Palm Leaf Begonia

Palm Leaf Begonia Care

Begonia Luxurians

What is the plant

Begonia luxurians is literally the trippiest Begonia variety in my garden. Everything about this plant is gorgeously exaggerated compared to other members of its family, Begoniaceae. The green leaves are heavily digitate – elongated lance-like leaflets fan out from the centre and droop downward – much like palm.The underside of the leaves are a reddish bronze and the cane-stems are a shade of purplish crimson. The creamy white fragrant flowers bloom in large clusters. Because of its long cane-stems and palm frond leaves, it’s called commonly known as Palm-Leaf Begonia.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

15°C - 26°C

Hardiness zone

10a - 11

Difficulty

Medium

How to Care for the Plant

Water
The best solution for homegrown Begonia luxurians care is to simply water the plant when the top of the potting mix visibly dries out. Remember that intermittent dryness is good to induce flowering.The peat, mulch, compost, etc. used in the soil have very good water retention properties and help in moisture management.
Fertilizer
Apply rich organic manure to the top soil every two month or so during the growing season. You can use any balanced organic feed to grow Begonia luxurians.
Sunlight
Begonia luxurians care requires good filtered sunlight throughout the growing season i.e. spring-autumn. This is how you encourage lush growth and good flowering.An east or a west-facing window spot with a lot of natural light is an ideal location. The plant can take some sun in winter. If you live in cold weather zones, winter months can get tricky.

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Soil
Begonia luxurians care is largely determined by its rainforest origins. The soil medium is ideally rich, loamy and well draining. A nice soil mix that using to grow Begonia luxurians is half part soil, and the other half, a mix of sphagnum peat moss, leaf mulch or humus thrown together along with sand.
Temperature
Normal room temperatures are the best to grow Begonia luxurians. Somewhere between 15°C to 30°C (60°F – 85°F) is ideal. They can take a slight chill for a short period, but in any case don’t let them fall under 10°C (50°F).They die completely when exposed to frost. These are herbaceous plants not meant for heavy winters and the fleshy stems are susceptible beyond a slight chill.
Container
The ideal pot to grow Begonia luxurians is a decent sized one. These are tall plants and can do with a stable base.For smaller plants you can use smaller pots and increase the pot size every spring depending on growth.