Description

Year after Year, Begonia 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 weatherproof, long lasting, and plentiful, held on strong healthy plants with a gently trailing growing habit.

Plant your Begonia�s in these classic bowl-shaped Infinity Planters that will add a decorative touch to your patio bulb displays.

Finished in a metallic copper paint, these �Infinity� planters are simple yet elegant and are the perfect partners for smaller plants such as bedding and bulbs. Place around patios to create an eye-catching display, by doorways or in smaller areas such as terraces and balconies where lower growing plants will thrive. Made from heavy duty plastic that is both UV stable and weather resistant, they�re durable and can be reused year after year and also have drainage holes already inserted for ease.
To complete the bundle, this Premium Professional Compost is a bespoke professional mix made to our exacting recipe from one of Europe's leading blenders, now with reduced peat. It contains 50% composted wood fibre, to open the mix up and get air to the roots, and a precise blend of 3 different grades of peats to balance drainage and water holding. With added Lime, it is pH balanced to give the optimum growing conditions and with starter fertiliser and a wetting agent, to ensure even water distribution in pots and container, it will get your plants off to a head-start. On top of that it contains a 6-month controlled release fertiliser - meaning whatever you grow will get a slow and steady stream of nutrients for 6 months.

Supplied as 12 x plug plants, 4 x Infinity planters (Diameter: 28cm (11in), Height: 22cm (8.5in), volume 8.5 litres) and 1 x 40L bag of compost.

Care Information

Begonia �Apricot Shades� grows well in sun and shade, and its trailing habit makes it perfect for growing in pots and hanging baskets.
For best results keep plants well watered, and feed fortnightly with a high-potash fertiliser to prolong flowering.
Remove faded flowers to encorage more blooms.
Begonia plugs can be planted straight into containers and baskets but are best potted on first and grown on in warm, frost-free conditions.
Begonia plants can then be transplanted into their final containers once they have increased in size.
When all risk of frost has passed, acclimatise begonia plants to outdoor conditions over a period of 7 to 10 days.
Choose a sunny or semi shaded position that is protected from strong winds - a cold frame is ideal.
Feed and water plants frequently throughout the growing season taking care not to over-water, as this will cause new begona flower buds to drop.
Deadhead the single female flowers to encourage more of the large double male flowers to be produced and to extend the flowering period.

Delivery Information

Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.

We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.

*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.

For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.

**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

For all orders, a small delivery fee of £4.99 will be charged or spend over £49.99 for FREE Delivery!

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