Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Cultivar ID, 1 by wandygirl

wandygirl wrote:
I'm happy to say that Benitochiba, aka Savannah Bay came back this summer after going dormant over the winter. This is good to know if you are like me and have limited space with sufficient humidity and light to keep a Rex happy over the winter. I'm going to try the same approach to overwinter another mixed pot of what I'm assuming are also Rex begonias.

About pronunciation of "Benitochiba": "chome" is the Japanese word for street or avenue. They pronounce it "ko-may." Following that patttern Benitochiba would be pronounced "Benitokee-ba." That's just an assumption. Old habits will prevail and I'll continue to say Benitochee-ba.

In the other mixed pot are Venitian Red, Merry Christmas and Hilo Holiday. I misplace the tag for the one at the upper left. There's also a red-flowered kohleria in there.