About
Begonia 'Cascade' is a tuberous perennial that features green leaves and clusters of double flowers resembling rosettes. These blooms come in various colors, including white, pink, red, and yellow, and typically appear during the summer and autumn months. This plant grows to a height of approximately 30 cm and can extend its trailing stems to about 60 cm.
About the genus
Begonias can be found as annuals, evergreen or deciduous perennials, or shrubs. They possess fibrous, tuberous, or rhizomatous root systems. The leaves are typically asymmetrical and frequently feature distinctive patterns. Flowers can vary in size and include both male and female forms within the same cluster.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, North-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bedding
- Habit
- Trailing
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1 year
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Hanging basket, Patio and container plants, Sub-tropical
- Toxicity
- Ornamental bulbs - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling. Pets: Ornamental bulbs - not to be eaten - see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants for further information and useful contact numbers
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in baskets and containers of peat-free multipurpose compost. Prefers part shade, or bright shade. Overwinter in frost-free conditions. See Begonias: outdoors for further advice
- Pruning
- Cut back after flowering and store the tubers
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed in early spring in 21°C or propagate by softwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to caterpillars, mealy bugs, mites, glasshouse thrips, vine weevil and aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to grey moulds, powdery mildews, stem rot and rhizome rot