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That is weird Kyle. Rhizomatous (which rexes are of this type) are fairly easy. Are you overwatering them? Several of mine took a turn south due to the week I was at the convention in New Orleans. Most are still viable and some are putting out new leaves. These are the smallest pots and on top shelves. I've noticed over the years that plants I put on top shelves (begonias) often do worse than the ones on middle and lower shelves. I can only think that it must be warmer (heat rises) and causes issues. The other thing is not seeing as well since I could just be watering blind unless I take the tray down (I do that in one room - 9 trays in all that is a bit more work than I like). These photos are from March 12 as I have only taken a few photos of cuttings after that. I even got Escargot through winter this year! YAY! My 3 red rexes have never looked this good until I cut back on watering this winter. This big pot was started in September from 3 inch pots. 3 rexes, 1 U647, and Bashful Bandit in the middle. Sophie plants that I started over the previous winter and gave away several. Mary Bucholtz in the back, manicata in front plus several others. A Walmart or Lowe's rex a tray of small potted rhizos and rexes Teen Angel Miniperba (small cane), rabbit's foot fern, watermelon Peperomia, and goegoensis.

It looks like mechanical damage - a tear in a leaf can be caused by most anything stronger than the leaf itself. I don't see any evidence of eaten leaves. Some brown spots that are probably damage to that area of the leaf and possibly some kind of fungal disease setting up in the damaged areas. I would cut off those leaves and let the plant grow some new ones. It appears this is indoors and while that is okay, they do so much better outdoors for summer. I bought one yellow leaf dragon wings called Canary Wings this spring and I have it in too deep of shade to do its best but so far it is doing just fine. When I grew Dragon Wings years ago they grew best in full sun.

1. You cannot root leaves from cane-like begonias. Actually, you can sometimes make them root, but they will never produce a new plant. Other types of begonias, yes, definitely, but not canes (angel wings). Most of us, hearing that it's impossible, have tried it, just to see if we could do it when no one else could. :) 2. ALL begonias are fibrous rooted. I don't know where that distinction originally came from. 3. To clarify the issue of pruning canes, you are partially right about pruning above a node which has flowered. If you prune at that point, the plant won't produce a new shoot from that node, but it will produce shoots from lower nodes which haven't flowered. Look for a leaf bud at the node which will grow in an outward direction. That will give you the best shape. Additionally, if you make a cutting to root, be sure to bury at least one node with a leaf bud. If you only bury a node that has flowered, the cutting won't have any way to produce new shoots from the soil. Elizabeth