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Gitagal wrote:
hcmcdole

I have noticed a begonia similar to the one in pic. #1 above used in a
lot of hanging baskets and planters. it is VERY pretty!
It looks like a dwarfed version of the common Deagon Wing begonia.
The leaves are smaller--but still have that wing shape.And--the blooms
almost resemble the red wax Begonias. but they are NOT.

I work in the Garden Dept. at a Home dDepot--so I notice new plants coming
in for sale. This Begonia has been new to me--and very widely used in containers,
but NOT available in 4" pots or 6" pots as other annuals are.

I have it in a Hanging basket. I also see it in humongous planters in
shopping malls and landscaping. It seems to be a form of Dragon Wing B.
But--what is it called???
I LOVE it--and plan to take cuttings to grow in my garden next summer.

Gita