Dragon Wing®

Begonia 'Dragon Wing Red'

Begonia


Begonia Dragon Wing® 'Dragon Wing Red' - Begonia from Moose Crossing Garden Center

  • Maintenance-free, season-long performance
  • Handles stressful conditions
  • Excellent flower show
Blooms all Season
Blooms all Season
Container
Container
Low Maintenance
Low Maintenance
Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Summer
Summer
Average Water
Average Water



Interesting Notes about Begonia:

Some like it hot!
Even when temperatures blaze, Dragon Wing keeps on pumping out the color in gardens and planters all season. Thanks to their best-in-class “bullet-proof” performance, fast fill-in and easy-care nature, this dynamic duo is chosen by landscapers and homeowners over and over.

Plug crop time: 7 to 8 weeks
Transplant to finish: 7 to 9 weeks

  • Grows lush and vigorous in southern U.S. heat and under cool, stressful conditions of northern Europe and Canada.
  • Unique and beautiful arching, pendulous habit is spectacular in hanging baskets, large containers and commercial landscaping plantings.
  • Angel-wing leaves and large blooms give Dragon Wing a dramatically different look.
  • Easy to grow from pelleted seed, it surpasses vegetative varieties for branching, vigour and “flower power.”

Georgia Gold Medal Winners Best for: 4 and 6-in. (10 and 15-cm) pots

Vigorous Dragon Wing fills baskets, pots and shady gardens with graceful, arching foliage and large blooms. This award winner shines through heat, humidity and cool temperatures – right up until frost.


Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Allow for plenty of room to grow in container or landscape.
Best performance in partial sun to partial shade. Average fertilization required.
Bloom Time: Spring, Late Spring, Summer


Height: 12-15 in
Spread: 15-18 in
Bloom Color: Red
Zone: 9-11
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • Blooms all Season
  • Low Maintenance
  • Container

Exposure:

  • Partial Sun

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Summer

Soil Moisture:

  • Average Water