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| This is my great gradmas plant and I have no idea what it is! Since I started taking care of it, its starting to die. Please help me ID so i can care for it properly. Thank you! |
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- Posted by Dzitmoidonc 6 (My Page) on Tue, Feb 5, 13 at 19:59
| It's even worse than you think! It has disappeared completely! (No photo.) |
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| oops! Forgot to add the picture. Please help I.D. Thanks |
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| oops- okay- I hope this works. I really want to find out what type of plant this is. Thank You |
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| It's one of the many tuberous/rhizomatous begonias, lucky you. There are so many different cultivars, but if you do a Google image search using that identification, you'll be able to see many pictures. Hopefully, someone here can jump in with a precise ID. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Wed, Feb 6, 13 at 9:51
| bulbs .. tubers. need drainage.. is there such in that pot ... and needing such.. over watering is your worst enemy ... and how old is that media.. who had it before you assumed responsibility.. and how well did they take care of it ... i am thinking you were given a BIG PROBLEM ... and now you are felling guilty that you are hurting it ... that long brown dead looking stem.. means to me.. its been struggling for a long time ... so get over the guilt.. i simply dont know what to do about it.. hopefully someone with more experience can help .. i wonder whens the last time it went dormant ... as begonia is supposed to ???? ken |
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- Posted by costaricafinca Costa Rica (My Page) on Wed, Feb 6, 13 at 15:17
| Don't worry...it's not beyond help! Cut a leaf off the plant, leaving approx. 1/2 inch of stem, and replant the piece so the leaf touches the moist soil. Repeat, as many times as you want. Very quickly, new plants will form at the base of the leaf. When these look 'good', cut off the old plant, near to the soil, and it will...I hope... start showing new growth. |
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| Ken ken ken (shakes head) ....tsk tsk. Other than the cautions about the watering and the potting soil, let's ignore everything else he said, ok? :-) Your plant holds a lot of potential! I've been given just a little piece of a dead looking rhizome and watched it develop into a beautiful plant in a short time. Please cut through some of those rhizomes to see if there is any green inside. If not, remove the dead stuff. Your plant needs to be repotted into a good, coarse potting medium in a clay pot with a drainage hole. Porosity is important. Your begonia does not need a dormant period....ever. Provide this plant with good light, proper watering, and fertilizer and watch it multiply. When it begins to become crowded in the container, just divide the plant into pieces by cutting all the way through it. This is one of the begonias grown more for the luscious foliage than flowers, though look for some pretty blooms in the spring - summer. Enjoy your plant! With some proper care, it will become a beauty.
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| Ditto everything Rhizo said plus - these can survive in relatively low light. Mine are in a basement kitchen. The twisty old rhizome is perfectly natural and if you don't like it you can rejuvenate as Rhizo said. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Thu, Feb 7, 13 at 8:39
| hey rhiz.. thx for making my day.. other than potting soil ... watering.. and not feeling guilty.. all i ASKED!!! ... was whether this needs a dormancy period.. thats kinda what ???? means .... i dont know what else there was to ignore??? ken ps: man i hate Feb on GW ... everyone starts attacking each other.. i figure its SAD[seasonal affective disorder] .... gardeners who cant play in the soil.. get awful touchy ... and i am their king ... have a great day peeps ... |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Thu, Feb 7, 13 at 9:07
| you know what the bottom line is.. do anything.. but dont ignore me .. please.. i am dying out here ... lol .. or is it.. dont call me late to dinner??? ken |
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| Please cut through some of those rhizomes to see if there is any green inside. If not, remove the dead stuff. Rhizo_1 When you say "cut through the rhizome to see if its green" |
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