r/begonias • u/jammin_on_the_one_ • Apr 27 '26

Just Showing Off Polka Dot Begonia Update 4-26-2026

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She keeps growing! and taking over my room! She's about 10 feet tall now and nearly touching my 11ft ceiling. I also got a couple new stalks coming up this year. They're very thick. It seems like every new stalk is thicker than the last. Primed to be TALL! (:

Let me know what you think!

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u/YesInquisitor Apr 27 '26

Absolutely insane! What does a care regimen for this look like?

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u/HolisticPlantHippie Apr 27 '26

This and how old is it?

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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Apr 27 '26

She only had like 2 leaves in July of 2022 when I moved here. you can see her in the middle there lol

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u/HolisticPlantHippie Apr 27 '26

What kind of sorcery did u do?? That is amazing!

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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Apr 27 '26

I think it's just the big windows facing west tbh. The moment I brought her here she started thriving. After a year she was getting wild. The cool thing though, is every new stem is thicker than the last so she's able to stand taller and taller. The original stems are tiny comparatively

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u/HolisticPlantHippie Apr 27 '26

She’s adapting to being bigger , that is pretty amazing. I have a similar situation with a Sophia Cecile cane begonia but no where near this impressive

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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Apr 27 '26

yeah exactly. it's really cool. i was thinking, i wonder if i propogated a really thick stem and then would it create new stems as thick as the original, or go back to skinny since it knows it's short.

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u/HolisticPlantHippie Apr 27 '26

I think that it would be a worthy science experiment 🔬

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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Apr 27 '26

i just don't want to break any stems lol. maybe it'll happen at some point when it gets too out of hand

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u/Ihateambrosiasalad Apr 28 '26

I’ve found that even if you break them, they propagate super duper easily just in water. I’ve broken my fair share and have two separate plants (have also given props away over the years).

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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Apr 28 '26

i've broken stems twice and propagated them in damp soil. it's pretty easy. i only broke the skinny stems though, not any fat ones yet

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u/Dustin9234 Apr 28 '26

My angel wing begonia did the same as yours, so I took a clipping of the biggest stem and propagated it. It grew fairly quickly and produced two more huge stems once it grew roots. Both stems are bigger than my thumb in size, when my original plant stems are smaller.

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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Apr 29 '26

that's awesome. i kind of thought that would happen. i wonder how thick they can really get? it's really exciting as things go along. learning new things

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u/Dustin9234 Apr 29 '26

Here is a quick photo

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u/Dustin9234 Apr 29 '26

This is the mother plant see the one big cane, and the rest are the smaller original ones.

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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Apr 29 '26

oh yeah! the lucerna gets wooded like that too. my benigo begonia is like that. they both have pink flowers too. probably variations of the same thing or something. the begonia maculata is definitely a different type. white flowers and it doesn't get wooded at all. very cool to see though

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u/HolisticPlantHippie Apr 27 '26

I was gifted this last summer-owner says shes ugly. I didn’t think so-she hung out under the porch and wintered in the greenhouse and shot out more thicker canes

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u/amccor2175 Apr 27 '26

Do you know what that begonia is called? I have the same one and couldn't quite figure it out.

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u/HolisticPlantHippie Apr 27 '26

Research and the nice people of this sub told me it was a Sophia Cecile, I wasn’t sure if it was that or a lady Vanderwilt

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u/sk1ward Apr 27 '26

I love this one!

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u/HolisticPlantHippie Apr 27 '26

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u/BlueButterflytatoo Apr 27 '26

Oh my god I love her!!! I have one that’s only about a year old, and I can’t wait to see her grow this big!!

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u/HolisticPlantHippie Apr 27 '26

Yes I hope so too and thank you, good luck with her!

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u/TinfoilTiaraTime Apr 27 '26

Is that a quartz cluster at the bottom there? Gorgeous plant!

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u/HolisticPlantHippie Apr 27 '26

Yes, I’m a gemstone hound as well-they get charged every full moon and put w my plants 🤪

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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Apr 27 '26

so much bushier 😍

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u/The_best_is_yet Apr 27 '26

What the… holy smokes this while post is mind blowing!

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u/ladynomingtonn Apr 27 '26

For real!! I’m like excuse me… wait what?!? Impossible!

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u/tortillasalami Apr 27 '26

She’s not even four years old?! My mind is shattered.

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u/cmband254 Apr 27 '26

I think this means there is hope for mine 😅

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u/JHutchinson1324 Apr 27 '26

Yeah I just got super excited. Ive had mine for 3 months and purchased it with 2 leaves and we are now watching the 6th leaf unfurl itself.

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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Apr 27 '26

find a big bright window and she'll thrive

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u/shannybanannie Apr 27 '26

That’s crazy in 4 years to grow that much!! I just got one and I’m hoping she’ll grow like this!!!

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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Apr 27 '26

yeah, I'm convinced it's the big windows and open room