Judy, Close, but no cigar. I, too, picked up Sparks Will Fly this spring, and was delighted with how it looked and performed. At some point, I read the label and saw the Plant Patent number. Further reading of the patent revealed several things. First, it is a bolivensis hybrid from England. Second, it is propagated from stem cuttings. Third, it is sterile, as it only has MALE flowers. Yup, take a look at the photos and you will see. Burpee doesn't quite know what the story is--I'm sure they are selling tubers as opposed to seed. I also got a nice fat tuber, and packed it away in peat moss with my other bolivensis tubers. They spend the winter in a friend's basement that is cool enough to keep them and other bulbs dormant and happy. That said, you would probably be okay leaving it in the pot in a cool spot--begonias take a good bit of warmth to get going. The other bolivensis I grow are from the Bossa Nova seed strain, acquired as liners--the yellow one is particularly nice. These all appear to be fertile, although I've never tried to grow the seed. --Roy On 12/6/2018 7:35 PM, Judy Glattstein wrote: > Early last summer I bought a Begonia 'Sparks Will Fly' with lovely > tangerine flowers on somewhat arching stems, bronze leaves with lighter > veining. It clearly wanted to stop growing later this fall, even though > transitioned into my greenhouse. In fact, it fell apart, dropped all the > stems. And - surprise! - there's a nice plump smooth brown tuber sitting > somewhat above the soil. > > It is a seed raised Burpee offering, /Begonia boliviensis/ ‘Brothglow’ > > What can you tell me about /B. boliviensis/? Anyone else have 'Sparks > Will Fly'? Do I just shove it under a bench and neglect watering until > early spring? > > Judy in New Jersey where we are flip-flopping from warm to rain to quite > chilly > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…