Begonia 'Fireworks' ~ Monrovia® Fireworks Rex Begonia high-water IMAGE: Photos by Ball Seed

IMAGE:  Photos by Ball Seed

grayish-brown bark that exfoliates in patches

Highly tolerant of urban pollution

Insignificant 3-petaled deep pink flowers last for only a day but bloom continuously on the stiff stems above the foliage through summer

Allium 'Windy City PPAF'

Begonia 'Fireworks' ~ Monrovia® Fireworks Rex Begonia high-water IMAGE: Photos by Ball SeedMonrovia Fireworks Rex Begonia is a small mounding tropical perennial with hairy stems and dramatic silvery foliage with deep plum veins where the stem connects and thick frosted magenta margins. The clusters of small pink flowers bloom in summer. Flowers best in part shade and rich, moist well drained soils. Treat as annual when grown outside. Type: Perennial, Annual Origins: NE India, S China, and Vietnam Height: 0. 5' 1' Spread: 1' 1. 5' Spacing: