Family: Begoniaceae
Scientific Name: Begonia boliviensis Santa Cruz Sunset
Common Name: Santa Cruz Sunset Begonia
Description | A pendulous Begonia with red to orange flowers. |
Pronunciation | (be-GON-yuh) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
Hardiness Zone | (9)10 |
Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, partial |
Moisture | average, dry |
Soil & Site | average, must be well drained |
Growing Media | well drained |
Flowers | red-orange, male and female flowers, blooms during long days |
Leaves | green |
Stems | pendulous, free branching |
Roots | tuberous |
Dimensions | 12-24 inches, mounding pendulous |
Propagation | seeds, cuttings |
Native Site | The species plant B. boliviensis is native to the Andean Mountains of Peru, Argentina and Bolivia. |
Cultivar Origin | Introduced in 2012 by Ernst Benary of America Inc. |
Misc Facts | Discovered by Hugh Weddell in the Andean Mountains of Bolivia in 1857. Produced commercially in 1870. |
Notes & Reference | #117-Begonias (Mark Tebbitt) |
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