begonias

Bought some new plants for the yard the other day, and three small begonia plants to stand on top of a plant stand I have outside. They were not very expensive and have the most amazing, full flowers on them - one pink, one flame colored, and one peach. I am not sure how robust these plants are - I have had a large one in a pot in my yard for over a year, but these look more delicate.

I placed them outside at about three o'clock in the afternoon, and by five the temperature had dropped and the storm that has been threatening looked as though it might be coming earlier than the weekend. Next day, the sun was shining and it still felt cold, but the plants looked OK despite being repotted. Anyway, thought I'd better look up the begonia rules in the plant book.

Hmm, average temperature not less than 55 degrees, not more than 70. I think they've already survived both of those. A bright spot away from direct sunlight, a few hours of winter sun is OK. Well, they've had a few hours of winter sun. Water freely when plant is in flower, but do not keep compost constantly soggy. OK, I better move them to a spot under the shade of the patio, as the "big storm" is coming tonight and it is supposed to rain for the whole weekend. I'm not sure I believe that, but I don't want to kill them off when I've only just bought them. So, after the storm I'll monitor the weather and them, and if it's not going well, I guess I've got three new indoor plants.