Re: Begonia grandis

> Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 00:23:51 -0400
>  From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@clark.net>
>  
>  I have a *lot* of B. grandis - heat does not faze it one bit, as long
>  as - as Nancy says - it is in shade.  Will grow and flower in quite
>  deep shade or part shade.  I do not have any in what passes for sun
>  here and they do not seem to put themselves in the sunnier spots, so
>  I have no idea how they would fare, but think the foliage might burn.

It is my experience that Begonia grandis will not grow in the sun at all.  
Mine have filled in the entire shady portion of the bed they are in and have 
stopped abruptly at the point where direct sun can reach.  A little morning 
sun is fine, but where there is more than that, the seedlings do not survive. 
 That is actually a handy feature.  Mine is at the northeast corner of my 
house and the sun does the work of keeping it in check for me.  It moves to 
the north until it hits a porch and moves to the east until it hits the sun.  
In between it is glorious, especially this time of year.  
--Janis

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