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Begonia
Photo: Begonia
'Bada Bing Rose', David MacTavish,
Hutchinson Farm Greenhouse, April 21, 2014
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Grown at Hutchinson Farm since
2014. Available May 2018, in 4½" pots, hanging
baskets, planters, and pouches.
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Description
Begonias are available in a
wide range of colours, shapes, and sizes. They are
one of the few types of flowers that bloom in the
shade, but they also tolerate sunny conditions.
Growing Guide
Extremely versatile, begonias are perfect
in containers and massed flower bed plantings. They
will thrive in both sun and part shade, and make an
excellent alternative to shade impatiens. Self
cleaning and maintenance free, fertilize lightly.
Colours and Varieties
Series
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Description
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Habit etc
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Colours
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Bada Bing
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One of the smallest begonias, the
Bada Bings are best suited to massed plantings,
and pouches
2018 -Crop failure on Bada Pink (world wide,
seed unavailable)
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Hardiness: Annual
Habit: Mounded, upright
Height: 8 - 12"
Width: 8 - 12"
Spacing: 8 - 12" |
Bicolor
Rose
Scarlet
White |
Babywing
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The Babywing plant is the same
size as Dragon Wing, but as the name suggests,
the dragon wing shaped leaves are smaller, and
there are more colours available. We are now
only growing White and Bicolor, as Dragon Wing
Red and Pink are superior.
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Hardiness: Annual
Habit: Mounded, semi-trailing
Height: 12 - 15"
Width: 10 - 12"
Spacing: 10 - 12" |
Bicolor
Pink
Red
White |
Big
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Big showy plants with big showy blossoms!
BIGs perform so well, and have so much colour
throughout the summer that they far surpass
traditional begonias and other bedding plants.
Ideal massed plantings, or large containers.
link to Big website http://big-begonia.com/
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Hardiness: Annual
Habit: Mounded
Height: 12 -18"
Width: 12 -18"
Spacing: 12 -18"
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Pink
Red |
Dragon Wing
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Lush and vigorous,
the dragon wing shaped leaves, and large
flowers, arch and cascade over the sides of
hanging baskets and planters.
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Hardiness: Annual
Habit: Mounded, semi-trailing
Height: 12 - 15"
Width: 15 - 18"
Spacing: 12 - 15" |
Pink
Red |
Illumination
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Cascading begonias -perfect for
hanging baskets and containers!
The double blossoms are large, look great, and
come in a variety of colours.
Also Funky Pink, a new release similar blossom
and habit to Illumination
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Hardiness: Annual
Habit: Mounded, semi-trailing
Height: 8 - 12"
Trailing: 12 - 24"
Spacing: 8 - 12" |
Salmon-Pink
Rose
White
Scarlet
Orange
Lemon
Golden-Picotee
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NonStop
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Nonstop flower power.
The star of the begonia universe, Nonstops have
the fullest blossoms, the most colours, the
longest season, and they can grow practically
anywhere,
http://www.begonia-nonstop.com/
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Hardiness: Annual
Habit: Mounded
Height: 8 - 12"
Width: 6 - 10"
Spacing: 8 - 12" |
Red
Deep Rose
Pink
Yellow
White
Orange
Apple -Blossom
Rose Petticoat
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Santa Cruz
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Begonia Boliviensis
These feature narrow leaves, and long cascading
blossoms, another great choice for hanging
baskets and containers.
Santa Cruz Sunset is a gorgeous scarlet, San
Francisco is salmon, and the new Santa Barbara
is white.
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Hardiness: Annual
Habit: Trailing
Height: 4 - 6"
Trail: 12 - 18"
Spacing: 8 - 12" |
Santa Cruz Sunset
San Francisco
Santa Barbara
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