Beginner Gardening: Cane begonia won't bloom, 1 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
Give it some fertilizer and more light, not less to get it to bloom. Some canes (like Sophie Cecile and Cracklin' Rosie) are "shy" bloomers and most folks will never get those to bloom but only in Florida and California with year round light and warmth, can they be coaxed to bloom. Yours looks like 'Corallina de Lucerna' which is a very old hybrid and passed around to almost everyone. You shouldn't have to mist it either. It will bloom but is not the easiest of canes to bloom. If you want a cane begonia that blooms easily try 'Lana', 'My Special Angel', 'Irene Nuss', coccinea, and many other good old standbys.