Begonia Cotes de Castillon United States Native Plants starting in late June through

starting in late June through the summer

'Dee's Golden Jewel'

and this is the seedling that consistently made visitors drool

extraordinary in flower

Begonia Cotes de Castillon United States Native Plants starting in late June throughBegonia 'Cotes de Castillon' is another little known, but surprisingly winter hardy begonia that's excelled in our trials. This unknown species was brought to the US in 1995 from the Kuala Lumpur Orchid Garden by Henri Laporte. Being a wine grower, Henri named it after a favorite wine. In the garden, Begonia 'Cotes de Castillon' forms a 20" tall x 3' wide specimen, composed of large 10" x 7" leaves, held at the end of burgundy petioles. Each glossy