Super Olympia White Begonia is a compact mounding annual with glossy dark green heart-shaped foliage with copper-bronze tints. The clusters of small snow white orchid-like flowers with yellow centers bloom from late spring through summer. Flowers best in part shade and rich, moist well-drained soils.
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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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White
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Season of Interest:
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Spring, 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: Photo by Serres Fortier, Bégonia Semperflorens Olympia White, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Begonia semperflorens Super Olympia White 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
