Begonia Melanobullata Review | 2 Years Later | Spikey Begonia

In this video I continue the plant review series, with the Begonia Melanobullata. This is a very similar begonia to the Begonia Ferox

As with all of these reviews, the review is biased to my experience with the Begonia Melanobullata in my conditions.

As always I encourage you, if you have this plant too, to add your own review in the comments.

The format is the usual format for these videos:

Some background on my experiences with the Begonia Melanobullata
Speed of Growth that I have experienced with the Begonia Melanobullata
Ease of Propagation of Begonia Melanobullata
Common Pests for Begonia Melanobullata
Availability
Accessories and Growing tips for the Begonia Melanobullata
My final thoughts and score on the Begonia Melanobullata


Chapters

00:00 Intro
01:57 Background
08:00 Speed of Growth
10:40 Ease of Propagation
12:14 Availability
14:16 Pests
16:15 Accessories
20:04 Final Thoughts
22:53 B-Roll

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