Monrovia® Silver Bells Begonia is a small mounding tropical perennial with hairy pink stems and narrow deep cut foliage with glossed purplish-silver topsides and contrasting rustic orange undersides. The clusters of small pink flowers bloom in summer. Flowers best in part shade and rich, moist well-drained soils. Can be treated as a perennial outside in zone 7 if heavily mulched in winter.
| Type: | Perennial, Annual | 
| Origins: | Rex Hybrid; Southeast Asia | 
| Height: | 0.5' - 1' | 
| Spread: | 1' - 1.5' | 
| Spacing: | 1.5' | 
| USDA Hardiness Zone: | 8 - 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, Edging, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Garden, Foundational Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Heuchera, Lenten Rose, Hosta
IMAGES: (3) Photo(s) courtesy of TERRA NOVA® Nurseries, Inc., Begonia HOLIDAY™ ‘Silver Bells’
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
