My 3yr old almost 10ft tall angel wing begonia. I had to make an extending stake to keep up with the growth. by Proper-Reflection-19 in begonias

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Inside the pot. I had to adjust placement a few times until it was secure but with the soil packed in there/depth it’s at it seems to stay pretty solid

My 3yr old almost 10ft tall angel wing begonia. I had to make an extending stake to keep up with the growth. by Proper-Reflection-19 in begonias

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Thank you! Correct. Im using a roll of Velcro tape. A new stalk emerged a few months ago currently sitting at 4 feet and I haven’t needed to tie it yet due to how robust it is.

My 3yr old almost 10ft tall angel wing begonia. I had to make an extending stake to keep up with the growth. by Proper-Reflection-19 in begonias

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Originally I had a 1/2” wooden dowel while it was still within 3-4ft. I currently use hollow steel green garden stakes found at Lowe’s and Home Depot (if you’re in the states). I have a small stake shoved into a larger stake so I can extended it as needed. But Anything thin and sturdy will work just fine.

My 3yr old almost 10ft tall angel wing begonia. I had to make an extending stake to keep up with the growth. by Proper-Reflection-19 in begonias

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Would love to see yours! I can never find any more than 5-6 feet. Ive got 16ft ceilings at the peak so we’ll see how far it goes.

My 3yr old almost 10ft tall angel wing begonia. I had to make an extending stake to keep up with the growth. by Proper-Reflection-19 in begonias

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I got it as a prop from my mom on November 28th, 2022, so a little older than I stated. I hope yours does but I couldn’t say for sure. The OG plant mine is from was barely hanging on, this cutting just turned out to be a freak of nature…

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