![]() Flowers are self-cleaning and require no deadheading. The brightly colored blooms are visited by many kinds of butterflies over the long bloom season. Flower size varies from 2 to 3 inches across. Plants grow compact and are well-branched. Expect new color choices to be added over time.Īll hybrid wax begonias grow robustly, 18 to 24 inches tall and 16-18 inches in spread, by the end of summer. Current varieties include ‘Red Green Leaf’, ‘Pink Bronze Leaf’, ‘Rose Green Leaf’, ‘Red Bronze Leaf’ and ‘Rose Bronze Leaf’. Proven Winners (PW) has recently introduced Surefire™ Series with a red and a rose variety. In 2017 Pan American Seed released the Megawatt™ series. Begonias need well-drained soils amended with lots of well-rotted compost. ![]() Bronze-leaf types perform at their best (leaf color) in full sun, and green leaf cultivars prefer partial shade. Big begonias are available in bronze-leaf (full sun) and green leaf (part sun) forms. This means fewer plants to plant for good garden coverage which will save you money.īig™ begonias bloom non-stop for almost six months (mid-May thru October (USDA hardiness zones 6 thru 9). Whopper plants grow 20-25% larger than Big. Whopper series come in red and rose only. Color choices in the Big series are red, rose and pink. These hybrids boast larger showier flowers than traditional wax begonias. and trademarked as Big™ and Whopper™ begonias. The foliage stays mostly pest and disease free.Ī few years back, two series of interspecific hybrids ( Begonia benariensis ), were introduced by the Benary Seed Co. ![]() Plants hold up to summer heat, humidity, and moderate dry spells. Begonias are excellent for mass bedding, in mixed borders, and in large containers. Wax begonias ( Begonia x semperflorens) are popular summer annuals in public and private gardens.
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