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Making more plants from last years 'wax begonias'

bettylu_zone6a
14 years ago

I saved a hanging basket of wax begonias in a very pretty bright watermelon pink color and it has stayed green all winter and appears to be showing new growth now and has a few blooms too!

I would love to make/start more plants from this "mama" plant, but am unsure of the best way to do so. The foliage that I have right now is very short - probably no more than 5" long, so taking a bunch of cuttings would result in VERY short stubs left on the original plant. Should I wait another month or two and see if they grow longer, giving me more stem to work with?

Would it be better to unpot it and see if I can break it apart into smaller plants?

Suggestions?

Thanks!

BettyLu

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