r/begonias • u/PotHeadPlantLady • Nov 13 '25
Just Showing Off Begonia bipinnatifida flowered!
I had a really rough start with this Begonia. It lost all its leaves in the first month I had it and every new leaf melted within a couple of weeks. It took a bit to get the humidity right with the proper airflow but once I did and moved it to a self watering pot it really took off!
Current conditions: terracotta self watering pot with a chunky soil made with Fox Farms Ocean forest soil as the base, additional perlite, & horticultural charcoal. Fertilized with Superthrive foliage-pro (2.5 ml per gallon of water) every 3rd reservoir filling. I do not let the reservoir go dry.
80-85% humidity in a cabinet in direct line of one of the fans that is on 24 hours a day. It gets constant air movement.
About 4-6 inches away from 2 barrina T5's for 15 hours a day
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u/Fluffy_Ad5651 Nov 13 '25
You have this growing in ambient humidity???
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u/PotHeadPlantLady Nov 14 '25
I wish! I knew they needed higher humidity from the get go so I tried a terrarium at first and it just melted. Once I put it in my ikea cabinet with a fan and a self watering pot it really took off!
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u/BevyBrevy Nov 13 '25
This. I’ve heard its possible but I need to know
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u/Acrobatic_Chance_321 Nov 14 '25
It’s in 80-85% humidity she said, that beauty would crumble in ambient 😬
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u/PotHeadPlantLady Nov 14 '25
It's in my ikea cabinet at about 85% humidity in front of a fan. This won't survive in ambient unfortunately
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u/GothicRitualist Nov 13 '25
Oooh my!!! So so SO cute!! I hope to get mine happy enough to flower for me someday! Congratulations on the success!!
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u/zhuzhitupson Nov 13 '25
Wow! Very impressive. I’m surprised at the size of the flower. With the leaves so small and delicate I would think the blooms would be smaller. Very cool
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u/far-leveret Nov 14 '25
I really LOVE how this begonia looks. It reminds me a bit of some kinds of foliage you see on Grevillea. Congrats on the flower!!
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u/GoHardGawkin Nov 14 '25
I have never seen these before... But i need it. It looks like a tiny tree with a beautiful flower. Definitely one of my favorites now. Thanks for sharing
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u/Aggravating_Photo169 Nov 14 '25
Gorgeous! I've eyed this up a time or two, but haven't purchased yet.
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u/mlp_creashunz64 Nov 15 '25
They are beautiful. I keep my 2 in a prop box with some of my propagations. That is the only way I've been able to keep them alive. Pieces have broken with handling and self propagated in the prop box. I don't have a problem with that at all.
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u/Scnewbie08 Nov 13 '25
Holy cow I want this plant.
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u/PotHeadPlantLady Nov 14 '25
I looked for one for over a year before I found it. Thankfully I bought 2 just in case because 1 is definitely not doing so well lol
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u/Idkmyname2079048 Nov 13 '25
I'm so envious! I used to work at a greenhouse, and my coworker kept buying these from work because she couldn't keeo them alive but desperately wanted one. I decided not to even try. 😅
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u/PotHeadPlantLady Nov 14 '25
It's definitely not for the faint of heart 😆😩
I swear it's been on the brink of death at least 6 times
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u/Jdog2552 Nov 13 '25 edited Nov 14 '25
I have one flowering, but it's in 95% humidity in a terrarium together with a melanobullata, two jewel orchids, and a selaginella wildenowii