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title: "My begonia has been dropping leaves a lot and hasn’t been doing well.…"
description: "My begonia has been dropping leaves a lot and hasn’t been doing well. What should I do to help it?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/E0XplorCSjGLEBS-wt3jlg/kJzOD_5SQwe1orHGOdaHVw"
community: "Begonia Buddies"
author: "Quinn"
published: "2024-06-20T01:45:27.424616Z"
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# My begonia has been dropping leaves a lot and hasn’t been doing well.…

_Posted by Quinn on 2024-06-20_

My begonia has been dropping leaves a lot and hasn’t been doing well. What should I do to help it?

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## 1 comment

### Mads commented on 2024-06-20

How wet is the soil? Does the pot have drainage?

In my experience, cane begonias like aerated soil, and to dry out between waterings. They like that “bright, indirect light” everyone talks about. Not direct sun tho. Filtered bright light is good (like through a sheer curtain in a sunny window).

In a shady spot she’ll grow leggy, and take longer to use up the water in her soil.

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