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 **Begonia
LandscapingBegonias range from the prosaic shady garden hardy plant in carefree New England summer gardens, usually with nondescript pink or red flowers, to large leaved indoor specimens with beautiful flowers. These latter plants would have been perfect in our Montserrat shade garden, but except for an angel wing begonia slip given to us no other plants were available. Now that we live in Guatemala the world is our oyster with almost anything we can think of available in a week or two. It's wonderful! Photographed: At the driveway entrance to Hotel Atitlan on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. Planting and Care: In general begonias prefer not to be planted in a full sun area of the garden. They do best in very bright semi shady areas. They like it warm, not hot and they never like it cold. Despite all of these preferences, begonias are old staples in the garden and in the house plant department and they will do just fine in most situations. Text and Photograph ©KO 2010/2011 and GreenGardeningCookingCuring.com 2013 |
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This is another of my favorite plants for children. They will love the colors, the ease of planting and the almost certain success they have with their first venture in the garden. |
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Angularis Begonia angularisIn a whole acre or so of begonias this one stood out for its shade loving, ground hugging very tropical feel. Benefits: From: S. America Photographed: In the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney, Australia, in 2013. Planting and Care: This four foot begonia is an infrequently blooming perennial that will be happy with only morning sun and relatively cool northern climate summer temperatures, though it is not frost hardy. Text and Photograph ©GreenGardeningCookingCuring.com 2014 |
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diadema 'Pink Delight' Begonia diademaThis showy perennial is perfect for patios and terraces. When mature it will be about 2 feet in height. Benefits: Begonia diadema is a bee attractant. From: Borneo Photographed: At the Hotel Atitlan on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. Planting and Care: Plant in rich well-drained moist soil and keep it out of direct sunlight. Text and Photographs ©GreenGardeningCookingCuring.com 2018 |
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venosa Begonia venosaI found the grayed almost furry looking leaves of this plant especially appealing. Benefits: From: Desert areas of Brazil Photographed: In the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney, Australia, in 2013. Planting and Care: This very peculiar member of the begonia family likes it very sunny, hot and dry as in desert conditions. Text and Photograph ©GreenGardeningCookingCuring.com 2014 |
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Honeymoon (Million Kisses) Begonia boliviensis x hybrid When mature this begonia will be about 1 foot high and 3 feet in diameter. It is perfect as a hanging plant. Benefits: From: Begonias are native to Mexico, Central and South America, Asia and South Africa. Photographed: At the Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum, in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA in 2017. Planting and Care: Place this lovely begonia in a brightly lit place shaded from direct sun and out of strong winds. Plant it in rich well-drained moist soil and enjoy the show. Text and Photograph ©GreenGardeningCookingCuring.com 2019 |
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White and Pink Begonias Begonia grandis subsp. evansiana,
B. evansiana This is a wonderful perennial little care ever flowering begonia that deserves a place in every garden. See the white version below. It is lovely also, but seems just a little less exuberant. Planting and Care: This is a perennial and easy care begonia that will reward your efforts on its behalf with almost continuously blooming pink flowers as you see in the photographs. While it is said to prefer light shade or only morning sun, I've seen it growing and in bloom in full sun and deep shade as well. Give it routine rainfall or watering and a rich loamy soil to keep it at its best. Text and Photographs ©KO 2010 and GreenGardeningCookingCuring.com 2014 |
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Begonia Begonia listada Though its name was not inspired, the plant nonetheless is quite appealing as are its button flowers. Benefits: From: Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil Photographed: In the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney, Australia, in 2013. Planting and Care: This perennial will grow to be about 1 1/2 feet tall in a warm climate when planted in a neutral to acid rich moist soil. Like many soft plants, it does not appreciate strong winds. Text and Photograph ©GreenGardeningCookingCuring.com 2014 |
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you know what variety this is, please contact meBegonia Mystery #1 Photographed: At the Hotel San Buenaventura on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. Text and Photograph ©KO 2010 |
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you know what variety this is, please contact meBegonia Mystery #2 I don't consider this a particularly attractive begonia, but I finally saw it in bloom and thought it had that as a very redeeming feature. Photographed: At the Hotel Atitlan and at the Hotel Regis at Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. Text and Photograph ©KO 2010 |
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you know what variety this is, please contact me Begonia Mystery #6a and 6b Photographed: On the left at the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center in Rhode Island in 2013 and on the right in the Blithewold Garden in Bristol, Rhode Island 2013. Photographs ©GreenGardeningCookingCuring 2013   |
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Begonia Mystery #50 Photographed: At the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center in Rhode Island in 2013. Text and Photograph ©GreenGardeningCookingCuring.com 2013.
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Begonia Mystery #54a Normally I like only white and green leaf color combinations, but this begonia and a few other plants I like look very much like an artist has been at work. That I like very much. Photographed: In the Royal Botanical Garden in Sydney, Australia 2013. Text and Photograph ©GreenGardeningCookingCuring.com 2014.
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Begonia Mystery #55a Photographed: In the Royal Botanical Garden in Sydney, Australia 2013. Text and Photograph ©GreenGardeningCookingCuring.com 2014.
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Begonia Mystery #55b Photographed: In the Royal Botanical Garden in Sydney, Australia 2013. Text and Photograph ©GreenGardeningCookingCuring.com 2014.
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Begonia Mystery #67a Photographed: In the Royal Botanical Garden in Sydney, Australia 2013. Text and Photograph ©GreenGardeningCookingCuring.com 2014.
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Begonia Mystery #69a Photographed: In the Royal Botanical Garden in Sydney, Australia 2013. Text and Photograph ©GreenGardeningCookingCuring.com 2014.
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Begonia Mystery #81b Photographed: In the Royal Botanical Garden in Sydney, Australia 2013. Text and Photograph ©GreenGardeningCookingCuring.com 2014.
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Begonia Mystery #83 Photographed: In the Royal Botanical Garden in Sydney, Australia 2013. Text and Photograph ©GreenGardeningCookingCuring.com 2014.
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you know what variety this is, please contact meBegonia Mystery #85a Photographed: At the Blithewold Gardens in Bristol, Rhode Island, in 2017. Text and Photograph ©GreenGardeningCookingCuring.com 2019 |
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