Ricinifolia id'd at last

I saw what was tagged as b.ricinifolia at Fairchild that looked like what I've been calling 'Carribean King'. I'm sending pic to yahoo begonia group for ID. (7PM: so far verdict at Yahoo begonias is ricinifolia)

Rinse and water for everyone, prepping for a hot sunny day though it has cooled from the heat of the weekend.

Little Fred's not looking so well. The smaller rhizomes get blown around by the wind, even though he's way below the lip of the pot. There are still stiff little leaves coming out of him so we'll cross our fingers.

Gardenia and orange are putting out big, glossy leaves.

Hoping  bamboo is going to put up another culm -- nothing yet, though a side shoot from a culm that had been cut is starting to grow.