| Description | 'Canary Wing' Begonia (Begonia) has foliage bright yellow foliage that fades to chartreuse, with red flowers. Works in containers or in the garden bed. |
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| Plant Type | Annuals, Perennial Tender, Tender perennials often grown as annuals |
| Hardiness Zone | 10-11 |
| Sunlight | needs some direct sun to bring out the yellow color, best 1/2 day of the morning sun |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | pendulous clusters of red blooms, monoecious having male and female flowers on the same plant |
| Fruit | very tiny seeds |
| Leaves | chartreuse to golden to yellow depending on the sun, glossy green |
| Dimensions | 12-18" by 18-20" (HS), mounded form |
| Propagation | #PP27149, stem cuttings, dust-like seeds, will not come true from seeds |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced by Jared Hughes of Groovy Plants Ranch, LLC (Marengo, OH), the inventor discovered the new cultivar in May of 2014 as a naturally occurring branch mutation of a plant grown from the seed of the Begonia seed strain Dragon Wing |
| Author's Notes | With the combination of foliage and contrasting flower colors, this is a stunning plant. |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens website (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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