Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Terrarium begonias, 1 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
I've seen my mentor grow Buttercup, versicolor, and quadrialata in salad bowls / glass bowls under lights with excellent results.

I have chlorosticta since May and it is growing quite nicely in a plastic lettuce container. I have no intentions of growing this outdoors. B. limprichtii has been a stinker for me. I have it under a clear cup but it is sulking. If it ever starts growing I might have a different opinion of it.

The problem with rexes in aquariums is that often the aquarium is not big enough. One particular rex I decided to grow in an aquarium is Pink Diamonds. It has thrived in this tank (120 gallons). The bad thing is it is shading out rajah. So the answer is yes, rexes can thrive inside a tank but often it is not big enough since the begonia can grow bigger in this environment rather than outdoors or in normal house air.

Here is a picture of one of my mentors' many tanks. This one has several rexes in it plus U404. When her begonias become too big, she starts a new one and used to hand off her big one to her husband to grow outdoors or winter over in a fiberglass greenhouse.