I would appreciate any cultural info/tips for this one. I'm still struggling with begonias in general, so.......
Does it prefer cooler temps? need humidity? mix should be consistently moist or dry a little between waterings?
Should I stick it in a terrarium...?
Thanks :-)
Keyring,
I've had this for 2 years now and it disappears every winter. I'm not sure if it is going to come back this year (it is very small). The couple I got it from keep at least one in a terrarium where it is glorious (at least the few times I've been to their home and seen it).
It was doing fine this winter after I covered it but then started to get mold so it became a vicious cycle of covering - uncovering. The oxalis I received in the same soil sample isn't good either but at least it is growing great.
Here is the one I dug up from their yard late Oct 2005.
Here it is in one of their terrariums with several other begonias.
thanks for the posts - sorry I've been missing for a few. Those look gorgeous!!!! This is going to be a challenge for me though. Sounds like consistent humidity but needs air flow. Sounds like an orchid. hehe.
I have two plants of this. One is doing very bad and the other is doing great. I also just rooted some leaves and they rooted fast. But Its my first try with this begonia so who knows how the rest of the year will go for me.
Good luck
More info please!
That post is so not fair :O
Are you growing the two in different conditions?
I was thinking I need to prop for insurance ASAP - how did you root it? Leaves with petiole/stems?
I am a begonia novice so..... Well, actually I am very experienced at killing them but begoniacrazii is making me try them again :P
LOL! I have never tried rooted this begonia before. This is the first time. But I have done it many times with Carolineifolia.
I take a leaf and cut its petiole to 1/2 inch, I cut the leaf sections tips off up to about 1/2 of the leaf length. I then push the petiole in the Home Depot's Perfect Mix. I don't stop pushing until the leaves are flush with the soil. Pertend you are pushing a tac into the soil. If the petiole breaks under your pressure then toss it and get another. I guess you could use a pencil to make a hole but I don't.
Here's a photo of a B. U404 baby starting to grow first set of leaves.
Here's the rest of them. They are all putting out thier first set of leaves. There is one that is not but that is because I added it to this bunch a week later than the rest. They have been in this soggy soil for about 3 weeks.
I'm no expert at this. I just try things to see if it works. Here is a close up of another baby. You can really see the new leaves on this one
Here is one of Carolineifolia no new leaves on it yet but its looking good after a week in this soil. This soil has more perlite in it because the cutting is in the same pot as the mother plant (I'm lazy sometimes)
Here are some Carolineifolia growing in different stages. The cell on the bottom left is actually something else I'm trying with stem cuttings (no leaf) of heracleifolia...don't blame me Begoniacrazii put the idea into my head.
Thanks for those photos! Very educational.
