Re: Begonia

Have quite a few - angel wings and rhizomatous and one I think is in
the fibrous rooted class.  Summer is on our covered walkway - only
slanting sun early and late in the day.  They seem to like it fine.
Winter in east facing bay window and would like it better if I
watered them more regularly tho' they actually prefer to dry a bit
between waterings...just not as much as I let them.  Lovely plants.
Particularly like one I have with very ruffled leaves - no idea of
the name as it was a passalong.

Used to keep them on the north side of our deck with open sky above
in summer and they suffered a lot of leaf burn; seem happier in the
shade in my climate.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Roberta Diehl <diehlr@INDIANA.EDU>
> Date: Friday, March 31, 2000 8:48 PM
>
> Sheila,
>
> First, let me say that I absolutely adore these houseplant
begonias. I
> have a number of them, some passalongs, all very different. One is
a maple
> leaf begonia, almost black in color, that is blooming now with an
absolute
> shower of pale pink flowers! Wish I could send you a picture. It is
so
> gorgeous. This has a maple-leaf shape, but no special color
combination on
> the leaves. I have several of the pink/green/silver angel wing
types, all
> purchased from Logee's Greenhouse in Massachusetts. Have just
discovered
> that a local nursery has fabulous begonias for sale--cheap and
beautiful
> tho alas, unnamed. The owner adores these plants too and
practically gives
> away her excess.
>
> These are great plants. Rarely are they bothered by insects or
disease and
> they are about as trouble-free as a plant can be. Since writing
before, I
> have found someone who grows them even more successfully than I do,
and
> she gives hers a full summer on the back porch, which is mostly
sunny with
> a SW exposure. I have been giving mine no sun at all (they summer
on my
> north-facing front porch), but I may rethink that after seeing
hers! Would
> like to hear from others who grow begonias.  Sun or shade during
the
> summer?
>
> Bobbi Diehl
> Bloomington, IN
> zone 5/6
>
> On Fri, 31 Mar 2000, Mike Cook & Sheila Smith wrote:
>
> > Hi, Bobbi.  I've even grown those (rex) begonias in an office
with no
> > windows and only incandescent light!  Really great houseplants.
Do you
> > know where the variegated (green-white-pink) form can be
purchased?
> > From your letter, it sounds like you grow them outdoors in the
summer.
> > What type of habitat do they like and how do they do outside?
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