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Begonia, Rhizomatous Begonia 'Emerald Jewel'

Begonia

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Begoniaceae (be-gon-ee-AY-see-ee)

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Genus

Begonia (be-GON-yuh)

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Synonym

Height

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Spacing

6-12 in. (15-30 cm)

Hardiness

12-15 in. (30-38 cm)

Sun Exposure

USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Danger

Sun to Partial Shade

Light Shade

Bloom Color

N/A

Bloom Time

White/Near White

Foliage

Blooms repeatedly

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Other details

Grown for foliage

Evergreen

Herbaceous

Good Fall Color

Veined

Velvet/Fuzzy

Propagation Methods

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Seed Collecting

By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)

From leaf cuttings

From herbaceous stem cuttings

Soil pH requirements

Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information

N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

Classification

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Foliage Color

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Bloom Characteristics

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Water Requirements

Tropicals and Tender Perennials

Where to Grow

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begoniacrazii

Northern California, CA (Zone 9a) | September 2008 | positive

Rhizomatous type hybridized by Zug, 1955 using B. imperialis X B. pustulata.
Requires HIGH humidity (70% or more), outside of the...Read More tropics would do best in a terrarium.

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