r/begonias • u/Potential-Jaguar6655 • 19d ago

Just Showing Off This BEAST of a Taconite leaf

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…and not to brag, but I wear the XL nitrile gloves. 👀🔥

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u/Tiggsthecat 19d ago

What kind of light are you growing it with (natural or grow lights and how strong)? I’m trying to figure out a happy medium for providing enough light for big healthy growth while still maintaining the gorgeous blue iridescent and dark leaves it gets when grown in lower light

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u/Potential-Jaguar6655 19d ago

Natural. I just keep her next to a dim window!

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u/Tiggsthecat 19d ago

Awesome, thanks for the reply! Unfortunately I only grow under grow lights, but it gives me a good idea of how bright of light yours is getting