I don't know much about how to care for these plants but thanks to the suitable growing conditions, they grow well and now bloom for me.
This is a local variety of cane begonia. This plant can grow very tall in my region.
This is a rex begonia. It's the second one I bought. The first one rotted on me maybe because I fussed too much with it. This time, I let it be and it is growing beautifully.
I bought this one in one of my trip down the Mekong delta. It looked pitiful then. I thought it would be picky but to my surprise, it just grows by itself, ie. I didn't do much to it except re-potting it to my mix when I first bought.
And this cane begonia is grown from a small cutting given me by a friend from the GCS (Greenculturesingapore) forum.
I'm on the look out for more varieties, but as always, it's not easy here.
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I am always afraid of the tuberous type. I have killed two of them a long time ago and still have no courage to grow another.
The flowers of your local cane begonia in the first pic look quite big and attractive in a cluster. I hope they last long for you and all your begonias will grow well in your garden :-D
Thanks, Steph.
Sorry to hear your sad experience with tuberous begonia. Won't you like to try again?
Last May, I visited Singapore and "managed" to get a begonia tuber to a friend there. He has made it grow very big. See it in the link here http://www.greenculturesg.com/forum/index.php?/topic/24623-begonias-in-blooms/page__pid__283390__st__0&#entry283390.
I believe Singapore has the same climate as KL. Yes? No?
Begonias have such delicate pretty flowers. I love their hairy leaves too.
Ha ha... the size of the plant is incredible. Yes we have the same climate as Singapore. Well, no harm trying another one again ;-) Thanks for your encouragement!
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