August 19, 2012 -- hardy begonia (Begonia grandis)

This was easy and fun--nothing but hardy begonia stems dropped into a vase that is a series of connected tubes. Of course, the vase is what makes it easy. What made it fun was seeing clearly something I'd only been vaguely aware of before--the wonderful red blotches of color on the begonia stems.

I also like the fact that these begonias grow right outside in the garden they're overlooking.