| Common name | hardy begonia |
| Family | begoniaceae |
| Life cycle | perennial (Z6-9) |
| Flowers | soft pink, white (September) |
| Size | 18" |
| Light | part shade |
| Cultural notes | ordinary garden soil (not too dry) |
From seed  | germinate at room temperature (do not cover) detailed seed-starting info below |
We grew our first from seed, labeled as subspecies evansiana. So tiny and delicate as seedlings, I was surprised they survived - but they did, and by mid-summer, it was showing off its lovely foliage; by late summer, the first soft pink flower appeared. In the years following, I thought several times that the plants were lost, but in fact they are just very late to emerge: late May or early June in our garden. Somewhere along the line we picked up a few new plants, probably not of the subspecies - these are the white ones above, making for an appealing contrast in foliage and flower with the Daphne retusa behind it
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