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King Begonia, Painted Begonia, Painted Leaf Begonia, Rex-cultorum Begonia 'Benitochiba'

Begonia

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Family
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
9-12 in. (22-30 cm)
Sun Exposure
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)
Danger
Sun to Partial Shade
Light Shade
Bloom Color
N/A
Bloom Time
Pink
Foliage
Late Winter/Early Spring
Blooms all year
Blooms repeatedly
Other Details
Other details
Grown for foliage
Deciduous
Herbaceous
Good Fall Color
Veined
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

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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) | August 2008 | positive

Rex-cultorum type hybridized by Misono (Japan) 1984 using B. 'Filigree' X B. luxurians
Has a habit of going deciduous in winter bu...Read More

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