2 begonia questions

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    1 if the shoot has been completely knocked off a begonia tuber (Foxes :mad:), will it sprout again this year?
    2 I put the broken stem of a tuberous begonia ( the one with long pendulous red flowers). It has rooted. Will I get a tuber if I plant it? If yes, what will it do this year?
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    If the cutting has taken then yes it will produce a small tuber by the end of summer.

    As to whether the old corm can reshoot depends on if it has any buds left that were dormant.
    Its quite possible if you keep it watered.
     
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    Thanks @pete ,
    Blxxdy fxxes :paladin:
     
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      I have this begonia, that seems to have survived the winter and came back this year last year it had a load of nice orange flowers last year, this year no flowers, just lots of green foliage. Anyone got any suggestions how I can get it to flower please?
       
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      A high potash feed encourages flowering
       
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        Thanks, is that like Miracle Gro, Tomorite, Boost etc? What is the food that encourages leafy growth?
         
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        I'd probably not feed it at all, it will flower when its filled the container with roots.
         
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        Update:
        Begonia Boliviensis Million Bells
        This is the broken bit all grown up .
        Now it's going to be another what am I going to do with it next year question . They get HUUUGE.
        20250718_111654.jpg 20250718_111741.jpg
         
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          Dry the corm off and start again ?
           
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            I meant where am I going to put it? Another give away I suppose
             
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            The old one re-grew then?
             
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            Different one
            The Boliviensis just had a small broken stem. I put it in water ,it rooted and that's the pics above.
            The one that got uprooted ( no idea what because I didn't label it but I must've liked it) by a fox has produced a couple of leaves so it should be ok next year
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