Comments on: it lives: my overwintered begonia ‘bonfire’

By: Margaret

Margaret — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:24:51 +0000

Hi, Tariq — I sent you some info via email. Hope it helps!

By: Margaret

Margaret — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:57:15 +0000

Hi, Audrey. It needs to go dormant (meaning it will have no stems or leaves at all for months and months) so when it starts to look a little pooped (as mine is signaling to me a tiny bit already — but certainly this next month) you must stop watering, put it somewhere that rain doesn’t hit it any longer, and let it go to sleep gradually. Then you cut off the collapsed stems, and stash it somewhere — no light needed, but not in a freezing spot like the garage (I am assuming it’s not heated).

By: Audrey

Audrey — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:49:13 +0000

This is the 2nd year I have had a Bonfire. I live on the top floor of my building in Lancaster, Pa and have put my Bonfire out on my balcony. It survives all the heat, wind and rain we have had this year. (Of course I keep it moist) The hummingbirds just love it. This year I am going to try and overwinter it using the directions mentioned in your website. Don’t know if I will have room in my apartment for such a large plant (it got huge this year), but I have a choice of a garage under the apartments of a cage area. The garage would get more light from a window in the garage and the lights going off and on as cars come and go. The cage area would have no light but be warmer. What do you think?