About
This tuberous perennial features slender, pointed green foliage with serrated margins. It produces large, fully double flowers in shades of pale pink to apricot, measuring between 5 to 12 centimeters in diameter. Blooming occurs from late spring through to the onset of frost.
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
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1B
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bedding, Conservatory Greenhouse
- Habit
- Trailing
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 1 year
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, 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
- Place tubers, hollow-side up, on top of well-drained soil in shallow containers in a light potting mix around 2-4" apart, handling tubers with care as they are very fragile. Place in a bright location, away from direct sunlight. Tubers should show growth between 2 and 6 weeks after planting. Tubers can be transplanted after the first 2 leaves have grown and planted out with the risk of frost has passed. Plants can be overwintered then re-planted the following spring. See begonias: outdoors for further advice
- Pruning
- Remove old stems and foliage as the plant dies back for winter
- Propagation
- Propagate by division or stem cuttings in the spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to caterpillars, mealybugs, thrips, glasshouse red spider mite, vine weevil and aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to grey moulds, powdery mildews, stem rot and rhizome rot