General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Plant Height: 8 to 12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Leaves covered with layer of pubescent hairs.
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Leaf
Division
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Begonia

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Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-08-05
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-04
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-08-24
Grown from seed.
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-08-29
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-08-24
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-08-24
Flowers are very tiny!
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-04
Location: National Botanical Garden of Belgium
credit: GCornelis
Location: Keanae Arboretum, Maui, Hawaii
photo by Forest & Kim Starr
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-08-30
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-08-29
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-08-24
Location: My garden, Ghent, Belgium
Date: 2016-01-21
1 month old
Location: My garden, Ghent, Belgium
Date: 2016-01-21
1 month old

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