Hereās my big beefer! Sheās 10 years old, from a cutting from someoneās cutting from someoneās grandmaās old plant. Sheās got a diameter of about 2.5 feet and I think Iām just leaving her in her pot until she tells me sheās done, at which point Iāll propagate again from scratch. Itās kinda fun growing older with these girls š¤š¼
I LOVE Begonias and I had grown this variety from a single leaf. It lived for years too. Congratulations on your beautiful plant!
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Please tell me what is your secret?!? I have a new one too me, much smaller but have lost quite a few leaves/petioles already š I bet it's because you're in the US and I'm in the UK š
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0 gillningar Hi Julie! The beefsteak and I had some struggles in the beginning! Leggy, dropping leaves, slow growth, all the things! She loves her southeast corner with mostly indirect light, a shallow and wide pot for the rhizomes to grow across, and since becoming root bound is thirsty all the time! I tend to water her weekly from above, even in my cold and rainy Oregon winter, and try to stick with room temp water that sat out to help evaporate chlorine. I hope this helps and good luck!
1 gilla Thanks so much for the fab reply! Sorry I'm late, I 'lost' the community function in my app for a while šš I really hope mine grows up to be as stunning as yours! š
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