So, is my Begonia going to die in the winter?

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At the BBC gardeners world show this year I bought two gorgeous Begonia plants. They're small now but fully grown, the flowers will be dinner plate size which I love.

Anyway, i'm sure I asked the seller if they were hardy 'cos I don't tend to waste money on plants that don't come back year after year. But for some reason, i recently googled it and it seems that they're not hardy? Am I going to have to 1. dig it up before the frosts come or 2. accept that i'll never see it again?

No 2.

I keep mine in pots and put them in the shed for winter. You could insulate them Oct-March?

1. What a waste
2. Noooooo I love them!

But i'm not about to dig them up. I'm just not that dedicated a gardener, plus I am FAR more likely to kill them in pots than in the ground.

How do you insulate them in the ground?

www.google.com/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/comment/columnists/alan-titchmarsh/538654/Alan-Titchmarsh-gardening-saving-bulbs/amp

They grow from underground tubers, which will not survive outside in winter. Around late September/October when the top growth dies down, you can carefully dig up the tubers, dry them off in a shed or garage, and store them somewhere frost free, (as in the above link)

ah bummer. Well nevermind, thanks for the advice!

Mine's on a windowsill indoors. Will it survive the winter do you think?

I've had begonias last several years on a windowsill.