Shade Perennial

Hardy Begonia

Botanical Name: Begonia grandis, Begonia grandis 'Alba'
Height: 18" to 24"+
Spread: 24-30" +
Exposure: Part shade
Care: Cut to ground in late fall or early spring before new growth emerges
Not Deer resistant
Summer flowering perennial with slightly fragrant pink or white blooms and attractive foliage, this plant offers interesting texture contrast in semi-shaded areas. Similar in appearance to some of the fancy leaved annual begonias, this varietiey and the white variety (Begonia grandis 'Alba') are hardy perennials in this zone. Late to emerge in spring, it is a good plant to mix with spring bulbs. Blooms late summer until Frost.