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Posted by costaricafinca Costa Rica (My Page) on Thu, Jul 3, 08 at 13:22
I don't know the name of this lovely begonia, so hope someone knows and hope also that you can tell me if these 2
'blooms' are seed pods. If so, how do I know when they are ready to be removed and replanted.The usual blooms on the plant are pink.
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RE: Seed pods?
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Hi, yes they are seed pods - the ovary is behind the bloom where the seeds are. The male flowers are the ones that don't have those - of course : ) - but if you have a male flower with pollen you can cross it back on itself, or on another begonia with females flowers.
They take a while to ripen, the pod turns brown and papery. The seeds are very tiny, dustlike, and are fun to grow to see what you might get. Karan |
RE: Seed pods?
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Thanks, Karan. I have never had these appear on my other begonias. I have many other varieties so I will have to see what happens....or I might experiment!
I just looked some other plants, and they have the seeds pods as well, but are different containers. |
RE: Seed pods?
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| Hi, You are welcome. I have been getting begonias this year that I have never seen. I got some beautiful cuttings from Greg Sytch in Florida, Babraba Hamilton, Fergie and others - some had flowers on them that I took off before starting them and they are doing well so I will have flowers next year. Brad Thompson has a good begonia web-site with lots of information on growing from seed and other cultural needs. Karan |
RE: Seed pods?
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This is a seed pod on my 'queen' begonia. I'm going to let it go and see if anything comes of it. |
RE: Seed pods?
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| Karan, how do you tell if the male flowers have pollen? I have non-stops that have both male and female flowers and am curious to see what I'd get from seeds. |
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