Begonia grandis subsp. evansiana
€8,90
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Begonia grandis subsp. evansiana
€8,90
Organic
Sustainable
Locally grown
🪴Standard: 9x9 cm pot
🚂 Ships across EU
🌱 Grown without pesticides or UV lamps
Flower Color:
Soft Pink
Preferred Soil Type:
Humus-rich ,
Fertile,
Well-drained
Sunlight:
Partial shade,
Shade
Hardiness Zone:
6b,
Zone 7: -17°C,
7b,
Zone 8: -12°C,
8b,
Zone 9: -1.1°C to -6.7°C,
9b
Growth Habit:
Spreading
Origine: China
Begonia grandis subsp. evansiana (hardy begonia, Evans begonia) is a tuberous perennial from China, Japan and Korea, and one of the few begonias that survives outdoors in temperate climates, roughly zones 6 to 9, with a mulch in colder spots.
It grows 40 to 60 cm tall on arching, branching stems, with asymmetrical, wing-shaped leaves that are olive green above and reddish on the veins and undersides.
From late summer into autumn it bears clusters of pale pink, sometimes white, flowers, with separate male and female blooms. In autumn it also forms small brown bulbils in the leaf axils, which drop and sprout, so it spreads readily.
It does best in partial to full shade and in moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil, though it tolerates dry shade once established. It dies back completely in winter and emerges late in spring, so it is easy to assume it has died.
It suits shady borders and woodland gardens well, and its late flowering fills the gap when little else is in bloom.