Re: Hardy Begonia
- Subject: Re: [SG] Hardy Begonia
- From: Gene Bush g*@OTHERSIDE.COM
- Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 07:06:37 -0400
Hello Marilyn,
I was vaguely aware of this species, but the only information I have on
it says it is hardy only to zone 9. Do you have different information from
experience? I would not mind adding it to my collection, but it would need
to be far more hardy than zone 9, for sure. Portland, OR is colder in the
winter than that... How about some practical experience information here???
Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5 Southern Indiana
----- Original Message -----
> Narda,
> There is another long lived hardy Begonia I have been growing for
about 5
> years. It is Begonia sutherlandii. It is small, and trailing with single
> orange flowers about the size of a nickel. I use it in containers. Right
> now it resides with a variegated leaf Cuphea, a variegated Helleborus
> sternii 'Janet Starns', peach colored double Impatiens, an orange Abutilon
> and some gold Vinca. This container is on the east side of my house in an
> area that gets only brief morning sun.
> You can get bubils for this little gem from Kristl Walek at North
Garden
> Seeds in Canada - that's the only place I've ever seen them offered.
>
> Marilyn Dube'
> Natural Designs Nursery
> Portland, Oregon
