It is and appears to be an Angel Wing Begonia. Perhaps Sophia or similar.

Thank you for the quick reply. Was struggling with the photo uploadinG. Is it so called caned begonia?

Thank you hc mcdole. My very first begonia- still trying to research how to survive the upcoming winter - have not thought about bloom yet. But I can see an addiction is building just because of the leaves, even better if they flower.:)

In my experience, the more sun you can give them (without burning!) the more they will bloom. But be careful on the leaf burn issue!

Blooms are the icing on the cake. The leaves themselves are enough for me too!

They can take full sun but acclimate them over a two week period if you want to do that. The leaves will burn like Dave said.

As for overwintering, a south window is best and be careful not to overwater.

tj

Thank you all for the tips. mcdole, there are all kinds of begonia in that pictur? Are you deep in the addiction (collecting them) already? :)

Rockdale, yes I am deep in the addiction, can you say OCD? As my late brother said about Coca-Cola, he isn't addicted to it, just loves it a lot and can't live without it. That was my excuse for begonia collecting.

I continue adding to the collection although I have slowed down some as the winter space is running out and I am getting older every year. It is a labor to move them out and in every year.

The ABS convention is in Sacramento in a few weeks - come join the madness.

http://begonias.org/

Here is a big one that while plain green, the size and shape is worth it to me - 'Red Umbo'

B. platanifolia is a big leaf, tall thick stem.

The base of platanifolia shows it has caudex forming clumps. The stones are in there to discourage digging squirrels.

one of the new begonias on the scene and propagated/grown by our youngest club member is B. cleopatrae

some rex like begonias and a propagating tray using Jiffy pellets - I must pot these up to a proper pot one of these days.

don't forget the hardy begonia - B. grandis

a few begonias scattered about this willow oak.

backing up a tad or zooming out

No name but I couldn't pass it by years ago.

Sometimes I combine plants in the same pot.

Thanks mcdole for all the eye candies. Love your ’jungle’ around the willow oak. Amazing plants you are growing. Every pot deserves its own picture. Was researching your pictures very cloosely :) love the big leaf B. platanifolia, the poka dot one and .... :) thanks for giving me ideas what I should look for.

So, if I want to propagate the begonia I have. Would cuttings the way to go and is now a good time or there is a better time to do this? My friend likes it and I will see if I can root a cutting for him. Thanks again :)

Yes, propagate by a stem cutting. Make sure you have a node with a growing tip (some nodes are flowering nodes and won't be able to grow a new plant from what I've read).

Either water root or put the cutting in some good potting mix. Canes must be propagated by stem cuttings (not all such as some Asian species) as a leaf may root but never produce a plant.

Here is one I took pictures of back in Jan, 2017

Cut to the ground and new potting mix added to cover the stumps.

Cut again to more manageable pieces The middles can be used as well as the tops.

some of the middles (think I made two cups)

some of the tops. (made two cups of the tops as well)

The mother plant a year later (the one that was cut to the ground) The children are around somewhere but I don't photograph them very often.

Here was the children in October, 2017

Thanks mcdole, for the very detailed picture tutorial. Even just the stem will grow new plants? Good to know :) we are heading to winter now do you think I can try or should I wait for spring? I tried to pm you but did not see the option under your profile. Can you pm me please, I should have my settings set to accept messages - let me know you cannot msg me. Appreciated

I would say you can propagate almost any time of year (the above was in January) as long as you can provide light and warmth. My basement usually stays warm due to all the lights I run in winter so rarely have to use the central heat/AC.

Even the stem will produce a new plant as long as you have a growing tip located at a node.

these photos are all from 2017 - these are ready to put in a proper pot

even a pan will grow begonias (to a point)

the next picture is of the cut canes I started from cuttings back in Jan

the bigger the pot, the bigger plants you can grow but try to bring these indoors for winter?

At Longwood Gardens in their atrium (September)

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