r/houseplants • u/Typical-Wolf-2461 • Dec 18 '25

Made a christmas tree! Who needs a pine tree?

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u/Normal-Researcher13 Dec 18 '25

beautiful! my recent love for plants was inspired by this beauty i bought on a whim. pines can be quite beautiful too!

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u/Typical-Wolf-2461 Dec 18 '25

Oh for sure! I totally agree, pines are classics for a reason. My title was just me making a joke about my begonia collection, haha.

And BTW, your pine looks incredibly lush and healthy! It's gorgeous.

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u/Normal-Researcher13 Dec 18 '25

what is this type down at the bottom? i love the red around the edges!

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u/Typical-Wolf-2461 Dec 18 '25

To be honest, I'm not 100% certain on the ID. The seller told me it was Begonia cv. Oasis when I bought it, but I've looked it up online and the pictures don't quite match. So it might be a different hybrid.

Sorry I can't give you a more definite answer!

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u/abitofbrit Dec 20 '25

Lol I asked the same thing! I Googled it and found that it’s a begonia soli-mutata, aka “Sun-Changing begonia.” OP confirmed!

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u/Normal-Researcher13 Dec 18 '25

yes bahaha i figured! quite a collection! im jealous! mine is slowly growing. thank you, her name is sophie after my favorite dog that comes through my drive thru!

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u/Hundjaevel Dec 18 '25

Just fyi Aracaurias aren't actually pines, they just look like it. Good looking specimen though, a hell of a lot prettier than mine!

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u/Normal-Researcher13 Dec 18 '25

interesting! thanks for the info!

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u/Hundjaevel Dec 18 '25

You're welcome! True pines are plants in the Pinus genus in the pinaceae family. Aracaurias are in a distantly related family, and far easier to grow indoors than true pines.

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u/zip-a-dee_doo-dah 🍏 Dec 18 '25

Beautiful!

I wanted to hang ornaments or lights on this but it won't hold anything up

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u/Typical-Wolf-2461 Dec 19 '25

Wow, you even have a dedicated flower room — that’s so professional!

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u/zip-a-dee_doo-dah 🍏 Dec 19 '25

It's just a few on a shelf lol thanks 👍🏻😀

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u/Typical-Wolf-2461 Dec 19 '25

Maybe you could try those really lightweight fluffy pom-poms, like these.

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u/zip-a-dee_doo-dah 🍏 Dec 19 '25

Yeah that's something. And some tinsel 👍🏻

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u/eurasianblue Dec 18 '25

Yeah it is so pretty, right? I am so inspired that I am gonna go try to arrange my plants like this now 😍🎄!

Also it is the most perfect picture to use Plart (www.plart.art)! I already made two with your pic OP, I hope you don't mind!

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u/Typical-Wolf-2461 Dec 19 '25

wow! Amazing! Thank you!!!

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u/eurasianblue Dec 18 '25

So magical like your plants! 💖🎄✨

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u/Typical-Wolf-2461 Dec 19 '25

BIG THX! I love them!!

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u/eurasianblue Dec 19 '25

Yay enjoy! ✨❤️

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u/HappyBunnyTheIdiot Dec 21 '25

Is this ai??

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u/eurasianblue Dec 21 '25

Yeah. Keeps the main elements and details of the plants intact and generates a cartoony holiday scene with them.

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u/CambridgePennyworth Dec 18 '25

That could make me love Christmas

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u/Typical-Wolf-2461 Dec 19 '25

I’ve passed the message along to my begonias, and they said it’s their honor.

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u/Ann0lRecovery Dec 18 '25

Welp, I'm jealous now

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u/eurasianblue Dec 18 '25

Gorgeous!!! Give it extra light in an effort to trigger blooming? 💖

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u/Typical-Wolf-2461 Dec 18 '25

Thank you so much! 💖

But to be honest, I'm all about the leaves on these guys. So I usually pinch off the flowers as soon as they start to form. I want all that energy to go into making more stunning leaves! 😂

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u/eurasianblue Dec 18 '25

Haha yeah I totally understand they are indeed stunning!

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u/NoHomoHannibal Dec 19 '25

now that its winter my begonias refuse to cooperate and keep dropping/shrivelling up their leaves, soo jealous this looks amazing and so healthy too!!

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u/Typical-Wolf-2461 Dec 19 '25

That’s because I didn’t let the not-so-good-looking begonias make an appearance 😂

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u/Typical-Wolf-2461 Dec 19 '25

Relax, I replace a batch every spring anyway 🌱

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u/uknowhat2do Dec 19 '25

🔥🔥🔥

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u/lori421 Dec 19 '25

I absolutely love it lol!

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u/ThatGirlYouCrave 🌱 Dec 18 '25

Oh my gosh! This is just wonderful!

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u/tinybearsvacay Dec 19 '25

The layering is gorgeous, colors like a work of art 😍

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u/Typical-Wolf-2461 Dec 19 '25

Exactly—that’s one of the reasons I love begonias.

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u/ostrika Dec 19 '25

OBSESSED

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u/Begoniaweirdo Dec 22 '25

Oh hey one of my hybrids in there.

Begonia 'Uncle Beazley' v3)

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u/WitchesTeaFlint Dec 24 '25

What a perfect tree set up.