Black Velvet Begonia is a small mounding tropical perennial with hairy stems and dramatic velvety black-green foliage with a bright spot where the stem connects. The clusters of small red-pink flowers bloom in from late spring into summer. Flowers best in part shade and rich, moist well-drained soils.
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 Type:  | 
 Perennial, Annual  | 
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 Height:  | 
 0.5' - 1'  | 
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 Spread:  | 
 0.5' - 1'  | 
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 Spacing:  | 
 1'  | 
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 USDA Hardiness Zone:  | 
 10 - 11  | 
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 Culture:  | 
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 Bloom Color:  | 
 Pink  | 
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 Season of Interest:  | 
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Keep soils consistently moist. Mulch heavily in winter if winters are cold. New foliage is often late to appear.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Foundational Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Heuchera, Lenten Rose, Hosta
IMAGES: Kor!An (Корзун Андрей), Begonia bowerae 11, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Yercaud-elango, Begonia bowerae-yercaud salem-India, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Yercaud-elango, Begonia bowerae-bsi-yercaud-salem-India, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Kor!An (Корзун Андрей), Begonia bowerae 12, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.