Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Favorite Begonias, 1 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
LLoyd (Peacetree) has been talking about going retail for over a year now. I will believe it when I see it. He will happily take anything you can send him to put it in production though.

Texas Red Star and Red Fred are available on eBay periodically. Taylor GH may have both for sale as well and perhaps Kartuz.

Red Fred can be quite variable depending on light, temps, etc. This begonia is a variant of Freddie and was spotted by Mike Flaherty who introduced it to the trade 3 to 4 years ago.

Here is my Red Fred (obtained at the West Palm Beach convention and grown by Harmony Foliage).