuriums are Making a Comeback. What Now?

International Children's Day is celebrated worldwide on June 1, and on the second Sunday of June in the United States. The day holds special significance for Czechs. 80 years ago, on June 10, 1942, Nazis massacred hundreds of men, women, and children in the Czechoslovakian town of Lidice. Since Tanya lives in the Czech Republic, we decided to honor this day and 1) have her daughter (10) on the podcast, and 2) publish this episode on this Monday, rather than our usual Tuesday. Safe to say, Tanya's kiddo is not as crazy about plants as Tanya is. Tune in for this wholesome, candid, and sometimes hilarious episode, where Tanya and Jos ask Zara about her mother's obsession with plants. In our News segment, we cover a questionable claim that Anthuriums are making a comeback. Were they ever gone? We also look towards Scotland, where the organizers of a plant festival decided to include a sauna in the activities for visitors. And, of course, we're rating weird plants.

S02E12: Take Two, Really? Two Decades of Plant Collecting, Interview with @MonsteraStan

They say sh!t happens, right? Episode 12 has us handling a Take Two, because Tanya & Tech. Nonetheless, it's an enlightening episode! In the news segment, we cover the past two decades in houseplant collecting according to a Google Trends report (shoutout to affordablebiscuit on Reddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1t299l1/oc_two_decades_of_household_plant_google_search/]!). Also in the news: a fascinating report from Matador Network on America's rarest flower [https://youtu.be/zYNFp57xcWA?si=G-HxL9IofqaF1zTp]. The video follows researchers deep into Florida's remote swamps as they trek through flooded forests and climb high into the tree canopy to study the ghost orchid — one of the rarest and most elusive flowers in North America. It blooms unpredictably and depends on a single, still-unidentified pollinator that continues to baffle scientists. INTERVIEW with @MonsteraStan [https://www.instagram.com/monsterastan] We also got @MonsteraStan on the mic for a proper chat. He breaks down the origin of his handle (name + Monstera obsession, shocking we know), how he became a plantfluencer in the first place, and what six years of aroid madness has actually taught us — if anything. He takes on the critique that variegated Monstera cultivars are basically all the same plant in a trench coat, weighs in on Monstera hybrids muscling into the scene, names the cultivar he's currently losing his mind over, and gets into the politics of plantfluencer friendships and collabs. We also discuss his Monstera World Championship, and he shares a hot take on TC plants that we're just going to let him say. CONNECT * Substack: ⁠https://propculture.substack.com/ [https://propculture.substack.com/] * Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/prop.culture.podcast⁠ [https://instagram.com/prop.culture.podcast⁠] * Website: ⁠https://hortikult.com/podcast [https://hortikult.com/podcast] * Connect with us: ⁠propculture@hortikult.com [propculture@hortikult.com]

S02E11: Captain Aroid, aka Jos Was in China to Judge Anthurium and Platycerium

Jos returns from judging the first-ever Sensoria Expo in Hangzhou and reports back on what plant collecting looks like at China-scale. Plus: a sobering study on collapsing orchid pollination, the Alocasia 'Pink Bull' mislabel, two hot variegated Anthuriums, and weird plants featuring praying-hand pea flowers. CONNECT * Substack: ⁠⁠https://propculture.substack.com/⁠ [https://propculture.substack.com/] * Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prop.culture.podcast⁠ [⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prop.culture.podcast] * Website: ⁠⁠https://hortikult.com/podcast⁠ [https://hortikult.com/podcast] * Connect with us: ⁠⁠propculture@hortikult.com [propculture@hortikult.com]

S02E10: The Orchids Are Horny and the Bees Don't Know!

Tanya, Jos & Kaylee unpack a Facebook plant-DNA conspiracy, the wild trickery orchids use to scam pollinators (yes, including sex), Tanya's hot take on why rotating houseplants is bullshit, and weird-plant ratings featuring an elephant's foot. CONNECT * Substack: ⁠https://propculture.substack.com/ [https://propculture.substack.com/] * Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prop.culture.podcast [⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prop.culture.podcast] * Website: ⁠https://hortikult.com/podcast [https://hortikult.com/podcast] * Connect with us: ⁠propculture@hortikult.com [propculture@hortikult.com]