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Picotee Begonia Mix
 Dutch bulb experts have selected this carefree Picotee Begonia
Mix especially for its versatility and uncommon
colours and textures. Our Picotee Begonias will
captivate you with enormous camellia-like flowers,
up to 6" across, boasting heavily ruffled
petals - not the typical serrated edges found
with common varieties. Plant these shade-loving
Begonias 10-12" apart in full to partial
shade and moist soil, and they'll flourish without
a lot of pampering. Old blooms drop off as new
ones appear, so you don't have to worry about
pruning! Lift in fall.
(Buy
from Brecks)
| Botanical Name:
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Picotee begonia |
| Plant/Bulb Size |
5/6 cm |
| Sun Exposure: |
Shade / Partial Shade |
| Height: |
12" - 14" |
| Hardiness
Zone: |
3 - 8 |
| Flower Color: |
various, delicate color combination |
| Flowering Date: |
Mid Summer to Frost |
| Planting Instructions: |
Love moist soil. 1" deep
just below the surface, hollow side up. Never
let the soil dry out |
| Unique Characteristics: |
Picotee dahlias will captivate
you with enormous camellia like flowers up
to 6" across, boasting heavily ruffled
petals - not the typical serrated edges found
with common varieties. |
| Winterizing: |
Lift in fall. |
Free
$25 off any order of $50 or more at Brecks Bulbs!
The Picotee Begonia Plants well with the following:
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Named
by the grower who was reminded of
ice cream on a stick! One of the earliest-blooming
tulips of all, Ice Stick may even
bloom when snow is still on the ground.
And what a colour show! Blue-green
buds slowly blush pink. Gradually,
the green becomes white highlighted
with pink and blue. Makes a dramatic
statement with crocuses and early
daffodils in borders or naturalized
areas. Tulipa kaufmanniana Zones 3-8.
12+ cm bulbs. (Buy
From Brecks) |
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Begonia Fact
Begonia is a large genus of succulent herbs or
undershrubs in the family Begoniaceae, with about
900 species in tropical moist climates, in South
and Central America, Africa and southern Asia.
Many are tuberous. The flowers are usually showy
and large, white, pink, scarlet or yellow in colour;
they are unisexual, the male containing numerous
stamens, the female having a large inferior ovary
and two to four branched or twisted stigmas. The
fruit is a winged capsule containing numerous
minute seeds. The leaves, which are often large
and variegated, are unequal-sided.
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