Wednesday 3 December 2014

B Corallina de Lucerne at Jln Soga

It's come to this where I stop and take pictures of plants in others' gardens. Technically this wasn't within a garden but along a busy road but clearly cultivated by a resident on Jln Soga in Batu Pahat. The B.Corallina de Lucerna caught my eye, easily. Because I've been struggling with mine, for at least two years. Here's one that's growing tall and well, seemingly not requiring special attention and care.

One thing I did, after examining the size of the pots, was to report my own in a larger pot, several sizes up. So far so good. 

Grown in the shade of a large tree.

A collection of poles to stake the upright growing shoots.








Here's my own B Corallina de Lucerna (bottom left corner). No flowers, several mishaps and at least 2 years later, this is all I have to show for. Reminder: upsize to largest pot at next opportunity.
This cane begonia has tendency to rot at the root and progressively creep up the stem. The larger pot space seems to minimise this occurence. Best to replicate the species as soon as there's a shoot to spare.

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