Friday, May 24, 2013

You taught me to love again..

Begonias-- still have a few in the family. 

Big Mac, a very handsome fellow. Planted low in a gallon pot, the rhizomes seem happy at the challenge  of climbing out of confinement. 
A rambunctious Art Hodes (b. orococo?) dares a late season bloom. I need to learn how to propogate. Juicy, thick stems don't seem like they'd lend themselves to rooting..?
Posted by Potted Bliss

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 25, 2013 at 7:38 AM

    I've rooted several begonias (haven't tried A.H.) by simple leaf propagation. Take one of the newer leaves with the petiole and just place it in water ( I use empty pill bottles) in a well lighted location. Change the water twice a day to avoid bacterial rot. The leaf should produce roots within two weeks at which time pot it up in a small pot. Multiple plantlets will emerge from the base of the petiole.

    I have rooted A.H. by stem cuttings. I grow my A.H. in a hanging pot. Once a year I cut it back to about six inches. I stuck several of the stem cuttings in the ground in full shade. Several months later one of the stems did root. I think the stems would root in water also.

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  2. Potted BlissMay 26, 2013 at 12:56 PM

    Thanks for the info. I see I have been misspelling the name- should read Art Hodes. According to Glassworks House nursery it is a Martin Johnson hybrid-- b. orococo and ??. Not sure what the distinguishing feature of the hybrid is they look very similar.

    I'll try to propogate first via cuttings. Hopefully, like U402, the succulent stems will root with as happily.

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