Comments on: begonia of the week: ‘dragon wing’ red http://awaytogarden.com/begonia-of-the-week-dragon-wing-red Organic gardening inspiration from Margaret Roach Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:26:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Margaret http://awaytogarden.com/begonia-of-the-week-dragon-wing-red/comment-page-1#comment-109837 Margaret Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:42:05 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=633#comment-109837 Hi, Bobye. Brad Thompson is a really keen begonia grower and has a whole website full of tips, including a <a href="http://www.bradsbegoniaworld.com/seed.htm" rel="nofollow">page about growing from seed that's here</a>. To understand how he collects the seed first and cleans it, you need to go tot he bottom of the "hybridizing" page on his site, but that link is no good...so go there <a href="http://www.bradsbegoniaworld.com/hybrid.htm" rel="nofollow">from this link instead</a>. Brad also wrote this "<a href="http://www.begonias.org/greenhouse/Care/brads_articles/seedgrowing.htm" rel="nofollow">growing from seed" article </a>for the American Begonia Society website. Hi, Bobye. Brad Thompson is a really keen begonia grower and has a whole website full of tips, including a page about growing from seed that’s here. To understand how he collects the seed first and cleans it, you need to go tot he bottom of the “hybridizing” page on his site, but that link is no good…so go there from this link instead.

Brad also wrote this “growing from seed” article for the American Begonia Society website.

]]> By: bobye http://awaytogarden.com/begonia-of-the-week-dragon-wing-red/comment-page-1#comment-109828 bobye Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:34:01 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=633#comment-109828 Do the angle wing begonia's germinate from seed very well? I would like to start my own plants from seed but sometimes the see won't germinate. Thanks for any suggestions. Do the angle wing begonia’s germinate from seed very well? I would like to start my own plants from seed but sometimes the see won’t germinate. Thanks for any suggestions.

]]> By: Irene http://awaytogarden.com/begonia-of-the-week-dragon-wing-red/comment-page-1#comment-89111 Irene Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:44:27 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=633#comment-89111 Begonias were my least favorite flower but this year decided to take a chance on them. These were not the fancy ones but they sure produced a show. The leaves are tipped in red and the flower a beautiful bright red with yellow center. The best part is the deer aren't eating them and they don't seem to be bother by any bugs. They required very little attention and seemed to love it in the garden at my condo. Begonias were my least favorite flower but this year decided to take a chance on them. These were not the fancy ones but they sure produced a show. The leaves are tipped in red and the flower a beautiful bright red with yellow center. The best part is the deer aren’t eating them and they don’t seem to be bother by any bugs. They required very little attention and seemed to love it in the garden at my condo.

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