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Semperflorens Begonias
BRASSICACEAE/CRUCIFERAE
| Semperflorens Begonias are evergreen,
bushy perennials often grown as half-hardy annual bedding plants.
Stems are succulent, soft, and
freely branching, usually having rounded, green, bronze, or variegated
leaves. During Summer producing single or double flowers.
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Begonia.
'Cocktail'
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Form: A
semperflorens Begonia.
Half Hardy to Frost Tender:
Height: 8-12in (20-30cm)
Spread: 8-12in (20-30cm)
Foliage: Having rounded, wavy, green-bronze leaves.
Flowers: During Summer and through to the first Autumn frosts,
producing pink, white or red flowers.
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Begonia.
'Organdy'
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Form: A
weather resistant semperflorens Begonia.
Half Hardy to Frost Tender:
Height: 6in (15cm)
Spread: 6in (15cm)
Foliage: Having rounded, waxy, green-bronze leaves.
Flowers: During Summer and through to the first Autumn frosts,
producing pink, white or red flowers.
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Begonia.
'Red Ascot'
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Form: A
semperflorens Begonia.
Half Hardy to Frost Tender:
Height: 6in (15cm)
Spread: 6in (15cm)
Foliage: Having rounded, emerald-green leaves.
Flowers: During Summer producing an abundance of small cromson-red
blossoms.
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Cultivation: -
Requires sun or
partial shade, and freely-draining soil. Resents compacted soil.
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Propagation: -
Sow seed in
early-Spring.
Take stem cuttings
in Spring or Summer.
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Half
Hardy to Frost Tender
Minimum temperatures
50-59oF (10-15oC)
Pests & Diseases: - Susceptible
to powdery mildew and botrytis from late Spring to early Autumn.
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