Wax Begonias and Colorful Foliage? Hi. I just bought some Wax Begonias a little over a...
Hi. I just bought some Wax Begonias a little over a week ago. When I bought them, they be a beautiful and full, really full. The flowers were overall at their greatest it seem, and the leaves were to say the least possible green. Now that I've brought them home, hung them on the patio, they aren't as lush and pretty. I put MiracleGro in them once a week, watered every other daytime. I checked the soil and it's certainly moist. We reside in Chicago. Right immediately, it's humid and hot (85 degrees) for the most part. I don't know what the problem is. Any suggestions for the Begonias? They aren't dead, they merely don't look as full and beautiful. The colorful foliage (don't know the name, a moment ago saw the plant and my husband bought it)...well, they are just green leaves near fuschia tops on them. Green on the outside and fuschia in the middle. They are certainly drooping. I'm thinking that I should bring that plant contained by. Help, I don't want to lose my babies!!
Answers: Yes I know how you feel, I have two pots of wax begonias and I don't want to lose them.
I don't hose down them unless they are completely dry, and I don't fertilize at all, Let them dry out and see what happens. Below is part of the pack of an article from a site that might be helpful for you.
Wax Leaf Begonia ¨C Plants growing in constituent shade are going to need less sea than those growing in full sun. If there have been no rain for 10 days, the plants usually appreciate some wet.
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the begonias need shade and do not get the leaves damp when u water. The other plant sounds like a coleus that also requests shade, and stop with the fertilizer only once a month . NO FERTLIZER - YOU MIGHT HAVE BURNED THEM - I CAN'T BELIEVER THAT THEY ARE STILL ALIVE AFTER RECEIVING FERTILIZER ONCE A WEEK. THEY DO NOT REQUIRE ANY FERTILIZER