Rainbow Vine, Trailing Watermelon Begonia

Pellioniadaveauana

Genus
Pellionia (pell-ee-OH-nee-uh)
Species
daveauana (da-vo-ee-AY-na)
Synonym
Sun Exposure
Light Shade
Partial to Full Shade
Full Shade
Foliage
Grown for foliage
Good Fall Color
Veined
Height
under 6 in. (15 cm)
Spacing
9-12 in. (22-30 cm)
Hardiness
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Bloom Color
Bloom Time
Other Details
Category
Groundcovers
Tropicals and Tender Perennials
Water Requirements
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings
Foliage Color
Where to Grow
Can be grown as an annual
Suitable for growing in containers
Bloom Characteristics
Bloom Size
Other details
Soil pH requirements
Patent Information
Non-patented
Propagation Methods
From herbaceous stem cuttings
From softwood cuttings
Seed Collecting
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Orlando, Florida

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Gardener's Notes:

2
positives
0
neutral
0
negative
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Frisco, TX (Zone 8a) | February 2013 | positive

One of the most intertesting features of this plant is it's bloom. When watered or disturbed, the flower buds(which form in clusters)star...Read More

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(Zone 1) | February 2008 | positive

Pellionia are frost-tender creeping perennials found from Vietnam to Malaysia and Burma. Plants can be grown in containers as well as han...Read More

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