In 2009, I missed the fainters and ‘settled’ for wax begonias and vincas.  By far, the wax begonias did better in the heat, blooming, thriving and making a nice show all summer.

In 2010, I didn’t even shop for anything else.  Well, that’s not exactly true, I did pick up a couple white geraniums, but they succumbed to the pressure of a volunteer jalapeno pepper in the container and didn’t last the summer.  The all time favorites were the white blooming wax begonias.  They held up in large pots, medium pots (not so well in small pots) and in concrete-around-the-corner pots that sometimes were hurting for water.

We’re now in the midst of an autumn dry spell and the wax begonias haven’t been watered for almost 2 weeks.  They seem to thrive on the dew.  Boy, I need tough plants like that.

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