With the option of burgundy leaves in the mix yellow and silver leafed bushes make both eye-catching. Throw in your flower color of choice and that’s just icing on the horticultural cake.
Being small
in stature they work well in “up front” flower beds. An added bonus is that
they
stay tight and compact; rarely do they need a haircut to keep them under
control.
Shady
situations are the main reason they are purchased, but east side and obstructed
west and south side locations bode well for them too. Full sun south and west
sides have a tendency to cook them due to the fact that their entire make-up
looks to be 95% water; you sit in a hot tub of water all day and see how spunky
you feel halfway through the afternoon.
Begonias
are glutinous eaters; you would do well to mix compost or some garden fertilizer
into the soil before you plant them. A side dressing of fertilizer halfway
through the summer will keep them flowering strong until fall.
The roots
of the Begonia are very sensitive to salt. If you salt your walkways in the
winter that might be the reason the flower beds they border don’t do well; your
grass can tolerate it a whole lot better, so heave it over there this winter.
Yes
Begonias have become a main-stay, but a popular one that people keep coming
back to year after year.
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