Re: Re: Holiday Shopping/ Rex Begonia

Gene,
Those Rex Begonias have been one of the hot items at local greenhouses the
past 2 yrs.  They are cheap enough to use them as a fancy annual so I
planted some in the ground with the shade plants like hosta. They grow rathe
quickly, add a lot of color and texture, they propagate easily.  You could
have enough to sell from your little starts before you know it.
I also put my Silver Squill (Ledebouria) in the ground during summer than
pot them back up for the house in winter.  Right now they are toatally
covered with yet-to-open flower scapes.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Bush" <genebush@otherside.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 6:09 AM
Subject: [CHAT] Re: Holiday Shopping/ Rex Begonia


> I was out Christmas shopping Wednesday afternoon with my wife. We stopped
by
> a garden center to say hello to the manager, wish him a good Christmas.
> While there we stepped into the main greenhouse to get out of the wind and
> cold. There on a table was an assortment of Rex begonia with the fancy
> leaves. They were tiny starts, but so many variations! Price was only
$1.99
> each. Had to bring some home with us so purchased 4 of them.
>     Now that we have a greenhouse that is heated I need to stay away from
> places like that. I have never been a container person. Did not want a
> greenhosue because I do not want to work all witner in the nursery.
>     Plant people are something else.. or this one is. Find an open space
and
> it has to be filled with anothe plant.
> Gene E. Bush
> Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
> www.munchkinnursery.com
> genebush@munchkinnursery.com
> Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana
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