Begonia Illumination Lemon
Luscious lemon loveliness
1 to 5°C
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Begonia Illumination Lemon creates an impressive waterfall of bright summer sunshine for your baskets and containers to brighten up your patio, containers and hanging baskets, even in a shady spot well into the autumn.Begonia Illumination are much loved tuberous perennials, adored for their plentiful, blousy yellow blooms and very long flowering season from May to first frosts. Begonia Illumination have improved colour, more pendulous blooms, and even better weather resistance, even during a wet summer, as masses of large, beautifully blousy blooms gently cascade down to around 40cm almost covering the bushy, green foliage. Interestingly, both female and male flowers are produced on the same plant, and as with many species in nature, the male are the more flamboyant.Begonia illumination Yellow prefers to be grown in moist, well-drained soil in sun or part shade, reaching a height of 40cm and spread of approximately 50cm. Being tender perennials, they can rot if they get too wet over wi
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Key Information
| Latin Name | Begonia x tuberhybrida 'Illumination Lemon' YP |
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| Hardiness | H2 (1 to 5°C) |
| Colour | Yellow |
| Format | Young Plants |
| Position | Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Height in Maturity (m) | 0.30 m |
| Spread in Maturity (m) | 0.30 |
| Soil Conditions | Loam, Loam Sand |
| Soil Acidity | Acid Neutral, Neutral |
| Aspect | East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing |
| Trailing | Yes |
| Good for pots | Yes |
| Good for hanging baskets | Yes |
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