species
Begonia × tuberhybrida
Tuberous begonia
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Begonia × tuberhybrida is a perennial in the family Begoniaceae, also known as Tuberous begonia, introduced to the UK. It reaches 40 cm tall and 40 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from June to September. Its RHS hardiness rating is H2 (tender): 1 to 5°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 40 cm tall × 40 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H2 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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