RoseForm Pink begonia
Begonia tuberhybrida 'RoseForm Pink'
USDA zones9 to 11
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- 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
'RoseForm Pink' begonia (Begonia tuberhybrida 'RoseForm Pink') is a perennial for containers, borders, 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. It blooms in yellow, orange, pink, red, and white from early to late summer and from early to late autumn. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice. It forms a clump 12 to 24 inches tall and 12 inches wide.
Pairs well with Kimberly queen fern, Evergold sedge, and Endless Summer hydrangea.