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title: "First begonia ever and he’s just not poppin like I imagined. It’s…"
description: "First begonia ever and he’s just not poppin like I imagined. It’s been roughly a month and it’s still kind of ugh. Lowe’s store find I was hoping to rescue but…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/E0XplorCSjGLEBS-wt3jlg/uToCw8rea7b6hfqMhHTu8G"
community: "Begonia Buddies"
author: "Megan 🌸🍷"
published: "2026-08-30T03:34:19.833711Z"
language: "en"
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# First begonia ever and he’s just not poppin like I imagined. It’s…

_Posted by Megan 🌸🍷 on 2026-08-30_

First begonia ever and he’s just not poppin like I imagined. It’s been roughly a month and it’s still kind of ugh. Lowe’s store find I was hoping to rescue but nothing has changed and he’s looking a little blah

## 2 comments

### Nikiller commented on 2026-08-30

How do you care for it? They don’t like to fully dry out but also can’t stand being soggy so there’s a pretty specific amount of moisture you want to water again when you notice. I have mine in clear planters so I can see the roots, once the soil looks just barely damp and the humidity clears from the air pockets is when I water. I also only bottom water and keep them extremely close to a powerful light. This video is right now, all my begonias in 4” pots sitting together, most of them have a white glass pot around the clear planter, but I can see that humidity fogging up this red rex.

[Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/video/lWuVoSXfm0mhpdFLVG6GWzRgcJdFWwQeXC12gWazwDk/5GQIx0CfSCKTqnMNIK4zDA.mp4)

### Leafittome commented on 2026-09-12

Sometimes they take a while to thrive if they were in rough shape when you got them. I bought several at the end of June that have only started looking better in the last week!

On another note, yours looks like it might be a little thirsty.

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