begonia amphioxus

wish to receive tips how to get this kind to survive.
Have tried several times in the aquarium, terrarium, but the die for me

Re: begonia amphioxus

Sorry, I have only tips to make them dead.

Grüßle

Re: begonia amphioxus

Hello,

keep them in fibrous soil, with little limestone or eggshell (crushed), but keep the soil slightly acid.
Temperatures should be 18 to 30°C best around 22°C.
Light: Bright but no sun.
Never let the soil run completely dry, but do not let it get soggy.
And, nevertheless, high atmospheric humidity is good, but the plant needs fresh air too.

Holger

Re: begonia amphioxus

thank you so much for all good information...Thanks..

Re: begonia amphioxus

how hard is your tap water? (mine is apx. 40fh)

for most begonias I use water from the dehumidifyer (equivalent to distilled water), but for some I mix 1:1 with tap water.

Re: begonia amphioxus

I am not sure on my water Ph but a freind told me this species want to have more dried then wet,only little damp he told me.I think my compost have been to much damp..

thanks to all,,very good tips Holger...thanks.

Re: begonia amphioxus

Hard water contains more minerals than soft water.
This doesn't necessarily mean that soft water is acidic, but when you add the same amount of acid to the same quantity of water, the soft water will become more acidic than the hard one.

Watering your acid loving plants with untreated hard water will eventually kill the plant. Watering your limestone loving plant with very soft water may be fatal as well.

With my very hard water i will never have difficulties to satisfy the plants' needs for calcium :)
But it also means that i have to take the maximum dosage of water softener to wash my laundry. And last but not least, my tap water is not suitable for my begonias undiluted/untreated.

Re: begonia amphioxus

B. amphioxus is not an acid loving plant. It occurs on limestone hills on Borneo. It needs some lime pieces in its substrate. As many other Bornean species.

There are a thousand ways to kill a plant. One of the most successful is to keep plants of the tropics here at low temperatures too wet.

Zitat: Crazy_Begonia

Hard water contains more minerals than soft water.

This doesn't necessarily mean that soft water is acidic, but when you add the same amount of acid to the same quantity of water, the soft water will become more acidic than the hard one.

Watering your acid loving plants with untreated hard water will eventually kill the plant. Watering your limestone loving plant with very soft water may be fatal as well.

With my very hard water i will never have difficulties to satisfy the plants' needs for calcium :)
But it also means that i have to take the maximum dosage of water softener to wash my laundry. And last but not least, my tap water is not suitable for my begonias undiluted/untreated.