White Tuberous Begonia (Begonia × tuberhybrida) - white flowers, illustrated plant cardIllustration

White Tuberous Begonia

Begonia × tuberhybrida

White Tuberous Begonia blooms from June through September.

Bloom calendar
Bloom time
Jun–Sep
not yet checked
Hardiness
Zones 9–11
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Sun
Part shade
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Water
Moderate water
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Mature size
12 in × 12 in
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Type
Annual
house classification

Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.

Growing White Tuberous Begonia

Plant it in part shade. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 9–11. Expect it to reach about 12 in tall and 12 in wide at maturity, in roughly 1 year (not yet checked).

Verification
What this means

Written with AI assistance and not yet checked plant by plant against recorded sources, so treat every fact above as a starting point. Its scientific name was checked against botanical registries, an audit keeps its values consistent with the rest of the library, and a July 2026 review re-read the main facts of every plant then in the library against horticultural authorities without recording a source for each, which is why none of that counts as checked here. The source-by-source check is working through the whole library in the open, and a checked plant says so in this row.

When to plant White Tuberous Begonia

Wait until all danger of frost has passed, then plant out White Tuberous Begonia into warm soil; in most zones that means late spring. Planted then, it flowers from June to September.

Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 9, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 9 in February. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.

How big does White Tuberous Begonia get?

Illustration of White Tuberous Begonia drawn to scale beside an adult12 intall5 ft 7 inan adult12 inwide
About 12 in tall and 12 in wide at maturity: shin-high beside an adult.

See White Tuberous Begonia 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 White Tuberous Begonia

Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.

Space White Tuberous Begonia about 12 in apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.

Plant them
12 in apart
Per 10 sq ft
about 10
4 by 8 ft bed
about 32

Add White Tuberous Begonia to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.

Good to know about White Tuberous Begonia

Curated from university extensions, botanic gardens and other primary sources, with the source named on every note.

Safety

Toxic to dogs, cats and horses via soluble calcium oxalates, most concentrated in the tuber. Expect mouth irritation, drooling and vomiting; horses can face kidney failure. per ASPCA and NC State

The Tuberous Begonia group

One of 6 in the Tuberous Begonia group. Same plant, same care.

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