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| b. coccinea following the suggestion of a fellow gardener from C. FL this girl is about 6.5' or more at it's highest, which might be a problem in the wind, hopefully a sheltered, sunny spot will be found for home. A little leggy now, but with some very careful, selective pruninng the habit will become more dense. Hopefully, I'll get the beautiful pink flowers a good deal of the year. I bought this at Living Color Nursery on Griffin Road-- $89. Pricey, but it is a mature plant. |
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That is a grand B.coccinea. Kinda pricey but this begonia is not a real fast grower and it has taken many months to reach that size. It can take direct filtered sun light and blooms more profusely under higher light conditions.
ReplyDeleteIt's going to take some months for your plant to fill out but it will develop good foliage coverage and tons of flowers all year... As you know, begonias don't have a massive root system so I would leave it in the same pot. If you have a larger decorative pot, place the current pot inside the larger pot and fill in the empty space with pea gravel or potting soil. This should minimize blow over. I feed my coccinea every week but am careful not to over water.
a queen of begonias--but she needs some shelter from sun and wind. As with most begonias, humidity is a requirement.
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