Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Cultivar ID, 0 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
I bought mine from Rex Begonias LTD but the shipping is expensive. Then I found them really cheap at The Barn Nursery in Chattanooga (a lot bigger plant on sale for $2.99) and bought five - 3 for me and 2 for my mother. I've also seen them at Pike's Nursery in the Atlanta area but the Pike's I went to had burned leaves.

Here is an earlier one I had for a few years until I did something wrong. The smaller one was bought mail order and the bigger one I found around town. The big one went into the dark, cold garage for two winters where it defoliated and was watered maybe once a month, then in spring moved outdoors and watered well. Not a problem. Maybe the last winter when I had it in the basement is what did it in. With warmth and some light and lots more water.