.png) Begonia 'Metallic Mist' (PP# 19,567) $7.95
- common names: begonia
- flowering season: mid to late summer
- height: 12 to 18 inches, spreading wider
- Light requirements: filtered light
- Soil requirements: a soil that is rich in humus and that is well drained
- Water requirments: average
- Growth habit: grows as a clump of shoots
- Leaf type: fingered leaves of green overlaid in silver
- Ways to use it: grows well in the garden or will live happily as a houseplant in a 8 or 10-inch pot
- Special characteristics: the leaves of 'Metallic Mist' are as colorful as many Rex begonias
- Other points of interests: possibly root-hardy to USDA Zone 6
The parents of this hybrid are Begonia taliensis and Begonia pedatifida, birthing an offspring that is surprisingly cold hardy. 'Metallic Mist' survives outdoors to USDA Zone 7B (+5°F to +10°F), and is possibly root hardy in favored locations to Zone 6. It is a rhizomatus begonia that resembles a rex begonia, with its large, palm-like leaves of green and silver. As it likes cool shade, the perfect spot to set it outdoors is in a woodland or on the shady, east or northeast side of a house. We recommend adding a generous amount of aged compost when planting it. The mature height will be 12 to 18 inches, with a wider spread. When grown outdoors in the Pacific Northwest, its leaves will often not sprout until June. Light pink flowers come in clusters atop stems of twelve inches. |
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