| Common Name | Flowering Begonia |
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| Family | Begoniaceae |
| Genus | Begonia |
| species | -- |
| Plant Series | Begonia COCOA™ Series |
| Plant Type | Annual |
| US Patent # | PP25484 |
| EU Grant # | -- |
| Bloom Time | January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
| Flower Color | Pink |
| Foliage Color | Black, Green |
| Dormancy | -- |
| Exposure | Full Shade |
| Growth Habit | Spreading / Trailing |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Hardiness Zone | 8, 9, 10, 11 |
| How Different? | It is the only upright with double pink flowers and chocolate brown leaves. The plant, being sterile, bloom continuously. It is a rhizomatous hybrid rather than a rex begonia. |
| Landscape Value | Use as a houseplant or in the landscape as a bedding plant or in mixed containers. |
| Most Active Growing Season | Summer |
| Persistence | Evergreen |
| Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 14" / 12" / 14" |
| Soil (Garden) | Fertile, rich, moist soil with good porosity. |
| Water (Garden) | Keep evenly moist. |
| Special Uses | Deep South |
| Comments | Has survived here in Canby, Oregon for 5 years in the ground, mulched. |
Begonia COCOA™ ‘Puff Pink’
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*** PLEASE NOTE ***
This plant should be pre-booked by July 1 for spring shipping weeks 1-14 and January 1 for holiday shipping weeks 30-36. |
Begonia COCOA™ 'Puff Pink' has fully double flowers in a “puff” of pink over dark foliage. This redo of the Reiger Begonias put the same unbeatable bloomability and even more interesting foliage into a very easy garden and container plant. Cocoa brown leaves with glowing emerald veins are smothered with pure pink powder puffs for months, and as a houseplant, it never stops blooming. Fairly sun tolerant, this upright beauty remains showy in the garden. Sterile flowers drop cleanly.
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 8-11
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 14″ / 12″ / 14″
Exposure: Full Shade
Bloom Time(s): January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
| Water (Greenhouse) | Dry moderately between waterings. |
| EC | 1.2 – 2.4 |
| pH | 6.0 – 6.5 |
| Fertility Needs | 150 – 200 ppm |
| Notes | Sanitation of media and growing conditions is critical. Greenhouse production recommended for best environmental controls. Avoid use of overhead irrigation. Do not crowd plants as this can lead to more disease problems and stretched plants. Do not plant too deep. |
| Finish Time to 4″ | 4 – 6 weeks |
| Finish Time to Gallon | 8 – 10 weeks |
| Day Length for Flowering | Day Neutral |
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