Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Bonfire begonia pic, 1 by hummer_girl

hummer_girl wrote:
Last year I collected seeds from my Bonfire. I started them April 1st this year, not knowing what would happen. Thought they might be sterile since the plant is a hybrid. But I have plants growing and flowering, though they took a long time to reach the flowering stage. If I want blooms in May, then I need to start seeds no later than February 1st.

Look for small pods after the bloom drops off. Harvest the pod when it turns a dried looking brown, but before it breaks open. There are thousands of tiny seeds inside.

This plant was grown from seed collected in 2008.

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