Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Secret to getting cane type begonias to flower?, 1 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
Looks good Gombasz. I find that most begonias can tolerate more sun than most advice floating around on the web. You must acclimate them though to take more sun when you are the temperate gardener (indoors to outdoors). In Miami at Fairchild Tropical Gardens I saw many begonias in noon sun with no ill effects. Whatever you do, do not place them in full sun to begin with. In pots, this is fairly easy by locating them in some shade to begin with and moving them to sunnier locations through the next two weeks or so. By late summer and early fall, I find that most of my begonias are in almost full sun where they put on the most growth in preparation for moving back indoors.