Data specific to Begonias (Edit)
Plant Types: Semperflorens-cultorum

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Plant Height: 12" to 14"
Plant Spread: 10 inches-12 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: Herbaceous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Multi-Color: Pale Pink Pink Magenta (Pink-Purple) Fuchsia (Red-Purple) Red Scarlet (Dark Red) Coral/Apricot Orange Red-Orange Gold (Yellow-Orange) Pale Yellow Bright Yellow Brown/Bronze White/Near White Cream/Tan
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Toxicity: Other: Blooms are edible
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Division
Corms
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Preferred depth: corms should be planted about 1/2 an inch below soil.
Child plants: 6 child plants

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Common names
  • Begonia

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Location: Portsmouth.
Date: 2012-03-17
Location: At a Nursery in Portsmouth.
Date: 2012-03-17
Location: My garden
Date: 2009-08-9
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paleohunter On May 5, 2021 Plant emerged
4 bulbs
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8 bulbs
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