Indoor Gardening and Houseplants: Need help with proper care of Stromanthe, 1 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
Hi Karen,

If you get started on begonias you might end up in the loony bin or poor house (just kidding).

The purple one in my first picture is 'Mikado'. The leaves are larger than 'Fireworks'. Rexes will usually defoliate in winter so don't be alarmed. Your watering sounds pretty good but I wouldn't let them dry out too much (but don't keep them saturated either). It's almost a guessing game at times.

Iron Cross is a difficult begonia to grow for most folks so I would suggest something easier to begin with. 'River Nile' is a great starter plant for almost everybody. There are so many more that will grow without much fuss too.

Here is one of my 'River Nile' plants.