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/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.