Scientific Name:	Begonia x semperflorens cultorum
Pronunciation:	bih-GOE-nya sem-per-FLOR-enz
Common Name:	fibrous begonia, wax begonia
Family Name:	Begoniaceae
Plant Type:	Annual
Key ID Features:	Leaves green or bronze, succulent; flowers white, red, or pink.
Course(s):	HORT 1193/1293, HORT 2355, Level 3 Apprenticeship

Habit: Upright Form: Mounded Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 0.1 - 0.2m Spread: 0.1 - 0.3m Growth Rate: Slow Origin: Garden origin, South America (originally B cucullata var. hookeri X B. schmidtiana but some cv. includes other species) Hardiness Rating: Zone 10: (-1 to 4 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Bedding plant, Container planting, Summer interest Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Pinnate venation, Succulent Surfaces: Lustrous, Pubescent Colour in Summer: Green, Bronze Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Ovate Apices: Obtuse Margins: Ciliate, Dentate

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Cyme Flower Morphology: Monoecious plant Number of Petals: 4 Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, White, Pink, Red Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Oct, Nov Additional Info: Fruit insignificant

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Fibrous-like roots

Propagation:	Seed, Cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:	Thrips, ( Drought resistant )
Specific Pests:	deer

Location(s): (BED) BEDding, container, or basket Location Map

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