Family: Begoniaceae
Common Name: Begonia Sophie Cecile
| Description | A tall growing cane-like Begonia. |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Sunlight | Does best in 1/2 day or strong filtered light. In full hot sun the foliage will turn a copper red color. |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Flowers | pendulous racemes of pink flowers. |
| Leaves | In the proper light the leaves are dark green, lobed and red underneath. |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | Reaches 3 feet or taller forming a small clump. |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Hybridized by Belva Kusler, an early hybridizer of Begonias. |
| Notes & Reference | This group of Begonias is classified as a superba cane begonia. They form cane-like stems, have lobed leaves which are sometimes blotched. |
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