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Begonia, Rhizomatous Begonia 'Connee Boswell'

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Begonia by begoniacrazii
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Family
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
12-18 in. (30-45 cm)
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
Hardiness
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Sun Exposure
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Danger
Light Shade
Partial to Full Shade
Bloom Color
N/A
Bloom Time
Pale Pink
Foliage
Mid Spring
Blooms repeatedly
Other Details
Other details
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Herbaceous
Good Fall Color
Provides Winter Interest
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

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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
Shrubs
Tropicals and Tender Perennials
Where to Grow

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Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Morgan Hill, California

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DCTropics
Washington, DC | November 2010 | neutral

By all accounts (incl. the American Begonia Society cultivar register & Wikipedia), the correct spelling of the name is 'Connee Boswell'.

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

Named for Jazz singer Connie Boswell (not Connee), B. 'Connie Boswell' is an upright rhizomatous begonia hybrid from Johnson (who is also...Read More

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