Hardy Begonia
Name: Begonia grandis
Zones: 6 to 10
Size: 18 inches tall and wide
Conditions: Part shade; moist, well-drained soil.
Hardy begonia is very easy to grow and offers a cooling effect located in the shade of the trees. Most of what I have came from plants passed along from my friend Brooks’ garden. The triangular-shaped leaves and blush-pink flowers keep thriving from summer through frost.
Hardy begonia is often passed along from gardener to gardener or purchased from a quality nursery. The cultivar ‘Heron’s Pirouette’ offers especially huge, abundant rosy pink flowers.
By: Helen Yoest

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