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docthrill

My daughter Sarah is @saguaro I Live in central California 👨🏻‍🌾 I’m known for begonias and a small garden space.

Begonia 'Garden Angel Plum'

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docthrill

Today is my birthday 🥳, I’m 58 today, June 8th 2023 #foliagefriday #begonia

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sherrisgarden

Happy Birthday !!! 🎈🎉🎂

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hkyfvr

Happy Birthday David 🥳💐🎂

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docthrill

Thank you 🙏 @sherrisgarden and @hkyfvr love you guys 🥰

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cheriej

Hope you have a Happy Birthday!!!🎉🎂🎁

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docthrill

Thank you 🙏 very much @cheriej 🥰

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hkyfvr

Love you too. Have a wonderful day 😍

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novicegardenlover

Hi David. I'm now catching up on a lot of your posts. A very happy belated birthday to you! 😄

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docthrill

Thank you Susan @novicegardenlover love that ! Love your new portrait picture too 😊

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novicegardenlover

You're welcome & thank you too.

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docthrill

Beautiful #begonia some exotic begonias are not that hard to grow #foliagefriday #gardenangelplum

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docthrill

Beautiful #begonia under flash. #nightshot

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docthrill

She’s so pretty #begonia #rex #gardenangelplum

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emch

#begoniasaurusrex

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docthrill

#rexbegonia #gardenangleplum #begonia #foliagefriday

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docthrill

One of my most favorite exotic #begonias #gardenangleplum #foliagefriday #shiny #purple #leafpatterns always a favorite of all the begonias I’ve posted in the past 😊

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susansteve

I love this one as well!

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docthrill

Not all perfect, leaves are crisping on the edges. Still beautiful #begonia

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docthrill

The leaves on this begonia are so different from most species. 6 leaves to make one leaf

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crabby58

Beautiful color

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sunlovin

Beautiful!🌞

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docthrill

So glad I moved her out of the burning sun. She’s very happy in her new spot.

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docthrill

Moved her to the shade today before the burning sun cooked her. #metalicputple #begonia #leafking #foliagefriday

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emch

#begoniasaurusrex

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docthrill

Definitely a special begonia #begonialove #tropical

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sarasota

I just got it and had no name. Thank you 🙏

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docthrill

The names are not easy to find @sarasota there are YouTube videos on Begonias that helped me find them.

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docthrill

It’s very common for #newgrowth to hide under the older leaves of begonias

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docthrill

Baby Garden Angel Plum #newgrowth

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emch

#interestingfoliage #begoniasaurusrex

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docthrill

Little baby, propagated easily. #newgrowth

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emch

#begoniasaurusrex

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docthrill

The purple metallic colors of this begonia really grabs your eyes. Shaped like an angle does too of course #foliagefriday

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docthrill

@dirtgirlworld I love this one a lot, already have propagated babies from it assure I keep it around

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docthrill

So cute, a baby Garden Angel Plum should be seeing many other begonia babies soon

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emch

#begoniasaurusrex #newgrowth

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charlotte

I love the colour. Can I ask a stupid question. Don't plants.need some green leaves to be able to feed ?

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docthrill

@charlotte some plants have no green at all and grow just fine. I don’t understand the science of it but there just as happy as the green ones. Like red algae for instance.

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charlotte

That's interesting. I know So little but so interested to learn

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docthrill

@charlotte I do research on every plant I bring home so I can properly care for them and I’m not the smartest for sure. Plants are living and so is a pet, I try to think of them as my babies.

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docthrill

Looks like two different plants but the winter leaves are silver and the sunshine leaves are that amazing plum purple #foliagefriday

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lesliecole49

Oh hell, love this one too!

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hebelover

Wow 😍

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docthrill

Almost time to give it a drink, very low Ph, all’s good 😌

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docthrill

This is #beautiful that is actually 6 leaves that form the shape of an Angel 😇 they come in silver too but I’ve never seen one other than in pictures #shiny #treasuredplants

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txgardener

Gorgeous Leaves David 👏

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ShelleySnyder

This is a real beauty David!💘😍

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docthrill

Thank you @txgardener and @ShelleySnyder it’s one of my favorites for obvious reasons.

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ShelleySnyder

My pleasure!💘😍

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lovestogarden

Beautiful. My mother and I are 🤤 ❤️

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docthrill

It is worth drooling 🤤 over @lovestogarden hard to find too so I had to propagate it

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hkyfvr

I can see the angel. Fantastic foliage. 💕💐

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teresacowden6

I love this plant. Beautiful colors.

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docthrill

I really love this #begonia it’s small but when it exposes new heavy growth, it’s going to be incredible. Next month and a half should be that time. Winter leaves on begonias are not there true colors anyway #foliagefriday

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alysha

She’s pretty 🤩 @docthrill

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docthrill

She really is @alysha shiny purple is pretty cool 😎

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jmlincoln

Hard to believe it gets better than that! I think it's already a beauty!

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docthrill

Yeah, @jmlincoln it’s just an adolescent

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midnightgardener

Wonderful foliage 💚💚

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richard.spicer.7906

Looks amazing! Have you had any of your begonias flower yet?

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docthrill

Yes @richard.spicer.7906 most of my 15 begonias have bloomed my friend. There flowers are rather insignificant compared to there foliage though.

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docthrill

Thank you Chris @midnightgardener I like your new profile picture, cute 😊

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midnightgardener

@docthrill Thank you David. Henry is happy to oblige cat lovers 🧡🧡

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richard.spicer.7906

Yes, they are very small. Although one of my rhizatomous begonias flowered last year and there were quite a few. Doubt I will have any this year as I’ve pruned the stems to try and get them to bush out a little more.

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docthrill

All our begonias are producing #newgrowth

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docthrill

Kind of looks like a Begonia Griffon so I put it in a matching pot and plant stand

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heatherdirtyhands

Mine was down to 1 leaf I put it under grow light and its coming back with a vengeance! So excited because in the summer it was ridiculous

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docthrill

@heatherdirtyhands I’ve tossed a few begonias thinking they were dead but @cyndi set me straight and I started saving them and I’ve been successful because they do come back every after loosing all but a couple leaves. Lights do work great but the green house environment works the best

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heatherdirtyhands

I dont have a green house sadly @docthrill also I hope @cyndi is ok haven't heard from her or seen her on here in awhile. Guess taking a break....

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docthrill

Here you go @sushiwaitress I think this is what you’re looking at but I’ll post the ones next to it too

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ShelleySnyder

Gorgeousness!💘😍

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docthrill

I like that the #begonias are still growing in the colder weather. As the leaves grow older they fill out with that shiny plum color

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alan1111

Great collection of begonias 👌

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docthrill

There are a lot more @alan1111 thank you very much

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alan1111

I know there is 😅

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hkyfvr

You have the best begonias ever 👍😊

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docthrill

Thanks @hkyfvr Diane I know you like begonias too

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hkyfvr

I sure do and you are so welcome 💕😊

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docthrill

One of our most recent #begonia to come home, I love all that we have but this one will be amazing when it gets some size to it.

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emch

#begoniasaurusrex

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emch

One of these days I'm going to start calling you The Begonianator.

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docthrill

This begonia is fairly new to the garden, I can’t wait for it to get bigger

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lesliecole49

So many! I'm trying my first one, brought it inside to escape the cold

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docthrill

I can’t help myself @lesliecole49 when I see a begonia, I literally take a little squeaky breath. Not just any #begonia but the exotics for sure.

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lesliecole49

😂🤤

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docthrill

New #begonia for the garden but I don’t know the cultivar name PlantID #begoniaid

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hkyfvr

Another beauty. Love it. 💕😊

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emch

#begoniasaurusrex

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docthrill

Thank you @angiie

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