Re: Hardiness of Begonia grandis 'Alba'?

Gene Bush wrote:

> I took a pot of Begonia sinensis in trade this past summer. Never did
> get it into a location in the garden. Hopefully still in the holing area
> waiting for its new home. I have not taken the time to look up photos
> of the various species ... is there all that much of a difference in
> appearances between them??

Hi Gene,

Not Frank here, but I can share with you what I've heard about B.sinensis.
Actually, they say a picture is worth a thousand words and I don't write that
well anyhow, so here's a URL with an image:

   http://www.heronswood.com/catalog/04342

There are words there too, but Dan Hinkley's words are more effective than
mine. He says

  "A charming, diminutive plant to 12" with much smaller foliage than
   B. grandis and sprays of light pink flowers, produced two months earlier
   than B. grandis, these representing my collections from high elevations on
   99 Dragons in Yunnan Province in the autumn of 2000. An extremely useful
   and lovely plant for us in our light woodland, in well-drained soil."

Chris

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