How to; keep begonia rex alive!! The basics you need to know

Begonias in general are beautiful and very fun plants, and they are easy once you understand them!
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[@dashanthonyflagg9562]

just in case you were curious... the Begonia in the middle of the three on the bottom is Begonia rex 'zumba'. the one on the top row, on the left looks like a young Begonia rex 'cumbria' (light form). they tend to get more chocolate brown with proper care, bright indirect lighting, high humidity, and letting the soil dry halfway down before watering.

[@beyogawellwithgina4861]

Hi, do you know how to tell the difference between a Cowardly Lion and a Zumba? I’m not sure what I have…still very small

[@ellanlezcano6922]

Just got my first begonia Rex and these tips were most helpful! Also, the length of your video I found perfect! Thank you

[@everythingcreated4636]

Awesome! Thank you!! I try not to make them too long but sometimes I get carried away haha... enjoy your lovely new plants!

[@froggybellyg.5003]

I’m new to plants but my begonias seem to love me. Thank you for your great info!

[@begonia_rex]

Thank you for sharing the info about propagation too.

[@maiyaabdul-smith5090]

I just bought two because of their amazzzzzing variegation! Definitely going to collect the varieties now the same way I do Pothos!! This guide was great! 👌🏾👌🏾

[@everythingcreated4636]

Thank you! Good luck!

[@reyhosein2533]

Your plants are beautiful, I love them., got my first rex a few days ago.

[@everythingcreated4636]

Thank you! Good luck with your new plant!

[@dianebeckett1697]

Thank you. For this information I just got Rex Begonias ! Love them!

[@everythingcreated4636]

Thank you for the kind words! Begonias are the best!

[@ancyg15]

I like your collection of begonias. They look amazingly healthy. Thank you for sharing the info about propagation too.

[@everythingcreated4636]

Thank you! My goal is to share!

[@joycegibbs2442]

Your collection looking good i love it

[@ScaryFear]

Just came across this video. I much prefer people stay behind the camera. I also like this was short and to the point but not stupidly short and filmed upright to the point you can't see anything. So yes I liked this. Good tips. Thanks. I just got an escargot and it's for my frogs too. Glad you mentioned that they don't do well in a frog tank.

[@everythingcreated4636]

That’s awesome! Sometimes I do get in front of the camera to talk, it just depends on the topic, and situation. Thank you for your comment!

[@ScaryFear]

@@everythingcreated4636 No prob.

[@AllGreenThings4975]

Hello wow beautiful begonias plants your vedio inspired me to collect begonias plants stay safe I’m new subscribers watching from California

[@everythingcreated4636]

Thanks you!! :)

[@BehTamadeli]

Finally a video that gives correct information 👏 I live in an arid climate and that's my problem

[@everythingcreated4636]

Thank you 🙏

[@shahinrezakhan]

Thank you very much for your video. I like shorter video like this one and of course video should contain caring information about the plants. Thanks again. 🙏🙏🙏

[@everythingcreated4636]

Thank you!!

[@artfan3118]

Great video

[@businessraptor134]

If they're struggling when you get them use spring or purified water for them. They will bounce back quite quickly

[@businessraptor134]

My oldest begonia plant has been near the frontlines of WW2...

[@everythingcreated4636]

I would love to hear more about its story! How cool is that?!

[@JOSSY2219]

This is great content! Short but all the important info. I’m new to plants and I got a Begonia Rex from Lowes. It was doing great but now all the leaves are dropping. I don’t let it dry too much, and it is not saturated. The leave is perfectly fine and healthy, no browning at all, no pests or nothing that I can say is affecting my plant. Don’t know what to do.

[@everythingcreated4636]

It takes trial and error! It sounds like your plant might need more of a thorough drying, you could try letting it dry until it droops a little then soak it in water! Good look!

[@evalunloca]

Thank u so much

[@mr.ponstan7522]

Was at the local Wallymart and while looking for another anthirium (in case the one I have dies) I found one Begonia Rex but don't know the variety it is. It closely resembles your plant on the bottom right. Thanks for the quick tutorial. I was looking for light requirement. Found what I was looking for and more. Thanks.

[@everythingcreated4636]

Awesome!! Enjoy your new plant :)

[@mr.ponstan7522]

@@everythingcreated4636 I have it in an east facing window now but will move it this evening. then tomorrow if i'm not rushing to get to work I'll put it back til it gets dark. I might try a north facing window in my laundry room. I don't think it will get any direct sunlight there. I'll have to check this evening as I do laundry to make sure.

[@everythingcreated4636]

@@mr.ponstan7522 sounds good! I’ve found they do great in north windows! They can tolerate gentle morning sun from an east window, or weak afternoon sun from a west window. If they are on the south side they will need to be outside of the direct sunlight, within 3-5 feet from the window unless you have good artificial light

[@mr.ponstan7522]

@@everythingcreated4636 Thank you. I hope I can keep this one alive.

[@schneeroseful]

Bottom left is called Maori Haze. It caught my attention in the Gaden Center and came home with me.

[@everythingcreated4636]

That’s good to know! Thanks!

[@blackdog1392]

Some varieties (recent cultivars) do seem much harder to keep happy ... I've had Begonias for three decades and recent purchases have proven very weak/ badly cultivated ?

[@sofiawils3829]

If you pinch all the flowers from plant than your plant will have very healthy & beautiful leaves ...

[@everythingcreated4636]

I’ve noticed this with my other begonia varieties! Thanks for the tip!

[@AK-706]

ok cool, i mean the flowers arent that great, so might as well just pinch them off if it keeps the leaves pretty

[@debbiecasillas8406]

Just got my first Rex

[@everythingcreated4636]

Awesome, good luck!!

[@candracarter2640]

I just picked one of these up from home depot and it's looking pretty sad. I like in a colder dry climate. Any tips on bringing it back to life? Should I wait to repot?

[@everythingcreated4636]

Definitely wait to repot it, since you are in a cold and dry area I would recommend keeping it away from windows or heat/AC vents, you can also lift the soil out and smell near the bottom, if it stinks then it may have root rot (pretty common with big box plants) and if that’s the case then you may want to repot it, but other than that it should slowly recover if you go by the video above! Good luck!

[@soundofones0ng]

Curious if you have any insight into the leaf damage on the first plant that you discussed- I have the same reddish varietal and recently have been seeing much of the same damage. Is that from the fungus gnats?

[@everythingcreated4636]

Hello! I would doubt it’s caused by fungus gnats but anything is possible... most of the damage on mine was from being bumped, punctured, or rubbed since I observe them and move them around so often!

[@soundofones0ng]

@@everythingcreated4636 Thanks for your reply! Someone(s) are def munching the leaves on mine 🤔🤔🤔

[@everythingcreated4636]

@@soundofones0ng you could try a neem oil solution to keep any pests away! Good luck!

[@Daisy.florina]

they are so beautiful . Explain how it turned out when it died? why mine goes crispy on the edges and brown ? and one by one goes this way until no growth and die

[@everythingcreated4636]

Sounds like your humidity may be too low, or you may be overwatering. Try keeping them near a humidifier and water only when the soil is mostly dry

[@sujathananaiah3048]

I did everything possible but still they just start dying suddenly. I keep trying buying new each time as I love begonia

[@everythingcreated4636]

@@sujathananaiah3048 might check to make sure humidity is high enough, soil isn’t staying soaked, and there is no direct sunlight burning them. Good luck!

[@juneharton197]

What do you do when it's just the snake-looking base left? Does that mean the plant is dead or is it just dormant? I've never been able to get it to come back once it gets to that stage.

[@everythingcreated4636]

It may be dormancy, I have gotten one to root like that in moist sphagnum moss!

[@maryoneil47]

I am addicted to begonia and lost 13 over the winter! Tragedy! I suffer with fungus gnats so what are mosquito bits and tell me more about fish emulsion please. Next year I may try plastic bags over some of them. I have grown them for years so I amnot sure how I had such a winter...begonia covid!

[@everythingcreated4636]

Oh no!! Mosquito bits are small chunks of minerals that contain dormant colonies of bacteria that kill mosquito and gnat larvae! You can water plants with a “mosquito bit tea” or just put the pellets in your soil, both work well. Fish emulsion is a great natural fertilizer that is less likely to burn plant leaves. You can use plastic bags, tubs, terrariums, or you can use a humidifier to help out too! But they still need to dry between waterings, they can actually take a drought pretty well. Good luck!!

[@ivanalennock6511]

Do you use grow lights or regular led bulbs on your begonias?

[@everythingcreated4636]

Just regular LEDs or a north window!

[@ivanalennock6511]

I am glad I finally found someone else who had success without grow lights, so people can stop telling me that I am mad😉🙃Happy growing

[@everythingcreated4636]

@@ivanalennock6511 thanks! I don’t use grow lights because of those unbearable colors! As long as your light is around 5000K it should work for most plants! Happy growing to you too!

[@birsingsangma7146]

Nice ......... May I buy some begonia

[@everythingcreated4636]

They are very readily available at garden centers and some hardware stores in the spring and summer!

[@mayac2266]

I live in NV dessert and it’s very dry here. I’m concerned if they will survive the dryness here. I’m planning to grow indoor

[@everythingcreated4636]

Hello! If you are growing them indoors then there are lots of ways to increase humidity! You can buy a humidifier, or put the plants above a pan with pebbles and water!

[@mayac2266]

how big is the saucer has to be to create humidity around the plans? Like 1 inch bigger than the bottom of the pot is enough?

[@everythingcreated4636]

@@mayac2266 I personally haven’t needed them, it’s just something I’ve read about so I’m not completely sure! I would try to make it a few inches wider, and make sure the pebbles keep the bottom of the pot out of the water!

[@begonia_rex]

Люблю бегонії

[@PierceMD]

I'm having this issue where new growth is instantly going brown. The leaves don't even uncurl or anything, just brand new growth.

[@everythingcreated4636]

I would try bumping up your humidity! The air may be too dry to support their sensitive leaves

[@asfarumana1842]

How much water begonia rex need in a month or week?

[@everythingcreated4636]

Just fully wet the soil whenever it gets dry :)

[@nicolegemme4766]

What is the name of the one with the white leaves/purple center?

[@everythingcreated4636]

I’ve heard it called ‘shadow king’ but I’m not sure

[@RamiroHuerta-jg6dn]

I just bought a Rex dark leaf it seems like a small leau

[@jeremyrx07]

The eyelash plant Is called tiger kittens

[@everythingcreated4636]

Thank you!

[@breehoyt1426]

How long should I turn on my UV lights if my begonia are in a window during the winter?

[@everythingcreated4636]

I would say they are very tolerant of the photoperiod they are given. Anywhere from 6 to 12 hours should be fine!

[@breehoyt1426]

@@everythingcreated4636 I have a few other random plants as well in the same window, would 8 hours be good for plants in general? I don't wanna kill any of them, they're not all begonias.

[@everythingcreated4636]

@@breehoyt1426 for the winter time, I would say so. Just make sure no leaves burn and you should be fine 👍🏼

[@breehoyt1426]

@@everythingcreated4636 Will it show if the leaves burn? I'm still new to botany.

[@everythingcreated4636]

@@breehoyt1426 yes it will! It will look like faded or damaged spots on the middle of leaves, or the entire leaf. You can google images of plant sunburn so you can see what it looks like

[@alicetorrejos-gn6wc]

all my begonia died i don't know

[@StAcKsNrOlLs]

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