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.
| Type: | Perennial, Annual | 
| Height: | 0.5' - 1' | 
| Spread: | 0.5' - 1' | 
| Spacing: | 1' | 
| USDA Hardiness Zone: | 10 - 11 | 
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| Bloom Color: | Pink | 
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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.
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
