Botanical Name: Begonia rex-cultorum
Common Name: Rex begonia Type of Plant: houseplant/patio Character evergreen Habit of Growth: Overall Shape spreading, upright to sprawling plants with thick, running rhizomes, fuzzy brightly colored foliage Height to 18" Spread to 3' Growth Rate moderate Environment: Exposure in/out partial sun outdoors; bright light/humidity indoors Soil likes very well drained soil (peat/perlite mix) Hardiness tender outdoors, greenhouse conditions indoors Morphology: Leaves palmate, usually sharply lobed, sometimes ovate; purple, reddish brown, spotted or striped with green or silver Flowers flattened pink, white or pale red flowers Fruit small capsule Propagation: division, leaf cuttings, seed Usage: specimen plants used for foliage more than flowers. Good in hanging baskets, in large pots - normally used alone Landscape Care: Watering can be kept fairly dry – but need regular water during growing season. Fertilizing balanced, half-strength, 2X/mo. growing season Pruning remove spent flowers, dead leaves Pests/Diseases mealybug, whitefly, foliage tip-burn if low humid. or bright light Origin: hybrid Family: Begoniaceae Notes: |
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