Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Begonias Anonymous - Attention Addicts and Enablers, 1 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
Yes MG potting soil is soilless (kind of an oxymoron?) What constitues soil anyway? One more question - why do so many gardeners call potting soil "Dirt"? Gotta stop and get some "dirt" to pot up my pretties. Huh!!

Gita, I don't know if all similar round shaped begonias can be lumped into "beefsteak". Beefsteak is a lot easier to say (and remember for that fact) than 'Erythrophylla' - kind of like lettuce leaf is easier than 'Bunchii'. There are many similar begonias to beefsteak.

Mumtaz and George Fewkes look very much alike to me but "experts" say there is a difference so now if I take a picture of either I simply call it George since it comes to mind first.

Here was my big beefsteak(y) begonia in full bloom when I bought it 2 years ago (R.I.P.) but I got a few smaller starts off it before it succumbed. Forgive the clutter in the garage but it is the only picture of it in full bloom.