Houseplant ID help, please!
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try begoina
Looks like a begonia to me buttttt
I VOTE BEGONIA, TOO..
Let's make it unanimous--Begonia!
You were all correct!
Thank you for your help! It's a Strawberry Begonia!
I have one sitting in my living room window
it is a Wax Begonia
Looks like a Rex Begonia
A BEGONIA
Not a strawberry begonia.... a strawberry begonia has small plantlets from the main plant that hang down much like a regular strawberry (fruit) plant does..... looks more like a wax begonia in the picture
I think it is a wax begonia.
It's a wax begonia. Blooms in May. Use a flowering fertilizer starting in early Spring and see what happens! Good luck.
Wax begonia. Surprisingly hardy & should flower if it has enough bright natural light. Clip it back & it will grow more leaves from the stem, making it bushier rather than vining. Stick the cutting in water & when it starts to root, you have another begonia.
wax begonia, treat it as you would an African violet in terms of fertilizer, light and water. You must be rigorous in pruning, or it will become leggy, but each trimming can be rooted to create another plant. Not winter-hardy, but does enjoy a summer outdoors -- at least mine do -- in upstate NY, lots of light and air, but no direct sunlight.
Jacky from Ithaca is correct! Follow his directions to a T and you should have success. Also, be sure to root trimmings! Everyone has their own method. I prefer a dip in rooting hormone and then dropping my cuttings in water, others sand and what have you. This Begonia does not do well once leggy. Keep it simple and keep it neat! :)
Begonia
Yep it it is should have pink flowers in spring
Wax begonias have fibrous roots. They are different than tuberous begonias. A tuberous begonia grows from a tuber which will go dormant over the winter and grow again in the spring. But must be kept inside over the winter. Both wax begonias and tuberous begonias produce seed pods when the weather turns cold. Best way to know for sure is to dug it up and see if the roots are fibrous or a tuber.
you can cut it back to be a nice bushy plant, doesn't hurt it to trim long runners, actually may make more blooms.
Here’s my begonia (or that’s what I think it is) I’ve been growing in the house for over 15 years now. After several years I will cut it back and let it start over. I don’t let it get higher then 5 ft. though. It doesn’t blossom continually but when it shows signs of budding out I feed it Mircle Grow “Bloom Buster” fertilizer then it’ll bloom for a month or two. It has never gone dormant and the green leaves with the white speckles on them are enjoyed all year round. Maybe it’s not a begonia, if anyone knows what it is please let me know.
Sandy mattes Cerveny
my grandmother says your is what she calls an ANGEL WING and it is of the begonia family but it grows tall keep it staked .. she says the bigger the pot the bigger it grows, and that's the truth her touches the ceiling and it is about as big around as a # 3 washtub, she keeps it trimmed and roots the clipping for anyone that wants some.. Lol wish I had a picture of it it's beautiful the blooms probably reach 8 inches plus every year and then are one on every stem. It's probably close to 20 years old.
It is one of several colors of Angel Wing Begonia......I live in Florida and grow several different Angel Wings both in the ground and in hanging baskets..... very easy plants and grow very large......gorgeous in a basket
Be careful else you might get addicted to growing this fascinating plant. Second largest plant family in the world next to Orchids. I'm a little OCD with Begonias!
It is a type of begonia.
Yep, Angel Wing begonia
lowers.futiful when heers Yes. Begonia. I have a friend who has had one for over 30 years and never moved it and it trails all around her livingroom ceiling. Very bea
Typo---Very beautiful when it flowers.
My mother had a begonia like the one pictured. She also called it an "angel wing." I inherited it from her, but lost it due to my black thumbs.
It is a wax begonia.
WOW!!! I never thought they could get so big
I'm impressed with what I've read here. I've planted thousands of things but I was never familiar with Begonias till last spring when I got loads of them from Lowe's for an extremely good price. Some are reddish leaves with pink flowers and some are green leaves with red flowers. Gorgeous showing in a large pot. I love the thought of having them for years to come.
Thank you Carolyn, they look just like angle’s wings. That’s what we always called them but didn’t know that’s what it was actually called.
I never thought of begonia as a house plant. Always planted them outside in the shade and didn't think of bringing them in when the weather turned cold. Duh!
Beautiful! I have lots of shade, but only used to put begonias by my back doorstep so I'd remember to water them. It's pretty dry here in summer.
Angel winged or wax begonia .Loves the indoors with lotsof light in the cold months and with thrive outside in the shade in the warmer months.
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Fibrous begonia
Hi Shivani, I agree that is a wax begonia, hope this link helps you out
https://www.thespruce.com/grow-semperflorens-begonias-indoors-1902498