Family: Begoniaceae
Common Name: Begonia Palomar Prince
Description | A rhizomatous Begonia with dark green, deeply cut leaves. Can be used in hanging baskets. |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
Hardiness Zone | 10 |
Sunlight | partial sun |
Moisture | average to moist |
Soil & Site | average, well drained |
Growing Media | average house |
Temperature | Listed minimum temperature is 60 degrees F but has tolerated into the 50's for me. |
Flowers | pink |
Leaves | dark green, deeply cut, older leaves purple underside, palmate venation, has hairy petioles. |
Stems | rhizoms |
Dimensions | reaches about 12 inches by 12 inches, fast growing |
Maintenance | very little, occasional removal of a dead leaf |
Propagation | division, leaf and petiole cuttings, partial leaf cuttings |
Cultivar Origin | Introduced by Mike Kartuz of Vista, California (USA) |
Author's Notes | I grew this plant in a east exposure and it thrived. Rapidly filled the pot with it's unique leaves. |
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