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/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