Begonia Sterling Moon PP 33164 Saururus up-facing flowers

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but can become a garden thug by seeding around in unwanted areas of the garden if the seed are allowed to fall

So when we stumbled across this attractive clone near the gates of Louisiana's Angola Prison in spring 1999

we have grown it with great success in typical garden soils

Begonia Sterling Moon PP 33164 Saururus up-facing flowersBegonia 'Sterling Moon' is a true breakthrough in the world of hardy begonias, for those of us who struggle with finding fancy leaf varieties that thrive in both our hot, humid summers and cold, wet winters. This amazing Ozzie Johnson hybrid forms a 2' tall x 30" wide clump of fuzzy red stems, each ending in a stunning 1' wide leaf with an olive background and veins, overlain with a densely pebbled silver surface. The bright red leaf back is no less