Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Dancing Girl, 1 by begoniacrazii

begoniacrazii wrote:
Seems like helix is a bouncer-backer isn't it. Mine was huge in a 10 in hanging basket when I bought it. Then some neglect and it dropped it's leaves. So I moved it out to the greenhouse where it's back to it's normal self but listing a bit to one side.

I left my huge B. poponoei out side this winter - planted in the ground to test it for cold hardiness. I have back up in the greenhouse and we grow it at the arboretum too so I figured if I lost it, I'd be safe. It was a tough decision because it was easily 2.5' across and 2' tall with big fat rhizomes. So we hit about 28 last week and the leaves are gone but the stems and rhizomes look fine, just a bit bald is all. So hopefully this is one I can continue to leave out each year. We'll see...

Believe it or not, my Pollux has been revived! Poor little struggling thing. Thought it was a gonner for sure.

Trust me, I had to show huge self control with such a generous offer from Morris! I behaved! But it sure was hard. Kind of like when a kid wins a 15 minute shopping spree at Toys-R-Us. Get a cart and stuff as much as you can in 15 minutes. At least that is how a part of my brain reacted. But the more well behaved part of my brain prevailed and I came home with what you see above.

Here's a fun one. A sport of Essie Hunt, cant recall what the name is but it's a variegated version. WOW is all I can say. this photo doesn't do justice.

Sorry to hijack your thread Patootie! =º)