Begonia Illumination White
Extraordinary overflowing fall of flowers for your baskets
1 to 5°C
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Begonia Illumination White creates an impressive waterfall for your baskets and containers to brighten up shady spots.Begonia Illumination are much loved tuberous perennials, adored for their plentiful, incredibly crisp white, blousy 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. 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 prefer to be grown in moist, well-drained soil in sun or part shade, reaching a height and spread of approximately 30-40cm. Being tuberous perennials, these begonias can rot if they get too wet over winter, so lift and keep dry and frost free over winter to be re-planted the following sp
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Key Information
| Latin Name | Begonia x tuberhybrida 'Illumination White' 'YP |
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| Hardiness | H2 (1 to 5°C) |
| Colour | White |
| 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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