 |
Begonia boliviensis |
 |
| Common name |
Bolivian begonia |
| Family |
begoniaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z7b-10) |
| Flowers |
orange-red (summer) |
| Size |
24" |
| Light |
part-full shade |
| Cultural notes |
well drained soil |
From seed  |
sow barely covered at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below
|
Winter-deciduous begonia species from Argentina that covers itself in crimson flowers with flowing curvy petals. In its native habitat, it often chooses the shady sides of cliffs as its home. I have no such habitat in our garden, so if any of my seedlings survive, they'll have to make do with the shady side of a slat fence.
|
This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Begonia boliviensis
[2019 Seed from NARGS '18/'19 exchange. Baggy 70F with light (modest% G, 10-17d). Seedlings were so tiny that handling was nearly impossible. Despite considerable care, no seedlings survived. Next year I am planning to direct-sow to the surface of a pot.
I welcome comments about my web pages; feel free to use the form below to
leave feedback about this particular page. For the benefit of other visitors
to these pages, I will list any relevant comments you leave, and if
appropriate, I will update my page to correct mis-information. Faced with an
ever-increasing onslaught of spam, I'm forced to discard any comments including
html markups. Please submit your comment as plain text. If you have a
comment about the website as a whole, please leave it in my
guestbook. If you
have a question that needs a personal response, please
e-mail me.
|