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Begonia, Rhizomatous Begonia 'Buttercup'

Begonia

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Begoniaceae (be-gon-ee-AY-see-ee)
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Genus
Begonia (be-GON-yuh)
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Synonym
Height

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Spacing
under 6 in. (15 cm)
Hardiness
6-9 in. (15-22 cm)
Sun Exposure
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Danger
Light Shade
Bloom Color
N/A
Bloom Time
Orange
Bright Yellow
Foliage
Blooms repeatedly
Other Details
Other details
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Herbaceous
Propagation Methods

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Seed Collecting
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)
From leaf cuttings
By serpentine layering
Soil pH requirements

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Patent Information
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
Classification

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Foliage Color

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Bloom Characteristics

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Water Requirements
Tropicals and Tender Perennials
Where to Grow

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Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Brookings, Oregon

Harbor, Oregon

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yodecat
Dallas, TX | September 2014 | positive

Pretty little plant with small chrome yellow flowers. Grows well under a table lamp. I grow it in straight long sphagnum in a closed cont...Read More

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begoniacrazii
Northern California, CA (Zone 9a) | October 2008 | neutral

Small rhizomatous hybrid by Mike Kartuz, 1975 using B. prismatocarpa X B. microsperma. Does well in terrarium culture.

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