full begonia collection (2024) | my most whimsical houseplants 🧚🌿✨

[@kelsey9384]

Did you watch the Millennial Plant Dads video? He shouted you out as iconic! Such beautiful B’s! Look at those stunning nails! 💅

[@PlantedinPlatinum]

Our girl is def iconic 💅🪩

[@kelsey9384]

@ absolutely. Love your channel Natasha! Hope you’re doing ok… ☺️

[@PlantedinPlatinum]

@@kelsey9384 thank you queen 🤍 I am doing okay 🤗 I appreciate you!!

[@abigailhensarling341]

YESSS I HABE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!! You have gotten me to one begonias

[@wildfern]

Omg yayyy I love when other people get the begonia hype 👏

[@plantitaaa]

thank you for feeding us, queen 🥲

[@wildfern]

you are most welcome 🤗

[@alexadaenchilada297]

I got my Begonia paulensis from Steve's Leaves for $20! 🙌 I 100% had to have one after seeing yours thrive. I signed up for restock notification several times because it seems like they'll only have one or 2 two available at a time and sell out quick.

[@CeeCee630]

I finally got a paulensis and I am shook! I’ve had it for less than a month and it’s already been up-potted. Swoon!

[@lucasbrady585]

Oh my gosh I've been on the hunt for so long as well. My love for this plant cannot be described in words! Did you buy yours from an online shop? 👀

[@Adri8086]

​@@lucasbrady585 Steve's Leaves website has them! They sell out quickly but just leave your email and they will notify you when they are back in stock. 👍🏻

[@CeeCee630]

@ I got it from Steve’s Leaves. I dm’d them on IG, asking them if they had any in stock and they said to subscribe to their email notices to be the first to know (hint hint). Sure enough, the first ever email I got from them was a notice that they had a few for sale. Dude, I rannnnn to their website!

[@lucasbrady585]

@@CeeCee630 Thank you for the reply! I'm waitlisted now and will be stalking my email for the foreseeable future lol ❤🪴

[@marta_kedra]

I had 3 begonias... and killed them all 🙈😅 so respect for keeping so many alive🙌🏽

[@ushaach]

So beautiful ❤️..each one looks like artwork/ a painting. Thanks to Millennial Plant Dad that I discovered and subscribed to your channel and watching my first video and already loving it.❤.

[@pattybottorff6094]

I love this video of your favorite begonias. You've done so well with them. My favorite one of yours is the beautiful Begonia Maculata. Sooooooo pretty.

[@devinrichard5101]

Not another collection video, my wallet and boyfriend say no! I have to say these more chatty and walkthrough videos of yours are my absolute favorite. So cozy! ❤

[@mskyyy]

Yeeessss! I've been hoping for a Begonia update! You reminded me that I love them recently, and your collection is so pretty!

[@plantsdogdogtortoise]

I finally bought my first few begonia. I always thought they were gaudy and ugly, not to mention fussy. Then I spotted one in a nursery that I found to be gorgeous. Now I realize there is a begonia out there for anyone. And that so long as you only water once the leaves start to droop slightly, most are incredibly easy to grow.

[@psycheready6958]

Such gorgeous begonias! I love begonias too, and I love how easy they are to prop and grow back. I just put the Fannie Moser on my wish list!

[@Blinki_plants]

So excited to watch this later!! Begonias are my absolute fav genus. 100+ and counting 🥴🫣

[@dianesheehan8225]

Loving those Eras nails. My Pink Minx begonia is a show off with pink silver leaves and so many blooms like a wisteria looking bloom

[@Annie-lr3kj]

Yayyy the return of fern 🌿

[@dorindastewart1375]

So happy to see all the Begonia love! Mine are some of my favorite plants in my collection too! I entered my white ice in the county fair and it won grand champion! 🏆😁 I always admire your collection! 😍

[@Yvette-x3h]

Thanks for this video; because of you I bought the Paulensis and a few others. Your plants are so inspiring !!

[@NxR]

ahh i just got a Thurstonii and Melanobullata last week! Thanks so much for your introduction to these beautiful plants

[@wildfern]

Ahhh those are amazing choices!! So exciting!

[@marugrowsaplant]

Hihi! I’m new to plants but I’ve been exploring the plant community on KZbin and I really like your channel!

[@beeng77]

Fell in love with begonias after I saw your massive thurstonii so I really have been waiting for the whole begonia collection☺️

[@PlantedinPlatinum]

Your Begonias are ✨divine✨ Queen 😍🤍

[@nancyrock477]

Wonderful! As always!

[@melodymcknight8526]

Love begonias! I got the fanny moser after seeing yours and am so in love with her!

[@Alicewatcheseverything]

my dream plants continue to grow indefinitely

[@Tina-wi7we]

Such pretty plants! 🖤✨💜✨🖤

[@evelynmartinez2475]

Hi Fernie!! (Hope you don't mind that I call you that!!). I really love your whole plant collection. I was so hoping to see this video. I just love begonias too. Fun coincidence. Especially since I was tidying up my begonia collection last night. I just want to say that you and I have so much in common it's actually kind of ridiculous!!😂. Down to our hobbies and style. Except I'm about 17 years older than you!!😂😂 That's a good thing. I promise! We're dope!!😂 But seriously, I really look forward to and enjoy your videos. (On both of your channels).😉 You have such a beautiful energy about you, and I can relate.😂 It's always like hanging out with my cool friend. 😀 I don't really do social media, but I'm thinking of posting a few pics so you can see my collection. I have close to 200 plants. And among them, I have 18 begonia. And more on the way!😆 Anyway, love the video. I wish you all the best in all things and keep up with the great work. Happy Holidays to you and your lil family!!❄️☃️❤🎄🎁🪴🐕🐈

[@lisaanglim9588]

I m 67 and I love following Fern. Age hs no limits yo who we watch. There aren’t many older ladies doing plant KZbin videos.

[@nicolepalanzi9589]

always love your videos, really enjoyed this one. love begonias too, thanks also Steves leaves occasionally has the Paulensis begonia. yours is beautiful.🥰

[@jordanali9386]

Glad you had the best time with the tours you attended. And as for begonias you making me want to start a collection. I recently purchased the ikea Fabrikor glass cabinet; and am currently waiting on some grow lights and I will definitely be dedicating a shelve to begonias. Thank you for sharing yours ❤❤❤👍🏼

[@alishascott-rogers3801]

Been lookng forward to seeing your begoina collection they are so beautiful ❤ I just love begoinas❤

[@marypollnitz4393]

Steve's Leaves has a lot of these varieties of Begonia. They are well known for begonia. They're in Texas

[@lisaanglim9588]

I never realized you had this many begonias. Seeing them all together shows that.

[@brigittasivric8402]

Definitely the Paulensis! Video didn't even finish and I went straight to Etsy! Lol. Love your videos! 🐼🌿🐼

[@Boreaana]

The eras tour depression IS HITTING HARD 😭😭😭 My akerbar did the samE a few months ago😭 and I had to upgrade it and now it’s FINALLY holding 80% to 95 % humidity! When you redo yours shoot me a message if you want and I’ll explain you how I did! 😘 Just bought a Cleopatrae a few weeks ago, it arrived in ambient, so now I understand better why it does not thrive AT ALL even if he is in the same spot that all my begonias loves!

[@alexadaenchilada297]

Yooo I wanna know your Akerbar secrets! I live in the desert and I can barely get it to stay above 60% humidity in my Akerbar

[@Boreaana]

@ noooo I wrote you the best that I could explain you earlier but I don’t know why it didn’t post 😭😭😭😭😭 I am super bad a explaining step by step( it’s not that I want to gatekeep how I did!) but I sealed almost the whole thing with silicone, they weather striped with windows striped the door and weather striped with door striped the bottom of it and again the door! I hope it will helped you! It was really a whole process to achieve it but i did it so it’s doable!

[@morethanjustadogmom]

You influenced me to try begonias 🙈 bought my first one last week from a local shop and have no idea what it is it was labeled as “rare begonia” 😅 I hope I learn to love them because they seem to make you so happy and I want to be that happy!!!

[@just.simply.brandi]

Ugh, begonias are so beyond beautiful! I had a gorgeous one in my kitchen before thrips destroyed 75% of my collection. I do miss it! ❤

[@M0therofaVirgo]

I only have three in my collection but I love them so! Sinbad, Maurice Amey, and Arabian sunset. Growing begonias has taught me that it’s okay if a plant goes through a kinda crispy phase because it’ll bounce back. An important lesson for someone who grows plants for aesthetics like me who tends to get uncomfy seeing blemishes :)

[@brookeb9824]

Love begonias so much🖤 I’d highly recommend finding a terrarium that holds 99% humidity for Sarawak (she is so serious when she says she needs high humidity). I have mine trying to bust out of 8x10 inch paludarium that I bought mostly because the door shuts without gaps and I silicone sealed the rest of the frames. I think having a water section in there also is really helpful in keeping the humidity

[@sylviagutierrez7676]

Yes begonias are beautiful Yours doing well in your home✨ 💚🌵🌿🍀💚

[@user-qi9ex1vv9n]

O M G!!! I just asked you for this yesterday… and boom!!! ❤❤❤ Heart full! Thank you 🪴📣✅

[@mychynnagirl1]

You are making me crazy to have my own begonias. The last one is one I keep an eye on in all your videos!! In a plant swap I grabbed a fetonia with a voluntary begonia...it is like the energizer bunny. I have shared, h stuck in my garden... it isn't typical but convincing I need to branch out!!❤❤ Merry Christmas!

[@aubreehaislip7218]

I only have two begonias (for now) but adore them and love when you showcase yours, Fern! Team begonia 🤝

[@lindacornett8944]

Another great video. Trying to not get hooked on the begonias but makes it hard. You got me hooked on hoya, lol. I've got to stop somewhere but I love them all. I have two begonia i had outside this summer that were so pretty I had to bring them inside. Going to try to wait until summer to get anymore. Loved all the information and knowledge you gave us on this video. Thanks.

[@marivicdebbieopon-robles281]

THANK YOU for this! I’m gonna be potting up my begonias while watching this

[@wildfern]

Yayyy so happy to hear that! Enjoy your potting! 🪴🫶

[@jkongchai]

I have a Paulensis and EASILY one of my favourite plants.

[@nebDDa]

You got me into begonias i’ve got a looking glass that i am lowkey struggling with but it’s fine LOL

[@dianesheehan8225]

Seeing Rousseau pots reminds me to thank you for the tip to cut tabs at the top of a grow pot to fit in the cache pot. Looks custom, thank you! 🙏 😘

[@wildfern]

You are so welcome! 😊 glad you found it helpful, such a handy tip.

[@dianesheehan8225]

Loving those Eras nails. My Pink Minx begonia is a show off with pink silver leaves and so many blooms like a wisteria looking bloom. Thanks for the content today, so gloomy here, cozy hygge day, perfect timing

[@wildfern]

Thank you so much 💅 and ahhh I just saw photos and now I need that one too haha! Gorgeous!

[@dianesheehan8225]

@@wildfern I’d send you one if I was in Canada. Super easy, ambient humidity too

[@marshaharwood8883]

Steve’s Leaves carries Begonia Thurstiii, that’s where I bought mine

[@ArthurGrey.]

Your nails are stunning as always! 💙✨

[@dechoai]

thanks beautiful, love your plants very much ❤❤❤

[@HUndead423]

Looking Glass begonia is very silver and sooo easy to grow

[@ArthurGrey.]

My Begonia 'Corallina de Lucerna' is an absolute beast. When I first heard that they are one of the tallest growing begonia varieties I was not surprised at all. If I had never chopped mine in the past 2-3 years, it'd be over 15 feet tall, honestly probably larger. Instead though, it gets chopped every 2-3 feet since my space is very small and to prevent the leaves getting burned from my lights. I was never a begonia person until I got gifted my Lucerna, now I absolutely love cane begonias and can appreciate many of the rhizomatous begonias. I got what I believe to be is a 'Lynda Dawn' recently and I am so excited to watch it push out new leaves. Thank you so much for this video, Fern! I need to get my hands on a few of these, especially the Sinbad!

[@lisaanglim9588]

Purple haze is stunning. I love that is a Rex begonia.

[@jiljacobs1286]

STUNNING plants, as always! 💚🌿 Btw I love your top, where did u get this from?

[@paulinep343]

I was hoping you'd do an updated version of your begonia collection😍

[@lujoco7694]

Wow the chlorosticta 😍

[@marionschwitzner8013]

Thanxx for the video. Beuatiful begonia's!! I only have 3 , planning on buying more in spring.

[@Adri8086]

I'm obsessed with the Melanobullata and Paulensis, they are soooo freakin' cool 👽 Lovely collection, Queen!✨️❤

[@wildfern]

Yesss I love the weirdos!! Thanks for watching

[@793lefty]

What a cool collection! I just revamped my begonia shelf the other day! I have 3, and my favorite of my collection is Minnie my maculata (she's in a Minnie Mouse pot 😂). My favorite of yours is the Lucern, my great grandma had one and my planty auntie too, I have sentimental bias 😂. I'll never give up trying to add it to my collection!

[@Aquamarine.Aubrey]

"This is the mother ship." 🛸🤣 it's the quote of the day 😂 I love begonias too! I don't have a paulensis but have a natunaensis. And they are a bit similar, but I'd definitely rather have yours because it's fuzzy 😂 I'm definitely going to watch this video multiple times! It's a really good one 🥰

[@suziehall7413]

Hi, glad to hear that you had an amazing time at the concerts! I have definitely been influenced by your begonias lol. I just received a begonia paulensis from Steve’s Leaves. She’s such a tiny baby but hopefully she’ll be as big as yours one day. 😊🌿💚

[@wildfern]

Ahhh that's so exciting, she will grow fast for you I'm sure! 💚

[@michaelkidd1065]

Hey Fern, I have the pavonina and have learned that growing it in very low light helps develop the iridescent quality more. Good luck with your collection!

[@wildfern]

Thank you so much! :)

[@Kati-did]

Steve's Leaves in TX carries many, including the Paulensis. They are out of stock but you can set up to be notified when restocked.

[@amandalynn79]

Do you have a love hurts begonia? The pics online don't do it justice, but it seems 1000% up your alley.

[@wildfern]

I don’t have one, but just looked it up and wow!!

[@jorisoundsgood5071]

All my begonias are dying on me. I wish more care tips to come

[@wootlesswocks]

I don’t have space for Begonias but I really do want the type with the spikes they look sooooo cool

[@lisaanglim9588]

The chlorosticta is really cute

[@GreenWitch1]

I enjoy seeing them, but not growing them. I was gifted a Frosty Angel Wing begonia recently & it grows like a weed! Ive cut it back twice already.

[@28tv.]

Wow Video❤❤

[@bbaileesmith]

IVE BEEN WATING FOR THIS VIDEO!! YAYY🎉

[@badplantsofkim]

omggggg please 😩😭 that’s incredible

[@lisaanglim9588]

The blue looking one is stunning 25:04

[@vlong7112]

Hi and hello! 🫶🏽

[@wildfern]

🫶🫶🫶

[@lisaanglim9588]

On that’s one 15:14 it’s little fan shaped leaves. Red or orange border on green leaves.

[@riwolfe574]

Such a stunning collection my fave is fanny moser ❤

[@wildfern]

Thank you so much :)

[@Marlur]

Wow you are the begonia whisperer 😊😅 I can’t seem to figure them out, but I keep buying baby ones lol

[@cherr773]

hi fern!! i have a couple begonias (& hoya & other plants!) in my windowsill & i’m wondering if i should pull them back for winter? i’m in tx so it doesn’t get as cold as canada, but do you pull your window plants back if it dips below freezing? 🤔🥶

[@iona5125]

omg thats the biggest chlorosticta i’ve ever seen !!! 🖤🖤

[@FloridaHiker619]

Hi Fern. I think you should try hybridizing begonias. You would need a tuning fork. I think you're creative and would bring us something different and beautiful.

[@wildfern]

I have the tuning fork but just don’t know what I’m doing 😂 but you’re right, I should give it a go! Would be so cool to create my own. I’ll have to watch some videos 😁

[@lisaanglim9588]

22:25 beautiful pole. Love the plant, it sure doesn’t look like a begonia.

[@ThatGirlShelbyy]

I can't seem to grow them very well.. I'm not sure if it's underwatering. I killed a rex-hybrid from home depot, but cane begonias seem to be a liiiiittle bit easier for me thankfully 😂 I think I was underwatering when I first got them, but I have no idea what happened with the rhizomatous/rex one 😅

[@Nat.sho0o]

Guess I know now, what I'll be doing after I'm back from my bouldering session^^

[@wildfern]

Yayyy! 🖤🌿

[@lisaanglim9588]

Me too, but not the bouldering part. But I need to add one or two begonias that are small.

[@laslunas2561]

Hii, I commented on your Sarawak under another Video, the one in wich you broke up your propagation box. If you give it another try at some point, I suggest you try a humidity of 85-95% ( if its below 80% over a longer period of time, thats definitely too dry for it), thats what mine gets, and try not to get the leaves wet/see that they dry up quickly( if you happened to spray them) Also try to only switch to mineral after they have rooted. Thats what worked for me. I actually was a bit confused when I first heard that this was considered a rather tricky to maintain Begonia, since I got it going on my first try. I wanted it because its the smallest Begonia with such a strong iridescence I know of and therefore kinda the only iridescent Begonia I could get, due to not having space for bigger ones, so I just got it without looking into its requirements much and just threw it in my greenhouse cabinet😅 However, since the environmental conditions in wich we both grew them are the same ( I have the same greenhouse cabinet too) except for the humidity level, it really might be that. I also didnt lay it down on the soil but plucked a node in, so the leaves get airflow all around. My Lichenora, wich is very similar to Sarawak, started exactly like yours tho, so idk if that also bothered your Sarawak...It could only be that it mimimied because of having its leaves too wet permanently from laying on the damp soil ( it looked quite wet on top in the vid). If my Sarawak hates one thing, its having its leaves wet too long 😅

[@kindred1113]

Are begonias your favorite plants??? They are so lovely, and you are doing a great job. Do you prefer the clear pots????? Hugs................MINDY

[@ori7408]

I love my angel wing begonia, but it is getting a little crispy due to underwatering. You gave me the confidence to chop it back to start over... possibly... maybe 😂

[@Monchesque]

I am such a sucker for round begonias, but I do love a good angel wing as well, very pretty plants! ❤I have the goegoensis but would love to get a paulensis at some point!

[@Monchesque]

Also I would love to see you get that chlorosticta into one of your spooky pots I just feel like that would be such an amazing combo! 😍

[@cozyobsessions]

I have a paulensis! It was my first begonia (only have 2 rn lol) and it was inspired from yours!! I took two babies off of it and they’re thriving too so technically I have 3 paulensis rn 😂

[@juliamierzejewska170]

It's hard for me to watch this video because begonias are my favourite. I love them, but they always die on me. At first they all grow and bloom like crazy and are stunning for months but eventually, they all die for no reason here. Ughh it's hard to lose them all the time because I love them so much

[@lisaanglim9588]

Fern, your nails are stunning. Are they just holographic magnetized or did you put jewels on them. The point is so shiny 👀 .

[@sonyad.5942]

I have a love/hate relationship with begonias. The ones I buy locally are never labeled with the variety. I’ve had bad luck with the Rexes. They need high humidity and I don’t have a cabinet, so I’ve killed a few. I currently have one that’s doing OK. My maybe White Ice grows like a weed. I’ve had to start my Amphioxus over multiple times due to root rot from getting too wet or too dry! 😂

[@zinebzehar2677]

What a beautiful collection. It's my favorite plant as well. As if it could be difficult sometimes. I've had a huge Lucerna Begonia in my bedroom. But this plant doesn't support the cold in my bedroom.

[@wildfern]

Awe haha some are more tricky than others! Thanks for watching :)

[@lisaanglim9588]

Fanny moser is stunning. Even in her rehab settings

[@alexandraprytkova387]

There are a couple of big collectors and hybridizators of begonia here in the Post-Soviet space, and they only thing that had kept me from falling through the Begonia rabbit hole is the fact that we don't ship plants from September to May here)))

[@alexandraprytkova387]

But also... check Dimetris from Ukraine, her begonia are bangers

[@kimberlyskinner8177]

😊I LOVE THEM ALL!!!!😍🥰💖. THEY ARE SO BEAUTIFUL!!! I am convinced 😍🤩💞! How do you propagate Amphioxus? I have a plant that was suffering with a friend and she has two tiny growth points! Helllp...I need to save her!!!

[@lisaanglim9588]

I think when my soil mix is gone I may try using pon. Slowly but surely would switch over. I don’t have enough space in my kitchen to keep pon and my potting mix in there.

[@rosewagner4018]

Omgosh! The clorasticta (?) ❤️❤️❤️

[@rosewagner4018]

And pink flowers! ❤

[@yut9765]

How is your begonia autumn ember？ I remember you have a lush one？

[@Anna_Mirl]

Oh I love Begonias and cant wait to add some new ones to my collection 😍 but what happened to your begonia autumn ember?

[@wildfern]

Thank you so much :) She got mealies 😭

[@Anna_Mirl]

@wildfern oh no, mine did too! 😢

[@keniaa531]

Love your begonia collection, Fern ❤ My #1 from your collection would probably be the Thurstonii. What happened to your strawberry one?

[@debracancelliere4081]

Steve’s Leaves in Texas carries the Paulensis, although they’re sold out of them now.