1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
1.2 Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
Chile, Southeast Asia
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.8 Habitat
Mountain forests, subtropical regions, Terrestrial
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
1.9 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.10 AHS Heat Zone
1.11 Sunset Zone
1.12 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm45.70 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm30.50 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Spring
Late Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots
4.8 Fertilizers
10-10-5, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Less fertilizing
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mealy bugs, No serious insect or disease problems, Red spider mite
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Bugs, Insects, Not Available
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
5.12 Allergy
Unknown
Irritation to stomach
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Borders, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Leaves, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bonsai, Container, Hanging Basket, Landscape
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Begonia masoniana
APIUM graveolens
7.2 Common Name
Angel's Wings, Butterfly Flower, Poor Man's Orchid
Celery
7.2.1 In Hindi
iron cross begonia
अजवायन
7.2.2 In German
Eisenkreuz Begonie
Sellerie
7.2.3 In French
croix de fer bégonia
Céleri
7.2.4 In Spanish
el hierro cruzado begonia
Apio
7.2.5 In Greek
σταυρό μπιγκόνια σιδήρου
Σέλινο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
begônia cruz de ferro
Aipo
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
ferrum crucem Begonia
apium
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species