Very pretty blooms on that Andrea Prado. They are streaked pink? They really makes a show with the leaves.
B. soli-mutatai
I'm trying to have about one third the plants that Butch has in his basement. I'm going to a local orchid place (hopefully) today.
Lil, don't worry about limp leaves. They may be too far gone to keep anyway. Be more concerned about the rhizomes. Hopefully the soil is not soaking wet and the roots haven't started to rot or have already rotted. If that is the case, then pull the plant out of the pot and either place on newspapers to wick away most of the moisture or pull as much soil off as possible (even hose off the remaining bit). Stick the rhizomes in a cup of perlite (barely damp) and put another plastic cup (clear) over the top for humidity. Hopefully you won't have to resort to these drastic measures.
DB, you need an escort with a plant retail license (?) to get into Harmony. No retail sales but their plants get shipped all over and more than likely you've picked up some here and there. It's hard to mistake a well grown pot of begonias from Harmony. I used to pick up many from our local Ace Hardware before they went out of business (twice). My problem was I didn't know how to properly care for begonias at that time. I would overwater or sometimes underwater and killed a bunch. I now prefer to put the new begonias in my own potting soil (faster draining than most soils from the growers).
Here is 'Wanda' as it was growing at Harmony on Thu. I never knew it could get leaves as big as this or had such nice blooms.
I have to get the yahoo group to buy from Harmony. There must be a way.
Wow! I've gotta to have wanda too. Let me know about the yahoo group purchase...
I put the contact info, so I'm hoping the leader will take the bait and make a call. My friend the nursery owner asked if I want to order from jollyfarmer.com because he has big shipments coming in. Beautiful plants, but I want a mix, not 25 of the same thing...
http://www.jollyfarmer.com/cuttings%20b.htm
The yahoo group may be contacting this place about begonias and other plants:
http://www.dragonagro.com/wholesale_begonia.htm
Why don't you ask your nursery friend if he can order from Harmony...
Jollyfarmer looks very tempting..
Oh yeah - I'm definitely asking about Harmony. I think it will depend on the shipping.
Here is a cool one - Priscilla Beck. Leaves are kind of thick with a soft fuzz layer.
very pretty hcmcdole,i took your advice and bared the root of miami storm and it has new growth,repotted it and in the little terrarium.very good advice.
You learn after you kill dozens.
Here is another new begonia for me even though it is an old hybrid - Chumash.
hi people,i'm really happy that my little keepsake is really doing good,its little leaves did not wilt to nothing,they just perked right up.heres the pic.
Good deal Lil. Looks like Purple Curl from what I can tell.
no,it's called little keepsake (rex) and it'sthe first one i bought'
Picture is a bit blurry so it is hard to tell. B. 'Little Keepsake' it is then.
i'm sorry ,i did not reliaze it.sometimes my camera shows good pics to me but not when they are transfered,maybe this one will be better.if not i tried.
nope it sure did not ,i give up lol
Don't give up. Make sure the focus is correct (a beep and a light in the display should tell you when you push the shutter button in halfway), don't jerk when you push the shutter all the way in and most importantly make sure your shutter speed is at least 1/20 of a second or faster. I noticed that your shutter speed is 1/3 of a second -which is much too slow for a handheld shot unless you have the camera on a tripod and set a timer to go off. Move the plant to a sunny window (not in the window but near it) so that you have enough light to insure you have an adequate shutter speed.
Try, try again is the old motto.
Here is U074 in bloom.
