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Sat, May 12, 12 at 14:01
| Hello,
I was given this plant to me a few years ago and I'm not sure exactly what it is. It seems to be happy regardless of the condition I put it through!! It did have long stems with flowers on it but I trimmed them because they dried out. I keep it in a window that gets afternoon sun. Thanks for the help! |
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- Posted by JessieC777 Washington State 5 (My Page) on Sat, May 12, 12 at 14:40
| I'm guessing some type of begonia.... |
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- Posted by bama_gardener 8b (My Page) on Sat, May 12, 12 at 15:24
| I'm not good with begonias either, but looks like a beefsteak begonia with the large round leaves. Beverly |
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- Posted by pirate_girl Zone7 NYC (My Page) on Sat, May 12, 12 at 17:30
| Hi all, Yes, a Begonia, nice plant, looks happy & healthy, seems you're on the right track w/ its care. I don't believe it is Beefsteak, but I can't offer an alternate name, sorry. |
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| Thank you!! I will research begonia and see if I can find the actual name. I don't have a green thumb but it doesn't keep me from trying! |
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- Posted by stonesriver 6B Tennessee (My Page) on Sun, May 13, 12 at 16:53
| If you haven't already, you might try asking for an ID on the Begonia forum. It is a lovely specimen and you've done a bang-up job! Linda |
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| Thank you for all the help. I googled it and I believe it is a tea rose begonia. This forum is absolutely wonderful as well as the people that belong to it. Thank you so much everyone!! |
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- Posted by emerald1951 4 (rstrobel@mchsi.com) on Mon, May 14, 12 at 23:10
| Hi...I believe that Bama gardener is right, it looks alot like a beef steak bagonia....I had one once long time ago....linda |
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| Emerald.....I missed Bama saying something about Beef steak but that definatly looks right. My hubby is gonna LOVE that I have a Beef Steak in the house!! lol Thanks for all the help everyone! |
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- Posted by aseedisapromise z4.5 SD (My Page) on Tue, May 15, 12 at 9:19
| This is a Beefsteak begonia, Begonia erythrophylla. It's kind of a nice old cultivar. It blooms for me every early spring. It is a rhizomatous begonia, so it will tend to sprawl over time. This is its natural growth pattern, so you want to place it in a wide pot as it grows. You can take cuttings of it pretty easily if it gets too rangy. |
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