Bonfire® Begonia / Companion Plants
BONFIRE® begonia with TROPICANNA® cannas in the background
BONFIRE® begonia in a hanging basket
Begonia Bonfire® and Bellfire® are color performers in the garden. Interplant with Spring flowering bulbs such as tulips, daffodils, jonquils and bluebells to create a continuous colour parade from Spring to early frost.
The naturally mounding shape of Bonfire is brilliant planted with the strong upright spears of the larger irises and the bold bursting profile of the Cordylines, particularly the red bronze foliage of Cordyline Festival Grass®.
Spreading grey foliage is also a perfect background to allow your Bonfire and Bellfire to star. Plant Lambs Ears or Snow In Summer to provide a silver grey carpet for your Bonfire and Bellfire.
To continue the theme, place some of the Wormwoods behind the Bonfire and Bellfire. They are available in various heights and their finely divided silver foliage will build a stunning border, especially if Tropicanna® canna, with its vivid orange flowers and large red, pink, yellow and deep green foliage, is interplanted at the back of the border.
For something different, plant Bonfire in front of some of the luminous orange flowering roses available today. The flower colors will match and with a backing of deep green foliage such as box or conifers will brighten any corner or your garden.
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