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title: "Pleeeasse help! I recently got these begonia cuttings from a friend…"
description: "Pleeeasse help! I recently got these begonia cuttings from a friend and I have no idea what variety they are. Every plant app I’ve tried keeps identifying them…"
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published: "2026-06-06T01:27:16.120879Z"
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# Pleeeasse help! I recently got these begonia cuttings from a friend…

_Posted by planthony on 2026-06-06_

Pleeeasse help! I recently got these begonia cuttings from a friend and I have no idea what variety they are. Every plant app I’ve tried keeps identifying them as a Polka Dot Begonia, but I’m pretty sure that’s not correct. Now I’m completely confused and can’t seem to find them anywhere. Maybe I’m not searching for the right thing, but I’d really love some help figuring out what this begonia is!

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## 4 comments

### plantgeek commented on 2026-06-06

looks to be an arabian sunset, which is a cultivar of the "polka dot" or begonia maculata

#### Angie J replied on 2026-06-06

It looks like my Rex Begonia.

#### plantgeek replied on 2026-06-06

rex begonia are a different kind of begonia. this is a cane begonia, which does not grow from a rhizome, and thus it cannot be a rex.

### PLANTS!!🪴🌱 commented on 2026-06-06

It looks like a wax begonia or begonia “black magic”

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