Begonia Tapatia BULBILS (Read Description!!)

Description: (Cover photo is from the taxa listing at iNaturalist, plenty of other amazing in situ photos there: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/548944-Begonia-tapatia) Based on my limited experience with bulbils, these are unlikely to germinate until NEXT SPRING (2025). Please keep that in mind. You are purchasing a coin case, as shown in the photos, with ten (10) bulbils inside. A very small number of begonias reproduce using bulbils, Begonia Grandis being the most well known. The plant grows these along the stem joints during the summer typically, then in the fall when the weather changes and the plant dies back, the bulbils drop off and rest on the top of the soil all through the winter. The following spring, they sprout into new plants. Similar to seeds but they don't require pollination, and they are genetically identical to the parent. I've only done this twice before, once with my Tapatia and another time with Grandis bulbils. My Tapatia produced bulbils that I collected in the summer, I let them sit around until the following spring when I sprinkled them onto a moist medium and they sprouted then. They seem to require that rest through the cold months before they'll grow. You shouldn't need to store them in your fridge or anything; I put some in the fridge and just left some sitting on a shelf in the open, all of them seemed to germinate just fine. Begonia Tapatia itself is a tuberous begonia, so just like the bulbils, the tuber will need a rest period once in awhile. When the plant dies back, dig the tuber out, let it dry, and store it somewhere dark and cool for a few months or so before you replant it. The plant seems to need a LOT of light, and I think can be grown in ambient humidity. I'm a new seller on Ebay but I've been selling on Etsy for a year and a half under the same name, you're more than welcome to check my reviews there if you need to.

Price: 12 USD

Location: Smithville, Ohio

End Time: 2025-01-07T19:46:59.000Z

Shipping Cost: N/A USD