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Begonia rex

 
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Family: Begoniaceae (be-gon-ee-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Begonia (be-GON-yuh) (Info)
Species: rex (reks) (Info)

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9 members have or want this plant for trade.

Classification:
Rex-cultorum

Height:
6-12 in. (15-30 cm)

Spacing:
9-12 in. (22-30 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Pink

Bloom Time:
Blooms all year
Blooms repeatedly

Foliage:
Variegated
Silver/Gray
Burgundy
Bronze-Green

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
This plant is suitable for growing indoors

Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Propagation Methods:
From leaf cuttings

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Profile:

3 positives
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive begoniacrazii On Aug 7, 2008, begoniacrazii from Northern California, CA
(Zone 9a) wrote:

Rhizomatous species Begonia rex (Putzey's). This is the 'original' rex begonia discovered by chance as a hitch-hiker in a Wardian Case in the mid 1800's. It is this begonia that gave rise to today's modern B. rex-cultorum hybrids. Easier to grow than the hybrids, this species can tolerate temperatures into the mid 40's.

Positive Hyblaean On Jun 2, 2007, Hyblaean from Niles, IL
(Zone 5b) wrote:

I love these plants! Have only ever grown them as houseplants, but the two I have now are a good 6 years old, at least. They've survived my lack of skills, a move, and 2 cats.
This article is from 2002, but it has good growing info in it:
[HYPERLINK@hort.ufl.edu]
and this one shows many leaves and their names:
[HYPERLINK@www.lyndonlyon.com]

Positive sclarke On Jan 12, 2003, sclarke from Macungie, PA wrote:

i love my rexes, and if i had to give up most of my plants, they would be the very last to go. i stumbled upon my first one, the Iron Cross, at a grocery store of all places. from there my obsession just sort of exploded. (the ones in the picture are divisions rooted from the mother plant) eventually, lets say after a few years, rexes do need to be divided and repotted because of aging leaves and rhizomes. and another tip-when they flower-or when they want to, pinch off the buds. it will ensure that the plant is not spending its energy on flowering, and will instead make its leaves more colorful.
in general,
i find them very easy to take care of. any problems i have with them are when i give them too much water, which happens every now and then.

-sarah:)

p.s. sorry note is so long

Neutral Dinu On Jul 29, 2002, Dinu from Mysore
()
(Zone 10a) wrote:

"Complete Gardening in India", by Gopalswamiengar lists this plant as Begonia "Cleopatra".

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Clayton, California
Maitland, Florida
Pompano Beach, Florida
Rockledge, Florida
Venice, Florida
Niles, Illinois
Bossier City, Louisiana
Las Vegas, Nevada
San Antonio, Texas (2 reports)



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