Did you all know that cane begonia flowers are edible? And the look great on a dessert like a white cheesecake, or in a salad!!!!!

Alan, it's a Rex Fireworks
Carol, if I could bake they would look real pretty on a white cheesecake, I would LOVE to be munching on right now

sounds yummy! I'll wait until my plant gets some flowers and see then

I just ordered my first begonia. I've never tried them before. What kind of soil should I pot them in? More of a cactus soil, or a regular potting soil? Can't wait, they should be here next Thursday

I ordered 3 Cissus Discolor "Rex Begonia Vine" There was only one fireworks, and I thought it was a bit pricey. So think I'll wait for a better price on it, and since this one was much cheaper, see if I can even grow it first, before I try any other Begonia's :)

Alan

Oh no...I'm reading now that this plant is not a true Begonia...tell me it isn't so???

Well, it's pretty anyway...so I'm going to try it!

Wow!! It sure is a beauty (I googled)

Says it can be grown in the home...don't let it dry out...

Yep, keeping my fingers crossed. Everything i read said it needs high humidity too, except this one post I came across on gardenweb. Not sure where this person lives, but sounds close to my climate:

I grow this plant, I'm in zone 10 or perhaps 9 this year, it is on the north side of my lath house and has a proper 2 ply roof over it. It get indirect light all day, and goes dormant in the winter. So I don't water it at all then. It is a beautiful vine. The sides of this area is not covered it's wide open, I have very dry humidity as low as 5% seldom over 50% and it get water once a week. I do not mist it, I treat it like a cactus, some of my Cissus are going nuts, growing all over every thing. I don't know if they will form a caudex from a cutting, please give me this information I sure would like to know. Thanks, Norma

Alan

hmmmmmm the flowers would look good on a Red Velvet cake, with the white cream cheese frosting, m'thinks!!

Ala n....I grow the Cissus...and here it really enjoys the shade. I believe I was told it is related to the grape!

That's right Carol. I read that on one of the websites when I was researching it. Grapes do really well here....so, just maybe? If it doesn't grow in your sun, it definitely won't grow in ours at 115 degrees! :)

Alan

Christine, is that your fireworks with the bloom?

I had to stop by here quick this morning because I LOVE Begonias! I've had a number of them in the past but they don't do well in the low humidity of our house over the winter so I've also lost a lot over the years. I don't give up though, every year I find a few beauties I can't resist and add them to the collection. I've got quite a few photos from the past I'll dig up to share and try to take a few of the new ones I've got on the decks now.

Christine - 'Fireworks' has always been one of my favorites but alas, also one of those I lost a few years back.

Carol - your B. luxurians is to die for! Another one I wasn't able to keep alive for more than a year. I'm not familiar with B. felicifolia although it may have been one of the ones I admired at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens on one of our visits.

Carey - I had never seen 'Gryphon' before but found HUGE pots at Home Depot earlier this summer. Such a deal, only $7.00 - who could resist? It's one of those on our front deck and it's doubled in size since I bought it!

Alan - Cissus discolor is a beauty! I had a gorgeous one about five years ago but lost it the following year. They're hard to find but DH surprised me with one he found in Michigan this summer and it's absolutely beautiful. I'm really hoping I can keep it alive for more than one year. Here's a pic I could find quickly of the one I used to have.

Carey, yes it is

Debbie that is incredible. I can't wait to get mine to try. Should arrive Monday or Tuesday. Possibly today, but kind of doubt it. I haven't checked USPS yet to see where it is at today :)

Can't wait to see more of your pictures Debbie!

Alan

Wow, I may have to find one of those around here. Beautiful!!!

Carey, I got mine on ebay for a great price! They are being shipped from Florida. Or course you may be able to find them cheaper there in Texas. I've never seen them anywhere here in AZ, not even the nurseries.

Alan

Debbie I LOVE the gryphon. It is so happy on my front porch with the dappled morning sun, even though it's 100+ daily with no humidity!

Christine, I'm thinking it might be the one my sister bought at Longwood Gardens in July, but then it may have been one of the escargot variations...either way, similar leaves and oh so pretty. I wish I had a little more shade so they could be manageable in the backyard as well, but it's just to blazing hot there in the afternoon.

Christine said:The day I've been waiting for has come as a big surprise to me. I turned my begonia last night and I found flowers, pretty in pink I'm so excited.....

• Rex-cultorum Begonia (Begonia 'Fireworks')
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I have a Rex Begonia that has similar leaves and little white flowers....I just love the foliage. Flowers not so much......

My Rex Begonia. Not sure what variety, but love the foliage.

It was a darker color when I bought it, I think it is getting a little too much light right now, but seems really happy where it is.....