Begonia

  • Common Name: Begonia
  • Botanical Name: Begonia spp.
  • Family Name: Begonia family
  • Type: perennial
  • Zone Hardiness: 10–12
  • Height: 6–24in
  • Width: 6–24in
  • Blooms: Single or double flowers in shades of red, pink, white, yellow, or orange
  • Bloom Time Months: May to October
  • Sun: Partial shade
  • Leaves: Glossy, asymmetrical, ovate to lobed; colors range from green and bronze to silver, maroon, and variegated patterns
  • Maintenance: Low for beginners; needs regular watering and deadheading.
  • Tolerates: Heat, humidity, partial drought; sensitive to overwatering and frost
  • Attracts: Bees and butterflies
  • Texas Superstar: No
  • Texas Native: No
  • Invasive: yes to parts of Florida, but not in Texas