Begonia cultivars
Begonia
Please register or login to build your personal plant list.Begonia is a long-blooming annual, which comes in a variety of flower colors, including white, pink, red, and bicolor. The compact plants have...
Description:
Begonia is a long-blooming annual, which comes in a variety of flower colors, including white, pink, red, and bicolor. The compact plants have attractive, waxy, green to bronze leaves and fleshy stems. The flowers bloom from May to frost. Begonia performs best in sun-dappled shade with consistent moisture. This plant is most attractive when massed in beds or borders. It can also be used in container plantings.
Plant Details:
Other Common Names: Hardy Begonia, Waxy Begonia
Plant Type: Flower, Annual
New Jersey Native: No
Bloom Times: Late Spring to Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer to Fall
Bloom Colors: Pink, Red, White
Deer Resistance: Some
Salt Tolerance: Medium
Hardiness Zone: 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
Physiographic Region: All Regions in NJ
Soil Characteristics
Soil Type: Loam, Organic, Sandy
Soil Moisture: Dry, Moist
Soil pH: Acidic, Slightly Acidic, Neutral
Light Needs of Plant
Optimal Light: Partial Shade
Light Range: Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade
Water Needs of Plant
Soil Moisture: Dry, Moist
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Size and Growth Rate
Height: 0.5 - 1.5 ft
Spread: 0.5 - 1.0 ft
Growth Rate: Medium