Scientific/Botanical Name:
Genus: Begonia
Specie: B. hiemalis
Variety/Cultivar:
English Name:
Common Name:
Elatior Begonia
Botanical Family:
Name in Latin: Begoniaceae
Name in English: The Begonia Family
The Plant
Origin: Hybrids of Begonia socotrana (discovered on the island of Socotra, off the coast of East Africa) and tuberous hybrids (with origins from South America)
Growth Habit: Fibrous rooted, forming upright plants ,Herbaceous
Flower: single or double flowers in a wide range of colors.
Blooming Period: spring/summer
Leaf: Shiny/Glossy-Textured
Usage:
house plant
Care and Handling
Soil: Use a light, well-drained potting media that is high in peat. The pH should be adjusted to 4.9-5.5 and the soluble salts level should be maintained below 100 mhos 10-5.
Amount of water: Keep the soil evenly moist and do not let plant stand in water.
Nutrition: Feed every 3 weeks with a high-phosphorus liquid fertilizer diluted by half while plant is blooming
Special handling: 10-24°C Pinching out the tips when the plants are young will keep them bushy. Removing old flowers and leaves will encourage new blooms and new growth
Special feature/remarks:
Hiemalis begonias are considered 'Flowering Pot Plant Begonias' belonging to the Elatior type hybrids.