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Dragon Wing Pink
Begonia 'Dragon Wing Pink'
Dragon Wing Pink blooms from May through October.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Dragon Wing Pink
Plant it in part shade. It prefers moderate water. Expect it to reach about 20 in tall and 16 in wide at maturity, in roughly 1 year (not yet checked).
What was checked
Mature height and spread, hardiness zones, sun and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant. The bloom months and water need on this page were not, and each fact above says which. The planting, spacing and size sections are derived from these checked facts by a fixed rule, not checked separately, and the plant type is the library's own classification.
When to plant Dragon Wing Pink
Wait until all danger of frost has passed, then plant out Dragon Wing Pink into warm soil; in most zones that means late spring. Planted then, it flowers from May to October.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does Dragon Wing Pink get?
20 intall5 ft 7 inan adult16 inwideSee Dragon Wing Pink in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
How far apart to plant Dragon Wing Pink
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Dragon Wing Pink about 16 in apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Dragon Wing Pink to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
Where these facts come from
Dragon Wing Pink's height, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags were checked against 7 published sources on July 29, 2026. Each one is linked below with every fact it carried, which can include a fact this page still marks as not yet checked, because a source carrying a value is not the same as the value being held to the standard. Facts not in that list, and the planting, spacing and size sections, are not covered by these sources.
- info.ballseed.comBall Horticultural / PanAmerican Seed (breeder, 'Bepapink')height, spread, sun and trait tags
- lucasgreenhouses.comLucas Greenhousesheight, spread, hardiness zones and sun
- Outsideprideheight, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- Plant Addictsheight, spread, hardiness zones and sun
- Proven Winnersheight, spread, hardiness zones and sun
- superseeds.comPinetree Garden Seedsheight, spread and sun
- agsci.psu.eduPenn State Flower Trials (SEAREC), 2018height and spread
How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.
Good to know about Dragon Wing Pink
Curated from university extensions, botanic gardens and other primary sources, with the source named on every note.
Safety
Toxic to dogs, cats and horses. The calcium oxalates sit mainly in the roots and tubers, causing mouth irritation, drooling and vomiting, and kidney failure in grazing horses. per ASPCA and NC State
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