| Description | A large diverse group of Begonias that produce a thick rhizome, have diverse foliage patterns, shapes and many produce large flushes of flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (be-GON-yuh)(rye-ZOMM-us-tuss) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Sunlight | moderate to bright |
| Moisture | Never soggy or bone dry. Keep the plants evenly moist to slightly dry. Many need 50% or better humidity levels. |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Temperature | Prefers 58-72 degrees F. |
| Flowers | Flowers are produced on a branched raceme. |
| Leaves | The foliage is extremely diverse in leaf shape and color. |
| Stems | rhizomes |
| Propagation | division of the rhizome, leaf petiole and partial leaf cuttings. |
| Author's Notes | The plants in the pictures are from the high school's greenhouse. I don't know how many times we divided and rooted this plant. A good plant to show the difference between male and female Begonia flowers. This unnamed plant (cultivar?) was a prolific bloomer. |
| Notes & Reference | The American Begonia Society (www.begonia.org) |
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