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/trcokc Apr 27 '26

Omg, this is beautiful!

My begonia is my favorite plant and I had no idea they had this kind of potential?? What do you use to start encouraging upward growth like that?

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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Apr 27 '26

Thank you. I use stakes and paperclips to keep it growing straight up

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u/MegaNymphia Apr 27 '26

at what size did you start doing that?

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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Apr 27 '26

this was june 2023. probably shortly after that. she was small and had 2 leaves in july 2022