Plant in bright shade and irrigate regularly to occasionally. Has proven hardy to at least 28 F. An attractive and durable specimen shrub for a shady spot in the garden or grown in a large container.

This great old favorite hairy wide-leaved shrub type begonia was created by famed Santa Barbara plantsman Rudy Ziesenhenne in 1977 by crossing Begonia scharffiana with Begonia bradei. The late Gilbert Ramirez, a local Goleta Valley gardener, told us that Rudy named this plant for his father, who was also a gardener. Ziesenhenne named his other plants after Santa Barbara area locations or people living in the area such as Begonia 'Lotusland', Begonia 'Cachuma' and Begonia 'Yanonali'. He named Begonia 'Freddie' after his son. 

The information displayed on this page about Begonia 'Ramirez' is based on the research we conducted about it in our nursery horticultural library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include some of our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we have received from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.