Tropicals & Tender Perennials: B. soli-mutatai, 1 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
Lil, don't worry about limp leaves. They may be too far gone to keep anyway. Be more concerned about the rhizomes. Hopefully the soil is not soaking wet and the roots haven't started to rot or have already rotted. If that is the case, then pull the plant out of the pot and either place on newspapers to wick away most of the moisture or pull as much soil off as possible (even hose off the remaining bit). Stick the rhizomes in a cup of perlite (barely damp) and put another plastic cup (clear) over the top for humidity. Hopefully you won't have to resort to these drastic measures.

DB, you need an escort with a plant retail license (?) to get into Harmony. No retail sales but their plants get shipped all over and more than likely you've picked up some here and there. It's hard to mistake a well grown pot of begonias from Harmony. I used to pick up many from our local Ace Hardware before they went out of business (twice). My problem was I didn't know how to properly care for begonias at that time. I would overwater or sometimes underwater and killed a bunch. I now prefer to put the new begonias in my own potting soil (faster draining than most soils from the growers).

Here is 'Wanda' as it was growing at Harmony on Thu. I never knew it could get leaves as big as this or had such nice blooms.