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title: "Neither of these seem to be super happy 🥴 The orange is just super…"
description: "Neither of these seem to be super happy 🥴 The orange is just super floppy all of a sudden. No dead leaves, but floppy. The purple is losing leaves and just…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/E0XplorCSjGLEBS-wt3jlg/nOT2bmVPXlorZu9P5aXfkY"
community: "Begonia Buddies"
author: "Ellen_Kai"
published: "2025-09-13T13:33:06.923311Z"
language: "en"
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# Neither of these seem to be super happy 🥴 The orange is just super…

_Posted by Ellen\_Kai on 2025-09-13_

Neither of these seem to be super happy 🥴 The orange is just super floppy all of a sudden. No dead leaves, but floppy.  
The purple is losing leaves and just seems miserable.  
I will take any and all advice. I love begonias but they don’t seem to love me. 😭😭

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## 2 comments

### Hayley commented on 2025-09-13

Have they ever been repotted? Might be time to pull them out and get a good look at the roots.

I'm no expert with begonias, but I put my polka dot begonias in a self watering pot and they seem to be loving it

### Waspinator commented on 2025-09-13

I'd downsize the pot on the red one; you want something no more than 1-2 inches bigger than the root ball (excess soil can hold too much water on the sides and cause rot.) Don't get water on the leaves (hairy leaves can trap water and plants really seem to hate that). I'd also recommend a self watering pot style; fuzzy plants tend to do really well in those

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