I am having such serious rabbit damage in my garden this summer that I have been quite demoralized. So I went looking for a bright spot to lift my spirits. This is what I found: Begonia grandis on fire from the late afternoon sun.
I tried this plant three times before it finally decided to stay! Maybe that's because it's a Zone 6 plant and I never realized it when I bought it. But it is increasing beautifully and seems totally happy. So I added another one on the opposite side of the garden last summer and it seems equally happy.
Beautiful! I remember "discovering" that begonia on a Fling, maybe DC? Maybe Toronto? Anyway I really wanted to add it to my garden but kept hearing that it comes up super late...so I knew that meant I'd hate leaving the space empty and want to plant something else right on top of it.
Posted by: danger garden | Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 10:54 AM
It provides just the right kind of warmth in that spot, Linda. I'm sorry to hear about the rabbits - the coyotes here cull ours relatively quickly.
Posted by: Kris P | Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 12:58 PM
One of my favorite plants. It is always a nice surprise to see them finally pop up in the spring. Then on it is such an interesting plant to see growing in my zone as it is a begonia for goodness sakes. :) I hear ya about the rabbits. They are horrendous.
Posted by: Lisa at Greenbow | Thursday, August 20, 2020 at 06:26 AM
On a cool grey day here (is it really August? Where am I?), that color really warms. Is it just the leaf underside, or the top surface too?
Posted by: Nell Lancaster (z6b/7a Va) | Friday, August 21, 2020 at 01:55 PM
Rabbits seem to be a “thing” this year. Even here in NW Washington there seem to be more than I can remember in a long time. They don’t always thrive in our wet, cold winters, so it will be interesting to see how many appear next spring.
Posted by: Christine | Friday, August 28, 2020 at 10:19 AM
Christine — Everyone seems to have a rabbit problem this year. A U.K blogger was complaining about the size and number of slugs and snails they are dealing with. Always something.
Posted by: Linda Brazill | Friday, August 28, 2020 at 10:40 AM