Begonia 'Santa Cruz Sunset'
Begonia 'Santa Cruz Sunset', Begonia boliviensis 'Santa Cruz Sunset'
Begonia Begonia
'Santa Cruz Sunset' _ 'Santa Cruz Sunset' is a bushy, mound-forming to trailing, tender, evergreen perennial, often grown as an annual, with long, narrow, toothed, triangular, dark green leaves and pendent, tubular, bright orange-red flowers in summer and autumn.
Begonia 'Santa Cruz Sunset' is: Evergreen
Cushion or Mound Forming, Bushy, Trailing
Orange-red in Summer; Orange-red in Autumn
Dark-green in All seasons
Aphids , Caterpillars , Mealybugs , Tarsonemid mites , Thrips Aphids , Caterpillars , Mealybugs , Tarsonemid mites , Thrips
Powdery mildew Powdery mildew
Overwinter indoors or discard at the end of the growing season.
Sow seed on moist compost at 21-23C with 95% humidity. Requires long light days once germinated.
Leaf cuttings, Seed, Stem tip cuttings
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Begonia 'Santa Cruz Sunset' (Begonia 'Santa Cruz Sunset') will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.5m after 1-2 years.
Greenhouse, Containers, Conservatory, Beds and borders, Hanging baskets
Grow in containers in loam-based compost or in the ground in fertile, well-drained, neutral to acid soil in full sun or partial shade. Tolerates heat and moderate drought. Avoid waterlogged conditions.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Begonia 'Santa Cruz Sunset'
Begonia 'Santa Cruz Sunset', Begonia boliviensis 'Santa Cruz Sunset'
Begonia Begonia
'Santa Cruz Sunset' _ 'Santa Cruz Sunset' is a bushy, mound-forming to trailing, tender, evergreen perennial, often grown as an annual, with long, narrow, toothed, triangular, dark green leaves and pendent, tubular, bright orange-red flowers in summer and autumn.
Evergreen
Cushion or Mound Forming, Bushy, Trailing
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Orange-red in Summer; Orange-red in Autumn
Dark-green in All seasons
Aphids , Caterpillars , Mealybugs , Tarsonemid mites , Thrips
Overwinter indoors or discard at the end of the growing season.
Sow seed on moist compost at 21-23C with 95% humidity. Requires long light days once germinated.
Leaf cuttings, Seed, Stem tip cuttings
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Begonia 'Santa Cruz Sunset' (Begonia 'Santa Cruz Sunset') will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.5m after 1-2 years.
Greenhouse, Containers, Conservatory, Beds and borders, Hanging baskets
Grow in containers in loam-based compost or in the ground in fertile, well-drained, neutral to acid soil in full sun or partial shade. Tolerates heat and moderate drought. Avoid waterlogged conditions.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10
Begonia 'Santa Cruz Sunset' (Begonia 'Santa Cruz Sunset')
Asain cotton leafworm; Cluster caterpillar; Fall armyworm; Rice cutworm; Taro caterpiller; Tobacco budworm; Tobacco caterpillar; Tobacco cutworm; Tobacco leaf caterpillar
Spodoptera litura
Insect
Absent
3
3
Regulated pest; frequently intercepted with occasional outbreaks which have been successfully eradicated in the UK.
Begonia 'Santa Cruz Sunset' (Begonia 'Santa Cruz Sunset')
GRSV
Groundnut ringspot virus
Virus or Viroid
Absent
3
3
Virus affecting begonia; salad and other crops. First European outbreak detected in Finland in 2015.
Begonia 'Santa Cruz Sunset' (Begonia 'Santa Cruz Sunset')
Necrotic spot
Impatiens necrotic spot virus
Virus or Viroid
Present (Widespread)
2
3
Pest of mainly ornamentals and vegetables; present in the UK; and covered by the EU listing of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus. To be kept under consideration in light of a review of the EU listing.
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: | Clay, Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, East, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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