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General Subjects => Plants Wanted Or For Exchange => Topic started by: Stephenb on March 27, 2012, 03:34:37 PM

Title: Species Begonia wanted
Post by: Stephenb on March 27, 2012, 03:34:37 PM

I'm looking for seed or plants of any of the following species Begonia:

Begonia barkeri
Begonia fusca 
Begonia heracleiifolia
Begonia incarnata
Begonia manicata
Begonia nelumbiifolia

Any suggestions as to how I might get hold of any of them?

Also any information about how easy they would be as house plants is welcome.

Thanks in advance!

Stephen

Title: Re: Species Begonia wanted
Post by: Giles on March 28, 2012, 04:39:38 PM

Have you tried Rhodes and Rockliffe in Essex?
Although the nursery has closed, they still hold the National Collection of Begonias, and used to list all of the ones you're interested in, apart from barkeri.
Their contact details are on the Plant Heritage website http://www.nccpg.com/National-Collections/Collection-Results.aspx?id=279

Title: Re: Species Begonia wanted
Post by: fleurbleue on March 28, 2012, 05:30:49 PM

Here, a french nursery http://jaroche.perso.neuf.fr/galerie_begonia.html owning a Begonia collection

Title: Re: Species Begonia wanted
Post by: manicbotanic on March 28, 2012, 08:29:15 PM

brazilplants.com
for seed..


 edit to add full links:
http://www.brazilplants.com/begoniaceae/fotobegoniaceae.html

http://www.brazilplants.com/Seeds.html

Title: Re: Species Begonia wanted
Post by: Maggi Young on March 28, 2012, 08:48:48 PM

Some very interesting leads on this question....thanks folks  :D

Title: Re: Species Begonia wanted
Post by: Rafa on April 08, 2012, 01:31:14 AM

Stephen, here is an interesting page http://afabego.fr/

Title: Re: Species Begonia wanted
Post by: Stephenb on April 21, 2012, 06:37:47 PM

Many thanks everyone for your suggestions. Thought I'd crossed off to be notified of replies, but hadn't so didn't notice before now!

Will follow up these leads...

Title: Re: Species Begonia wanted
Post by: tj56 on July 28, 2013, 04:13:09 PM

Did you manage to locate the begonias on your list.  I am looking for B.barkeri and wound be interested to find it.  I have B.heracleifolia var.nigricans and B.nelumblifolia. If you are still looking them please let me know.

TJ.

Title: Re: Species Begonia wanted
Post by: Stephenb on July 29, 2013, 12:59:07 PM

No, I didn't...I'll PM you...

Title: Re: Species Begonia wanted
Post by: Stephenb on October 02, 2014, 07:35:12 AM

Still looking for the following :)

Begonia barkeri
Begonia fusca 
Begonia incarnata
Begonia manicata

Title: Re: Species Begonia wanted
Post by: ashley on October 02, 2014, 11:39:37 AM

B. manicata is on Brazil Plants current seedlist (http://www.brazilplants.com/Seeds.html). 
It might be worth inquiring about the others because Mauro Peixoto also grows some Central American and Mexican species.