Begonia maculata | My Experience with Cane Begonia
Hello plant friends! Today I bring you my Begonia maculata. In this video we take a look at my Begonia that you saw in one of my previous videos and I share with you my experience growing cane begonias. In my opinion, they are were easy if you get some of the basic things right (like watering, for example). I discuss some other things that are very important such as light, humidity, potting mix and the choice of the pot.
This isn't my first time trying begonias though! Oh, no mister! I tried begonias last year and I didn't have a lot of luck but I think this year begonia gods decided to forgive me and bless me with some beautiful begoners!
I hope you enjoyed this video. I also tried something new. I hope it wasn't too awkward. As always, thank you for watching and see you very soon!
P.S. Keep buying plants, don't leave me hanging!
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Some of these ideas seemed better in my head 🤣 But at least Begonia is nice. 🌿
@MrDanylui
4 жыл бұрын
Basie Plants all youre videos are🙌🏼
@BasiePlants
4 жыл бұрын
Oh, thank you! 💚 It's really nice to hear positive feedback. :)
@bugsandbrushes
Жыл бұрын
Watching two years later, still laughing at the intro 😊
I have a massive begonia maculata and I just bring it into my bathroom when I shower, then leave her in her overnight. That has worked well for me over the year/two years that I rescued the plant.
Begoners have entered the chat.
@BasiePlants
4 жыл бұрын
This is the day I realized you can be a hoya hoarder and a begoners as well.
@nemo5288
4 жыл бұрын
Hello I am here from your Root Rot video Betsy 😊 thanks for recommending a new channel to subscribe to!
@nemo5288
4 жыл бұрын
Basie Plants you sure can! Both are my favourite types of plant to purchase 😊
@BasiePlants
4 жыл бұрын
@@nemo5288 Oh, if only those two were my only plant addictions xD
Begonia’s can grow on riverbanks, so they like humidity and wet, but drained soil. They like to be in small pots and love bright, indirect light or a grow light. I take my maculata outside as soon as temperatures go above 10 degrees Celsius, because it’s more humid and light outside.
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
I sadly can't keep up with watering when they are outside. Too hot and dry.
Dude wtf happened to me, i just watch plant videos all day
@Toastypixels
3 жыл бұрын
Same, same
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
It's too late to get out now :D
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
There are worse things 😂 Like finishing a TV show and it's the last season. 😂
You make this tutorial so funny and interesting❤️
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
I hope you had fun watching the video 😊
Top marks for entertainment and information...a rare combo.
Nice little Maranta in the background
I'm not sure who I love more You or @betsybegonia. So I will divide my live evenly. Great Job! Very funny and educational.👍🏾👍🏾😊
@BasiePlants
4 жыл бұрын
Haha, well those are pretty big shoes to fill in 😅 Thank you for those nice words. 💚
Gorgeous Begonia! Not easy to take care of, good luck 🌱💚
@BasiePlants
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I haven't had any issues with it and it will soon be a year. I love it! 💚
‘If it’s alive, be thankful’ Aaaaand subscribe
@BasiePlants
4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha 😂 Well, it IS true :D Thank you for subscribing ;)
The fighting with yourself is me! Instant like lol
Love your sense of humour Miro! (please correct me if I spelt your name wrong 👍)
@BasiePlants
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! That is an excellent way to spell my name :D And of course, correct! :)
I love to see them in other people's collection. ♥️
@BasiePlants
4 жыл бұрын
I know you don't like them :( But I forgive you
@malavikica
4 жыл бұрын
@@BasiePlants ❤️❤️❤️😘
Very enjoyable and happy to hear of the fails and then successes after! Gives me hope as somehow I lost all the leaves on my maculata but kept the cane sticks .... with hope.
@debopriya14
3 жыл бұрын
I've lost leaves on all my cane begonias, only the stems left and hoping they'll recover.
Awesome video. Thank you. Just got my first begonia maculata and I’m super excited!
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I hope your begonia grows well. I think maculata is very easy to take care for!
@WoahStyle
3 жыл бұрын
Basie Plants I’m happy to hear that. Pretty dm sure my Rex begonia hates it at my house. 😂
I like the funnies you added to this video - made me smile while watching... thank you
Begonias are one of my favorites!!!! Great video. 😃👍🏼🪴
*goes and look for microfiber clothes to cut up* 🤣 great tip!!!
@BasiePlants
4 жыл бұрын
Haha :D Well, true self-watering pots are very expensive and only come in couple of sizes, so you gotta do what you gotta do :D It works!
@lenticels1504
3 жыл бұрын
I had microfiber bath towels I got as presents a couple Christmases back which I haven’t used ever (bcoz I just prefer cotton). Now I pulled them from my closet and planning on their new use 😅😀
You are so brave! The courage it must have taken to admit you are an under - waterrer! You are an inspiration and keep doing what you are doing. Entertaining video and you have given me hope that I can keep my begonia alive. I am currently on #2 so I hope with your advice I can avoid going through 7 or 8 before I get it right. It doesn't seem to like the light in my kitchen so i am considering putting it under a grow light.
I love your video!!! You are so funny and your information helped me! Thank you!
What a fun video to watch, you are very entertaining. Love your begonia! I have one that is small but flourishing. Hopefully it will be as pretty as yours someday.
@BasiePlants
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I am very happy you enjoyed it! I am sure yours will be pretty too. They are quite easy-going (most of the time).
it looks happy .Shows us the light situation.
Olala that Verru...!!!!!😍😍😍😍😍😍 And that Maranta Lemon Lime !!!!😍😍😍😊😊 Ouhhh and that Hoya!!!!!😍😍😍😍 Lol well all of your plants are gorgeous!
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
Verrucosum grew so much since then! And the hoya too :) Maranta... well, we had red spider mites. 😂
That’s a great looking plant 👍🏼 nice info
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I find it really easy :)
I bumped on this cool video being a begonia newbie parent and trying to understand my 2 maculatas in plastic pots. Most days they’re looking fabulous but some days, they are definitely this! 🤣 6:30
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
😂 Everyone finds this video somehow :D Was not expecting it for this video lol
Omg.. luv the alter ego chatter !!!
@BasiePlants
4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha 😂 Thank you. I wasn't sure.
@UsernameUnkwn21
4 жыл бұрын
@@BasiePlants it was alot of fun to watch!
@BasiePlants
4 жыл бұрын
It makes me very happy to hear that 😁
@MelissaWalker82
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed! ❤️
So happy I stumbled on your channel! Subscribed! : )
Why is it so fun? 😅 I’m also a “begonia expert” but this season I fall in love with some specisies💕💕 so I’ve ordered some and hope I’ll manage not to kill them
Your begonias are very pretty and your video made me feel better about growing begonias! Mine is only one cutting with a couple of leaves.
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
I hope you'll have great luck with your begonia!
Hello plant friend xx
Have you experienced curling leaves?
Ive killed one because it came with fungus gnats and I couldnt get rid of them..I was also a beginner. And now this time the plant was beautiful...no gnats..little sun damage but was thriving overall..or so i thought. It was actually very water logged. It had no drainage and began dropping leaves after I watered it. I got it some drain holes and removed much of the soil and put it in a tropical mix with lava rock and perlite. Im hoping thatll help. Im still learning as i go
where can you buy the plant distancer?
Great video! Its just nice to hear that everyone sometimes struggle with some plants. I also have a polka dot begonia at home and somehow she does not grow taller just bushier haha. Ngl i sometimes cant believe that the dots on them are real
Begonias love it❤️💚☘️
I’ve had a begonia maculata for about a month now which I bought from someone on Facebook. It has been producing new leaves that are a decent sized but the backs never turn fully red. Any idea why?
@BasiePlants
4 жыл бұрын
Are the older leaves red on the back? It might be too much nitrogen in the fertilizer. It might be the case that too much chlorophyl is being produced and the red is not visible. Or at least that's what I read :) You can read more about this in the 70th volume of The Begonian (March/April 2003) on the American Begonia Society website.
@oh.chrysalis
4 жыл бұрын
Basie Plants yes the older leaves have fully red backs. Thanks so much! I’ll definitely check out that article
Chill out! I love your videos!
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
Haha, thank you :D
Nice content. Explained well. By the way what is that plant at the back of your left hand side. It has palmate star shaped, striped leaves
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed. Do you mean Begonia diadema? It is a very nice one. :)
@dr.sreedevirao2339
3 жыл бұрын
@@BasiePlants the one leaning over the yellow ladder
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
@@dr.sreedevirao2339 yes, Begonia diadema :)
LOL, I love this. Great Vibes 🌿
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it :)
HAHAHAA THE BEST VIDEO, really you're so funny! kkkkk
Hej Miro! I really enjoy your videos! I just have to say, I am sooo curious about one of the plants behind you, also a begonia I believe, the one with like star/finger-leaves. What is it? :)
instant like after 62 seconds for embracing your multiple personalities :D
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
😂 I somehow read 62 personalites. I was worried for a moment there.
more begonia talk pls!!!! loved this video
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
I will try to! :) But I do stand by me not being a begonia expert 😂
Hello, my name is Ruth, and I am an underwaterer ✋🏼🤦🏻♀️🙈 What is the name of the begonia you killed? When would you say they like to be watered? When first inch or two of soil is dry or deeper?
@BasiePlants
4 жыл бұрын
Nordic glacier, Black Mamba, African Jungle, Hildegard Schneider. I don't have the IDs for all of them :) I keep mine in self-watering pots, and I add water once a week (now even more because my reservoir is small). You can wait until the leaves start to get a bit droopy but don't wait for them to go all the way down. I would say that first half of the soil dry :)
Bas mi je trebao ovaj video, jer je moja prva begonia maculata po dolasku odbacila 2/3 listova. Ovo sto je ostalo drzi se nekako, nadam se da ce izdrzati dok je ne skuzim ;)
Really cute video! Still very much struggling with my maculata. All the leaves are crispy even the ones that are still waiting to unfurl already has brown tips. I am contemplating if I should cut all the leaves off and just start it over bald. Like you said, they will grow out new leaves. Right? I have tried everything I can with this plant. Sad.
@BasiePlants
4 жыл бұрын
Oh, I am sorry to hear that! Well, the smaller one I have arrived in terrible condition and it was able to recover. I think brown tips could be result of inconsistent watering? I find that they really don't like to get bone dry, so that's why am I using a self-watering pot (or my DIY version of it). I wouldn't defoliate the plant, if anything you can cut it back and then the new shots will grow. I actually did this to one of my cane begonias because it was just getting too big. It takes some time for them to grow after that, but they do. Maybe you can first try to modify you care to see if it can grow new leaves without browning and then you can decide what to do from then. Otherwise, you might end up cutting your plant and without modified care, you will still get brown edges.
@laurievanduyne1358
3 жыл бұрын
Mine died down to 3 sticks…I pulled it from the pot, and realized it was in one of those death plugs! Removed that thing, repotted and voila it’s huge now!
Youre actually really funny, subscribed!
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :D Glad you think so 😂
Love this video heheheh! And learned a lot!😘
@BasiePlants
4 жыл бұрын
It is great to hear that! I hope it was informative to some extent :)
Thanks for the video.
@BasiePlants
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you more for sitting through it! :)
please but I want them to bloom mine used to bloom I repotted it but what do yoy do? hope you answer, you seem so nice! i´ll become your first greatest fan XD tia
Nice!!!👍🏻
Great Video - thank you.
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Glad you liked it :)
Have you grown begonias Sophia?
I enjoyed your video ... it's fun! May I know what fertilizer you are using?
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
I am using Bio Grow from BioBizz and Algamic for "regular" houseplants. I use RainMix for Hoyas and Orchids
Nice job on plant. Is that the same Begonia they call angel wing Begonia? Great information for all plants.
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
They call several begonias that look similar to this one Angel Wing Begonia. I think they more commonly call this one Polka Dot Begonia? Thanks for watching :)
What is the plant to the right of your left shoulder?? In between the Rex and the polka dot begonia plant. It’s the rly bright green one
@swayback7375
2 жыл бұрын
Looks like another Rex to me
Your maculata is stunning :)
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
Funny you should write this now as I chopped it up 😂 It got too big so I decided to trim it but I may have gotten carried away 👀
@Plantastica
3 жыл бұрын
@@BasiePlants lmao. It will be super full and lush if you are potting it all back together!!
You crack me up and I did kill many begonias too.
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
We are begonia killers together :D
Thanks for the video!(: I just got a plant at Home Depot labeled “polka dot begonia”, but her leaves are super dry and crispy, and there’s no silver spots whatsoever. This is probably such a dumb question but Can the polka dots fade if they weren’t taken care of properly?
@emilyadams1970
2 жыл бұрын
i dont believe the spots themselves can fade, but the vibrancy of the green and silver spots can definitely fade. maybe it’s a different variety of begonia?
@josephinem.794
2 жыл бұрын
@@emilyadams1970 that’s definitely possible, thank you! Probably mis labeled (:
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@BasiePlants
4 жыл бұрын
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Love your video ❣️😂🪴
Came for the Begonias, stayed for Basie
wow..so nice..feom where u found it
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
I bought it in a local garden center :)
Lmao! New sub for sure!
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! That makes me very happy! :D
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I think I am at two stick stage with my begonia miss mummy 🤦🏻♀️ Let's see what happens...🙄
@BasiePlants
3 жыл бұрын
Ouch. I was at that stage too! Now I have 5 rex begonias that were destroyed by thrips and they are at... pot of soil stage praying to God they start growing again? We will see. We can go through this together.
@harikamahendra
3 жыл бұрын
@@BasiePlants You are so hilarious 😂 Atleast I am better off among two of us... I broke one stick and propagated it and it seems to be working!😉
Begonia Maculata - sounds like a great drag queen name