Strawberry Begonias Is Strawberry Geranium Too Saxifragea Stolonifera
A gardening friend brought some of his Strawberry Begonia plants to an number nosotros had hither for beau gardeners. I was dubious. He has total fourth dimension gardeners. We accept 2 retired people who are doing too learning every bit fast every bit they tin - us. No helpers to weed, water, fertilize, etc.
So I planted them inward 2 locations to encounter if they would survive. They all did. In both locations. Without whatsoever exceptional attention or wintertime protection.
Their make inward the U.S.A. is express to zones half dozen to ix but similar Impatiens too other Begonias nosotros found exterior for the summer, they tin live dug too divided to live protected over the wintertime too position dorsum exterior for the summer.
From Asia originally, they prefer moist spots, spread across the solid soil amongst runners too tiny plantlets. Those fragile cherry-red runners too tiny plantlets actually demo off to wages inward a hanging container. Overwatering too every bit good much Sun volition brand Strawberry Begonias endure thus live certain the topographic point or pot is well-drained too out of total sun.
One agency to propagate plants over the wintertime inward the draw solid is to house containers of soil around the primary pot too string the plantlets on travel past times of the soil. They volition root inward a few weeks too and thus you lot simply snip the runner.
Of all it's mutual names, my favorite is Roving Sailor! There are hybrids/cultivars if you lot desire to stray from the species: Maroon Beauty, Tricolor.
Plants: Forest Farm has Maroon Beauty. Glasshouse Works has Tricolor.
Some Japanese culinary dishes accept Strawberry Begonia leaves too flowers inward them.
Plant Delights says Saxifraga is Latin for stone breaker, indicating the stolons might to grow betwixt rocks too their roots nifty the rocks opened upwards every bit they grow. And that stone garden reference is a reminder nearly their quest for drainage!
So I planted them inward 2 locations to encounter if they would survive. They all did. In both locations. Without whatsoever exceptional attention or wintertime protection.Their make inward the U.S.A. is express to zones half dozen to ix but similar Impatiens too other Begonias nosotros found exterior for the summer, they tin live dug too divided to live protected over the wintertime too position dorsum exterior for the summer.
From Asia originally, they prefer moist spots, spread across the solid soil amongst runners too tiny plantlets. Those fragile cherry-red runners too tiny plantlets actually demo off to wages inward a hanging container. Overwatering too every bit good much Sun volition brand Strawberry Begonias endure thus live certain the topographic point or pot is well-drained too out of total sun.
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Of all it's mutual names, my favorite is Roving Sailor! There are hybrids/cultivars if you lot desire to stray from the species: Maroon Beauty, Tricolor.
Plants: Forest Farm has Maroon Beauty. Glasshouse Works has Tricolor.
Some Japanese culinary dishes accept Strawberry Begonia leaves too flowers inward them.
Plant Delights says Saxifraga is Latin for stone breaker, indicating the stolons might to grow betwixt rocks too their roots nifty the rocks opened upwards every bit they grow. And that stone garden reference is a reminder nearly their quest for drainage!