Begonia
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Over the past several years I have grown several cultivars of Begonias. They are very easy to grow if you follow a few basic rules. Angel Wing Begonias seem to be my favorite.
According to Kew’s Plants of the World Online (as of August 4, 2018 when this page was updated), there are 1,831 accepted species of Begonia. The species have been divided into 60 sections, 16 in East Africa alone. They are native to many countries in mainly tropical and subtropical climates.
There are over 10,000 cultivars…
I am not going into a lot of detail because there is a lot of information online written by experts, which I am not. I just enjoy growing Begonias for their beauty.
GARDENING KNOW HOW has a lot of information about Begonias. There are two links below but you can click on the arrow at the bottom of their pages for much more information.
One of my favourite plants.
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Hello Sue! There are so many to choose from it is a good thing the greenhouse doesn’t have more of a selection from year to year or I would have many more. They are one of my favorite’s, too. Thanks for the comment!
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Yes we save the tubas and regrow, we have some whoppers in flower right now. 😀
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Hello Sue! AWESOME. Ummm… What is a tuba? Thanks for the comment!
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Haha… I meant ( tubers.. ) The root of the plant. Because of our winters, and frost we have to dry out the tubers and store over winter. in sawdust to replant next spring. 🙂
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Ahhh… Kind of puzzled me for a minute. TUBERS! 🙂 Storing them like that is a good idea and many people do that here, too. A few years ago the Rex Begonia I had went dormant in the basement and came back up in the spring. I thought it was a gonner but it surprised me. There are many plants you can store like you do but I haven’t tried it. I keep them in their pots but don’t water them if they are dormant. The Begonias didn’t go dormant, so I just watered them off and on all winter. If they were to go dormant, I wouldn’t water until spring. You just never know…
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Yes our methods may differ but with the same results.. 😀 We store our Dahlias over winter like that too, as its too cold where we are in winter for them to survive in the garden.. 😀
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We have to dig and store Dahlias here as well as many other tender bulbs. 🙂
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Indeed, Wishing you a peaceful Sunday Mr R.. 🙂
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You, too! 🙂
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