Identification: Who Am I?

Discussion in 'Indoor and Greenhouse Plants' started by davesgarden, Apr 28, 2008.

  1. davesgarden

    davesgarden Member

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    I have owned this tree for a few years and bought it from a sidewalk market.
    does anyone know what kind of plant it is?

    It also has recently developed a dust mite type of problem.Is there a way to rid the plant of this?

    Thank You.
     

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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Begonia.
     
  3. davesgarden

    davesgarden Member

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    do you know roughly what type of begonia?
     
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    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    Angel-Wing Begonia (Begonia coccinea) or Cv of it.

    HTH
    Chris
     
  5. Bluewing

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    Could be your beautiful plant has a spidermites problem.
    Try an insecticidal soap made for houseplants, or, you can mix your own concoction using a couple of drops of a mild dish soap and water in a spray bottle. You'll need to spray the entire plant (cover soil) including under the leaves at least once a week for maybe three weeks or so and keep checking for a while. If you miss any of them, or any other of your plants has this pest, (they easily spread from plant to plant) they will come back.
     
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    Thanks Bluewing.

    I've been reading about that and wanted to make sure it was safe for this plant. How soon should I rinse off the soapy spray or is it ok to leave it since it's a small amount?
     
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    I mist all of my plants with water every couple of days to keep the mites away.
     
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    You can rince after the plant dries from the spraying.
     

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