The best way to avoid this problem is to repot the flowers into a larger fiber-lined container when you get them home from the retailer. A 14” diameter basket is ideal for three or four Angel Wings.

Never leave an angel-wing begonia standing in water more than an hour or so. During the cooler, shorter days of fall and winter, wait to water until the surface soil is quite dry.

Dragon Wing begonias are cane-type like the Angel Wing, but the canes are shorter and arch so they do well in hanging baskets. Dragon wings will bloom for extended periods of time with proper care.