| Description | An interspecies hybrid plant. Available in the following leaf and flower color cultivars: Pink Green Leaf, Red Bronze Leaf, Red Green Leaf, Rose Bronze Leaf and Rose Green Leaf. |
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| Pronunciation | (be-GON-yuh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | (9)10-11, other wise grown as an annual |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, shaded, probably best with good sun, bronze leaves will be darker in full sun |
| Moisture | average, tolerates some dryness |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Growing Media | average outdoor mix |
| Flowers | rose, red and pink depending on the cultivar |
| Leaves | green to bronze depending on the cultivar |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 12-18 by 12 plus inches (HS), larger heights reached in the warmer hardiness zones |
| Maintenance | reported to be self cleaning |
| Propagation | all varieties have plant patents |
| Native Site | Big Begonia web site |
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