Here are some more pics that could help. The plant in the original pics are of one my mother used to have when I was young so I cannot show a close up, it has been dead and gone for many years. I have never been able to find one until recently and I'm hoping that the new plant is the same species as my mothers. The pics I am posting now are of the plant I bought this summer. Here is a link that might be useful: Close-up of new plant

Angel wing begonias can be in the same pot for years and bloom year after year. For best blooms they need lots of light - morning sun would be best or dappled light through the day. Fertilizer is a good idea as well, but I'm not sure what the best program is (1/2 dose water soluble type on a weekly basis through the growing season seems to be the most prescribed from the experts). If you have space for a larger pot you can pot it up - if not, then prune it and start some new ones with the cuttings. Green Elbows is right about "if you want a big begonia, put it in a big pot". The converse is true but harder to maintain - "if you want bonsai, keep it in a small pot but be prepared to water, water, water". My bonsai florist azalea kicked the bucket when my daughter forgot to water it when my wife and I went to Key West for a week a few years ago and it was INSIDE the house. I had babied that plant for years. Oh, well. Case in point about the bigger pot for a bigger begonia. I had a no name (maybe 'Persian Brocade' or similar) from Target that came in a five inch hanging basket. I had it for 3 years before I propagated it. I gave two starts to my mother and she put one in a 12 inch fiberglass pot. The other one was moved to a six inch pot. I also moved my starts and the mother plant to six inch clay pots. While the six inch pots look good, the 12 inch pot grew to a size I wouldn't believe possible. The bottom leaves are nearly double the size of the other plants, the rhizomes have about filled the 12 inch pot, and the new leaves are on stems twice as long as the six inch pots. This is in the course of one year. Now, should I move this plant to an even bigger pot? I would recommend one of those "pickle pots" you can buy at Wal-Mart or one of the building supply stores for canes. The nice thing about them is they are decorative, glazed, thick-walled, affordable, heavy pots. They come in different sizes and have limited colors. Plastic pots are easily blown over during storms or even small wind disturbances. Clay dries out quickly which can be a good thing but even they can be blown over as easily as the plastic ones if the cane is large and the soil has dried out. Cane begonias are top heavy by nature so you need some weight on the bottom. Rocks in the bottom may help but they can also cause problems. I bought ten 18 inch pots (so far) at Sam's this year to put my largest rhizomatous begonias in (only six pots have begonias in, one for a Norfolk Island pine, one for a gunnera, and the other two have not been used yet). I filled up the bottom 2/3's with Nature's Helper for drainage and cost savings. You have to be careful not to overwater these so I have them on my front porch to prevent the rain from soaking the pots. Let the growing begin. Butch

Well, I received Margaret's wonderful box today. Thank you Margaret for the wonderful fall items. Margaret sent: A fall motif placemat a light-up pumpkin a scarecrow door hanger another scarecrow figue a pumpkin tealight. 12 apeldorn elite tulip bulbs a cinnamon fern a hot buttered rum candle halloween napkins halloween wind sock hibiscus pattern serving plate and tray Some chocolates that seem to have disappeared but I know they were here :) seeds: aquilegia vulgaris winter squash gourmet pepper Thanks so much, Margaret, I hope things have settled down for you and that life is treating you well. I'm glad you have joined our group! Hope everyone is having a comforting, enjoyable autumn. Things have turned cool here for now. We are having temps in the 30's tonight as well. Stay warm. Theresa

How did your seed do? Cuttings are usually pretty easy but mass production needs a lot of space. Each time you move up to a bigger pot takes more and more space, lights, soil, etc. For a 72 cell tray (Jiffy mini greenhouse) and moving up to a 3 inch pot requires 4 times the space for instance. A 4 inch pot would take 6 times the space and I think a 6 inch pot would use 12 times the space of the original 72 count tray.