Cocktail Vodka Wax Begonia is a compact mounding annual with glossy bronze heart-shaped foliage. Clusters of small scarlet red orchid-like flowers with yellow centers bloom through summer. Flowers best in part shade and rich, moist well-drained soils. The Cocktail series is especially sun resistant.
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Type:
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Annual
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Height:
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0.5' - 1'
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Spread:
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0.5' - 1'
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Spacing:
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1'
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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8 - 11
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Culture:
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Part Sun, Full Shade
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Bloom Color:
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Red
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Season of Interest:
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Summer
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Keep soils consistently moist. Mulch heavily in winter if winters are cold. New foliage is often late to appear.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Foundational Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Heuchera, Lenten Rose, Hosta
IMAGES: Peterburg23, Austria august2010 0111, CC BY 3.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Begonia Cocktail Vodka 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
