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King Begonia, Painted Begonia, Painted Leaf Begonia, Rex-cultorum Begonia 'Comtesse Louise Erdody'

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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Height

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Spacing
6-12 in. (15-30 cm)
12-18 in. (30-45 cm)
Hardiness
15-18 in. (38-45 cm)
Sun Exposure
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
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
Partial to Full Shade
Bloom Color
N/A
Bloom Time

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Foliage

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Other details
Grown for foliage
Herbaceous
Velvet/Fuzzy
Propagation Methods

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Seed Collecting
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)
From leaf cuttings
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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begoniacrazii
Northern California, CA (Zone 9a) | August 2008 | positive

A very old rex-cultorum variety created using B. 'Alexander von Humboldt' x B. argentea cupreata. It is purported to be the first spiral...Read More

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