Hanging Basket Scarlet begonia
Begonia tuberhybrida 'Hanging Basket Scarlet'
USDA zones9 to 11
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow, orange, pink, red, white
- Foliage color
- Brown/copper, gold/yellow, gray/silver, green, purple/lavender, variegated, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Hanging Basket Scarlet' begonia (Begonia tuberhybrida 'Hanging Basket Scarlet') is a perennial for borders, containers, and shade gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes part sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. It forms a clumping mound about 12 inches tall that spreads 12 to 24 inches.
Pairs well with Green and gold, Blue star fern, and Mondo grass.