How tall will my Begonia luxurians get (contest)
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10 years agoCarol love_the_yard (Zone 9A Jacksonville, FL)
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Comments (10)Try Lotusland for some of the biggest leaves ever. Other giants are nelumbiifolia (one in Miami's Fairchild Tropical gardens in the conservatory were probably 24 inches across), Selph's Mahogany, Maggie Nodal, Challenger (very large), parviflora (do a web search for it in Ecuador), popenoi, Red Umbo, and many more. Paul Hernandez does get very large. I've read that Mrs. Fred T. Scripps does too. Another one I've seen on line but doesn't seem to be in the trade is baccata which is on some small island off the west coast of Africa (Sao Tome?) and if you can believe the review is a true giant among giants....See MoreBegonia luxurians seed
Comments (19)Hi Rick, It's an Arbutus, A. unedo I assume. Right now it's dropping fruits everywhere--they end up stuck to feet/shoes and make a huge mess. It's a big tree that hangs over my yard and creates a lot of shade. The huge Begonia luxurians seeds is colliding with it. The Arbutus is blooming heavily, providing a feast for the hummingbirds. Here's what surprises me--I finally tasted a fruit a few weeks ago. It was s fantastic. This really surprised me. I've always heard they are pretty bad. I've only sown the seeds on peat:perlite. However, I would assume that a medium that works for other tiny surface sown seeds should work fine. Hi Janine, thanks for the encouragement. I need to get back to you soon. My computer just died completely, which doesn't help when it comes to catching up. Are you interested in some of these seeds? I'm sending the seeds from the three most productive unrepresented to the ABS seedbank. I compared those seeds to known quntities of cinnamon to get an idea of how much. It should be well over half a teaspoon of seeds. That's a lot of Begonia seeds. I think these are strangely smaller than most Begonia seeds. Maybe not so strange since the flowers and seedpods are so small. The seedlings continue to grow very quickly. What I think is the fluorescence with the most pods (and seeds)--well over a hundred--is about to mature....See More'Love my Garden' contest
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Comments (9)Definitely true. It just depends on where and who is looking. bboy ... You wrote... "I've seen lots of 'em, so I guess it's a matter of who's looking and where they're looking. So far we've already covered three specific examples." If you know of some really big ones, you may just stand a chance for the CHAMPION SHRUB CONTEST and the $50 dinner prize for Olive Garden!! Seems there won't be many folks trying at all on this one. About 3 weeks, and my huge poison oak vine with the 3" diameter trunk over 100' high is the only entry so far. Most people will get distracted and forget. But the contest is for real. Go to Google and search verbatim this line exactly - then look within the results: specific contest category posted ... "Turf to Trees" champion shrub You're in the Pacific NW - right? That's what the contest is for. You've been around more than most - why not give it a shot....See MoreCarol love_the_yard (Zone 9A Jacksonville, FL)
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