Begonia Boliviensis Bonfire

Begonia Boliviensis Bonfire!!! mine is beginning to shut down...I have seed from mine too...I hope it isn't sterile like some popular var. are these days. I hung mine in the lower branches of a larch and it was a bonfire for a while! I'm taking extra good care of it and hope I have enough plant material left to start it again in spring...

I've never started a begonia from seed... How do you go about doing that?

The seed is like red dust... I treat it the same way I do for saintpaulia...makes sure all the medium is sterile...rehydrate if necessary... (mix should contain some sand) sow the seed on the surface, cover to maintain moisture, place in a relatively bright spot and check the soil surface with a magnifying glass after 5 days...the new plants are extremely tiny...just a little green dot...( it may take more like 8 or 10 days..but be sure to keep undercover of glass or plastic until they are larger) a little bottom heat, as with most seedlings, helps things along.