Data specific to Begonias (Edit)
Plant Types: Tuberous

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height: 10 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 18 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Tuber
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Begonia

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Location: Front porch in the rain
Date: 2014-09-27
Low light
Location: Front porch in the rain
Date: 2014-09-27
Natural light
Location: My Cincinnati Ohio garden
Date: March 2014
Begonia Santa Cruz seedlings

Photo courtesy of Harris Seeds
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Date: 2013-10-03
Courtesy National Gardening Bureau Inc.
Location: in my green house Del Norte county, Ca. amongst the Redwoods
Date: 2019-05-27
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Date: 2015-09-19
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2014-06-23
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-06-21
Begonia boliviensis - Santa Cruz Sunset 001

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Comments:
  • Posted by sallyg (central Maryland - Zone 7b) on Jun 12, 2019 8:24 PM concerning plant:
    Bought a blooming one quart plant this spring, it has never stopped blooming yet and looks happy in partial shade. Interesting arching-cascading shape and rich orange-red flowers.
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MrsBinWY On June 11, 2022 Cuttings stuck
3 in water; 8 in moist potting mix in a milk jug with the top half on the bottom half, no rooting hormone
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