These tropical plants have been bred to have unusual markings, leaf shapes, and colors. Many are variegated in shades of green, red, pink, purple, silver, and brown.
The leaf edges and undersides are covered with short red hairs.
The flowers are usually pink, though they are small and incidental. Most growers recommend that you cut off the flower stalks to direct the plant’s energy to the spectacular leaves.
Care
- Rex begonias can be very demanding when grown in the garden, thriving only if you give them just the right amount of water, food, and humidity.
- Varieties differ in their needs, and the only way to know what your plant wants is to watch it, once it has adjusted to its new surrounding.
- If it’s flourishing, continue with what you were doing.
- If it is droopy or gangly, adjust the amounts of sunlight and water. Eventually, you’ll figure out the right balance.
- If your area is too cold, consider growing your rex begonia as a houseplant or in an outdoor container that you can bring indoors in cooler weather.
- To really highlight the unique qualities of begonia rex, pair them with solid green plants with different textures or forms.
- They look great outdoors in shady tropical gardens, but the most popular way to display rex begonias is to collect and group them together, each in its own pot.
- These plants grow best in part shade to full shade.
- They need some light to keep their coloring, but bright, indirect light is best.
- When grown as an indoor plant, give them a location with plenty of bright indirect light, perhaps near an eastern-facing window.
- Water Begonia rex when the soil or pot feels dry, but don’t wait until the plant starts to wilt.
- Reduce water during their dormant period in the winter, watering only when the pot dries out.
- Humidity is crucial to keeping your rex begonia happy; however, spraying the leaves can lead to spotting.
- It’s better to cluster your plants, so they can create their own humid environment, or use a pebble tray filled with water to provide steady humidity.
- You can feed your potted plants monthly with any houseplant food.
- Too much food will make for a scraggly plant, so pay attention and adjust feedings to suit your variety.
Pot Size(cm): 12
Height(cm): 20-30
*Images are for reference purposes only. Actual product may vary in shape or appearance based on climate, age, height, etc. Please check product gallery for actual images*
*Pot seen in the photgraph will not be provided with the plant. Plant will be delivered in a plastic pot from the nursery*
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