Begonia x benariensis F1 Big Red Bronze Leaf seeds

Begonia Big Red Bronze Leaf is a robust hybrid, ideal for borders. It offers large, upright single or double flowers in bright red which appear very early in the season. Their brilliance is enhanced by tufted, erect bronze foliage. Suitable for sun or partial shade exposure, especially in warm climates, this begonia continues to bloom from the appearance of the first flowers until the first frost, ensuring a colourful and constant presence in your containers or borders.

Begonia Big Red Bronze Leaf is a non-hardy herbaceous perennial plant, grown as an annual, belonging to the begonia family. It originates from several species native to Brazil through successive hybridisations. This variety is part of a series of recent hybrids selected for their particularly early flowering, upright, vigorous and tufted habit, and their brilliant, remarkable colours. 'F1 Big Red Bronze Leaf' has stout, fleshy stems covered with thick, heart-shaped, shiny leaves in a beautiful bronze green colour, about 5 cm in length. This plant will quickly reach 70 cm in height by 60 cm in diameter. Appearing from May until the first frost, its large flowers are asymmetrical and 8 cm wide. They are cup-shaped, open to the sky and composed of rounded, red petals arranged around a small yellow heart and clustered in axillary clusters. Begonias are monoecious and bear flowers with exclusively male attributes (single flowers) and others with female (double flowers), gathered in numerous terminal clusters.

The F1 Big Red Bronze Leaf Begonia is remarkably adaptable, tolerating full sun well while thriving in partial shade, especially in regions prone to intense summer sun. This begonia is perfect for planting in borders, in planters, and also excels in large flowering pots. The very early begonias from the F1 Big series flourish as ground cover, forming a dense and colourful carpet when mixed with other varieties. They blend well with light foliage plants and delicate flowers like lobelias, annual pennisetums, bacopas, bidens, and petunias. For a more exotic effect, they can be paired with cannas, castor oil plants, or ginger lilies, creating a bed of intense colours.