Begonia grandis RHR CH TY036
Begoniaceae
ORIGIN: Tao Yuan County, Sichuan Province, China
USDA PLANT HARDINESS ZONE: 6?-9
SOIL: Moist/Well Drained
EXPOSURE: Filtered Light to Deep Shade
GENERAL HABIT: Herbaceous perennial emerging from a
tuber. Plant grows to 10” high x 12” wide on somewhat lanky
plants. Produces a number of bulbils on the axils of the leaves.
FOLIAGE: Herbaceous perennial. Grey-green leaves with
random silver spotting (more prominent in juvenile leaves and
gradually fades as leaves mature) and deep red undersides.
FLOWER: August-September. Soft pink, gently fragrant.
Comments:
Discovered by Dave Demers of Cyan Horticulture at 1200m in
NE Sichuan Province in a moist ditch. Has been hardy in the
Puget Sound region of Washington, State (Zones 7-8) with a 2”
thick mulch of woodchips. It is late to emerge (around June in
the PNW) and flowers in late summer until the first frost.
Benefits from cool shade and ample moisture once actively
growing.
Begoniaceae
ORIGIN: Tao Yuan County, Sichuan Province, China
USDA PLANT HARDINESS ZONE: 6?-9
SOIL: Moist/Well Drained
EXPOSURE: Filtered Light to Deep Shade
GENERAL HABIT: Herbaceous perennial emerging from a
tuber. Plant grows to 10” high x 12” wide on somewhat lanky
plants. Produces a number of bulbils on the axils of the leaves.
FOLIAGE: Herbaceous perennial. Grey-green leaves with
random silver spotting (more prominent in juvenile leaves and
gradually fades as leaves mature) and deep red undersides.
FLOWER: August-September. Soft pink, gently fragrant.
Comments:
Discovered by Dave Demers of Cyan Horticulture at 1200m in
NE Sichuan Province in a moist ditch. Has been hardy in the
Puget Sound region of Washington, State (Zones 7-8) with a 2”
thick mulch of woodchips. It is late to emerge (around June in
the PNW) and flowers in late summer until the first frost.
Benefits from cool shade and ample moisture once actively
growing.
