About
Produces compact plants featuring green leaves adorned with double flowers in champagne hues, blooming from late spring through early summer.
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
- West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1B
Plant details
- Plant type
- Houseplants, Bedding, Conservatory Greenhouse
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants, City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden
- Toxicity
- For ornamental use only - do not eat
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in fertile, well-drained, neutral to slightly acid soil in partial shade. Lift and overwinter tubers in a dry, dark place. See Begonias: outdoors for further advice.
- Pruning
- Self-cleaning, so deadheading is not required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or stem 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