Dragon Wing Red Begonia is a compact mounding annual with glossy dark green wing-shaped foliage. The dangling clusters of small bright scarlet flowers with yellow centers bloom from late spring until the first frost. Flowers best in part shade and rich, moist well-drained soils.
| Type: | Annual | 
| Height: | 1' - 1.5' | 
| Spread: | 1' - 1.5' | 
| Spacing: | 1.5' | 
| USDA Hardiness Zone: | 8 - 11 | 
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| Bloom Color: | Red | 
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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: KENPEI, Begonia 'Dragon Wing Red'1, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Sambucus nigra Gerda 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Begonia Dragon Wing Red 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Begonia Dragon Wing Red 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
