Fibrous Begonias

AlittleSalt · May 7, 2015

I have a flower bed that is in mostly dappled shade (Some people call it, "Bright Shade") I'm able to grow mint and asparagus fern in it. Next year, I'm going to plant a lot of shade loving perennials from bulbs, but this year, I'd like to see how some annuals grow in it.

I bought 3 six packs of Fibrous Begonias transplants. One red, One white, One pink. I have not planted them yet. The tag in one of the six packs reads:

Part Sun - 3 to 6 hours of daily sun.
Water when top inch of soil is dry.
Feed every two weeks with an all purpose plant food.
8-12" tall.
8-12" wide.

The bed is a full 2' wide of soil x around 20' long. I'll take a picture tomorrow when the sun is out and post it here, and give a measured length of bed, because right now, I'm just guessing 20 feet long. As always, a picture along with accurate measurements says a lot more than what I'm typing. What I'm wondering is actually several questions.

Do you think they will grow well in this dappled shade bed? If they won't grow there, we have other options, but this is where we would like for them to grow.

If you were growing them, would you mix the colors or grow each color in it's own section? On the not mixing them thought, I was thinking of growing them in a red section, followed by a white section, followed by a pink section. A link showing Begonia colors: https://www.google.com/search?q=fibr...0CB0QsAQ&dpr=1

I am 100% open to ideas and thoughts. Where this bed is located, it is dapple shaded, but still hot (80-95F) and VERY humid (70%+) from Mid April through late July - Followed by even hotter (100-110f) and low humidity (15%) in August through mid/late September.

Thoughts and ideas on shade loving perennials would be great, but we won't be able to afford that until next year.

May 7, 2015	#1
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Fibrous Begonias I have a flower bed that is in mostly dappled shade (Some people call it, "Bright Shade") I'm able to grow mint and asparagus fern in it. Next year, I'm going to plant a lot of shade loving perennials from bulbs, but this year, I'd like to see how some annuals grow in it. I bought 3 six packs of Fibrous Begonias transplants. One red, One white, One pink. I have not planted them yet. The tag in one of the six packs reads: Part Sun - 3 to 6 hours of daily sun. Water when top inch of soil is dry. Feed every two weeks with an all purpose plant food. 8-12" tall. 8-12" wide. The bed is a full 2' wide of soil x around 20' long. I'll take a picture tomorrow when the sun is out and post it here, and give a measured length of bed, because right now, I'm just guessing 20 feet long. As always, a picture along with accurate measurements says a lot more than what I'm typing. What I'm wondering is actually several questions. Do you think they will grow well in this dappled shade bed? If they won't grow there, we have other options, but this is where we would like for them to grow. If you were growing them, would you mix the colors or grow each color in it's own section? On the not mixing them thought, I was thinking of growing them in a red section, followed by a white section, followed by a pink section. A link showing Begonia colors: https://www.google.com/search?q=fibr...0CB0QsAQ&dpr=1 I am 100% open to ideas and thoughts. Where this bed is located, it is dapple shaded, but still hot (80-95F) and VERY humid (70%+) from Mid April through late July - Followed by even hotter (100-110f) and low humidity (15%) in August through mid/late September. Thoughts and ideas on shade loving perennials would be great, but we won't be able to afford that until next year.