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title: "I received a very large Begonia Linda Dawn in the mail 3 weeks ago &…"
description: "I received a very large Begonia Linda Dawn in the mail 3 weeks ago & have zero experience with begonias. She was repotted in a similarly sized 10 inch planter…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/E0XplorCSjGLEBS-wt3jlg/ruCA273psulq45CzbfQqRk"
community: "Begonia Buddies"
author: "GrowGirl🪴🌺"
published: "2025-06-05T02:01:53.358767Z"
language: "en"
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# I received a very large Begonia Linda Dawn in the mail 3 weeks ago \&…

_Posted by GrowGirl🪴🌺 on 2025-06-05_

I received a very large Begonia Linda Dawn in the mail 3 weeks ago \& have zero experience with begonias. She was repotted in a similarly sized 10 inch planter with drainage, watered weekly, and has a grow light. Unfortunately her leaves were browning and crispy, so over the last week I’ve started running a humidifier for at least three hours a day and it doesn’t seem to be helping the issue because she drops a leaf almost every day. There are new leaves growing but I’m afraid those will die off as well. Any suggestions on what I can do to stop the browning and leaves dropping? Most things I’ve read said it’s probably under-watering so, I’m adding a self watering system (Cowbell Plant) this week.

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## 2 comments

### Krackelman commented on 2025-08-08

Are you sure she is getting enough water? Is she drooping at all? She also may be dropping leaves because she is acclimating to her new environment.

I would be careful with the self-watering system because if they get too much water, that can cause problems as well.

Beautiful plant by the way!

#### GrowGirl🪴🌺 replied on 2025-08-09

Thank you!

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