Cocktail Rum Begonia Seeds

Days to Maturity: 91 to 105

Typically grown as an annual, Cocktail Rum Begonia, an F1 hybrid, is a tender perennial (winter hardy in Zones 10-11) offering summer through fall interest. Heavy- and ever-blooming, Cocktail Tequila blankets its thick, waxy, dark bronze leaves in loose clusters of white flowers with a rose-red edge throughout the season. And the flowers are pollinator friendly.

A member of the Semperflorens Cultorum Group, commonly called wax begonias, Cocktail Rum has a compact, bushy, mounding habit. Shown to best effect massed or grouped, waxed begonia is ideal for small flowerbeds and containers and makes nice edging.

Tough, low maintenance, and easy to grow from seed, waxed begonias grow best in sunny to dappled sun locations with average to moderately fertile, moist, well-draining soils, having an acidic pH between 5.5 and 6.2. The plants benefit from consistent moisture, good air circulation, and freque