Begonia Cotes de Castillon United States Native Plants and this is the seedling

and this is the seedling that consistently made visitors drool

starting in mid-August and continuing into September (NC) with 3

they once again take on the purple color as fall arrives

the flowers

Begonia Cotes de Castillon United States Native Plants and this is the seedlingBegonia '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