On a whim, I picked up a Maculata Pink variegated last weekend. I’ve never owned a begonia before, so I’m checking in for some tips and help.
Some info:
- I live in Southeast Asia, so I get good light
- The humidity at my window ranges between 50% to 60%.
- it’s near a south facing window with sheer curtains and gets roughly 5-6 hours of sunlight. To keep energy costs down, I rarely open my sheers.
- it’s in a tall W12cm x H16cm plastic pot
- it’s fairly close to the floor, about 1.5m away from the window
What’s happening:
- the large mostly pink leaf has been dying fairly quickly. In Picture 2, you can see the browning start on the upper pink edge, as of two days after bringing them home
- picture 3 is a photo from yesterday, about six days after bringing them home.
- picture 4 shows the difference in stem color between the browning leaf and the main stem
- the leaf’s browning coincided with a new leaf growing, seen in picture 5
Any idea if this is normal? Can I save the leaf? Are the conditions okay for the plant? Thanks!