![]() The best way of propagating tuberous begonias like B. When potting or repotting, simply sprinkle some potting mixture around the tuber and roots, and tap the container briskly to settle the mixture. Place an inch layer of clay-pot fragments at the bottom of the pots for extra drainage. Use a loamy soil textured soil mixture, usually equal parts of garden soil and leaf compost. Apply a diluted high potash liquid fertilizer to actively growing plants every two weeks. Some begonia species and hybrids have a dormant or rest period, and some at times loose their leaves and produce leggy plants.įertilization. Water plants regularly or moderately, usually every day or every other day, allowing the top inch of the potting mixture to dry out before watering again. For increased humidity, stand pots on trays of moist pebbles and suspend saucers of water under hanging baskets. Provide sufficient relative humidity or moisture as Begonias suffer in dry air. Normal room temperature are suited for actively growing plants. Those grown primarily for their flowers need three to four hours a day of direct sunlight. Fibrous-rooted and rhizomatous begonias grown primarily for their foliage need diffused bright light, but never direct sunlight. You just have to watch that they don’t get water logged as they can easily rot on long standing very wet soil. Miniature begonias are ideal for dish gardens, as their leaves and flowers provide added color in these miniature arrangements.īegonias as actually very easy to take care of and they easily root on soil and can easily thrive in a shaded or semi lighted area and with moderate care. Medium sized plants are ideal as hanging plants, landscape plants in areas near cascading rocky terrain, in rock gardens, and in indoor gardens. The large begonias, can be used as specimen plants established on large decorative pots, or they can be used as landscaping plants in areas with diffused bright light, usually as companion plants or as ground covers. With these varied characteristics, begonias have varied uses also. There is actually a great biodiversity in plant appearance in this plant group, which makes it very interesting for collectors and breeders. The plant group is so large that it is divided into different categories like fibrous rooted and rhizomatous begonias, flowering or foliage begonias, miniature or large begonias, and many others. There is a separate male and female flowers on the same plants, and with these, female flowers can be pollinated to produce a capsule with seeds. Most plants produce clusters of flowers on short stalks arising from the stem or on each leaf axil. ![]() Many begonias doesn’t require continuous direct sunlight, which makes them particularly suitable for indoor use. All begonias have green or colorful asymmetrical leaves, that grows alternately on its stem. Begonias also range in size from the tiny, ground hugging creepers to the stout-stemmed large specimen plants. ![]() They are valued primarily for their uniquely beautiful flowers and also their decorative leaves, varying in shapes and color. Begonias are a group of interesting plants with over 2,000 species and hybrids.
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