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Striking Bronze Leaf Begonia Semperflorens for Sale

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Common name:
Begonia Fibrous, Wax Begonia
Category:
Flowering Pot Plants, Groundcovers
Family:
Begoniaceae or Begonia family
Light:
Sun growing, Semi shade
Water:
Normal
Primarily grown for:
Flowers
Flowering season:
Year-around flowering, Flowers in flushes throughout the year
Flower or Inflorescence color:
Various colored flowers available viz., Dark Pink, Light Pink, White, Red, Pink
Foliage color:
Bronze or coppery
Plant Height or length:
Less than 50 cms
Plant Spread or Width:
Less than 50 cms
Plant Form:
Oval
Special Character:
  • Good for Edges ie very small hedge or border
  • Attracts bees
  • Suitable for road median planting
  • Hanging or weeping growth habit
Generally available in India in quantities of:
Over thousands
Plant Description:
- These popular plants are natives of Australia.
- Flower in in many shades of red, pink and whites.
- These begonias are known as the fibrous rooted ones. They have normal thin roots. They grow well in warm regions. The other type is the tuberous rooted ones. These have larger showier flowers but grow well in cool climates only.
- Leaves are shining coppery bronze, fleshy and round.
- Plants bloom profusely and continuously.
- Grow into mound shaped plants 15 to 40 cms tall.
- Plants form a dwarf, compact and showy bush.
- Seed grown plants should always be used. They have good basal branching, excellent compact form and good color range. Cutting grown plants are lanky and form spraggly plants.
- The green leaf types do not take the sunlight and heat as well as the bronze leaf ones do.
Growing tips:
- Fibrous rooted begonias take sunlight well. They require ample water.
- They do not like very hot weather.
- Full sunlight in the cool monsoon and winter season suits them fine.
- Good soil with lot of organic matter is required.
- These free flowering begonias are ideal for bedding pot and basket.
- A compost of equal parts of loam, leaf mould well decomposed manure and river sand is suitable.