Photography And Half-Thoughts By Mitchell Hegman

...because some of it is pretty and some of it is not.

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Murder Scene: Angel Wing Begonia

For several weeks before Christmas, our angel wing begonia plant put forth clusters of flowers.  The pinkish flowers did not have any notable scent, but they added festive color to our bay window.
Well, the party is over.
Now, every morning when I open the blinds at the bay windows, I find the equivalent of a begonia murder scene.   Withered blossoms, their color drained to brown, lie strewn on the carpet below the plant—each having been shed unceremoniously, if not viciously.  More recently (this morning included) I have been finding leaves seemingly severed and dropped to the floor.

Either something wicked is afoot or the plant is suffering from blossom exhaustion.

-- Mitchell Hegman

2 comments:

  1. The plant is supposedly dying but from your photo the flowers still look gorgeous!

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