Begonia aconitifolia & coccinea ....

Begonia-Angelwing “My Angel”                                   

                                          ID#574

 
 

Additional Information: Plant exchange: Oriental Women’s Club/Garden Club

 

This plant will only live outdoors during the summers in Easter NC


I picked this plant from a Plant Exchange because my husband Bob likes Begonias. I kept it in a pot for the first year and did not grow much.

Second year I  moved it to a flower bed during summer and it thrived.

The cultivar name is not certain.

Now I keep a cutting of it at the end of season to winter in the Glasshouse.

HEIGHT X SPREAD: 24 - 36 inches PLANT TYPE: Evergreen in hot climate GROWTH RATE: Moderate TEXTURE: fine - medium LIGHT: part shade WATER: moist SOIL: high Organic
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: flat circle shape blooms in light pink color grow in bunches during late summer. The color makes a good contrast with the dark green /red colored leaves. FRUIT AND SEED: I have not observed any fruit or seeds. KEY FEATURES: Pseudo heart shape, serrated leaves are green with sliver specks all over on the top and deep red color underneath.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Plant is resilient. I keep it in the greenhouse/ Glasshouse during winter, usually just a branch cutting from larger plant growing in Bed #13 during the summer. The plant grows well in part shade and well moist soil which Bed #13 provides. It flowers in late summer. I will try to keep it year around in the new Glasshouse and see if it tolerates the high heat of summer there. Cuttings root easily but do not grow much during the cold months. Emerging time, Fertilization, Pruning, Thinning, Seed Collecting, Cutting, Roots, Division,.......
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July 2009

12/2010

Date: May 2008

Location: Glasshouse / Bed #13 summers

ID#574

Glasshouse first winter   -   December 2010