Begonia semperflorens
Ice Begonia
Common names: Ever-Blooming Begonia, Begonia
Foto: Zythème · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
This description was machine-translated.
Description
The Ice Begonia is a reliable groundcover for semi‑shaded beds, boxes, and pots. From May until the first frost it continuously produces small, delicate, bright flowers in white, pink, and red on glossy green or bronze‑red, fleshy foliage. It blooms reliably even where many summer flowers fail, in light shade, and requires little care.
Care instructions
Plant after the mid‑May frost in loose, humus‑rich soil in semi‑shade or light shade; it tolerates full afternoon sun only with good watering. Water evenly at the soil surface, avoiding wetting the leaves, and prevent waterlogging. Withered flowers drop off on their own; pruning is rarely needed. It is frost‑sensitive; its season ends before the first autumn frost.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
humus-rich, well-drained, moist
Feeding
Medium feeder
Companion planting
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
Diseases & pests
3 relevantFrom the knowledge base, automatically linked by affected species. How to spot and prevent them is covered in full in the lexicon.
Thysanoptera
Thrips are tiny, elongated insects that become particularly active on warm, muggy days, which is why they are also called thunderflies.
More on Thrips (thunderflies)Sciaridae
Fungus gnats are small, black flies from the family Sciaridae whose larvae live in moist potting compost, where they feed on root hairs and young shoots.
More on Fungus gnatsTrialeurodes vaporariorum
The whitefly is a heat loving sap sucker that appears above all in the greenhouse and on container plants: larvae and pupae sit on the undersides of the leaves, and when the plant is knocked the…
More on WhiteflyNotes from real gardens
What other gardeners have written down about this variety, anonymous and voluntary.
No notes shared yet. Will you be the first to write one down?