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Can you identify this plant please?

Discussion in 'Identification Area' started by martyn bromley, Jul 15, 2020.

  1. martyn bromley

    martyn bromley Keen amateur gardener

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    I saw this plant in Parsonage Gardens, Didsbury, Manchester .It looked fantastic with large bright green veined leaves . Looked a useful plant for filling a big space but bet itsxa spreader! 20200714_101943.jpg
     
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      Hi @martyn bromley glad to know the Parsonage Garden is still there - it's nearly 40 years since I last went there! That is a begonia. They are normally tender plants, but there are now a few available that can winter outside.
       
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        Begonia grandis (evansiana), deciduous and hardy to at least -7c, in my garden anyway, and seeds itself everywhere, it has nice pink flowers as well.
         
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          Many thanks -Martyn
           
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          Many thanks for identifying -bet it looks great in your garden .I think I'll have to get one .
           
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          pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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          Yep the one you gave me years ago has spread but it never becomes a problem.
           
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