| Scientific Name: | Begonia grandis |
| Common Name: | hardy begonia, giant begonia |
| Family Name: | Begoniaceae |
| Origin: | S.E. Asia / Japan / China |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial |
| Mature Size: | 0.4 - 0.7m x 1.0 - 1.5m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Upright |
| Form: | Oval - horizontal |
| Texture: | Very coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Summer interest, Woodland margin |
| Exposure: | Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade |
| Soil or Media: | Humus rich, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Lobed, Alternate, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Ovate, Dentate, Serrate |
| Flowers: | Cyme, White, Pink, May-Jun-Jul-Aug-Sep-Oct |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Brown, Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves alternate, toothed, some cvs. are lobed, ovate, most blades 10-15cm long x 6-10cm wide when mature, with uneven cordate bases, veins reddish; florets pale pink (or white cv.), in pendulous dichotomous cymes. | |