Posted by Ragnar on August 13, 2011, 10:15 am
The female flowers are fully double and quite spectacular. However the male
flowers are single and not showy. Is anything to be gained by removing
them?
TIA
R.
Posted by Bob Hobden on August 13, 2011, 12:02 pm
"Ragnar" wrote
>The female flowers are fully double and quite spectacular. However the male
>flowers are single and not showy. Is anything to be gained by removing
>them?
Yes, even bigger flowers. Most Begonias have one central showy flower and a
couple of smaller female flowers behind which if you take them off
concentrate all the energy to the main flower, and anyway the plant looks
better too without those small single blooms.
-- Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK
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>flowers are single and not showy. Is anything to be gained by removing
>them?