| Description | Nightlife Begonias (Begonia x semperflorens) A series of Begonia with bronze leaves. An improvement over the Begonia "Cocktail series". |
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| Pronunciation | (be-GON-yuh) |
| Plant Type | Perennial Tender |
| Sunlight | full sun to shade |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | average to moist well drained |
| Temperature | Don't bed out the plants until the night temperature is at least 50 degrees. In zone #5 Memorial Day Weekend is a good starting point. In the fall light frosts won't always kill the entire plant but will blacken the tops. This destroys the flowering section and there usually isn't enough time in the fall for the plant to recover |
| Flowers | Plants have separate male and female flowers on the same plant (monoecious). Colors: white, pink, and red. |
| Fruit | tiny seeds |
| Leaves | bronze colored foliage |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 8 inches |
| Propagation | Seeds are very small, dust-like, over 2,000,000 per ounce. They are slow to germinate and slow to reach transplanting size. Pelleted Begonia seeds are much easier to handle. Rooting cuttings is another method to reproduce this plant. |
| Misc Facts | Named after Michel Begon a French patron of Botany and once Governor of Canada, in the 18th century. Eastern South America, AKA: Begonia Nightlife Pink, Begonia Nightlife White, Begonia Night Life |
| Author's Notes | Plants that are lifted from the garden or grown from cuttings can be used in the house. They need a bright window and kept evenly moist. |
| Notes & Reference | #27-Rodale's Annual Gardens (Paul Loewer), #48-Harrowsmiths Annual Garden (Bennet and Forsyth) |
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