Begonia 'Exotica'

If she could walk, heads would turn!!! Beautiful begonia!!!! Amazing packaging…. Kudos to the packaging team because they have managed to send all sized plants with the sturdiest setup…. Plus—the least product waste of any of online stores I have tried… I have purchased everything from large trees to small plants and succulent cuttings… I’m disabled and can have difficulty with unboxing these babies, but not with you guys !!!! *****the damaged leaf is from my 6 year old grandson grabbing it and saying “Is this real?” Lol. Aaaaarrrggg….. he is my little buddy and was just curious—but my eye was twitching when he did it. Lol

This is actually my first begonia. I was worried when I received her because her stems looked frozen. The winter packaging was intact and no soil was lost, so time would tell…. And time proved that she was healthy, one leaf dried up and fell off, but she is growing and I can tell she likes her new home. Tips that helped me, I waited a day or so before I watered her, she didn’t need it right away, when I did water her, I used room temp rain water and took my time, making sure the entire root system got a drink. I stopped watering at the first sight of seepage. Being a humidity lover, I kept her close to other well established friends, I set up a few water features near her (I already had a digital humidity thermometer). I will be setting up a room sized humidifier for all my babies….just as soon as my room remodel is done (nothing special, but I didn’t know what else to call it. Lol). My curious six year old grandson bent one of the leaves asking “is this real?” Aaaarrrggggggghhhh. So that’s why there is some bruising, but that wasn’t the plant’s fault. She is gorgeous !!!!