Yellow Hanging Basket Begonia
SKU: 7BEGO3
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Overview
Hanging basket begonias form smaller flowers than the upright type, but many more of them and are ideal for a shady porch. This one has summery yellow blooms.
key features
Botanical Name
Begonia
Advantages
Attracts Hummingbirds, Container Planting
Growing Zones
Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10
Light Requirements
Half Sun / Half Shade, Full Shade
Soil Moisture
Well Draining, Average
Mature Height
10-12" - Cascading
Bulb Spacing
3 bulbs per sq. ft.
Bloom Time
All summer
SKU
7BEGO3
Description
The Hanging Basket Begonias form smaller flowers than the upright type, but many more of them. A well-fertilized basket with several bulbs will be a true spectacle by mid-summer on your shady front porch.
Growing Tuberous Begonias, a floral bonanza for shady areas. Many gardeners consider these flowers the true aristocrats of the plant world. Once the treasured playthings of the very rich, these beauties are now easily available and like most flowers with bulbous roots, are easy to grow. The bulbs are round and flat, sort of like a thickened cookie with a depression in the top.
One of the great advantages of tuberous begonias is that they do best in the shade. Like our garden impatiens, tuberous begonias can add lavish color in shady spots under trees or in pots on the patio. They require rich soil and regular feeding, so if you plant them in the ground, be sure to prepare the soil carefully
As you can see, the plants stay small, but the flowers are very large. In fact, your blooms may reach a spectacular 5" across with regular feeding, About 3-4" is the norm.
