Things Needed
Tip
Rex begonias do not like to be relocate . hear to find an area of the home that has the correct Christ Within , temperature and humidness requisite , and leave the flora in place . If you decide to place your male monarch begonia on a tray to increase humidness , ensure the bottom of the pot is not sit in the water supply , but above it on the pebble . Rex begonias can not permit " wet feet . " Grow rex begonia near indoor orchidaceous plant and ferns , as they appreciate the same grow conditions .
Warning
Leaves will ferment yellow and leave out if the plants receive too much water . Fading leaf colour and brittle bound indicate that the plants are receiving too much light and/or not enough humidity . Never employ a leaf radiance mathematical product on rex begonia plants .
Rex begonias are grown specifically for their attractive foliation , and are almost exclusively indoor container plant . They expect a bit more care than your average houseplant , but the variegated , colorful folio add a bit of aliveness to any indoor environment . The leaves of the rex begonia plant may be smooth or bumpy , come in legion shapes , and are streaked with colors such as white , xanthous , pink or purpleness . There are legion varieties of rex begonias available , but care and maintenance is the same for all type .
Step 1
flora rex begonias in a container or hanging basket with drainage hole in the bottom . apply a commercial peat - lite potting mix , and always avoid heavy and poor - draining soil mixes . Place the container in an area of the house which receives low to average bright , collateral sunlight and abide at a unvarying temperature between 65 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit .
Step 2
Keep the humidness around rex begonia plants at around 50 pct at all times . This is crucial to keep the leafage growing healthy , although it is sometimes difficult to achieve indoors . set a humidifier near the plant , or grade the plant on a shallow tray filled with water and pebbles to increase humidity .
Step 3
Water rex begonia when the soil just start to dry out , ordinarily about once per week . They wish moist soil , but it can not be too slopped or fungous disease could fall out . If you have a variety of rex begonia that goes dormant in wintertime , water sparingly until leaping when new increment start .
Step 4
Feed rex begonias once every two calendar week during bounce and summer using a balanced liquid houseplant fertilizer . melt off feeding to once per month during winter . Refer to the manufacturer ’s instructions for proper dosage and applications programme . Water just after applying to pass on nutrients and prevent root suntan .
Step 5
Prune rex begonia foliage only if necessary to remove dying , diseased or dead parting . Other than this canonical maintenance , they require no other pruning or cutting . If flowering occurs , which bechance only occasionally indoors , remove heyday after they have blow over .
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