Product Description
Year after Year, Begonia Illumination Apricot Shades features in our Top 3 best-selling bedding and basket plants. Why? It's undoubtedly the combination of fantastic performance in baskets and tubs whatever the Summer weather, combined with the gorgeous blend of warm tones and shades that the mix produces.
This beautiful variety has flowers in wonderfully warm shades of yellow, gold, apricot, orange and ochre that will fill your hanging baskets and patio containers with colour from May until October! The blooms are incredibly weather proof, long lasting and plentiful, held on strong healthy plants with a gently trailing growing habit.
They look best simply on their own, as there is enough subtle colour variation not to look too overdone. One for the short-list for sure.
What Is Supplied
Item 630197 supplied as:
Supplied as a pack of 10 tubers, size 3/4cm diameter, ready to plant out.
Plant Information
Top Tips
Deadhead the single female flowers to encourage more of the large double male flowers to be produced and to extend the flowering period.
Care Guide
- Begonia ‘Apricot Shades’ grows well in sun and shade, and its trailing habit makes it perfect for growing in pots and hanging baskets.
- Begonia tubers will start into growth from February onwards. The easiest way is to put them into shallow tray with a good quality compost which has been moistened.
- Plant the tubers with the domed side downwards and the hollow uppermost. Shoots will start to emerge depending on temperature. We recommend that you start them off in a warm room.
- As soon as the shoots of the tubers are about 2cm (1in) long pot them up in 15cm (4in) pots. As soon as the roots reach the sides of the pot, they're ready to go into baskets. Alternatively, you can plant the tubers straight into baskets and tubs where they are to flower and grow them on in warm, frost-free conditions.
- Outside, grow in full sun or partial shaded areas. The sunnier the site, the more vibrant the colours will be.
Feed once every two weeks with a high potassium feed while in flower, and deadhead regularly to encourage further flowers.
- For best results keep plants well watered, and feed fortnightly with a high-potash fertiliser to prolong flowering. Take care not to over-water, as this will cause new Begonia flower buds to drop.
- Remove faded flowers to encourage more blooms.
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Fully Grown Plant dimensions (approx)
30cm
45cm
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The service is excellent and the plants are always exceptional, so far no plants have died
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Looks fine I only put them in at weekend so unsure how they will turn out
Review Submitted: 16/05/2023 - 12:19:45
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I have shopped with garden bargains a few years now and never been disappointed beautiful plants and great compost. Would definitely recommend any day.
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My favourite of all the plants
Review Submitted: 30/03/2023 - 21:04:08
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Woderfull healthy plants
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The begonias are so lovely nice big and colourful
Review Submitted: 29/06/2022 - 13:59:02
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Delivery was slow product was rubbish will not use again only given one star because there isn?t a minus
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Rubbish product
Slow delivery
Review Submitted: 23/06/2022 - 11:41:52
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When the tomato plants arrived they were very poor quality and most were dying . Out of 12 plants only 2 are going to survive.
Review Submitted: 25/05/2022 - 16:05:03
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Very good service, plants were excellent for the money,
Review Submitted: 09/05/2022 - 12:05:14
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Excellent service. Plug plants arrived in good condition
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Good condition safely packed
Review Submitted: 08/04/2022 - 11:18:19
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After having a problem with my order it was immediately resolved without question and resolved very amicably. I would have no hesitation is using this company again and would recommend them to friends.
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Smaller than anticipated.
Hopefully the tubers grow as good as the illustration provided in the leaflet.
Review Submitted: 06/04/2022 - 22:00:12
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great service really good stock
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great plants would buy again
Review Submitted: 30/03/2022 - 11:38:43
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Delivered on time. As described & as expected. All the corms were in good condition.
Review Submitted: 30/03/2022 - 22:35:00
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Recommend garden bargains. Everything arrived in good time.
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Some of the begonias were rather small. Hope they grow into good plants. Had two lots free so mustn?t complain.
Review Submitted: 06/04/2020 - 11:31:19
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Service was great
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Not what I expected just waiting to see what happens
Review Submitted: 01/04/2020 - 11:48:19
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Never fails to impress. The tubers were well packaged and came quickly.
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good quality and fast delivery
Review Submitted: 01/04/2020 - 12:47:37
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Well packaged, quick delivery
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Not sure how you can review something that hasn't been planted as yet
Review Submitted: 31/03/2020 - 12:19:09
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Great service and plants would highly recommend
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Can't wait to plant them up
Review Submitted: 31/03/2020 - 17:02:24
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first class service
Review Submitted: 31/03/2020 - 18:15:00
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Posted quickly and was very pleased with the offer, cant wait to plant them outside
Review Submitted: 27/03/2020 - 18:35:05
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Product arrived quickly and packed well. One of the tubers was rotten and the others are a bit smaller than I anticipated, however they have been potted up and I await the results in a few weeks time.
Review Submitted: 27/02/2019 - 16:18:07
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Turned up really fast thay look in good condition l have planted the begonias and I have to wait for them to grow to see the flowers.
Review Submitted: 27/02/2019 - 18:15:55
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Very disappointed in their customer service. They responded to my emails but I feel that I was mislead with the offer of free begonias & was given 10% off instead.
Review Submitted: 25/02/2019 - 12:01:36
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Garden bargains were easy to order what I wanted,quick delivery and in good order when they arrived.Everything was named so planting was easy
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Quick delivery well packed.Good condition on arrival
Review Submitted: 25/02/2019 - 15:37:34
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I have always found plants from Garden Bargains to be healthy and good value.They come promptly and well packaged. I would certainly recommend them.
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The Begonia tubers came promptly and well packaged. They appear to be healthy but of course I won't know for certain until later in the spring when they start to grow.
Review Submitted: 25/02/2019 - 16:28:17
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Slight problem with delivery, this was sorted promptly.
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Prompt reaction to delivery problem.
Review Submitted: 20/02/2019 - 22:27:16
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I am always pleased with the service I receive from Garden Bargains.The products always come promptly, well packaged and in good condition.
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The tubers appear to be in good condition but of course I won't know for certain until they start to grow later in the spring. They came promptly and well packaged as usual.
Review Submitted: 07/02/2019 - 15:48:05
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good service, arrived in good shape, now waiting on the weather.
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good has the first comments above
Review Submitted: 06/02/2019 - 07:11:32
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I would definitely use them again . And I would recommend this company. I ordered on line and had to phone customer service and they sorted every thing out for me .
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Begonia apricot tubers arrived in good condition.
I will plant soon and let you no.
Review Submitted: 06/02/2019 - 14:15:48
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I have rated them with 4 stars because they arrived as said,and were well packed and in good condition I have planted them on and I am just waiting for them to grow, a very good service and would recommend.
Review Submitted: 05/02/2019 - 12:20:27
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the service was fine, however on receiving the begonia tubers, i am disappointed with the size, a few of them were only the size of the tip of my thumb, very very small, we shall see how they perform.
Review Submitted: 05/02/2019 - 12:52:46
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A very good service
Review Submitted: 05/02/2019 - 17:11:29
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Review Submitted: 03/02/2019 - 19:21:21
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Very good excellent on line service good selection
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Very good choice of items, Very quick delivery and good all round packaging.
Review Submitted: 01/02/2019 - 13:48:36