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juttz Muskegon, MI(Zone 5a) May 22, 2006

I bought this south of us and wondering if it is an escargot?...I looked back on the other picture of Escargot on this forum and Im wondering if its the same plant...Judy

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jerodsmom Livermore, CA(Zone 9a) May 22, 2006

It sure looks like it Judy.

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Marcia_anne Denham Springs, LA(Zone 9a) May 22, 2006

Looks just like mine! One of my favorites!

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tiltaman Nashville, TN(Zone 6a) Jun 06, 2006

Looks like escargot to me, too.

I bought one this year, and it was doing fine for about a week. Then, suddenly, it's as if the stems went limp. All the beautiful leaves have bent over like it's wilted. It has plenty of water (but not too much)... I don't know what's going on with it. Does anyone have any advice for my problem plant? I love it and want it to survive.

Thanks for any help.

David

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jerodsmom Livermore, CA(Zone 9a) Jun 06, 2006

Dave, all I can tell you is that I let mine almost dry out before watering it again. I am really new to begonia's so was really afraid of this one. I had heard it was tempremental, but so far it seems to like my watering regime.

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Calif_Sue Northern California, United States(Zone 9a) Jun 06, 2006

I have had mine about 2 months now. I have it sitting on a dish with pebbles and water added to it for added humidity and I occasionaly mist it too. And yes, as jerodsmom said, you need to let it dry out before watering. A tip is to add H202 to the water to add oxygen from overwatering.

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tiltaman Nashville, TN(Zone 6a) Jun 07, 2006

Thanks for your responses. I planted my escargot in potting soil that has a built in mostiure control... bad idea. It never seems to dry out. I am sure that over watering is causing the problem. I am going to repot it tonight with a better mixture of soil to allow more air to get to the roots, and hope it's not too late.

David

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juttz Muskegon, MI(Zone 5a) Jun 07, 2006

I was just commenting on how everybody has said that this begonia is so picky...I have not did anything extra to keep this going..actually it has been neglected...it was wilting abit the other day and all I did was water it..it looks wonderful....Judy

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sedum37 Westford, MA(Zone 5b) Jun 07, 2006

David I am not thrilled with all the 'extras' the potting soil companies are adding and exactly for the example you have just given us. More than not one of the additives isn't good for what you're potting up. I just go with the 'additive' free soilless mix and add my own stuff. It is getting harder to find though.

Sue

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