PlantFiles Pictures: Begonia (Begonia bipinnatifida), 1 by LarryR

LarryR wrote:
Hi Kell--First off, congratulations on the Go Gardening prize! I got the begonia recently from Logees (http://www.logees.com/prodinfo.asp?number=B3159-2). It's native to New Guinea and Indonesia and requires a fairly high level of humidity, no direct sun, and protection from extreme heat. Since Iowa summers are quite humid, I think it will do OK on our front porch steps. This winter, if it survives its current location, I'll keep it in our tropical garden, up on the second floor of our house, next to our bedroom (http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/760/) OK, I'll confess to a bad case of zone envy! :-) Larry☼