My begonia is bein weird
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How fun. You seem to have got a second 'free' plant. Likely a seed or piece of rhizome somehow found its way into the potting soil.
How long have you had the Begonia?
The mystery plant appears to be some type of Aroid (Araceae), possibly an Alocasia, Colocasia, Syngonium, etc. I'm not sure.
I would re-pot the volunteer into its own container and watch it grow. Once it is larger, the leaves should be identifiable.
How fun. You seem to have got a second 'free' plant. Likely a seed or piece of rhizome somehow found its way into the potting soil.
How long have you had the Begonia?
The mystery plant appears to be some type of Aroid (Araceae), possibly an Alocasia, Colocasia, Syngonium, etc. I'm not sure.
I would re-pot the volunteer into its own container and watch it grow. Once it is larger, the leaves should be identifiable.
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so this is crazy because I got a snippet of a begonia leaf from a buddy and propagated it in water. then when the roots started I put it in the pot, and it has flourished, but now these funky things have come out the side of it, and when I look down in there it is coming from the main shoot!
Hmm? More photos, please.
I would like to see both a close-up shot of the base of the plant where the two kinds of plant seem to be joined, and also a straight-on shot of the blade of the mystery leaf.
What was growing in the pot before the Begonia?
If the Begonia was planted in newly purchased bagged potting soil, then the seed or propagule might have somehow come along in the bag.
I would like to see both a close-up shot of the base of the plant where the two kinds of plant seem to be joined, and also a straight-on shot of the blade of the mystery leaf.
What was growing in the pot before the Begonia?
If the Begonia was planted in newly purchased bagged potting soil, then the seed or propagule might have somehow come along in the bag.
so heres the plant before i recently repotted it, and i tried to seperate the roots of the two, but the normal looking begonias seem to be shooting off the large root of this other. I cut a stem off this mystery begonia a few days ago and it is starting up new leaves quickly. and they curl up at the base of the leave like a begonia yet they are waxy and thinner.
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The second plant is a Syngonium podophyllum, probably Syngonium podophyllum 'Cream Allusion', or something similar.
The two plants are separate, though the roots might be tangled. You can even see the cut end of the Syngonium cutting in the photo.
The mystery is how it snuck into the pot right next to the Begonia cutting. Perhaps both plants were also growing together in the pot from which you got the Begonia. Plants are amazing they way they get around.
The two plants are separate, though the roots might be tangled. You can even see the cut end of the Syngonium cutting in the photo.
The mystery is how it snuck into the pot right next to the Begonia cutting. Perhaps both plants were also growing together in the pot from which you got the Begonia. Plants are amazing they way they get around.
incredible! I snipped the syngonium off and put it seperate to see how everything turns out
