Ruffled Pink begonia
Begonia tuberhybrida 'Ruffled Pink'
USDA zones9 to 11
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 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, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Ruffled Pink' begonia (Begonia tuberhybrida 'Ruffled Pink') 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, loamy, or clay soil. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. It blooms from early to late summer and again from early to late autumn.
Pairs well with Blue star fern, Evergold sedge, Lilyturf, and Snow Queen oakleaf hydrangea.