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Begonia 'Dragon Wing White' (Begonia 'Dragon Wing White')

Other names: Angelwing begonia 'Dragon Wing White'

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Variety or Cultivar
'Dragon Wing White' is a compact, tender, mound-forming, evergreen perennial, often grown as an annual, with fleshy, glossy, triangular to irregularly heart-shaped, dark green leaves and loose, pendant clusters of white flowers from early summer into autumn.
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Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
0.4 m 0.45 m 1-2 years
1 ft 1 ft 1-2 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Sandy
  • Clay
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Partial Shade
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • North
  • South
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Grow in containers in loam-based compost or in the ground in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained, neutral to acid soil in partial shade. Water regularly in dry periods. Best if feed regularly. Prefers moderate humidity. Avoid waterlogged conditions.

Suggested uses

Containers/Patio, Beds and borders, Greenhouse, Conservatory, Hanging baskets, City, Cottage/Informal, Sub-Tropical, Garden edging

UK hardiness

H1b

USDA zones

Zone 9, Zone 10, Zone 11

Sunset zone

4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, H1

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Moderate/Medium
Central Valley = Moderate/Medium
South Coastal = Moderate/Medium
South Inland = Moderate/Medium
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Moderate/Medium

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Bushy, Compact, Cushion or Mound Forming

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Overwinter indoors or discard at the end of the growing season.

Propagation methods

Seed

Pests

Thrips

Aphids

Caterpillars

Mealybugs

Tarsonemid mites

Diseases

Powdery mildew

Water regularly through dry periods

Fertilise regularly with liquid feed

Remove annuals at end of flowering season (optional)

Bring tender indoors if container grown (in cold areas)

Sow seed in containers with heat (spring)

Plant tender plants after danger of frost has passed (late spring, early summer)

Requires little or no pruning (winter)

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