We have officially bloomed!!! What an absolutely gorgeous guy. Honestly worth the long ass waiting game for sure!!

I mean, just LOOK at him!!! He’s huge and healthy and full of life

Hi everyone! Some leaves on my Begonia maculata have brown, crispy edges and pale or yellowish patches, as shown in the photo.

It's next to an east-facing window and only gets direct sunlight early in the morning, for two hours at most.

I'm in Córdoba, Argentina. Recent outdoor weather records (October 12-27) show average relative humidity of around 70%. These are outdoor figures, rather than measurements taken next to the plant.

Does anyone recognize these symptoms? Any ideas on what could be causing this or what I should check

Kinda sad this morning because my brand new Ginny galaxy I just got 20 days ago (and spent $50 on) developed powdery mildew. I realized about 4 days ago and doused it in copper fungicide, which fried most of the remaining leaves 🙃 I have faith she will bounce back, but man is it disappointing. Luckily, it was quarantine so my other plants are fine. Any other advice would be appreciated.

I am pretty new to the hobby, I got this begonia from botanicaz (70 v1) mid August.. It lost all of its older leaves when I repotted it and recently has given me a lot of new growth. However, the stem seems to have gone really limp. I had to stake it, as it was laying down. I am not sure where to go from here.

I have had several begonias now and I struggle to keep them alive constantly. Two of my three currently living 🫠 have struggled nonstop with what appears to be powdery mildew….but one of them (pictured) though does not seem to have the same…wipe-off-able powder but instead seems to be “baked in” white spots. Is this powdery mildew or just signs of distress? My other non-mildew baby has been struggling as well, which I believe to be caused by lack of watering (I’ve struggled historically with a lot of root rot which has turned me into a bit of an underwaterer and it seems to be that begonias tend to want to have more water than some other plants - correct me if I’m wrong.

So, let me know what you suggest I try to be a better begonia parent and how to avoid/fight off these evil white spots. Thanks!

Les 2 premières photos : bonii et Conchifolia le matin a l'allumage de la lampe, et les deux dernières, le soir après une dizaine d'heures de lumière.

J'ai remarqué une chose étrange qui touche Begonia bonii, B. conchifolia, et B. herbacea.

Lorsque la lampe de culture s'allume, leur feuilles ont des colorations tout à fait normales. Mais après une dizaine d'heures de lumière, c'est bien différent !

Le begonia bonii devient rouge, et conchifolia et herbaceae deviennent grisâtre...

Les autres espèces ne sont pas affectées par ce changement de couleurs (chloroneura, bowerae, burkilii, caroneifolia, pustulata...)

Mes conditions : 95 % Hygrométrie, 22-23 degrés, 1500-2500 lux. Lampes de croissance 20 w avec sopalin pour filtrer.

Hypothèses :

1 - Lumière trop forte. Ce qui explique qu'à l'allumage de la lampe, après 12 h d'obscurité, ils soient bien pigmentés.

2 - Réaction a la chaleur. Au moment ou les lampes de croissance s'allument, le chauffage aussi. On passe de 20 - 21 °C (température nocturne) à 23 - 24 ° C. Ce qui explique qu'après une dizaine d'heures sur thermostat 23 - 24, ils aient changé de couleur.

3 - Carence quelconque ?

Observations : le Begonia conchifolia était auparavant sous 3000 lux. Je pensais qu'il était pâle à cause d'une lumière trop forte. Je l'ai déplacé sous 1500 lux, et ça n'a rien changé...

Je remarque aussi que ces 3 espèces font des feuilles assez petites pour des plantes de leur âge.

I think it may be a bolero or a spirit of laccadive but I can't be sure. Please help!

Won’t the buds rot if I put them under soil?

That leaf at the bottom of the pot is one I took off. The leaves seem to be slowly migrating their way to face the light, but i'm afraid they won't make the full trip because it's not they're natural orientation. Relatively new to this, so i'd very much love some advice if anyone can help!

Hi! I'm planning to propagate my different begonias for my terrariums and i would like to know how to start with the leaves technique (putting a leaf on soil to create a new plant)

Have a good day! ♥️

Hi, when I got this cane begonia, it was labeled as Silver Spot. But I've seen people with what looks like mine, and they call it White Ice. When I Googled it, it said Silver Spot and White Ice are different. So basically, I want to know what type she is.

My Cecile has developed these brown blotches. They don’t scrape off or anything and they definitely seem to be welts. Any ideas for the cause? I was thinking a fungal infection but I really don’t know.

Ps: no I’m not talking about the white. I know those are natural.

The flowers of my Rex begonia are growing to be white! Now, I have white, pink, and red flowering begonias. I’m so stoked, this flower is gonna be ROBUST.

I was told that my 2 rows of T8s for 12 hours are too much, yet I've noticed the old nursery leaves have very little color compared to the ones I grew.

I considered it's fertilizer I use once a month (acid lovers) but noticed new leaves under the canopy have the same lesser color. So which is it?

Conditions are roughly 80 degrees and 60%, and they go through buckets of water daily under those lights. I have about 30 plants and pings in the cabinet together.

Look at my literally resurrected Begonia Aka "BEATRIX". Just about a month ago i received this plant and a really dead plant from "Etsy". Need i say more? "Beatrix" was literally 2 sticks sticking out the dirt , after she dropped the new leaf she was getting . So I figured if I just give her a lil tlc and a lil push with the begonia fert i have just maybe. 🤞🙏 Well now just look at my beauty B.😊😊😊😊😊 I'm literally so proud of what's supposed to be a Fireworks Begonia. Buttttt she strongly resembles the Harmonys starry night Begonia so that's up for debate.Also look at her new home i bought just for her .( Disregard my other one leafed Begonia. She struggling so i put her in there for the mean time) ## yougrowgirl( first pic is what she looked like when I received her. Then, second picture is how it all began with just her two stems and then last photos is the progress until now.) Oh yeah and that littlest leaf just stays that size what's up with that ?? It's been growing way longer then the other 2 new leafs wierd. It's like that leafs stunted for some odd reason.??

Followed a florist advice, chopped her up and after a month these little cuties poped up :*

I have 1 begonia and 2 props that I have no idea what type they are.

The first 3 photos are of a begonia I picked up at Home Depot, I can’t find lighting for the pics that do its sparkling justice.

The 4th and 5th photos, and the 6th and 7th photos are of 2 wet sticks I received in a mystery box of lots of different wet sticks that I’m growing out.

Any help identifying them would be greatly appreciated, especially with the 2 small props since I’m not sure if I should be keeping them in super high humidity once they’re fully ready to pot up or not. less

Got these in Aug during PlantCon Seattle.. Botanicaz had an amazing display and I was literally stopped in my tracks. They were also super nice and turned me into a begonia hater to lover.

Obsessed!

My sister had a stem from the mother plant she threw away . I snatched it outa the trash & quickly put it in water. I got a few roots & stuck it in a chunky soil mix with a grow light above it. That was 2 months ago , and now I’m wondering if I should repot it & should I prune it so it’s grows bushier? If I should prune it where do I start at? Btw the stem had one tiny leaf & nothing else’s so everything you see is grow off from that stem ( the stem was about 4’ long)

I’ve kept in unsealed since my house is already o humid! But I find fungal spots here and there. I keep the fan running… help?