Begonia help

floydie Full Member Posts: 119	Begonia help Apr 15, 2011 10:40:23 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by floydie on Apr 15, 2011 10:40:23 GMT And me pretty please

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Begonia help Apr 15, 2011 15:01:07 GMT

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Apr 14, 2011 18:10:33 GMT @wildlifefriendly said:

Well I have 18 pots of them, they are far to fragile for me even to consider packing them in leaf but I'm sure at the end of the season when they return to just tubers I could post one or two if anyone would like one

I would love one please WLF

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peony Top Member Posts: 4,719	Begonia help Apr 15, 2011 18:45:42 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peony on Apr 15, 2011 18:45:42 GMT Me too please WF if you have a spare one ;D
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wildlifefriendly Guest	Begonia help Jun 20, 2011 13:47:59 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildlifefriendly on Jun 20, 2011 13:47:59 GMT They have flowered. I planted them in various places around the garden and they do better with no direct sun. They certainly brighten up a shady corner.

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,750	Begonia help Jun 20, 2011 15:24:07 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Jun 20, 2011 15:24:07 GMT nice colour

Lou78W Top Member Posts: 9,402	Begonia help Jun 20, 2011 15:30:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lou78W on Jun 20, 2011 15:30:43 GMT Very pretty WF.. ;D
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Begonia help Jun 20, 2011 16:02:11 GMT

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Apr 15, 2011 15:01:07 GMT esther said:

Apr 14, 2011 18:10:33 GMT @wildlifefriendly said:

I would love one please WLF

Yes please Sue that's lovely.

The lady from the sussex coast.

peony Top Member Posts: 4,719	Begonia help Jun 20, 2011 18:19:37 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peony on Jun 20, 2011 18:19:37 GMT Lovely plant WF, the flowers make a nice contrast with the lovely big leaves, a great shade plant
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Rosie Global Moderator Rambling Rosie. Posts: 9,407	Begonia help Jun 20, 2011 18:25:17 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosie on Jun 20, 2011 18:25:17 GMT Ooo thats is really pretty, such a lovely simple flower, gorgeous ;D
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wildlifefriendly Guest	Begonia help Oct 9, 2011 9:36:52 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildlifefriendly on Oct 9, 2011 9:36:52 GMT I spotted these today This plant really wants to spread, the tubers divide and it produces seeds and bulblets. I picked some off and put them in a seed tray to see what happens.

Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,970	Begonia help Oct 9, 2011 11:37:22 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on Oct 9, 2011 11:37:22 GMT I lifted my apricot coloured begonias and the tubers are very tiny. I have another lot of pink ones which will probably be just as small. Do I keep these or get rid of them?

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Begonia help Oct 9, 2011 11:58:10 GMT

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Oct 9, 2011 11:37:22 GMT Cherry said:

I lifted my apricot coloured begonias and the tubers are very tiny. I have another lot of pink ones which will probably be just as small. Do I keep these or get rid of them?

Did they flower well Cherry? If they did I would keep them and use them again next year. I've found the basket begonia tubers are not very big, but with the tall upright varieties the tubers get bigger each year. I had some that grew to the size of dinner plates and I had to divide them to get them in the pots ;D

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Begonia help Oct 9, 2011 13:46:44 GMT

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Oct 9, 2011 11:37:22 GMT Cherry said:

I lifted my apricot coloured begonias and the tubers are very tiny. I have another lot of pink ones which will probably be just as small. Do I keep these or get rid of them?

Have a look at the size of my tubers on page 1 of this thread. My tubers were very small, about the size of a penny but each one grew into a large plant.

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Begonia help Oct 9, 2011 15:00:12 GMT

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Oct 9, 2011 9:36:52 GMT @wildlifefriendly said:

I spotted these today

This plant really wants to spread, the tubers divide and it produces seeds and bulblets.

I picked some off and put them in a seed tray to see what happens.

Is this your perennial begonia WF?

Hertfordshire

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Begonia help Oct 9, 2011 16:43:30 GMT

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Oct 9, 2011 11:37:22 GMT Cherry said:

I lifted my apricot coloured begonias and the tubers are very tiny. I have another lot of pink ones which will probably be just as small. Do I keep these or get rid of them?

We usually try to keep ours Cherry - doesn't always work but worth a try

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