Plant-A-Day 2020 (Day 215) Begonia “Funky Pink”

Yet another showy begonia to highlight from my collection. I grew these plants from seed starting early in 2018 and they have proven to be pretty hardy. I winter them over in the greenhouse in dry pots and they come back and bloom beautifully in the summer.

Begonias are perfect plants for our back patio. There is a mix of sun and shade there and it seems to be just the right combination of the two for this family of plants. I like the dark foliage and the flowers show up nicely with brilliant pink male and female flowers over several months.

My future plans for these plants are to keep moving them into larger pots, feed them well in the spring and enjoy them as a perfect patio plant.