Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 1 JuneA tuberous begonia on 4 June, coral to scarlet blooms nodding on hairy pink stalks — ruffled semi-doubles among singles that show a boss of golden stamens — over lop-sided bronze-purple leaves, with low sun raking across the boards behind.Week of 27 JulyA tuberous begonia on 28 July with both flower forms open at once, broad petals round a frilled orange-and-yellow boss of stamens and flatter four-petalled ones each carrying a three-winged ovary behind, lit hard from the right against shaded siding.Week of 27 JulyForty or more scarlet begonia flowers massed into one dome on 28 July, the lopsided bronze leaves beneath them finely flecked silver along their own veins, the whole basket throwing a hard-edged shadow across the lap siding in late sun.
