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Freeport Gardening Guide: Begonias

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Begonias

Dragon Wing® Red Hybrid Begonia Seeds & Plant:

Description: Gleaming, green wing-shaped leaves, great in pots or hanging baskets.  Huge plants—up to 10–18" across—with exotic, shiny, wing-shaped leaves, hanging stems and bright scarlet-red flowers. Begonias are one of the few plants that bloom under almost any light conditions, but they do best in light shade. Flowers are 1 1/2", clusters are 5-6" across. Space 18" apart. Start seeds indoors, blooms 3 months from seeding.

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Viking XL Red on Chocolate Begonia Plants:

Description: Bold red blooms pop against the deep, decadent foliage.  Intense red-scarlet 1” blooms dramatically contrast with lush, dark chocolate-brown foliage. Bushy, compact plants are easy to please – thriving in sun and shade, in patio pots or garden beds. Fast-growing foliage starts out green before transitioning to its bronzy hue. A prime candidate for massing in landscaping. Blooms all season until frost.

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Dreams Garden MacaRouge Begonia Elatior Plants:

Description: Scads of blooms, from early summer right up till first frost.  Electrifying red flowers, neither burgundy nor magenta — true, pure scarlet! Easily the best-performing red begonia we’ve ever seen. Scads of blooms, from early summer right up till first frost, so you can show them off worry-free in window boxes, containers on porch or patio, and flower beds. Compact growth habit and superb dark-green foliage keeps the plants tidy and handsome.

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On Top Sunglow Begonia Bulbs:

Description: Nonstop summer garden performance in a showy color.  Look forward to the continuing display of showy, full double 4 1/2" blazing blooms set off by light red stems and triangular, finely serrated foliage.

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Fragrant Falls Peach Begonia Plants: 

Description: Dawn-like color combined with spectacular fragrance.  Abundant flowers feature sunrise shades and aromatic delights. With a semi-trailing habit and remarkable staying power, summer to frost, ‘Fragrant Falls Peach’ is perfect for hanging baskets, on the porch, or near the front door, where visitors will appreciate its spectacular, rosy fragrance. Furnishes dawn-like color even in tricky, shadier areas.

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Picotee Mix Begonia Bulbs:

Description: Begonias add class and elegance to any garden.  Dazzling rose-like picotees in red, golden-yellow and white. Spectacular in patio planters, showy from July until frost.

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Vermillion Red Begonia Plants:

Description: An astonishment of rich, deep dark-red, rose like double blooms. Grow a mass of these in a shady patio container or border, and prepare for an astonishment of rich, deep dark-red, rose like double blooms. Compact, highly floriferous 10 inch plants are self-cleaning and easy-growing. Begonias possess the rare gift of thriving under most any light conditions, but do best in light shade.

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Non-Stop Mix Begonia Bulbs:

Description: Classic, deep green foliage great for hanging baskets: The classic double-blooming begonia lives up to its name. Blooming nonstop from June to frost. The 4-4 1/2" double flowers unfold above a dense display of deep green foliage. Great for hanging baskets, mixed pots and specimen plants.

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