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Begonia seed

gmom2-6boys
15 years ago

Do begonia make seed? I know you can start a new plant with leaf cuttings and stem cuttings but do they make seed also?

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Comments (4)

  • hc mcdole
    15 years ago

    If they flower then they may set seed if they are pollinated. Begonia seed is very small, almost dust like so one seed pod may have hundreds of seed. Read more about here:

    SW Region

    Brad's hybridizing page

    Brad's growing from seed

  • tom8olvr
    15 years ago

    I'll second that dust comment... Man they are tiny little buggers!

    this is a seed pod (immature)
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    seed inside is like DUST...

  • hc mcdole
    15 years ago

    And from that seed pod you get something like this:

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    After a year or more of growing I ended up with some canes that look similar to their parents. So far they have not bloomed. Here are two full size plants.

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  • tom8olvr
    15 years ago

    Those pictures are so cute!!! Them little guys are adorable!

    First year I grew from seed I bought unpelletized seed, boy
    was I sorry. I think I got nothing.

    Now I always buy pelletized seed.

    here's a few babies:
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    They're so cuuuute!