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title: "hey all, my moms begonia began wilting and all of its flowers died, i…"
description: "hey all, my moms begonia began wilting and all of its flowers died, i decided to check out the roots to see if there’s still hope of reviving it, i’ve never…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Nancy ♡"
published: "2023-07-29T22:42:25.035Z"
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# hey all, my moms begonia began wilting and all of its flowers died, i…

_Posted by Nancy ♡ on 2023-07-29_

hey all, my moms begonia began wilting and all of its flowers died, i decided to check out the roots to see if there’s still hope of reviving it, i’ve never done this before so are there some healthy roots here?? any feedback is appreciated :)

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## 6 comments

### Annai C. commented on 2023-07-29

You have healthy roots. Looks like you may have overwatered it. Try a different soil mix or adding perlite.

#### Nancy ♡ replied on 2023-07-29

thanks so much for your input! 🤍 i’ll definitely look into adding perlite

### Gabryal commented on 2023-07-29

Definitely health roots and it looks like some dead roots too. I’d pull/ pinch off anything that is squishy or black. Repot in well draining soil. Mine likes to dry out a little between waterings

### Edward commented on 2023-07-30

I see tons of healthy roots.

### Bigredamazon commented on 2023-07-30

Plenty of healthy roots. I don’t know if you can do this with begonias, but spray the roots with some 3% hydrogen peroxide

### Mag commented on 2023-07-30

The white is usually new growth

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