Another Anonymous Plant.

Well here I am again after my successful experts identified a plant for me but this one is really strange.It looks like cabbage leaves and yet there is a yellow rose looking flower growing out of it and I have absolutely no idea where it came from..I think it was freebie from somewhere!!

 

It is a Begonia of some description. I think those kind a called B. tuberhybrida

 

I agree pal, its a tuberous begonia of some kind.
Quite a good one I would say.

 

Thankyou people,God you are so clever.!!

 

Where are you growing it? If it is outside the you will need to dig it up at the end of the season before the frost, dry off the corm and keep it for next year. It would be worth it as it looks a nice variety.

 

This may sound a stupid question but,how do I dry off the corms of these Begonias.Details please as I'm not a gardener as such..just about manage to get things planted.They are very pretty Begonias I must admit but I have no idea how to go about saving them over the winter.Help if you can please.

 

Well krafty, what I do is, about this time of the year I lift the plant, if its outside, with a bit of a root ball and put it somewhere like a greenhouse or frame where it can dry out.
Some of the stem can be removed at this stage if its really big but its best left if you can. As the leaves start to wilt and die, I cut them off with the stalk to the main stem, eventually your left with a tuber and a fleshy stem.
At this stage I like to wait until the stem falls away from the tuber on its own accord, which can take a few weeks.
Once that happens you need to store the tuber dry and in a cool place frost free but very cool, not in the house, unless you have an unheated cellar or similar.

 

what a beautiful flower...

 

I agree Miraflores a very lovely colour!
Helen.xxx.