Mid-Atlantic Gardening: After event questions and answers and chatting 2, 2 by coleup

coleup wrote:
Hardy Begonias! I love them for lots of reasons

Onewish...first pic below is the 'root system' on a four inch plant that has recently emerged. If it is a second year plant or older, more leaves will come, but not a lot more root!

Second pic is self sown three year plants emerging from a thick ground cover of winter creeper.

Third pic is how I grow my Hardy Begonias,(no surprize) in containers! Each plant emerges at a slightly different pace.

As to transplanting, I originally got mine from a friend in full bloom in late August. The full grown plants did not miss a beat.. Consequently, I'm wondering Happy, if you would have more success establishing these in other areas of your gardens by transplanting a larger or more mature plant.

Me, I just move a container or two to an area and let them do their thing ie winter creeper area. I pot up the new little babies and grow them on for a year or two before I set them out. (pic 4)