Rex Begonia

Quick Overview

Begonia rex, the king begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae. It is found from Arunachal Pradesh to southeast China, and has been introduced to Bangladesh, Cuba, and Hispaniola.It is a parent to over 500 cultivars in the Begonia Rex Cultorum Group of houseplants.Rex Begonias are good-natured and easy to care for as they are easy on the eyes and well suited for hanging baskets, windowsills, or houseplants.

Description

Rex Begonias are admired for their fabulous foliage. The cultivar offers a wide range of colors, textures, and shape. Its leaves can vary in form – from hearts, to seashell swirls, to ivy-like forms, and come in a wide variety of colors, such as green, red, pink, silver, gray, lavender, and maroon, and they are known to have a metallic or iridescent glow.Always breathtaking to behold! Native to tropical regions, as houseplants.

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species: B. rex

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