Over the next few weeks, gradually dry the plants out. In October, cut off all the growth and remove the tuber.

Store dry, dark and frost free....a garage, shed or unused bedroom is ideal.

Start into growth next spring

I'm not at all sure this one develops a tuber - I had a discussion with someone else on here about this plant, and did a bit of research - I could only find information that said it was fibrous rooted, not tuberous. I certainly intend to try to overwinter mine by bringing inside into a cool room and reducing watering to give it a rest and not let it flower during winter. If I had a greenhouse, I'd try it in there I think. The person I had a conversation with about this had, in fact, left hers out all last winter, and it regrew all on its own - but flowered much later. Can't rely on that though, we had a sort of non winter last year, more like an extended autumn than winter.

Apologies....think you're right bamboo.....i was thinking of Apricot shades which i grow at home

I was rather hoping I might find a corm/tuber in the rootball though, lol! So much easier to overwinter...

On the bottom of this page click on B,then open up Begonia and you will see 4 photos one from Melchisedec with a photo of glowing embers.click on this and see what she says re.overwintering . I have several in baskets and pots and hopefully mine will survive.I don,t have a greenhouse so I will put them somewhere sheltered,kerryvw.

Melchisedec is the member I've been communicating with re this plant - we're both going to try bringing inside if the winter's cold.

Yes - we are! Mine has excelled itself this summer, albeit a little later than last year ( but as I bought it already in full flower from the GC, I 'm not really surprised by that). I forgot it last year - I am just so lucky it was exceptionally mild last year. However, based on that experience, I shall bring it in to the cold greenhouse (it is mild here) and let it dry out and "rest" till early spring. I think I shall water it very sparingly, and cross all fingers and toes!

I'm going to treat mine like a do fuchsias - if they look droopy, I give them a little drop of water to keep them alive, but not growing madly. Fingers crossed though...

Mine disappeared completely last year, but maybe that's because it was outside. Time will tell - it's quite exciting, really!

It's very encouraging that, the complete disappearance because it will clearly regenerate from the roots if kept from drying out completely. I'm still in two minds as to whether to leave it outside (if its not really cold) but bring in early in the year, repot and start into growth so it flowers earlier.

I'm just trying to upload a new photo of mine - I have a new PC with a different OS, and I'm getting very muddled! I also took the photo with my i-Pad, so it's sideways. Oh dear!

I suppose it all depends on the weather. I seem to remember we had just one or two slight frosts, but that's all. And obviously, it got watered every time it rained, so watering it fairly sparingly now and then would seem to be the right thing to do.

to all regarding the overwintering of glowing embers, I have successfully overwintered mine for 2yrs, I just bought the pot into the conservatory, and let it die back on it`s own and also dry naturally. I would recommend a provado drench, as last year some of the begonias that were bought in harboured vine weevil, the first clue I had was, the bottoms of the tubers looked like swiss cheese !!! By the way not sure if it is a tuber or just a gnarled lump of old stems, but that is where the new shoots appear
Cold conservatory by the way
All the best kev

Well that's useful to know, Kev, thanks for that.

Hi all I have 2 glowing embers bought from B & Q in the summer for £2 each repotted them into big pots and they are still outside looking good with loads of flowers don't have a greenhouse or conservatory but planed to put them in spare room on windowsill for the winter should they be in the house now do I cut them down and just leave them and hope for the best

Thanks

Mine is also still flowering away outside and looking good. I shall bring it in and let it die down naturally, drying it out gradually and just watering very sparingly over winter. Last year it stayed outside but I don't think we had more than one or two frosts, and slight ones at that. I don't intend to bring it in until it gets really cold. I live in a mild area. I shall definitely be hoping for the best. (I just forgot it last year!)

By the way - £2 was a very good price!