Common Name: Rex begonia

Botanical Name: Begonia rex-cultorum

Plant Family: BegoniaceaeSymbolism: Caution

Water: Water weekly to ensure soil is evenly moist. Let the soil surface become dry to the touch before watering.

Light: Rex begonias like bright, indirect light year-round. Because they are not aggressive bloomers, they can tolerate less light than other begonias and will thrive under fluorescent lights.

Top Tip:

• The rex and other foliage begonias prefer the same humid, gentle environment in which understory ferns thrive.

2,500 Mt