Lemon Sorbet Begonias

large double flowers of both yellow and white in summer


begonia ‘lemon sorbet’
  • half-hardy bulbous perennial
  • bushy upright growth
  • asymmetric glossy toothed leaves
  • mid- to dark green foliage
  • white and lemon double blooms
  • July onwards

H 0.5m
S 0.5m

part-shade

moist
well-drained


Notes: March 2021 purchased a pack as I have grown begonias yearly and overwinter them as tubers. Being short-lived they do not last more than a couple or so years. Some corms did not germinate – evidently the white ones! Nevertheless, the stand-out colour of the yellow was more than enough!