Bronze Leaf Mix Begonia is a mounding annual with glossy heart-shaped bronze green foliage with copper to burgundy tints. The clusters of orchid-like flowers come in various colors and bloom from mid spring until the first frost. Flowers best in part shade and rich, moist well-drained soils. Deer Resistant.
The various colors the mix may include are pink, rose, red, and white.
Type: |
Annual |
Height: |
0.5' - 1' |
Spread: |
0.5' - 1' |
Spacing: |
1' |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
8 - 11 |
Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Various |
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: RubyGoes, BEGONIAS AT MARTIN PLACE, (2) Keith Laverack, 2014 07 22_0166, (3) Globetrotter19, Lutheran church garden, begonia, 2019 Veresegyház, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.