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 Moreb. heracleifolia, luxurians from seed
Comments (3)I haven't done it but if they don't come up in a couple of months, I'd say they were old. You might want to get in touch with some of the hybridizers (Kartuz and Palm Hammock would be two excellent resources) and see if they have any comments on these two species. I've grown varieties from T&M in the past with poor germination rates - same goes for gloxinia. Then I harvested my own gloxinia seed, sowed them, and they came up thick. Fresh seed is the way to go....See MoreHow often does Mahonia aquifolium (oregon grape) get this tall?
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 MoreB.luxurians--is this just heat stress?
Comments (3)You might have to become a member of Planet Begonia but then the owner of it probably closed it for any new members (kind of weird?) I have never had mine bloom and I am on my 3rd or 4th year. Flowers are not that impressive since they are tiny. The umbels may be somewhat impressive if the plant gets big enough to support it. I am pretty sure I have a photo of one about 12 feet tall with bloom in San Francisco on this forum. Anyhow it will bloom when it feels like the conditions are right... Here is that photo from FB - I just did a screen grab....See MoreCarol love_the_yard (Zone 9A Jacksonville, FL)
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