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The Monstera Borsigiana Mint is somehow very similar to Borsigiana Albo and Monstera Green of Green but with mint or greeny tiny dots on its leaves. The plant care and propagation should be the same as Monstera Borsigiana Albo. You need to place the plant in a bright indirect sunlight, most recommended in a humid place. Do not use Urea as a fertilizer because the leaves of the plant will revert to full green. Personally, I use Osmocote and Thermocote for my variegated plants to enhance their variegation. I am yet to buy a Monstera Mint plant since it is a bit pricey until now. From 2020 to 2021, one leaf of Borsigiana Mint cost P100,000. In late 2022, the price of the plant dropped from P40,000 to P60,000 per leaf. As of this writing, you can buy one leaf brosi Mint for P20,000 to P30,000. My forecast is that one leaf Borsi Mint will cost P5,000 to P8,000 by end of the year.  Care Tips and Propagation:  Use a mix of coco peat, coco cubes, pumice and vermicast as a medium. Let the aeria

 Look: Caterpillar ate my Rare Plants worth 100k.  Oh no! The Caterpillar eaten my rare Monstera Borsigiana Aurea, Monstera Albo and Thai Constellation. The price of this plant when I bought it in 2021 is about P100,000 pesos. It has given me two new leaves but look at what happened when I woke up in the morning I realized that almost all the leaves vanished as it was eaten by a caterpillar. So, I bought a ready-to-use neem oil in Lazada and sprayed it on all of my plants to get rid of the pests in my garden. Neem oil can be used to keep pests away and to get rid of pests that are already there in an existing infestation. Use neem oil in the morning and evening. Don't use neem oil in the middle of the day, because the direct sunlight and neem oil together can burn the plants. However, do not use neem oil on recent transplants or otherwise stressed plants. Though plants must be completely covered with neem oil for the pesticide to be effective, it is a good idea to test the product

 The price of Variegated Philodendron Domesticum in 2021 is a whooping P35,000 to P40,000 per leaf. I remember a seller from market place told me that a matured Domesticum with 3 to 4 leaves cost about P100,000. So I waited for another year and bought my medium size Domesticum imported from Thailand with three leaves for P22,000.  The plant was imported from Thailand and the seller from Batangas sent me the plant straight from the airport and it looks unhealthy. Good enough that the seller is a legitimate pant importer and replaced the plant. When you buy an imported plant make sure not to report and water it the moment it arrives on your place. Let the plant adjust to its new environment and water it the next day.  I have propagated my Domesticum in the last quarter of 2022 and the price already drops to P2,000 per leaf. As of this writing, you can already buy at a lower price of P600 to P800 per leaf. My forecast is that the cost of one leaf at the end of the year will be about P100

Where can you buy the cheapest Variegated Billitiae? In 2021 the price of variegated Philodendron Billitiae is P200.000 per leaf for a medium size. One big leaf approximately 17 inches long will cost around P250,000 to P300,000 and P400,000 per leaf for premium variegation. It means a variegated billitiae with three medium size leaves cost around P850,000 which is more expensive than a Toyota Vios car. In 2022 since exporting plants from Thailand becomes more viable, more supply has entered the Philippine market. Some local plant collectors also managed to propagate their collections. The price of one leaf of variegated Billtiae drops to P50,000 per leaf and in 2023 you can buy one leaf for only P15,000. Unlike Monstera Borsigiana Albo which can only be propagated via cuttings, variegated Billitiae can be grown through tissue cultured which means more supply will hit the market and the price will go into its lowest price range since the pandemic.  I can forecast the price of one leaf