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Apricot Shades Improved

Bring Your Garden Alive with Begonia 'Apricot Shades'

Begonia 'Apricot Shades Improved' F1 Hybrid offers a dazzling display of double blooms in rich apricot and lemon tones. These tuberous perennials are prized for their long-lasting colour, lighting up patios, baskets, and borders from mid-summer through autumn.

• Botanical Information: Begonia x tuberhybrida 'Apricot Shades Improved' is a compact, floriferous variety known for its abundant, cascading flowers.
• Growth & Flowering: Expect blooms from July to October. Each tuber produces lush foliage and multiple stems laden with large, ruffled flowers (up to 8cm across).
• Mature Size: Reaches up to 30cm (12in) in height with a trailing habit perfect for hanging baskets.

Growing Guide & Care Tips

• Planting Time: Plant tubers indoors from February–April or directly outdoors after the last frost.
• Light Requirements: Prefers partial shade but tolerates full sun if kept moist.
• Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil is best. Keep compost consistently moist but not waterlogged.
• Caring For Tubers: Lift tubers after the first frost in autumn, dry them, and store in a cool, frost-free place for replanting next year.
• Feeding: Apply a balanced liquid fertiliser every two weeks during flowering.

Perfect For Any Garden Style

• Add instant impact to patios, balconies, or cottage garden borders.
• Makes a vibrant companion to fuchsias, lobelia, or trailing petunias in mixed containers.
• The trailing habit creates an impressive waterfall effect in hanging baskets or window boxes.

FAQs

• When should I plant Begonia tubers?
  You can start tubers indoors between February and April or plant outdoors after the risk of frost has passed.
• How do I store the tubers over winter?
  After flowering finishes and foliage dies back, lift the tubers, dry them off, and store in a cool, dry place until spring.
• Do Begonias prefer sun or shade?
  'Apricot Shades' thrive in partial shade but will tolerate sun if kept well-watered. Avoid intense midday sun for best results.