Life Span
Perennial
Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Origin
Chile, Southeast Asia
Types
-
Number of Varieties
40
Rank: 78 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Mountain forests, subtropical regions, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-5
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Thorns
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6% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
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68% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
10-10-5, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mealy bugs, Red spider mite
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
18% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
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10% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
36% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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✘
4% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
27% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
26% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
44% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
No - Annual Plants Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
2% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Invasive
✔
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15% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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87% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Attracts
Birds, Bugs, Insects
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Borders, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
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71% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
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33% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Bonsai, Container, Hanging Basket, Landscape
Botanical Name
Begonia masoniana
Common Name
Angel's Wings, Butterfly Flower, Poor Man's Orchid
In Hindi
iron cross begonia
In German
Eisenkreuz Begonie
In French
croix de fer bégonia
In Spanish
el hierro cruzado begonia
In Greek
σταυρό μπιγκόνια σιδήρου
In Portuguese
begônia cruz de ferro
In Polish
Iron Cross begonia
In Latin
ferrum crucem Begonia
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Family
Begoniaceae
Genus
Begonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
1724
Rank: 16 (Overall)
1
27800
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