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Begonia Rex from seed

madison.annabellePz2GFxXomadison.annabellePz2GFxXo Posts: 2
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I was hoping to grow a variety of Rex Begonia from seed. However, I'm starting to wonder if this is really efficient or effective. Though I know that it can be done, I'm slowly starting to find out that many or maybe even most don't come true to seed, and therefore, I can't find anyone who sells seeds. The closest I've gotten is a wholesale seed/plug supplier who has plugs of 'Jurassic' begonia rex varieties. I would rather not go that route as it means that I wouldn't be able to keep those plants to take cuttings from in the future, as it is trademarked. So basically I'm asking, what do I do? Any ideas?

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  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Welcome to the forum  :)
    Growing begonias from seed can be tricky. Are you in the UK ?
    I have had a look at the begonia variety Jurassic, and if we're looking at the same site, there seem to be very firm guidelines about non propagation in the USA.
    https://www.ballfloraplant.com/BFP/Propagation.aspx

    I am not 100% sure but l think that under PBR  in the UK you can propagate plants for your own personal use only. I stand to be corrected  :)
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited January 2021
    AnniD said:


    I am not 100% sure but l think that under PBR  in the UK you can propagate plants for your own personal use only. I stand to be corrected  :)
    I agree ... I think that in the UK you can propogate plants protected by PBR as long as they're not for sale ... i.e. for your own personal use or to give as a personal gift. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • madison.annabellePz2GFxXomadison.annabellePz2GFxXo Posts: 2
    AnniD said:
    Welcome to the forum  :)
    Growing begonias from seed can be tricky. Are you in the UK ?
    I have had a look at the begonia variety Jurassic, and if we're looking at the same site, there seem to be very firm guidelines about non propagation in the USA.
    https://www.ballfloraplant.com/BFP/Propagation.aspx

    I am not 100% sure but l think that under PBR  in the UK you can propagate plants for your own personal use only. I stand to be corrected  :)
    I'm in the US, and I was looking to go beyond personal use. I think I may end up finding a collection of non patented rhizomous, rex, perhaps also cane begonias as personal plants, and then expanding from those plants. 
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