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Begonia (any Tuberhybrida variety) (Begonia (any Tuberhybrida variety))
2 hours care
per year
per year
0.5m
Max height
Max height
0.5m
Max spread
Max spread
1-2 years
To maturity
To maturity
Plant details
Botanical name
Begonia (any Tuberhybrida variety)
Other names
Begonia (any Tuberhybrida variety)
Genus
Begonia Begonia
Variety or Cultivar
Begonia (any Tuberhybrida variety) _ If you don't know the variety name of your Begonia (any Tuberhybrida variety), you can add this plant to your lists to get care advice.
Begonia (any Tuberhybrida variety) are compact, tender, bushy or trailing, tuberous, evergreen perennials, typically grown as half-hardy annuals, with asymmetrical, ovate, pointed, toothed, glossy, mid- to dark green leaves and, from early summer into autumn, single or double flowers in a variety of colours.
Begonia (any Tuberhybrida variety) is: Evergreen
Habit
Trailing, Bushy
Flower
White, Orange, Pink, Red, Salmon, Yellow in Summer
Foliage
Dark-green in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Aphids , Caterpillars , Mealybugs , Tarsonemid mites , Thrips Aphids , Caterpillars , Mealybugs , Tarsonemid mites , Thrips
General care
Pruning
Cut back after flowering.
Propagation methods
Seed, Stem tip cuttings
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Where to grow
Begonia (any Tuberhybrida variety) (Begonia (any Tuberhybrida variety)) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 1-2 years.
Suggested uses
City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Greenhouse, Indoor
Cultivation
Grow in fertile, well-drained, neutral to acid soil in partial shade. Will tolerate sun except in very hot conditions. Suitable for containers and hanging baskets.
Soil type
Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Neutral
Light
Partial Shade, Full Sun
Aspect
South, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
Companion plants
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Botanical name
Begonia (any Tuberhybrida variety)
Other names
Begonia (any Tuberhybrida variety)
Genus
Begonia Begonia
Variety or Cultivar
Begonia (any Tuberhybrida variety) _ If you don't know the variety name of your Begonia (any Tuberhybrida variety), you can add this plant to your lists to get care advice.
Begonia (any Tuberhybrida variety) are compact, tender, bushy or trailing, tuberous, evergreen perennials, typically grown as half-hardy annuals, with asymmetrical, ovate, pointed, toothed, glossy, mid- to dark green leaves and, from early summer into autumn, single or double flowers in a variety of colours.
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Trailing, Bushy
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Colour
Flower
White, Orange, Pink, Red, Salmon, Yellow in Summer
Foliage
Dark-green in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Aphids , Caterpillars , Mealybugs , Tarsonemid mites , Thrips
General care
Pruning
Cut back after flowering.
Propagation methods
Seed, Stem tip cuttings
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Where to grow
Begonia (any Tuberhybrida variety) (Begonia (any Tuberhybrida variety)) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 1-2 years.
Suggested uses
City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Greenhouse, Indoor
Cultivation
Grow in fertile, well-drained, neutral to acid soil in partial shade. Will tolerate sun except in very hot conditions. Suitable for containers and hanging baskets.
Soil type
Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Neutral
Light
Partial Shade, Full Sun
Aspect
South, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
USDA zones
Zone 11, Zone 10
Defra's Risk register #1
Plant name
Begonia (any Tuberhybrida variety) (Begonia (any Tuberhybrida variety))
Common pest name
Asain cotton leafworm; Cluster caterpillar; Fall armyworm; Rice cutworm; Taro caterpiller; Tobacco budworm; Tobacco caterpillar; Tobacco cutworm; Tobacco leaf caterpillar
Scientific pest name
Spodoptera litura
Type
Insect
Current status in UK
Absent
Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)
3
Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)
3
General biosecurity comments
Regulated pest; frequently intercepted with occasional outbreaks which have been successfully eradicated in the UK.
Defra's Risk register #2
Plant name
Begonia (any Tuberhybrida variety) (Begonia (any Tuberhybrida variety))
Common pest name
GRSV
Scientific pest name
Groundnut ringspot virus
Type
Virus or Viroid
Current status in UK
Absent
Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)
3
Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)
3
General biosecurity comments
Virus affecting begonia; salad and other crops. First European outbreak detected in Finland in 2015.
Defra's Risk register #3
Plant name
Begonia (any Tuberhybrida variety) (Begonia (any Tuberhybrida variety))
Common pest name
Nematode; common spiral; Spiral nematode; Steiners spiral nematode
Scientific pest name
Helicotylenchus dihystera
Type
Nematode
Current status in UK
Absent
Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)
2
Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)
3
General biosecurity comments
Nematode pest unlikely to be very damaging in its own right; but used as a an indicator species to assess compliance of soil requirements of imported plants to be kept under review in light of EFSA evaluation of soil requirements.
About this section
Our plants are under greater threat than ever before. There is increasing movement of plants and other material traded from an increasing variety of sources. This increases the chances of exotic pests arriving with imported goods and travellers, as well as by natural means. Shoot is working with Defra to help members to do their part in preventing the introduction and spread of invasive risks.
Traveling or importing plants? Please read "Don't risk it" advice here
Suspected outbreak? Click here for contact details to report to the relevant authority.
Date updated: 7th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/
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| Soil types: | Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
| Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Well-drained | Tell us... |
| Soil pH: | Acid, Neutral | Tell us... |
| Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
| Aspect: | South, East, West | Tell us... |
| Exposure: | Exposed, Sheltered | Tell us... |
| Hardiness: | Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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