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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Begonia

Begonia semperflorens comes in shades of pink, rose, red and white. They'll grow to 25 cm in height and like a bit of shade. 

I have them in pots under the veranda on the back deck, and some in shady spots in the garden.












6 comments:

  1. Beautiful ...are they drought hardy if you give them shade ?

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    1. http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s3434778.htm

      According to this, the semperflorens is. It might take some water to get it established.
      Having a bucket in the shower is a good way to get some extra water to tip on your plants :)

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  2. I hadn't heard of semperflorens before ...they're gorgeous. I love the red one especially. we do the bucket under the shower trick too to save a bit of water :)

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  3. Love those red ones, my favourite colour. Love the pink tinge on the first photos x

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  4. I love Begonias. They bloom year 'round; outdoors in summer, indoors in winter. One even came up from a seed in the greenhouse floor.

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    1. Oh wow, that's awesome. Love it when a plant goes to seed and I get 'freebies' :)

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