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Begonia 'Maurice Amey' and the man it's named for
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Posted by greenelbows1 z9--so LA (My Page) on Tue, Nov 27, 07 at 23:29
| Last night I was lying awake--something I do too much of!--and I got to thinking about the recent posts about this lovely begonia. Thought maybe you'd be interested in a little story. Quite a few years ago I went to a begonia convention in Texas. There were some extraordinarily gorgeous begonias there for student judges to practise on; some of them were begonias I grew, but never that beautifully. Turned out at least some of them were grown by Maurice Amey. Later during the convention--don't remember the exact circumstances--I ran into him with no one else around. Think we were early for some meeting. I was happy to have a chance to visit and talk begonias with him. He said sometimes people were amazed to learn he was a serious grower but that he 'only' grew begonias. He said 'if I want to grow a philodendron, I find a begonia that looks like a philodendron. If I want an ivy, I grow a begonia that looks like an ivy.' For all of you who are new to begonias, look at some pictures and see how much variety there is in this large and fascinating family. Some of my favorite begonias are the ones that make people say 'THAT's a BeGONia?!' |
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RE: Begonia 'Maurice Amey' and the man it's named for
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| Thanks for the story, GE. I finally saw a picture of him and Don Miller on either the ABASTRO or ABS site. It's always nice to have a face to put to a name. I'm not sure if I could just grow begonias although it is my favorite and largest collection. I still like a lot of different genera that begonias cannot imitate. |
RE: Begonia 'Maurice Amey' and the man it's named for
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| Me too, Butch. I think begonias were the very first plants I got hooked on, but I'm pretty addicted to several other families too, and lots of individuals interest me. I just really enjoy growing things. |
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