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I bought this plant in spring of 2016 for it's beauty not really knowing anything about it. As many have commented hummers loved it. I b...Read More
This has been a great container performer for us, flowering continuously all summer and well into the fall. Performs best here in partial...Read More
I overwinter this plant in the greenhouse, where it dies back, like the tuberous begonias do. I just hang it up and water occasionally un...Read More
6/2/13
I live in NH and just bought two Bonfire Begonias. I put them on my mostly shady, but good light, front porch. I ga...Read More
I received this plant in a hanging basket as a Mothers' Day gift from my son and absolutely love it! The color of mine is called Tangeri...Read More
I have grown the Bonfire for the last three years in a hanging container in my partially shaded patio. I am absolutely in love with it! I...Read More
I just bought one from Berkeley Hort in Berkeley, California. The display plant was breathtaking! Of course I was smitten immediately... ...Read More
Cannot handle the Tampa Bay summer. It prefers lower humidity and cooler nights, as it was found growing higher up in altitude. It looks ...Read More
One of my favorite Begonia's. I received a plant in a trade from another DG'er last fall and it went dormant over the winter. I totally f...Read More
I got one of these in the fall and it was so beautiful. However, I find that excessive anything, rain, cold, heat, sends it into dormanc...Read More
I purchased this plant in a hanging basket in the spring of 2009. It bloomed all summer and into the fall. I'm in zone 7 so I'm saving my...Read More
I love my three bonfires! They bloomed last year, died back in January and came back to life in May more beautiful than ever. However, ye...Read More
I am really impressed with this plant. I bought a hanging basket of it last year and it bloomed all year in light shade. I saved the tu...Read More
Positive with caveat!
Not heat tolerant. I have 3 hanging baskets of this begonia, they are stunning for 9 months out of the year....Read More
I'm afraid to say that Bonfire begonia disappointed me. I grew it in a container in full sun. It produced few flowers until about Septem...Read More
In 1990 during an plant expedition into Argentina from New Zealand, seeds from Begonia boliviensis were gathered. From this seed, the be...Read More
A beautiful plant. I was drawn to the deep orange flowers and it never disappointed, blooming straight through to October heer in Zone 6...Read More
Does best when pinched to encourage bushiness.
This plant is patented. Propagation is prohibited.