Bedding Begonia

Growing from seed

Start Bedding Begonia indoors about 12 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in warm soil (around 20–25 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 14 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in partial sun, spaced about 20 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 90 days.

Companion Planting

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  Winged bean
  

  Winged beanExcellent pair

  • ❧Winged bean fixes nitrogen in the soil that Bedding Begonia feeds on
  • ❧Bedding Begonia draws Bees that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Winged bean roots deep while Bedding Begonia feeds near the surface — no competition
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  Maypop
  

  MaypopExcellent pair

  • ❧Maypop attracts Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Whitefly that attack Bedding Begonia
  • ❧Bedding Begonia draws Bees that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Maypop roots deep while Bedding Begonia feeds near the surface — no competition
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  Inula
  Great pair

  • ❧Inula attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids and Whitefly and more that attack Bedding Begonia
  • ❧Inula roots deep while Bedding Begonia feeds near the surface — no competition
  • ❧Bedding Begonia acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Inula

How to grow Bedding Begonia

1. Sow12 weeks before frost
2. Germinates14 days
3. Space20 cm apart
4. GrowPartial sun
5. Harvest~90 days

Water: Medium · Height: 25 cm · Soil: Moist, well-draining, rich