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Begonia grandis ssp. evansiana |
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| | New growth in late spring |
| Common name |
hardy begonia |
| Family |
begoniaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z6-9) |
| Flowers |
soft pink, white (September) |
| Size |
18" |
| Light |
part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil (not too dry) |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature (do not cover)
detailed seed-starting info below
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We grew our first from seed, labeled as subspecies evansiana. So tiny and delicate as seedlings, I was surprised they survived - but they did, and by mid-summer, it was showing off its lovely foliage; by late summer, the first soft pink flower appeared. In the years following, I thought several times that the plants were lost, but in fact they are just very late to emerge: late May or early June in our garden. Somewhere along the line we picked up a few new plants, probably not of the subspecies - these are the white ones above, making for an appealing contrast in foliage and flower with the Daphne retusa behind it.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: patio area, side garden Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Susan Johnston | May 26, 2006 | In addition to growing this plant from seed, you can also most easily produce new plants from the bulbils that appear in the leaf axils following its late bloom season. You can either pluck them off the plant and sow them directly outside, or you can just allow them to fall from the plant on the soil and new plants will grow the following spring. You can also collect the bulbils and plant them indoors for new plants if this plant is not hardy in your zone.
Begonia seeds are some of the tiniest seeds available. Begonias are monoecious, with both male and female flowers appearing on an individual plant, so that you only need one plant for fertilization of the female flower to occur, or to produce fertile bulbils.
Just thought you might want to include this information, unless you are strictly limiting your information to seeds.
I love this site!
Susan
Once again, proof that the collective knowledge of online gardeners is enormous! Thanks for filling in more details, Susan. |
| Rebecca Probst | Oct 26, 2006 | Hi.love this plant; it self-seeds ferociously, too. I work in a huge garden center in PA; While it is on the tables in the shade section it will bloom, of course. Every June we begin to see seedlings under the tables, in corners, in horrible gravelly spots, anywhere....ruly rugged. We always sell out of this plant and I have been known to pull some out of the strange places and give them to customers! |
- Seed from '04 HPS/MAG exchange. Surface-sowed to 6pak, with light, 70F. Just a few seedlings from many seeds, with germination starting at 19d. Seedlings stay tiny for months.
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