Heron’s Pirouette hardy begonia
Begonia grandis 'Herons Pirouette'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12+ inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Heron’s Pirouette' hardy begonia (Begonia grandis 'Heron’s Pirouette') is a perennial for shade gardens, woodland gardens, borders, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. It forms a clumping mound 12 to 24 inches tall. Bees visit the blooms in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn.
Pairs well with Siebold's hosta, Japanese forest grass, and Lenten rose.