Scientific Name:
Begonia
x
hiemalis
Pronunciation:
beh-GOHN-yuh ex hie-MAL-is
Common Name:
Hiemalis begonia, Rieger begonia
Family Name:
Begoniaceae
Plant Type:
Flowering pot plant
Key ID Features:
A cross between wax and tuberous begonia; leaves alternate, petioles 3-6cm long, most blades ovate, 5-8(-12)cm long x 3-7(-11)cm wide, glossy, glabrous upper surface, lower surface pubescent, margins double serrate and ciliate; stems are reddish and fleshy; flowers arranged in tight cymose clusters of 3 or more at the tips of stems.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Mounded, Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin (B. socotrana x B. x tuberhybrida)
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:
Hanging basket, Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Alternate, Sessile
Texture/Venation:
Succulent
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Dark-green
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Oblique (uneven)
Margins:
Pinnately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Orange, Yellow, Purple, Pink, Red
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Tuberous roots
Propagation:
Softwood cuttings, Stem tip cuttings
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
High
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Bacterial leaf spot, Blight or needle cast, Mildew, Mites, Thrips
