Add pizazz to your garden with this brand new Begonia. Begonia Pizazz has the most stunning metallic veined leaves of deep wine pink/purple with pewter accents. It’s almost un-real with it’s flambuoyant palmate leaves in profusion. Not only is it a beauty but it’s tough! This is a foliage begonia suitable for sheltered out-doors growing. It has the looks of a Rex begonia combined with the toughness of a shrub-type. The result is exotic and stunning.

This plant would suit a courtyard, planting in a pot (you can pull out the deep wine tones in the leaves for your pot or go metallic eg Karaka pots) or as a gift-then-plant opportunity. While it will die back during winter or frosts in the spring you will see a profusion of new growth as the stunning leaves regenerate. An idea is to move your plant indoors or under shelter for winter in really cold areas, turning your outdoor begonia into a wonderful indoor feature to cheer up the winter home.

Planting partnerships you could plant in combination with the lovely new black plants in our range. Try Ajuga ‘Black Scallop’ or Heuchera ‘Obsidian’ for a magnificent black and wine red look. Or go bright green with the lovely new Heuchera ‘Lime Rickey’. If you’ve got tropical plants and want a bright accent in all of that green try Pizazz to add some ‘pizazz’ to your garden. Here’s what expert plantsman Ian Duncalf of Parva Plants has to say about Begonia ‘Pizazz’: “An exciting semi-shrubby variety with hand-shaped foliage whose colour will take your breathe away. The vibrant silvery rose-red combined with darker veining has huge impact and instant appeal. The plant itself is quite erect and has the semblance of a woody structure, which supports the gloriously shaped and coloured foliage. The summer flowers are pink and mostly remain hidden amongst leafage.

Pizazz is a plant for indoor and outdoor use. Ideal of course as a house plant, the more adventurous can grow it as a potted specimen on the partially shaded patio or deck. For those in mild climates it can certainly be grown outdoors – our plants have been cut by frost but all recovered and grew away strongly with the arrival of the warmer weather. This is a great plant which we anticipate will give pleasure to many and hopefully help revive the interest in these sometimes forgotten plants.