Adding NEW COLD HARDY BEGONIAS to the garden | Tips for success with Begonias

We're adding some incredible new cold hardy Begonia plants to the Grow Paradise garden this week. Begonia 'Sterling Moon' and 'Dark Side of The Moon' were bred by Ozzie Johnson in Atlanta, Georgia, in the USA. The aim of this Begonia breeding programme was to breed amazing foliage Begonias with hardiness down to USA gardening zone 7 (-17ºC). These impressive foliage Begonias are not only hardy, but will produce small pink flowers in the warmer summer months.
When growing cold hardy Begonias we recommend ensuring the plants are provided with fee draining soil to prevent water logging in freezing temperatures, this will help increase the chances of them surviving freezing temperatures.
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[@ThePalmDude]

These look great Craig 👍🏼

[@olsonlr]

Had sterling moon here south of Atlanta GA for several years. Absolutely love it.. Enjoys rich soil full of humous and consistent moisture. If kept moist will tolerate a lot of sun.

[@GrowParadise]

Great tips, thanks for sharing 🪴😀

[@tonycastro9997]

Hi glad you have done a review on begonias as my sister has just bought me a one from a garden centre near West Bay I know it’s really houseplant but at the moment looks amazing in the garden border Begonia Benitochiba it’s called and looks amazing therefore I am really interested in the new varieties that are hardy and now available to buy. Thanks so much for your regular updates and at last the the weather is warming up to appreciate our tropical garden.

[@GrowParadise]

Benitochiba is a great one, I’ve experimented with it outdoors before but it didn’t survive winter. We’ve got 3 varieties of hardy Begonias available at the moment with more in propagation soon 😀🪴

[@theangrygardener]

Keep it coming!!! Found both of these here in the US and placed my order. Hit me up if you are ever visit the US Seattle Washington area. Love to show you how I’m trying to grow my tropical paradise in a cooler climate.

[@GrowParadise]

Will do! Thanks for watching 😀🌴

[@WoodlandT]

Where’d you find them? I’m down in Woodland Washington, just north of Portland. I’d love to add them to my garden

[@theangrygardener]

@@WoodlandT I ordered from Crimson Horticultural Rarities out of Oakland , CA..sadly they arrived yesterday barely alive and totally trashed from shipping. Hoping they bounce back. However check out b. Smooches and other more common hardy begonias from Cistus Nursery on Sauve Island !

[@daphneking3954]

You’re just trying to tempt me again!,

[@GrowParadise]

You have good taste in plants Daphne 😀🪴📦

[@bamboo782]

Need to buy some thanks Craig. You just cost me some money lol.

[@leepayne5803]

Hi Craig, noticed a few holes in some leaves, I'm plagued with slugs and snails, do they tend to like begonias?

[@GrowParadise]

Hi, They can be but are far from the worst victims in my garden this year.

[@palmsexoticsuk2194]

Hi Craig, I’m Very tempted! Do you think in my north west garden (wet and cold) they’d be ok planted out in spring and summer and dug up for winter?

[@GrowParadise]

Oh absolutely! They’re very fast growing too 😀🪴