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title: "Is this Rex begonia ready to pot yet? It’s been in water for a few…"
description: "Is this Rex begonia ready to pot yet? It’s been in water for a few months now and got some pretty long roots but not sure if it’s enough yet. They’re about 5cm…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/0QPtY55dDH7XmqIuHpE4cW"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Jodie"
published: "2026-03-05T11:21:46.900543Z"
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# Is this Rex begonia ready to pot yet? It’s been in water for a few…

_Posted by Jodie on 2026-03-05_

Is this Rex begonia ready to pot yet? It’s been in water for a few months now and got some pretty long roots but not sure if it’s enough yet. They’re about 5cm long (sorry the photos aren’t showing it that well) and has a few leaves growing now too.

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## 1 comment

### Errol Savage commented on 2026-03-05

You could plant it, the more root though, the better the odds of success.

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