I'd love to have some in a shady spot.

and do you have a latin name ...

in my z5 MI .. they must be dug ... and stored for winter ..

ken

Begonia grandis is the hardiest I know of, which is zone 6+, not 5 sadly. If you can find a microclimate to suit the begonia, if might survive in z5. Against your house and covered in winter maybe? Grandis only like light shade at minimum though, and in zone 5 they might not even want that much shade. If you can find one at the right price, it's worth a try. I would also try posting this topic in begonia forum.

are you north or south of such ..

that may be the defining issue ...

z5 is simply too broad a stroke to guess .. or be definitive ..

zone info is basically JUST minimum winter temp ...

but in my z5 MI .. the ground can freeze over a foot deep .. wherein i will bet.. magical st louis does not have that kind of cold penetration.. though they have the same min temp ... see the difference???

good luck

ken

I hadn't thought of lifting them though. I lift a couple of dahlias and a ton of glads, surely I can make room for some hardy begonias too. :)

Thanks for the replies.