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title: "My Rex begonia is pushing new leaves like crazy, but I’m a little…"
description: "My Rex begonia is pushing new leaves like crazy, but I’m a little confused on why the new leaves are coming with way more silver on them? Is this good? Or do I…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/E0XplorCSjGLEBS-wt3jlg/b5slQQdf08amD9Q846oOum"
community: "Begonia Buddies"
author: "Citruslemmon"
published: "2026-06-03T16:50:28.151535Z"
language: "en"
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# My Rex begonia is pushing new leaves like crazy, but I’m a little…

_Posted by Citruslemmon on 2026-06-03_

My Rex begonia is pushing new leaves like crazy, but I’m a little confused on why the new leaves are coming with way more silver on them?

Is this good? Or do I need to adjust something with the lighting?

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## 1 comment

### Hadley commented on 2026-06-08

beautiful! immature leaves can start more silver and gain color over time. i would wait until the new leaves begin to harden off and mature in about 4-8 weeks and see how much the color differs then!

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