Family: Begoniaceae
Common Name: Begonia Sophie Cecile
Description | A tall growing cane-like Begonia. |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
Sunlight | Does best in 1/2 day or strong filtered light. In full hot sun the foliage will turn a copper red color. |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average |
Growing Media | average house |
Flowers | pendulous racemes of pink flowers. |
Leaves | In the proper light the leaves are dark green, lobed and red underneath. |
Roots | fibrous |
Dimensions | Reaches 3 feet or taller forming a small clump. |
Propagation | cuttings |
Cultivar Origin | Hybridized by Belva Kusler, an early hybridizer of Begonias. |
Notes & Reference | This group of Begonias is classified as a superba cane begonia. They form cane-like stems, have lobed leaves which are sometimes blotched. |
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