Begonia taliensis
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26th August 2006
A tuberous species from China that I obtained as 'Chen Yi sp.6' but now identified as B.taliensis. It hasn't been as vigorous as I would have liked.
16th July 2008
It has grown quite well, but it is very slow to start moving in the summer, so it always feels like it is struggling.
7th November 2008
I didn't manage to confirm the identity of the species until I was given this plant, collected by Eric Hammond in China in 1997.
19th October 2008
Flowers late in the season. I was hoping to get seed but the cold weather interrupted the process.
8th October 2009
11th September 2011
20th October 2016
9th October 2019