Re:Sigmund Freud's Begonia
by treetalker on Friday January 09, 2026 @06:26PM
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Sometimes a begonia is just a begonia.
I have dappled morning begonias, one of which is in bloom while another is … not doing so well. The cuttings idea is interesting, though, especially because it produces clones — maybe I'll start propagating the best ones!
Re:Sigmund Freud's Begonia
by rendall on Saturday January 10, 2026 @02:49AM
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...my sister once came home from school saying: “The nuns mentioned someone called Sigmund Freud and said I should know who he is.”
“Ah,” said my father in a serious tone (his only tone) . “That’s awkward. He was my grandfather; he invented the flush toilet. If anyone mentions his name again, change the subject.” My sister believed this for years.
Fun fact, I guess: I acquired a cutting of that same Sigmund Freud begonia that was successfully propagated into three big plants that live in my house. My fiancee worked at the Freud Museum / house for a while in London, and the plant was gifted to her when she left the job.
I have dappled morning begonias, one of which is in bloom while another is … not doing so well. The cuttings idea is interesting, though, especially because it produces clones — maybe I'll start propagating the best ones!
“Ah,” said my father in a serious tone (his only tone) . “That’s awkward. He was my grandfather; he invented the flush toilet. If anyone mentions his name again, change the subject.” My sister believed this for years.
Maintaining these living legacies has a lot of meaning for me.
These same living plants were nourished and loved by my Mom through her life.
What a great remembrance...
Good or bad, we are all partial copies of our ancestors, good or bad.
There is a Christmas cactus and a money tree, They were rescued from shrivelled nubs to the point where I've propagated at least twice.
But the thing that strikes me about this article is that such a powerful feud really does trickle down the generations.