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Atlanta Begonia Society annual sale

4 years ago

If you are in the greater Atlanta area, the Atlanta Begonia Society is having a plant sale this Saturday, June 15 at 1 pm at the Cochise Riverview Club (3795 Cochise Dr SE, Atlanta). We will have various types of begonias and other gesneriads for sale from Harmony Nursery. If you have any questions, please email Mariana DiVita marianasgarden@gmail.com

Some AVs and Episcias are included in the sales items as well.

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hc mcdole
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4 years ago

I forgot to post pictures since I returned from NC last Wednesday afternoon.

Here you go petrushka:

a few from the nursery itself

and what I brought back

we decided to just do 4 inch this year instead of 6 inch

I think I can do one more picture (10 per post?)

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Rosie1949
4 years ago
Thanks for the notice! Rosie
petrushka (7b)
4 years ago
any pics from sale? or trip to Fl for plants?
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hc mcdole
Original Author
4 years ago
Yes I do but they are at home on external drives. We are going to NC for a few days to visit family
petrushka (7b)
4 years ago
oh, we'll wait :) then.
hc mcdole
Original Author
4 years ago
Two photos did not post! GRRR! At least 8 did. Gee whiz?

a nice rex hybrid

Here is one that didn't upload on the previous post. Maybe the file size is too big even after I downsize all for email purposes?

beautiful episcias in hanging baskets

They are even growing their own canes now from seeds. About a year from seed!

I did bring back a few canes which are always in six inch pots.

also big hanging baskets of Primulina which were sleeved.

2 each of 4 different varieties

Piper and B. amphioxus plugs

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User
4 years ago
These are some seriously gorgeous begonias; thanks for the pics!
petrushka (7b)
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
wow, love pink stuff; those epi's in baskets they look like 'Cleopatra'! I got one in jan. I see you got piper: I got one too and it needs to be kept wet, otherwise it wilts fast... it's my second time, so I asked the guy how to keep it. mostly it needs wet and high humidity. I let it dry once after 5 mo of doing good (produced only 1 leaf after 4 mo, ultra slow growing)..and it dropped all leaves.

i'm keeping left over stems wet under dome: it's regrowing a few tiny leaves.

and that dotted little begonia next to it - isn't it a rare one for terrarium too? love it!
Rosie1949
4 years ago
Nice pix!!!! Beautiful! Rosie
hc mcdole
Original Author
4 years ago
Yes, I know about that piper too - had one two years ago and if you let it dry out, it is toast. A terrarium for it this winter. The "dotted little begonia" is amphioxus and that is all they had available this time - plugs.
petrushka (7b)
4 years ago
I googled it and I see 2.5" pot of beg. amphioxus for like $50 :)…

they say you can root it form leaf cutting and also B. brevirimosa : another pink fave of mine :).

by the way I also got harmony's Heart's Desire: large pink swirl rex - it's the only one that held up well for me in NY after FL xfer.

But the biggest surprise was B. masoniana 'Tricolor' - it's the only one still growing well in NY without the dome producing new leaves. amazing!

all the rest shriveled up and went to fester under dome..:(
Laurie (8A)
4 years ago
best fun ever, hc

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