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awomanonabike

When I'm not on my bike, you'll find me in my organic-ish garden in #Cumbria. Favourite plants? Wisteria, hellebores, peonies, philadelphus...

Begonia (Rex Cultorum Group) syn. Begonia rex

  • Season Icon Mid AutumnMid Autumn 2018
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awomanonabike

5 Nov 18 • 14 weeks later and I’ve just potted up 3 new baby plants. There were 4 but the fourth didn’t make it 😢 All from one leaf 🍁✨ #begoniarex #houseplant-propagation #propagation-leafcuttings

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pelly

That’s brilliant Jacqueline 👍👍

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awomanonabike

Thanks Jane. Have you had a go yet? @pelly

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rachelbrooks

Aww bless little no. 4! But that’s a great success rate! 👏🏼👏🏼

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awomanonabike

I think I took the cake dome off too early for it 🙄 @rachelbrooks

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rachelbrooks

Luckily I know what you’re on about otherwise you sound like a bit of a fruitcake! 😜😉🙊🤣 aww that’s a shame lovely, but still a high success rate and you’ll know for next time now 👍🏼😘

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rachelbrooks

I actually need a cake dome for my succulents! They’re all together in a wire planter in the garden and I can’t be bothered to repot them all and bring them indoors, so I thought I’d leave them out but maybe put a glass cloche over the top of them 🤔

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carolgs

Looks less like a cake and more like a plant now!!

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awomanonabike

Everyone needs a cake dome. They’re quite useful for putting on cakes too 🎂 😜 @rachelbrooks @carolgs

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rachelbrooks

Well I can assure you it’ll never get used for cake! A. Because I don’t bake and B. If I buy a cake it doesn’t last long enough to have a dome put over it! 🐷😂

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pelly

No, I totally forgot about it Jacquline 🙄🙄

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awomanonabike

😂😂 Maybe if it was under a dome it would put them off? 😬 @rachelbrooks

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awomanonabike

7 Sep 18 • I have baby leaves! It’s not quite 6 weeks since I prepared this leaf and it looks like I’m going to get 3 new plants 😊 #leaf-propagation #leafcuttings #begonia-propagation #propagation

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bluefox23

That's really cool!! Just from 1 leaf?!

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awomanonabike

Yes just one leaf Alison. It’s so easy too. Scroll left and you’ll see what I did. @bluefox23

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bluefox23

That's so amazing! 😊

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awomanonabike

You should try it Alison - really quick to produce growth too @bluefox23

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pelly

Woohoo, well done 👍👍

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awomanonabike

Sadly I don’t think they will be big enough to pot up or I would bring one to Harrogate for you Jane @pelly

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pelly

Thanks for the thought Jacqueline, I really ought to give it a try myself. Did you do it in the greenhouse? 🤔🤔

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awomanonabike

No, just under a cake dome on the windowsill @pelly

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ublaszko

Woohoo!

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pelly

I’ve filled the spare bedroom windowsill up already and started in our bedroom tonight, I don’t think Neil will appreciate much more 😂😂 but I might just give it a try in the greenhouse, I’ve nothing to lose 👍👍

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Puddings_pies

Propagation success. I've not tried this method yet

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awomanonabike

20 Aug 18 • 23 days since I laid a leaf on some soil and I have babies! #begoniarex #begonia #propagation #propagation-leafcuttings

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Annettenoosa

Absolutely amazing.

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pelly

Woohoo, well done you 😍😍

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awomanonabike

Isn’t nature wonderful 😁 @Annettenoosa

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awomanonabike

Haha! Thanks Jane but I didn’t really do much. What am I saying?! I did nothing after day 1 😬 @pelly

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pelly

Can this be done with any Begonia Jacqueline? 🤔🤔

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awomanonabike

I’ve just looked it up for you and RHS book says “ The popular Semperflorens begonias used as bedding are usually grown from seeds, although basal stem cuttings can be taken. Leaf cuttings root readily from B. Rex, B. Masoniana and many others, possibly all species and forms.” So I’d say yes! 😁👍 @pelly

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pelly

Thanks so much for that Jacqueline, I had a quick look but really needed to water the garden first and would probably have forgotten to look it up tomorrow 😂😂 I need a glass of wine and then my bed, shattered doesn’t quite describe how I feel now 😴😴

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awomanonabike

Cheers Jane 🍷🍷 @pelly

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pottybird42

Fantastic! My mum used to do leaf cuttings of lots of different plants, she really was green fingered!

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awomanonabike

They are great Gillian. So easy but somehow lots of fun too @pottybird42

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matewe

👏👏wonderful ❣️

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awomanonabike

29 Jul 2018 • There isn’t a better thing to do on a wet, windy Sunday than make new plants... #begoniarex #propagation-leafcuttings

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carolgs

I keep thinking it's a cake you've made!! Oh my eyes

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awomanonabike

Haha! I do use it for cakes too Carol but it’s much nicer looking than a plastic bag 😊 @carolgs

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hayleyaj

Fab! I had to look twice too! @carolgs 😂😂

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rachelbrooks

I thought it was a hotpot! 🙈🤣 @carolgs @hayleyaj

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hayleyaj

😂😂😂😂 @rachelbrooks

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awomanonabike

A hotpot?! 🙈 You need to go to specsavers 😉😜 @rachelbrooks @carolgs @hayleyaj

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hayleyaj

👓 👓😂😂 @rachelbrooks

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rachelbrooks

Maybe it’s just wishful thinking girls! #reallyfancyhotpotfordinnernow 😂 @hayleyaj

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awomanonabike

😂😂 It must be the onset of autumn 🙄😉💦💨🌬 @rachelbrooks

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rachelbrooks

Feels like it here today! 😂

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richard.spicer.7906

Excellent - I was amazed how easy it was to do. I used unravelled paper lips to hold mine down, you should get quite a few from yours 👍🏼

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awomanonabike

Taken just the other day, when the sun was still shining... 🌧☔️🌧☔️🌧 #begoniarex #houseplant

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pelly

I wish. ☔☔☔ here too. 😊

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emch

#begoniasaurusrex

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