begonia. I will come up with a trade if someone has a cutting to share.
Thanks
Looking for Joe Hayden
llily was it you that we encouraged in the chat to post this? Now I feel bad. I am thinking you haven't got any responses only because noone has any. Perhaps if this thread bumps to the top again, someone who has it will see it. :)
heres a bump, hope it helps. Im sorry I dont even have one begonia let alone a named one.
Yes, it was me and now I'm wondering if I have the name right! Might have been Tom Hayden instead of Joe!
Oh well, I did try!
lily, why don't you do a search in the plants database (type in "begonia") and see if you come up with any other names for it. I didn't find any Haydens.
I checked it out and the name is Joe Hayden. It is a rhizomatus begonia with fuzzy deep olive leaves that look black and can get to 3 ft tall. The underside of the leaf is burgundy and the flowers are pink.
I can get this at glasshouse Works but didn't want to have to spend almost 20.00. Minimum order is $10.00 then must add shipping. Oh well if you want something bad enough... Mother's Day is pretty soon!
Just go for it! Call it an "I've been good" gift to yourself. ;)
Do you have a picture?
I have one that almost fits that discription.....
we just might be on something here!............ is there somewhere online you can paste the link for us?
There is a picture of it on the bottom of this page. I don't think it is a great picture, but it does give the general idea.
I saw this at the Rhieman Gardens Butterfly house this last Jan. and fell in love with it.
http://www.begonias.org/begonian/begonianItem.asp?ArticleID=140
Here is another link for one more picture of it.
http://www.plantcare.com/catalog/tepPlantPage.php?PlantId=419&urlSQL=+where+EntryLabels.SortEntryLabel+LIKE+%27B%25%27+&TotalOffset=58&TotalNum=236&PHPSESSID=9a54bd53b706a2f1d93f8a61574a9064
Hope that one works!