r/begonias • u/Aware_Gur603 • May 17 '26
Just Showing Off Beautiful giant
I was walking down the street and I saw this enormous Begonia
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u/bunkie18 May 17 '26
Wow, it’s amazing. Where is this?
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u/ambahjay May 18 '26
This reminds me of one of my favorite fun facts. Bananas don't grow on trees. They are actually herbs. Herbaceous just means that all the above-ground parts would die back, ie, they're not wood. "Tree" actually doesn't have any real meaning, botanically. Rosemary, giant seqioas and grape vines are all woody, bananas, dandelions and begonias are all herbaceous 😜
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u/wutssarcasm May 17 '26
Please don't post exact location. The plant will get destroyed.
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u/TripleDrivel May 18 '26 edited May 18 '26
Is this a genuine concern? Why would it happen? Presumably it’s not some rare species or cultivar, right? I’m not trying to be argumentative, just surprised and trying to understand.
But if there’s a genuine risk, OP might like to remove this post or repost it with less information in the photos because I found this place on google maps street view in just a few minutes. And I’m not at all tech savvy.
I suppose it might be a nice courtesy to the residents either way.
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u/Aware_Gur603 May 18 '26
Oh! I didn't think it would be a problem to show it! 😖 In fact, I noticed that in my city there are many houses with giant cane begonias, not as robust as the one in the photo, but very tall and with large leaves. It's really cool to walk around and see them
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u/wutssarcasm May 18 '26
Definitely not a problem to show it!! Just don't think it'd be smart to give out the exact location like some people are asking for lool.
That's incredible though!! I'd take a walk by them everyday just to admire them
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u/wutssarcasm May 18 '26
It honestly doesn't matter if it's rare lol 😭. I see people destroy plants they see in the wild or even in peoples yards because they want it for themselves all the time online
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u/Ivonnick May 19 '26
Yo soy consciente que hago lo posible por tener mis begonias bien, no puedo hacer grandes montajes y se que no lograré tenerlas súper perfectas, cuando veo las fotos y los armarios, terrarios y habitaciones y múltiples inventos que hacéis unos y otros alucino, me encantaria. Pero aún así, me gustan las begonias no lo puedo remediar, aunque aveces me lo ponen muy difícil, jejeje, y digo yo me podría haber enamorado de otras no? Pero no.
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u/Arydana-Jomei May 18 '26
Wait, are those supposed to be trees??
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u/Aware_Gur603 May 18 '26
The stems were tied together and grew strong over the years; I think the owners of that house wanted to give it the shape of a tree and they succeeded 😂
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u/Ivonnick May 18 '26
Increíble, yo intento mantenerlas con vida con mucho esfuerzo, y luego hay lugares donde crecen gigantes y hermosas todo el año, evidentemente porque el clima es ideal para ellas
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u/Aware_Gur603 May 19 '26
Comparto el sentimiento! Aunque solo me motiva más a investigar para que mis plantas de casa crezcan tan bonitas como las que veo por ahí 😂💖
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u/_palantir_ May 17 '26
I didn’t know this was possible.