Wednesday, August 7, 2013

The Hardy Begonia

The Hardy Begonia


I found just one more flower in my yard that was putting out flowers and this was this hardy begonia. It is mostly big leaves for nearly all the year. The large plants have to be brought inside in the really cold weather. It is really an amazing plant. It was given to me as a small plant years ago by friend Tamsin who is a begonia enthusiast and knows all about this versatile plant and it's variations. Until you visit the Begonia House at the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens you don't realize how many different varieties there are of begonias.


That small plant grew and grew with very little help from me except the occasional watering and re-potting. It also survived a very bad Texas hail storm where the leaves were nearly all shredded. It came through and started growing new leaves and in a month or so looked great again. To make a new plant all that is needed is to take one stalk and put it in a new pot and voila! a new plant grows within weeks. The blooms are very delicate creamy pink white color and nearly always appear just at this hottest time of the year.

Amazing!

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