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Tuberous begonia
Begonia X
Family:
Origin:
Central America, South AmericaPeriod of flowering:
from June to SeptemberColor of the flowers:
red, orange, yellow, white, pinkExhibition:
semi-shade, shadeType of ground:
mould, rich in humusAcidity of the ground:
neutralMoisture of the ground:
normalUse:
pot, flower stand, solid massHeight:
30 cmType of plant:
flowerType of vegetation:
bubbleType of foliage:
null and voidRusticity:
5°CPlantation, repotting:
plant in April - May, the hollow side of the tuber upwards.Method of multiplication:
sowing, splitting of the tuber, propagation by cutting of starts-upCut:
-Interesting species, varieties:
The begonia kind understands approximately 900 species- Begonia is a group of begonias to the small simple or double flowers
- Begonia is a group of begonias to the falling down stems
- Begonia “Blazing It” with the #D05C75 flowers
Diseases and harmful insects:
cast iron of sowings, the oïdium, the , slugsToxicity:
-The tuber is forwarded in a round form and enough punt whose higher face is concave. It is of this quoted that the growth will start when the conditions are favorable. The starting of the begonias is very long, it is thus preferable to put them in vegetation inside March in a case filled with mould. Put then places them from there in your flowers stand by burying them 3-4 centimetres from depth, when the frosts are finished.
To the autumn, when the foliage disappears, re-enter your tubers and preserve them at the expenses, with the garage for example. Powder the tubers with a fungicide to protect them.
Its history
It is at the 17th century that the intendant of Rochefort, Michel organized a forwarding in Americas and the Antilles. In 1869, the Plumier father discovers there a plant which it appointed of the name of his protector.
One finds in Rochefort the academy of the Begonia or are cultivated more than 1300 natural and hybrid species. Since 1845, more than 60080 hybrids were obtained.
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