With over 1,800 specie , the begonia genus really has something to offer for every taste and purpose . Despite this , they are sometimes considered old - fashioned or boring today - unjustly , according to the Landgard growers ' cooperative and its member companies , who on a regular basis screen novel form and variants to get younger mass concerned in begonias . Together with the trade , producer , and marketers are therefore working to boost the picture of these plants in the recollective term .
" Indoor begonia are now in season all twelvemonth round . Depending on the weather condition , the time for outside begonia starts in April , when there are no more night frosts , " explains Niko Vennekel , handler of the Landgard Cash & Carry store in Oberhausen . " As a classic , Begonia semperflorens , for example , are in high requirement there , particularly from ' burial site nurseries . ' These robust perennials are heating plant - resistant , and thanks to their thick leaves , they still expand even when the consumer forgets to water them . For the home balcony or garden , on the other bridge player , there are other cultivars and form that can come up with unusual bloom , unusual foliage shapes and rule , or an interesting play of colors . "
Farms like Gartenbau Laege from East Westphalia - Lippe are always experiment with new miscellany . With a total region of 8,000 straight meters under glass , the family - melt down business specialize in different begonia varieties , in addition to Primula , Hydrangea , Impatiens New Guinea , Pelargoniums , Exacum affine , and Euphorbia pulcherrima , which they grow throughout the year . " For good example , we have been gaining initial experience with leafy begonias since the origin of the twelvemonth , " says Daniela Hoffmann , who is the third generation to launch the Landgard member business . " Of course , they are nowhere near guide the position of flowering begonia in condition of measure and sales . But we believe that they can be an interesting way to pull new customers to this great production . After all , the trend is currently moving increasingly toward green plant , specially among new people . "
Daniela Hoffmann ’s beloved of begonias much runs in the phratry : her father , from whom she engage over the clientele in 2016 , had already specialise in the slate - leafage plants . " As a termination , we naturally have a lot of know - how and experience in the family and know , for illustration , when we need to compress the works and to what extent in monastic order to dependably produce good qualities , " explains Daniela Hoffmann . This class , the company is cultivating around 150,000 elatior and foliage begonias , which are market via the cash & carry markets , chiefly to specialist retailer . And requirement for begonias from Gartenbau Laege has been good so far , especially at seasonal highlights such as Easter or Mother ’s Day .
In recent weeks , as part of the Landgard Mother ’s Day concept " Super Mom , " they have once again show that the colorful indoor and outdoor industrial plant are real centre - catchers . For Daniela Hoffmann , begonias are definitely the perfect gift : " The beauty of the begonia is that it not only depend great but also blooms again and again . So with the proper guardianship , you’re able to savor the plant for a retentive time . And , what many do not know at all : If there is no suitable place in the apartment , begonias can also be plant directly in the garden . At appropriate temperatures , they can be used very well as tint bedding plants . "
Source : Landgard
