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Begonia, Shrub Begonia 'Midnight Sun'

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Begoniaceae (be-gon-ee-AY-see-ee)

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Genus

Begonia (be-GON-yuh)

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Synonym

Height

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Spacing

24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Hardiness

9-12 in. (22-30 cm)

Sun Exposure

USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Danger

Light Shade

Bloom Color

N/A

Bloom Time

Pale Pink

Foliage

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Other Details

Other details

Grown for foliage

Herbaceous

Good Fall Color

Provides Winter Interest

Succulent

Veined

Velvet/Fuzzy

Propagation Methods

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Seed Collecting

By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)

From herbaceous stem cuttings

Soil pH requirements

Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information

N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

Classification

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Foliage Color

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Bloom Characteristics

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Water Requirements

Tropicals and Tender Perennials

Where to Grow

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begoniacrazii

Northern California, CA (Zone 9a) | July 2008 | positive

Rhizomatous type hybridized by Byron Martin, CT 1999 using B. 'Jill Adair' x B. 'Burle Marx'

Fantastic pink mottled leaves!

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