Ice begonias on the balcony

Does the ice begonia need sun or shade?

The ice begonia is a fairly undemanding plant that does well both in the shade and in the sun. However, she feels particularly comfortable in the Penumbra. There the ice begonia shows its abundance of flowers particularly abundantly. The flowering period begins as early as May and only ends with the first frost. You can decorate your balcony with little effort.

How do I care for ice begonias on the balcony?

The ice begonia only needs a little more on the balcony care than in the flowerbed. The substrate in the balcony box should always be a little damp and only dry slightly on the surface before you water again. However, under no circumstances should waterlogging occur, otherwise your ice begonia will die. And put a little liquid fertilizer in the irrigation water.

What colors are there ice begonias?

In the case of the ice begonias, both the

Colours the foliage as well as the flowers vary. The foliage can be green or reddish, the flower colors range from white to pink to red. Two-tone versions are very decorative.

Are ice begonias hardy?

Unfortunately, the ice begonia is anything but hardy. It freezes to death at around 0 ° C. Often a new plant is simply bought in spring. But this is not necessary, because you can also create the ice begonia quite easily overwinter.

To do this, however, the plant must be moved to a frost-free place in good time. Temperatures around 15 ° C are ideal. If there is enough light there, the ice begonia will continue to bloom, sometimes throughout the winter.

The essentials in brief:

• good for Window boxes(€ 7.99 at Amazon *) suitable
• easy to care for and undemanding
• Flower colors: white, pink and red tones
• Flowering period: from May to the first frost
• not hardy
• basically perennial
• can be overwintered well