| Description | An angel wing begonia with small leaves. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (be-GON-yuh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Sunlight | moderate to bright |
| Moisture | average, if allowed to get very dry it will drop leaves |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Flowers | pink pendant cymose inflorescence |
| Leaves | green. with a sheen, spotted |
| Dimensions | at least 24 inches tall (probably taller) by 18 inches spread |
| Maintenance | pinch to maintain shape, has a tendency to lose it bottom leaves as it gets larger |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Misc Facts | (syn. B. argenteo guttata, B. argentea-gutta) |
| Author's Notes | At the high school greenhouse this is one of the more common Begonias we grew from cuttings. It was easy to grow and rooted easily from cuttings. A good plant to demonstrate the difference between male and female flowers. |
| Notes & Reference | #117-Begonias (Mark Tebbitt), The American Begonia Society (www.begonia.org) |
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