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Thread: Begonia rex of some sort

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  1. March 17th, 2014, 01:03 PM #1
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    Default Begonia rex of some sort

    A friend gave me this plant in a tiny 2" pot last Spring. It is now in a 14" pot. These grow so fast!!!

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  2. March 17th, 2014, 06:05 PM #2
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    nice leaves
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    Are they Scarlet Begonias?
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    I'm thinking more of some Begonia rex rhizomatous hybrid.
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    Sorry, it was a 'Grateful Dead' reference/joke.

    They have a song named "Scarlet Begonias". And it is a good song at that!
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