| Description | A pendulous Begonia with red to orange flowers. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (be-GON-yuh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | (9)10 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, partial |
| Moisture | average, dry |
| Soil & Site | average, must be well drained |
| Growing Media | well drained |
| Flowers | red-orange, male and female flowers, blooms during long days |
| Leaves | green |
| Stems | pendulous, free branching |
| Roots | tuberous |
| Dimensions | 12-24 inches, mounding pendulous |
| Propagation | seeds, cuttings |
| Native Site | The species plant B. boliviensis is native to the Andean Mountains of Peru, Argentina and Bolivia. |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced in 2012 by Ernst Benary of America Inc. |
| Misc Facts | Discovered by Hugh Weddell in the Andean Mountains of Bolivia in 1857. Produced commercially in 1870. |
| Notes & Reference | #117-Begonias (Mark Tebbitt) |
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