Begonias...sweet n delicate

As far as I know, BEGONIAS (local name - RESAM BATU) have no other uses besides being appreciated for its ornamental value for both its flowers and foliage. They have so many species and many more hybrids known today. I have seen them around my parents house since I was a child. My mom used to grow a few species in pots at wherever police barracks we called home and even at that young age, I came to appreciate their beauty. I remember chewing their tiny pink flowers which tasted like green apples actually...sweet sourish! They are delicate plants, so not too much sun for their beautiful shiny velvety leaves and enough water to make them grow healthy and beautiful. But I see nowadays, some hybrids are tougher, can withstand full sunshine, longer stems, smaller foliage with more flowers! I love begonias and I have started to grow 4 species in my garden though I dont really know their names yet.

my mom used to grow a few pots of these

though those days they were bigger foliage, tiny pink flowers

which I loved to chew on...Now they are petite and

can be potted as hanging plants with full sun on them everyday!

they have more tougher flowers which can withstand a heavy

onslaught of the rain anytime!

my auntie gave this specie taken originally from my

grandma's house in Sitiawan..shiny pinkish

leaves

I got this from a nursery...like I said, they used to be

huge leaves, velvety n a bit hairy with tiny red flowers

but this hybrid is much smaller n look good on a

garden table under the shade. I placed this under

my mengkudu plant which is very shady...

this is also very tiny with delicate foliage though

not shiny but they are hairy at the edges, no flowers yet...

soon I will transplant them in bigger pots

and see if I can make them bigger by doing that...

Im in the process of re-organising my small garden which have been neglected for quite a while now. Re-planting and transplanting old plants into bigger pots or making new flower beds to accomodate new seeds and plants. I love COLOURS in my garden whether they are from flowers or foliage and have yet to include a vegetable garden except for the compulsory pandan, curry leaves and kafir lemon tree you can find in every house nowadays. So maybe if time permitted...and my gardening mood dont fizzle anytime soon...I would like to have one in the near future...a little vegetable garden in my backyard!