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King Begonia, Painted Begonia, Painted Leaf Begonia, Rex-cultorum Begonia 'Helen Teupel'

Begonia

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Family
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
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
Hardiness
9-12 in. (22-30 cm)
Sun Exposure
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Danger
Light Shade
Bloom Color
N/A
Bloom Time
Pale Pink
Pink
Foliage
Blooms repeatedly
Other Details
Other details
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Good Fall Color
Provides Winter Interest
Succulent
Veined
Propagation Methods

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Seed Collecting
By dividing the rootball
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)
From leaf cuttings
From herbaceous stem cuttings
From softwood cuttings
By air 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:

Plano, Texas

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

Rex hybrid created using B. unk rex X B. diadema.

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