Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Hardy begonias, 1 by raydio
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raydio wrote: I have Begonia grandis too and I love it. They do best for me in constantly moist rich soil and not too much strong direct sun: they will burn especially if they run dry. It will seed itself all over, but the seed is very fine and needs good constant moisture to sprout, so in a dry site, it probably won't spread so much that way. The seedlings can have green-backed or red-backed foliage (maybe the var. evansiana refers to the red-backed form?) But it does produce tiny tubers in the leaf axils and these will be copies of the parent, whichever form it is. Plant Delights has a couple other hardy begonias for sale: http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog/Current/Detail/06139.ht... http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog/Current/Detail/05636.ht... http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog/Current/Detail/06092.ht... And a B grandis selection that is supposed to be more floriferous: http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog/Current/Detail/04820.ht... Robert. This message was edited Nov 5, 2006 12:03 AM |