Scientific Name:	Begonia masoniana
Pronunciation:	beh-GOHN-yuh mas-oh-nee-AH-uh
Common Name:	iron cross begonia
Family Name:	Begoniaceae
Plant Type:	Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:	Heart-shaped leaves that have a chocolate brown cross like pattern in the center and with a green outer surrounding.
Course(s):	HORT 1193/1293

Habit: Dense, Upright Form: Mounded Texture: Coarse Mature Size: Height: 0.4 - 0.7m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Origin: (New Guinea) Hardiness Rating: Zone 11: (above 4 C) Exposure: Part sun/part shade, Sheltered Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic, Alkaline, Well-drained Water Use: Low Landscape Uses: Indoor plant Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Prickly, Soft flexible Surfaces: Glandular hairs, Rugose Colour in Summer: Green, Brown, Dark blotch in centre Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Ovate, Reniform Apices: Acute Bases: Oblique (uneven) Margins: Dentate

Inflorescence Type: Flower Morphology: Monoecious plant Number of Petals: 4 Corolla Shape: Cruciform Colour (petals): Showy, White, Pink Flower Time at Peak: Can flower any month

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Additional Info: Not showy

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Rhizomes

Propagation:	Softwood cuttings
Plant Care:
Optimal Temp.:	High indoor temperature
Light Level:	Low indoor light level
Maintenance:	High
Pest Susceptibility:	Mites, Root rot
Specific Pests:	Leaf rot

Location(s): (GNH) GreeNHouse Location Map

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