Begonia grandis Alba Danae deeply-cut

deeply-cut

The tidy gardener might want to cut the stems to the ground at this point

These gems are found in the wild around Buenos Aires

and has survived upper single digits

The 4' tall stalks are clothed with whorled leaves and topped with 3-5 pendent flower buds that open in early June

Begonia grandis Alba Danae deeply-cutBegonia grandis 'Alba' is another excellent form of the classic hardy deciduous begonia. The fleshy upright stalks emerge in May (NC), and extend to 2' tall, clothed with corrugated green leaves with stunning red backsides. Starting in late June and continuing until fall, the stalks are adorned with drooping terminal clusters of pale pink calyces which subtend the white flowers. Although Begonia grandis 'Alba' is a clump former, it will spread via