Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Newbie to Begonias, 0 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
Thanks Fancyflea. Rexes all seem to have very similar colored blooms. 'Mr. Kartuz' just seems to have more height on the bloom stalk so it seems showier to me.

Pirl,

You can plant more than one begonia to a pot but make sure they are about the same size at maturity. If you plant a thug in a community pot, then the smaller plants will be crowded out and eventually die. I learned that lesson a few years ago so most of mine go in a pot by themselves. I have let other types of plants co-habit the same pot such as ferns, oxalis, and some kind of weedy thing that came along with a couple of orders to GHW.

The other thing you can do is keep the plants in their own pot and then put those all in a community pot (makes watering a little more difficult). Here is an example of several rexes in their original 3 inch container placed inside a large ceramic pot.