Tuesday, February 9, 2016

'Eyelash' Begonia Propagation

Begonia 'Chicago Fire'
              I always get questions about plant culture and propagation.  Here is a detailed guide for propagating Begonias by John Boggan.
            John has a Begonia hybridizing project with the goal of a decorative winter hardy Begonia.  If you are not following his progress, you should.






3 comments:

  1. Gary, thanks for sharing my blog post. I do have a quibble: "eyelash" begonia refers to a particular group of rhizomatous begonias, derived from several Central American species like B. bowerae, that have hairs along the edge of the leaf, looking a bit like eyelashes. This term does not apply to most rhizomatous begonias (or any of the Old World begonias, including the rex group). Here's an example showing the "eyelashes": http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/0000_0000/0912/0676.jpeg

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  2. John,

    What would be the correct descriptive term for the leaf you show in your propagation story?

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    1. The begonias in my blog post are rex begonias but this technique should work with just about any rhizomatous begonia (including the "eyelash" types).

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