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title: "I recently got this begonia ferox, and I’ve noticed it’s leaf buds…"
description: "I recently got this begonia ferox, and I’ve noticed it’s leaf buds have been drying up before they’ve even grown a stem. I chalked it up to stress after being…"
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community: "Begonia Buddies"
author: "Might be sentient"
published: "2025-02-17T23:41:57.241311Z"
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# I recently got this begonia ferox, and I’ve noticed it’s leaf buds…

_Posted by Might be sentient on 2025-02-17_

I recently got this begonia ferox, and I’ve noticed it’s leaf buds have been drying up before they’ve even grown a stem. I chalked it up to stress after being moved, but it hasn’t stopped and I’m thinking it might be a humidity problem. Is this correct or does anyone have other ideas? None of its big leaves have crisped up but it’s gotten a little leggy even though it’s right under a grow light. Something about it looks wrong and I want to stop it before it gets worse. Thanks for any tips!

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## 2 comments

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-02-18

What humidity is it at? Rex are often a high humidity loving bwgonia. I keep mine around 70-90%

### Might be sentient commented on 2025-02-19

The room it’s in definitely isn’t that humid. I’ll put it under a cloche. The pebble tray it’s on doesn’t seem to work well enough.

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