Hanging Basket Yellow begonia
Begonia tuberhybrida 'Hanging Basket Yellow'
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 Yellow' begonia (Begonia tuberhybrida 'Hanging Basket Yellow') is a perennial for containers, shade gardens, and borders. 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. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. It blooms from spring through autumn and forms a clump up to 24 inches wide.
Pairs well with Blue star fern, Little brown jug, Mondo grass, and False shamrock.