Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Begonia Rajah, 1 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
B. turrialbae did great under a plastic dome (actually two domes) for me in winter but outdoors it didn't thrive as well but did get by. Crazy plants!!!

I almost lost my Benitochiba and I had it for 3 to 4 years. I was putting it in the garage for winter where it would totally defoliate and I watered it sparingly about once a month. Then when I moved it out in spring it would sprout new stems and leaves. Little Brother Montgomery (and Connee Boswell) can be temperamental - dropping leaves when it isn't happy and growing like a weed when it is. Last winter I kept it (3 pots of it) watered well in a fast draining mix and it looked glorious. When I missed watering it for a few days it dropped leaves faster than the stock market last year.