Spoty Begonia – Familia Begoniaceae

Scientific name: Spoiled begonia
Popular names: Begonia-Maculato
Family: Begoniaceae
Category: Shrubs, tropical shrubs, flowers, perennial flowers, foliage
Climate: Subtropical, tropical
Origin: South America, Brazil
Height: From 0.4 to 0.9 meters
Brightness: Filtered light, half shadow
Vital cycle: perennial

A Spoiled begonia It has great natural genetic variability and can only have green to reddish leaves, as well as more or less serious reddish points on the back of the leaves, regardless of the intersections or genetic secretion.

The spotted Begony leaves are also splashed by small rounded points, darkened on Pearl and which give them even more charm.

It blooms in spring and summer, emerging pending white and pink flowers.

How to plant Begonies

The first thing to do for those who want to start cultivating Begone is to know exactly how to plant them. Choose to plant in the autumn months, when the weather is more moderate.

Soil preparation is also important. The tip here is to use a rich mixture of organic matter, preparing a part of garden soils for two parts of organic or substrate compound.

Make a small grave to put the seed, but without burying it.

Remember to keep the soil wet to germination.

When the seedling reaches about ten centimeters, perform the transplant in the definitive position. After about four months Begonia will begin to show signs of the first flowering.

If you cry Begony in a vase, it confirms that it has a good drainage system.

Maculate begonia (familia begoniaceae)

After the first flowering you can create the first Begonia seedlings. To do this, choose a branch that is thriving, cut a small diagonal piece (about 4-5 centimeters) and place in a container with water.

When you realize that the branch is creating root decreases the amount of water.

When the root is about four centimeters, you can plant it in a small pot with land and fertilizer.

Keep the vase in the shade and season the seedling daily until «becomes», so you can change it by vase.

Temperature

The ideal is to keep the Begonium marrata in a place all year round in which the temperature varies between 20 ° C and 15 ° C ventilated, but without air chains.

This plant does not support temperatures lower than 10 ° C or large temperature variations.

In summer it should slightly spray the leaves with water, thus providing humidity.

Remove the dry and sick leaves from Begonia to prevent them from falling and contaminating the ground.

If you find that there are brown leaves in Begonia, it can be a sign that the plant suffers from low waters, therefore it provides better soil humidity.

Fertilize with a correct liquid fertilizer – It is necessary to fertilize the begones regularly with a balanced fertilizer to make them bloom if planted in a vase.

During the growth station (spring and summer), it should fertilize the plant once a month with 20-20-20 liquid fertilizer.

Suggestions

Do not put begonia in a too large vase: flowering is more intense when the plant feels the roots slightly tight in the pot.

If the vase is too large, there is a greater possibility that the water accumulates too much and therefore leads to the putrefaction of the roots.

Cut the old flowers to promote new flowers: if there are old flowers, cut them with scissors or hands, button or sheet immediately under the old flower.

This will cause the plant to direct the energy to the formation of new flowers instead of focusing on the production of seeds.

While the other Begone can request a more careful touch, spotted Begone seems perfectly compatible with the internal culture as long as they provide them with the warmth and humidity they need.