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Pics of all begonias + up close pics of their substrates

I got these beautiful begonias at plant con Houston about a month ago and I’m curious about yalls advice for them bc they are all in substrates that I haven’t used for begonias before (I have one begonia maculata potted in chunky mix that is a happy grower)

Worth nothing - all of these live under a T5 grow light next to a humidifier.

I’m fairly new to begonia (but not at all new to plant care!) and would appreciate any and all advice.

Pink snow cap: this is in chunky perlite & sphagnum in a small pot with drainage. Honestly this one seems like it’s doing ok for now, but I have never kept a begonia in perlite & sphagnum. When it’s time to pot up, should I keep it in that? I have most of my collection in self watering so is that a possibility in a different substrate?

Pink urchin: this lil guy came in a small pot with a lid that seals in 100% humidity. It appears to only have sphagnum moss. I’ve checked it periodically and the moss has stayed moist without any watering. One leaf has a little gray edge on it now, though, so I’m wondering if it’s getting uppity in its setup. Should I keep it in a terrarium but a separate substrate? Should I leave it alone? Should I take it out of its terrarium and repot it in a different substrate?

Malachostica: this one appears to be in pon and small perlite and maybe sand ?? The bottom of the pot is some white substance I cannot identify lol. This has also been living inside 100% humidity dome and the small pot it is in does not have any drainage. Same q’s as the pink urchin. I’m least inclined to use pon out of any of these substrates, but I’m happy to be told otherwise.

Thaaaaanks if you read all of that and have any ideas lol. In an ideal world if I could move any of these to self watering that would be awesome!

Photos of 3 begonias - one for each plant and then an up close one to see their substrates.

I got these beautiful begonias at plant con Houston about a month ago and I’m curious about yalls advice for them bc they are all in substrates that I haven’t used for begonias before (I have one begonia maculata potted in chunky mix that is a happy grower)

Worth nothing - all of these live under a T5 grow light next to a humidifier.

I’m fairly new to begonia (but not at all new to plant care!) and would appreciate any and all advice.

Pink snow cap: this is in chunky perlite & sphagnum in a small pot with drainage. Honestly this one seems like it’s doing ok for now, but I have never kept a begonia in perlite & sphagnum. When it’s time to pot up, should I keep it in that? I have most of my collection in self watering so is that a possibility in a different substrate?

Pink urchin: this lil guy came in a small pot with a lid that seals in 100% humidity. It appears to only have sphagnum moss. I’ve checked it periodically and the moss has stayed moist without any watering. One leaf has a little gray edge on it now, though, so I’m wondering if it’s getting uppity in its setup. Should I keep it in a terrarium but a separate substrate? Should I leave it alone? Should I take it out of its terrarium and repot it in a different substrate?

Unidentified sp - some kind of pink dot maculata?: this one appears to be in pon and small perlite and maybe sand ?? The bottom of the pot is some white substance I cannot identify lol. This has also been living inside 100% humidity dome and the small pot it is in does not have any drainage. Same q’s as the pink urchin. I’m least inclined to use pon out of any of these substrates, but I’m happy to be told otherwise.

Thaaaaanks if you read all of that and have any ideas lol. In an ideal world if I could move any of these to self watering that would be awesome!