![]() Pro tip: Find a 10” begonia basket and put it in a 12” to 16” pot by itself. Non-Stop Begonias: These have big blooms and you may want to keep them in shadier areas than other begonias.ĭragon Wing Begonias: Sean’s very favorite, these will grow in full, blazing sun as well as deep shade. Landscape begonias like these are almost foolproof! They may get a bit messy, especially the big blooms on the Non-Stop Begonias you will probably need to “tidy up” or sweep up under your plants now and then. The begonia flowers just fall off and blow away. He has simply never had an insect or disease problem with begonias. That’s often a problem if you grow petunias or geraniums you’ll get bugs eating the flowers. Sean has never-never-had to spray begonias for any issue. Begonias are insect and disease resistant. Make no mistake, they’re not going to go a week without water they’re not cacti.īut… If you don’t want to water every day-or you’re forgetful-begonias are a great choice. In fact, you can easily rot your begonias if you water them the same way you water other annuals like petunias and lantana. Most of them have big fleshy leaves, can store water in their stems, and they like to dry out between waterings. In the heat of the summer, many annuals need to be watered Every. Begonias aren’t too particular about their watering schedule. Most are super simple to incorporate into a sunny or a shady spot. So if you know you have differing light conditions, or you don’t know what your light conditions are at all, begonias may be the answer. They will grow in the full sun, they will grow in the full shade, and they will grow in “peek-a-boo” sun. ![]() Gardening here in the north, in Connecticut, begonias are almost indifferent to light conditions. ![]() (Your porch has a northern exposure, and wraps around to also have a western exposure…) That just won’t work with petunias or with geraniums or with impatiens. Say, for example, you have a garden or porch space where you want to have the same flowering plants, but the light conditions aren’t the same in that space. Begonias are incredibly flexible with their light requirements. ![]()
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