About
Begonia 'Dibleys Pink Showers' is a half-hardy perennial typically utilized as a summer bedding option. It features maple-shaped leaves with wavy edges and produces an abundance of pink blossoms from summer through autumn. Its trailing growth habit makes it well-suited for containers or hanging baskets.
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
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1B
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, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Hanging basket, Patio and container plants
- 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
- Harden off and plant out after the last frosts into pots of peat-free multi-purpose compost, or into the ground in any fertile garden soil. Position in light dappled shade and keep well-watered. Feed weekly throughout the growing season with a balanced liquid fertiliser. See begonias: outdoors for further information
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by sowing seed from mid-January to March at 25°C. Surface sow the seed and lightly firm in; do not cover
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to caterpillars, mealy bugs, mites, glasshouse thrips, vine weevil and aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to grey moulds and stem rot