Stunning Begonia Rex Leaf Plant for Sale - Add Color and Beauty to Your Home
- Common name:
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- Begonia Rex, Leaf Begonia
- Regional name:
- Marathi - Snap Dragon
- Category:
- Flowering Pot Plants, Groundcovers
- Family:
- Scrophulariaceae
- Light:
- Sun growing
- Water:
- Normal
- Primarily grown for:
- Flowers
- Flowering season:
- Year-around flowering
- Flower or Inflorescence color:
- Various colored flowers available viz., Dark Pink, Orange, Red, Yellow, Pink, Purple, Salmon, White, Light Pink
- Foliage color:
- Green
- Plant Height or length:
- Less than 50 cms
- Plant Spread or Width:
- Less than 50 cms
- Plant Form:
- Spreading
- Special Character:
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- Fragrant flowers or leaves
- Good for Cut flowers
- Attracts birds
- Attracts butterflies
- Attracts bees
- Suitable for road median planting
- Grows best in cooler regions
- Generally available in India in quantities of:
- Over thousands
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Plant Description:
- - Normally summer flowering in cooler areas.
- Erect herb with leafy terminal spikes of very showy, curious sac shaped, bilabiate flowers of many colour and shades, velvety red to pink, yellow or white, the yellow mouth is closed but is forced open by bees.
- Not as popular as it should be. They are long lasting.
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Growing tips:
- - Grow best in full sunlight.
- Plants should be planted 15 to 20 cms apart for getting a full effect.
- Many series with variable heights are available. colors can be planted as mix or seperate colors.
- Plant well in good drained soil or in pots. If they are to be planted in pots - large size pots should be chosen.
- The soil should be well drained and rich with lots of organic matter in it.
- Planting can be done througout the year - very hot and dry summer months should be avoided.
