Begonia rex
Painted-leaf Begonia, Rex Begonia, Rex begonias, King Begonia
Description
A perennial rhizomatous herbaceous plant, often cultivated as an annual depending on climatic conditions, widely spread and appreciated for its showy foliage of different size, shape and colour shade in relation to the wide assortment of hybrids. It is mainly used as an indoor plant due to the elegance of its foliage, guaranteeing it positions out of direct sunlight, while some varieties can be cultivated to decorate summer borders in shady or semi-shady areas in warm temperate climates.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Angiospermae
- Order
- Cucurbitales
- Family
- Begoniaceae
- Genus
- Begonia
- Species
- Begonia rex
Synonyms (5)
- Begonia amabilis
- Begonia dominiana
- Begonia marginata
- Begonia picturata
- Platycentrum rex
