Ruffled Salmon begonia
Begonia tuberhybrida 'Ruffled Salmon'
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 Salmon' begonia (Begonia tuberhybrida 'Ruffled Salmon') 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, loamy, or clay soil. It blooms in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. It forms a clumping mound 12 to 24 inches tall.
Pairs well with Blue star fern, Mondo grass, and Wedding Gown bigleaf hydrangea.