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Begonia tuberosa Fortune Peach Shades
1 packet (30 seeds) @ $6.15
Catalog Code: 2288
Begonia tuberosa Fortune Peach Shades
Half-hardy Annual
- Flowers: Summer
- Position: Part shade
- Soil: Well drained
- Zones: 11
- Height: 12 inches
- Germination: Challenging
- Aftercare: Care and Understanding
- Ideal for: Bedding, Border
Description
Large 2½ inch, fully double flowers of wavy petals in chic peach shades.
These wonderful, striking blooms appear earlier than most tuberous begonias and are held above lush, mid green foliage.
With excellent uniform garden performance, they especially lend themselves to large patio containers.
Sowing Instructions
Sow in trays, pots, etc of good seed compost in a propagator or warm place to maintain an optimum temperature of 75-80F (25-27C).
Surface sow on a peat/sand mix seed compost and do not exclude light.
A soil temperature of 80F (27C) gives best results.
Keep the soil moisture high, the surface of the soil should never dry out.
Germination takes from 15-60 days.
Do not commence sowing before late winter when day length is 12 hours or more.
Growing Instructions
Transplant seedlings in small clumps, handling carefully, preferably into 7.5cm (3in) pots.
Grow on in cool well lit conditions.
Pot on finally into 15cm (6in) pots or plant in hanging baskets.
Gradually acclimatise to outdoor conditions before planting out, after all risk of frost has gone and the weather is mild.
Aftercare Instructions
Plant in full sun or part shade.
Prefers a moist, well drained soil.
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