Red With Bronze Leaf Begonia is a mounding annual with glossy heart-shaped bronze green foliage with copper tints. The clusters of large red orchid-like flowers with yellow centers bloom from mid spring until the first frost. Flowers best in part shade and rich, moist well-drained soils.
Type: |
Annual |
Height: |
2' - 2.5' |
Spread: |
1' - 1.5' |
Spacing: |
1.5' |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
8 - 11 |
Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Red |
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: Photo by David J. Stang, Begonia Bronze Leaf Red 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) photo by kafka4prez, Wax Begonias, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Begonia Bronze Leaf Red 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.