Re: strawberry begonia was: ground cover ID
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- Subject: Re: [SG] strawberry begonia was: ground cover ID
- From: M* T*
- Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 02:58:57 -0500
Lynn,
I've been growing this outside for several years. It spreads some,
but is not by any means rampant in my garden...lovely little
groundcover plant for shade and moist soil. Mine is under a royal
fern and has even set up housekeeping in the woody, fibrous mound
they create. I am not certain they would be hardy much north of me,
but maybe someone is growing them in z 6 or colder and can testify.
Have also acquired some others...names not in brain at moment...one
with a very nice goldish-green leaf. Charming plants IMO. Found out
they do not like dry conditions...the hard way.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Lynn Barbee <msgardens@HOTMAIL.COM>
> Date: Thursday, November 16, 2000 6:52 PM
>
> I know we dropped this topic already, but I was at a local garden
center
> today looking at houseplants, and saw one that might be what one of
the
> members of the list was wondering about. It's strawberry begonia
(saxifraga
> sarmentosa). It does look a little like creeping charlie, but
definitely
> has the pink/red stems. I know it as a houseplant, but I guess it
is grown
> as a ground cover in some areas. Lynn, NW Indiana
