Data specific to Begonias (Edit)
Originator: W. Atlee Burpee & Co.
Date of Origin: 1997
Plant Types: Shrub-Like

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 15-18 inches
Plant Spread: 15-18 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PBR9,611
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Parentage: U014 x Begonia semperflorens

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Trade name information:
Series: Dragon Wing®
Trade Name: Red
Cultivar name: 'Bepared'
Common names
  • Dragon Wing Begonia
  • Begonia
Also sold as:
  • ‘Dragon Wings Red’

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Location: Georgia, USA
Date: Late August (Autumn)
Taken at Smith-Gilbert Gardens
Location: Summer Winds Nursery, Phoenix, Arizona
Date: 2016-11-10
Location: Summer Winds Nursery, Phoenix, Arizona
Date: 2016-11-10
Uploaded by plantmanager
Location: Smith-Gilbert Gardens, Georgia, USA
Date: Late August (Autumn)
Location: My garden, central NJ, Zone 7A
Date: 2017-09-04
Dragon Wing Begonia, Red
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-06-30
Thrives in a pot in full shade
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-06-30
Location: My garden, central NJ, Zone 7A
Date: 7/26/15
Begonia Dragon Wing Red in Deck Planter
Location: Suburban Denver, Colorado
Date: 2013-09-01
This is such a great plant for shade.  I have used it in several
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-08-26
                               BB on Begonia
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2017-08-19
Location: Orangeburg, SC
Date: 2015-06
Begonia Red Dragonwing
Location: Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: In my Mom's garden, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2017-08-12
Still blooming in mid-October
Location: My garden, central NJ, Zone 7A
Date: 7/15/15
Begonia Dragon Wing Red in Hanging Basket.  Lobularia Frosty Knig
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2013-09-04
Location: My Cincinnati Ohio garden
Date: 2013-06-20
A row of 5 red Dragon Wings
Location: My Cincinnati Ohio garden
Date: 2013-06-20
Close up of flowers and leaves
Location: Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-03-01
Over wintered in basement under fluorescent lights.
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-03-01
Location: My Cincinnati Ohio garden
Date: 2013-07-01
Dragon Wing's leaves are very large

Photo courtesy of Harris Seeds
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2013-09-04
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-08-18
Uploaded by gardenersdetective
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2011-07-30
my plant
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2011-07-30
my plant
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-02-16
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2013-09-20
in the same pot with two other plants
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2013-09-20
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2013-09-20
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2013-09-20
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2013-09-20
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-07-31
Location: At a hotel in Birmingham Alabama
Date: September 2012
Dragon Wing Begonia Red
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-06-25
Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2011-07-30
my plant
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2011-07-30
my plant
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2011-07-30
my plant
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Comments:
  • Posted by Buzzbea424 ( Little Rock, Arkansas; - Zone 7b) on Jun 21, 2017 8:04 PM concerning plant:
    I grow Dragon Wing Begonias in a shade garden rather than in a pot. Although they don't grow as large as reputed to grow in pots, they add a wonderful splash of color to a dark spot. However, I have not found them to be perennial as your information shows. The Arkansas Green Industry Association, and the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service list them as an Arkansas Diamond, that is an annual proven tough enough to survive growing conditions in Arkansas.
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