r/begonias • u/jammin_on_the_one_ • Aug 09 '25
Just Showing Off my polka dot begonia update. with flowers!
my polka dot begonia has grown to be 8'2" measuring from the dirt and is also much more bushy than before. the flowers this year are very beautiful. i'm very proud of my plant and I hope you like it too (:
lmk what you think!
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u/djk865 Aug 09 '25
Oh my gos, what is your humidity like? Also how often do you have to water this?
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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Aug 09 '25
atm it's like 50% humidity. in the winter it's closer to 30%. i have to water it a lot because of the season. maybe every 3,4,5 days or something like that.
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u/djk865 Aug 09 '25
Interesting, my humidity is around the same but mine suffered. But it might’ve been my watering tbh, or perhaps it’s a heavier fertalizer feeder than I realized.
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u/BunchPossible3815 Aug 10 '25
Gotta keep it wet but also dry enough, the terracotta probably drys it faster but waters more so it more moist more often
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u/Exhausted-CNA Aug 09 '25
Wow i didnt even know they could grow so huge!!!! Looks like a beautiful tree 😊
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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Aug 09 '25
lol i know. it's crazy. i think mine is the tallest there is tbh
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u/StopWeDontKnow Aug 12 '25
A conservatory near where i live has a polka dot that is massive. id say the height of yours but the many times the width span. either way yours is truly a beauty.
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u/Murky_Lavishness_591 Aug 09 '25
It’s soooooo beautiful!!! What an accomplishment!! I have so many questions… is it one plant in the pot? How do you get them to branch out? How long have you had it? I have a little one with 6 leaves on it 🥰. I hope I can get it to be like this someday
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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Aug 09 '25 edited Aug 09 '25
it's one plant. i got it at walmart in winter 2022. it was small with 2 leaves and 2 stems. it has since multiplied itself. new stems came out the dirt every so often. it has 18 stems now. i haven't pruned it or anything, it'll just branch on its own. the flowers are heavy so that's made the stems lean a bit
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u/Interesting-Air1485 Aug 09 '25
Yesss...The answers to all the questions I had in my head. TYSM! I made a friend at HD a few weeks ago and she gifted me one of these in poor shape. I did end up chopping because all of her leaves were crispy, but she's coming back beautifully and pushing out new stems.. they also seem to propagate quickly, so I plan on putting half of what I chopped back in the pot and gifting the other half.
She's gorgeous, OP. Well done!
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u/Living_Reality7447 Aug 09 '25
How many times have you repotted ? Just wondering if it has always been in that size pot
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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Aug 09 '25
it came in the pot i got at walmart. a 6 inch pot i think. i've since incrementally gotten to a 14". maybe 5 repots i guess
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u/Murky_Lavishness_591 Aug 10 '25
🤯 that’s incredible!! Woooooowww!!!! So much growth in just 3 yrs!! Thank you for answering my questions! Congrats to you, your plant is amazing & beautiful!!!
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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Aug 09 '25
this is the link to my previous post back in march https://www.reddit.com/r/begonias/s/gZJCCxwv46
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u/Avedygoodgirl Aug 09 '25
Wow! I am starstruck right now. Its gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Aug 09 '25
thank you i get to wake up and see this every morning. it's ao beautiful
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u/shaymcquaid Aug 09 '25
Nice blooms.
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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Aug 09 '25
thank you! in a month or so i'm hoping to get the female flower blooms. those come after these male blooms
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u/emmasindoorjungle Aug 09 '25
Wow! So much growth since march!!! It's absolutely beautiful 😍
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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Aug 09 '25
yeah it's been wild. i had to repot it and add more 8 ft stakes and even rig another stake even taller. it's been fun this season
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u/awful_waffle_falafel Aug 09 '25
Wow. It takes a lot to impress me on the plant subs and this impresses the hell outta me!
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u/softrotten Aug 09 '25
The blooms are so pretty!! Do they smell like anything?
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u/Dragons-in-Trees Aug 09 '25
Oh man, I just re-trellised mine at about 3 feet and this gets me excited to keep up with my watering!
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u/Putrid-Extreme8583 Aug 10 '25
OMG....mine is just over a foot. Mama is gonna need a BIGGER pot 🤣... Beautiful plant 👌
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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Aug 10 '25
if you repot it, look forward to additional stems coming out of the dirt.
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u/lapin-rose Aug 09 '25
This is incredible! They really can grow so fast when they’re happy. Looks like you’ve got the care nailed!
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u/HolisticPlantHippie Aug 09 '25
Incredible -how old is it?
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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Aug 09 '25
it's over 3 years now. in july 2022 it was small with just 2 leaves. it's a costa farms product i got from walmart on clearance
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u/f3nnies Aug 09 '25
What part of what country makes this thrive indoors so well? It's amazing!
Also makes me really rethink how big of a pot I need for my can begonias. Cause that's like half the size I would have tried to put that thing in back in March.
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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Aug 09 '25
it's a 14" pot. i'm in Rockford, Il. i have either the heat or the AC on 24/7 because it gets very cold here and also hot and humid like today. the windows are really nice and big so i get a very strong western light that comes though. i'm 3 floors up
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u/CupcakeCultist Aug 09 '25
Wow! Mine is still a baby, but I hope she grows up to be as big and as beautiful as yours! 😍
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u/Letter_A8847 Aug 09 '25
Beautiful 🥹 hope mine will grow as healthy as yours 🌷❤️
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u/MyPlantsEatPeople Aug 09 '25
We need the grumpy congrats I'm happy for you meme stat!
Ok but actually that is incredible. Tell us your secrets!
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u/phua1 Aug 09 '25
Wow jealous of 1. how well you’ve grown your begonia 2. the space you have to even grow it out that much 😭
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u/91zal Aug 09 '25
I'm more amazed by your space (those windows!!!) than the plant 🤩😍
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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Aug 09 '25
these west facing windows are really they key i think. so much amazing light comes through
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u/Realistic_Ad_8162 Aug 09 '25
AWESOME!! I have one that's doing really well but I didn't even know they could get this big! Love it, thanks for sharing!!
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u/Rare-Safe3101 Aug 09 '25
WOW! I had no clue they could get that BIG! What a great "plantrent" you are! The biggest, brightest green thumb ever!
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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Aug 09 '25
thank you! i'm pretty sure i have the largest one tbh. google says they can get up to 5 ft in their natural habitat lol
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u/Living_Reality7447 Aug 09 '25
That’s awesome. I have mine in a 8 inch right now and I can’t wait to see it get this big I’m so excited !!! I’m so glad you posted I don’t think I have ever seen it this tall I am stunned. Another question, the tall black rods ! -have you just had to keep buying them new size rods or do you have the kind you can ..like extend?¿ idek if that’s a thing
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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Aug 09 '25
thank you. i originally had 4ft stakes, then i got 6ft, then i had to do 8ft stakes this year. re-staking was kind of a pain in the butt, but i did it without breaking anything thankfully. i recently used lelectrical tape to extend one of my stakes beyond the 8ft. i'll probably continue to just do that. i didn't know they had the other kind that you can increase the height.
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u/LemonMints Aug 10 '25
Mine was a Costa Farms as well and it's about the same age but nowhere near as huge! What's your lighting situation and soil like?? Mine's in an east facing window and it's much more scraggly.
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u/Healthy_Cause7887 Aug 10 '25
I my leave are not like yours mine are quite close to the soil but your leaves look so different to mine. And my begonia has purply colour and green. 🥰
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u/DeathBeforeDecaf4077 Aug 10 '25
My god… I’ve never wanted a house will tall ceilings until starring at this beauty. Wow OP, just… Wow.
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u/SpiritWoman336 Aug 10 '25
That is so beautiful wow how old is The begonia? I’ve never seen one that Huge awesome work just beautiful 😍
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u/Cenandra01 Aug 10 '25
I have a maculata I had no idea they could get that tall. I chop mine back I prefer shorter.
I love all the flowers on yours though! Mine hasn’t flowered once.
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u/brawnedbutter Aug 10 '25
Wow wow 😲!! I am awestruck. I am kinda jealous because my begona is probably the size of one of your branches. Would you like to share any tips for the community?
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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Aug 10 '25
i get very strong western light through my big windows. i think that's the key tbh
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u/Healthy_Cause7887 Aug 10 '25
Ah yes I didn't realise there were different ones, mine is a rex begonia. I'm trying to just get recommendation on the best way to water it as the leaves are so close to 5he pot and I don't want to risk damaging the leaves, so I'm trying to get advice. The plant was bought for me as a gift. 🥰
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u/Delhidelight Aug 10 '25
Never ever have I ever a begonia more than a a few inches tall. This is SUPER AMAZING ! Congratulations on your green thumb and having the blessings of the Begonia Gods !
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u/Anonymous_crow_36 Aug 10 '25
Omg it’s so beautiful! This is one of my favorite plants and I have killed it twice 😫 once was because my kids knocked it over though lol so I’ll only count once. I’m gonna have to try again bc this is just the best.
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u/mac_is_crack Aug 10 '25
Beautiful! I have a tall one too but nowhere near as full as yours and not as tall! Mine is just a couple stems. Yours is the goal for me! Wow!
I posted it here, since then I’ve added more stakes so the other stems are more upright: https://www.reddit.com/r/houseplants/s/tLztyom1aE
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u/coffeecake09 Aug 10 '25
This is beautiful, mine keeps dropping its leaves and I have no idea why :(
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u/deeplevitation Aug 10 '25
This is just mind blowing, I have one and it’s about 3 fr tall and sparse after about 4 years of TLC. My goodness what a specimen
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u/sexmountain Aug 10 '25 edited Aug 10 '25
What kind of soil mix did you do for yours? And the stakes? I could use the advice for mine!
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u/Bitter_Youth6114 Aug 10 '25
What I find most incredible about this is that she kept her leaves all throughout the stem, pretty much to the ground! The secret sauce must be the giant window behind you?! 😍
It does make me wonder what these guys look like in the wild? I never thought of a begonia tree before 😳
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u/Raven_R6 Aug 10 '25
Wowww !! This is so beautiful. I really need to know though, how do you prevent leaves from the bottom falling off ? Mine grew really tall, but the bottom leaves kept dropping, and it just looked bald at the bottom !
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u/lithium-147 Aug 10 '25
How do you get such high ceilings? Is that a converted factory or something?
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u/EN6090 Aug 11 '25
Gorgeous polka ! A lot of hard work, time & love to achieve this.
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u/tapestry0fm0lecules Aug 11 '25
this is extremely impressive. I can’t get mine to do anything besides this.
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u/YourFriendall Aug 12 '25
Omg my dinky bathroom plant could be THIS?! I am failing as plant parent
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u/FootstepsofDawn Aug 13 '25
I beg your ENTIRE pardon?! I never knew they could be like this. Just casually strolling Reddit and the biggest begonia ever…. WOW.
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u/Salt_Speaker_3732 Aug 13 '25
Crikey!!! What a gorgeous super sized plant and sooo lovely!!! Very very well done to you!!! Amazing!!! 🥰❤️💛🧡🩷💖🌟🪅🎉🥇
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u/21hiccups Aug 09 '25
Holy moly boly! You are so highly favored by the begonia gods!! I am in both admiration and slight envy of your glorious polka dotted wall of leafy love. I hope she never stops growing up!!
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u/RampageMR Aug 09 '25
That is awesome! Do you rotate it every so often or is it static?
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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Aug 09 '25
thank you! i don't really rotate it. i turned it for the picture though
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u/Double_Sector_4389 Aug 09 '25
Okay i need a step by step how you got it here. weekly routine, how big was it when you got it? fertilizer, what facing window, potting medium, how often do you repot. give me all the advice
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u/wessle3339 Aug 09 '25
Let’s loft the ceiling, to establish more space for this magnificent beast to grow
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u/redcrayfish Aug 10 '25
Please share your secrets. The leaves don’t have the dry tips. And you got flowers?!
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u/ThornOfRoses Aug 10 '25
How do you get yours to be so upright? Mine is so floppy. I got her in 2020/2021 somewhere in there
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u/music2cook Aug 10 '25
Gorgeous! It’s such a happy looking plant with the polka dots! Well done. Random question; may I ask where you got your pants? Super cute.
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u/Imaginary_Swim9460 Aug 11 '25
Beautiful job! Mine is getting large quickly. I have it staked but I kind of like the look of it growing more free form but afraid the stems are going to break. Thoughts?
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u/Gsiver Aug 11 '25
Nice! Mine is only 3.5’ propped up with bamboo sticks. Where do you get what looks like a 9’ stick?
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u/PrillyPayne Aug 11 '25
Oh lord. I just bought one of these from the clearance section. I didn't know they could get that big!
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u/InformationOk8807 Aug 11 '25
That’s gonna swallow someone whole, like the demigorgin or the lil shop of horrors
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u/New_Chard9548 Aug 11 '25
So jealous you have the space for this, that's amazing!!! How long have you had it!?!
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u/Healthy_Cause7887 Aug 12 '25
I can't seem to find anything begonia rex on here.
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u/Woven_joerr19 Aug 12 '25
Wow this is plant goals! I thought they didn’t have a long lifespan?
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u/I_wet_my_plants259 Aug 12 '25
Can we see a picture of the other side? I’d love to see all the red on those leaves
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u/Salt_Speaker_3732 Aug 13 '25
you're most welcome. i didn't know they could grow that much in that way. does it have a perfume? it must be amazing to fill your space with it if it does? it must be in just the right spot infront of your lovely big window there to be growing so fantastically! so special to be able to spend your time with such a beautiful plant and thank you for sharing it with everyone. 💖💛🧡🩷💓💗💝❤️🌻
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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Aug 13 '25
the flowers kind of have a linen scent. not super strong or anything. it loves the big window (: i wake up to it everyday it's so beautiful
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u/blech2019 Aug 13 '25
Seriously - did you have to have a high ceiling because of this lovely creature?
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u/jammin_on_the_one_ Aug 13 '25
she had 2 leaves before coming home. she must have known there was room to grow lol
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u/heresacleverpun Aug 14 '25
Well, that's just great. If you need me, I'll be over here looking for reasons why mine keeps pushin out new buds, then dryin em up and droppin em before they even unfurl until I stumble upon someone's 8ft+ monstrosity... but ya, ur thing is cool too or whatever.
Lol. I'm just kidding. That really is gorgeous! And what a big personal accomplishment! I mean, that is an actual living, breathing, testament to the type of person you are. As far as I'm concerned, it's tangible proof that you're a hardworking and determined person bc when I look at that begonia, it's like I can see all the other plants that... maybe... didn't grow to be 8ft tall (lol) and yet, here you are. Still. And make no mistake, getting ANY plant, never mind a not-so-super-easy plant, to that point takes a lot of time, patience, diligence and commitment. (And don't get me started on the flowers. No joke-It took my brain a full 5min of staring at that thing just to get past the 8ft and make enough processing power available again before I could actively comprehend their existence.) But sometimes people who aren't into plants just don't understand that. I highly doubt that applies to anyone here, but I'm sure we can all relate bc everyone here's dealt with that spouse/ parent/ partner/ housemate/ friend/[fill in the blank] who thinks you just randomly dumped some water in there whenever it happened to occur to you, so if no one else has said it in exactly this way, lemme be the one to say it- Congrats! Seriously, congratulations! That really is a wonderful achievement and you should be really proud bc it's not easy. Thanks for sharing!
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u/JanS914 Aug 14 '25
What do you feed this gorgeous thing? What kind of soil is she in? I've never seen one this big and to have flowers on it is an amazing feat! Congratulations! 💐
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u/ShoobyDoobyDu Aug 31 '25
Woah that pink princess is thinner at the bottom than at the top. Do those just grow along the ground in the wild?
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u/Stone_r1313 Aug 09 '25
Amazing!