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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 hatacoa 'Silver'

  • Season Icon Late SpringLate Spring 2022
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docthrill

There not as happy inside but doing well. By this time last year, in the greenhouse, they were twice the size and much mor silver #shiny #houseplant

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heatherdirtyhands

Im obsessed with how the green looks on these its like bright emerald. Anyway stop comparing David and appreciate how beautiful they are now. Most people cant even keep these alive so be thankful. I know your sad the secret garden is gone but u are doing great and these are amazing

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docthrill

Ok @heatherdirtyhands I keep getting Facebook memories posted. I need to stop reposting them so others don’t express there sadness too

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  • Season Icon Mid SpringMid Spring 2022
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docthrill

Coming along well for being inside, the humidity from our fish tanks are helping a lot. #begonia #begonialove

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  • Season Icon Late WinterLate Winter 2022
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docthrill

Love the #silver #begonias #beautifulfoliage #begonialove #foliagefriday

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emch

#begoniasaurusrex #interestingfoliage

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cheriej

It’s gorgeous!!

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docthrill

That’s why I love begonias so much. Big fan of coleus too. Had a lot of influence from all the magnificent foliage that @ShelleySnyder We say “Who needs flowers when you have colorful foliage”

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  • Season Icon Mid WinterMid Winter 2022
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docthrill

Shiny silver #begonia #foliagefriday #upclose this is the last one worth posting, I sold off the rest

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BettyBurks

Pretty. Do you know what the name of it is? I have several different kinds of begonias. Quickly becoming my favorites.

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BettyBurks

😂 never mind. I need my glasses.

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hkyfvr

Beautiful 💚🤍

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docthrill

The name is posted with this picture @BettyBurks

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BettyBurks

@docthrill I see it now. Thanks.

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novicegardenlover

Beautiful #variegation 💚🤍

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  • Season Icon Mid AutumnMid Autumn 2021
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docthrill

It’s amazing that a single leaf can become a beautiful plant. #begonia

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  • Season Icon Late SummerLate Summer 2021
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docthrill

If you think your begonia is dead, 9 times out of 10 it’s not. This one lost all of its leaves and recently made more. The rhizome the leaves grow from is still very much alive and will be beautiful again. @heatherdirtyhands

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emch

Well I shudder to think how many live plants I've pitched then... 😥

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docthrill

@emch there spring and fall plants Eileen, I get away with keeping them alive through winter but summer is the dead head time for me and they loose most or all of there leaves. Summer is brutal in central California. They are all starting to produce new leaves again since the weather has cooled down a bit. The greenhouse keeps them beautiful through winter

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ShelleySnyder

How long do you have to wait for a leaf to emerge?💘😍

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docthrill

This one took months to come back @ShelleySnyder as long as the heat was in the triple digits . I learned this from @cyndi and research she pointed me in the right direction, miss here

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ShelleySnyder

Whoa!! Months! I definitely didn't wait that long! I have one that promptly lost all its leaves after I repoted it in June and I've left it outside with the rest of them, that's the longest I've waited and there is still no sign!😡 I miss Cyndi too!💘😍

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docthrill

@ShelleySnyder I don’t know how begonias do outside of a greenhouse, I do know they don’t do well inside

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ShelleySnyder

The rest of of mine are doing fabulous, growing like crazy, that's why it's so baffling! Gonna have to bring them in soon, that will be a crapshoot!💘😍

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docthrill

Yeah @ShelleySnyder that’s gardening

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KariSamuel

My begonias are ALL indoors! So for me, it's where they grow best! I wouldn't dream of taking them outside! 😖 @ShelleySnyder

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ShelleySnyder

@KariSamuel I try to put most of my house plants out in summer and all my begonias were new this spring, so what's your secret to keeping beautiful begonias inside? Help!💘😍

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docthrill

I’m with @ShelleySnyder @KariSamuel what’s your secret. Is it your climate or do you have nice humidity inside

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  • Season Icon Late SpringLate Spring 2021
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docthrill

Sure is beautiful #foliagefriday

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docthrill

Love silver begonias. Incredible #foliagefriday #silver #begonia

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emch

#begoniasaurusrex

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  • Season Icon Mid SpringMid Spring 2021
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docthrill

Found the correct name, for this rare Begonia, from my local nursery expert. #tropical

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heatherdirtyhands

This looks like the looking glass begonia

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