It is never good to get over-confident in garden skills, especially if you 'take it indoors' for the inhospitable Winter. I glibly
brought in a couple of Rex Begonias this fall, thinking I might successfully 'winter' them for visual interest in the house.
In 'happier days' they looked amazing.....
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| Rex Begonia "Sonic Sweet Purple" |
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| Rex Begonia - Painted Paradise |
While on Christmas vacation, we forgot to leave "
please water me" instructions.
That was the beginning of the end. (
Note to self: Never, never,
never neglect delicate plants, especially in the "non-season" - they will not recover.)
The hard, cold reality....
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| Only the clover is growing in this pot..... |
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| There is hope here - for one lone "Painted Paradise" plant! |
Not being a fatalist, there are some bright spots today, at the end of January (besides the fact that it IS the end of January). In the fall, I did bring a Fuschia too. It appears to be a bit hardier and is actually growing.
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| Fuschia - 'chillin' out' on the hearth |
So, lessons to be learned for inside gardening... and put the Rex Begonia in the 3-season room, in preparation for 2011 composting.
Happy Gardening planning....
