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Monday, April 4, 2011

Begonia

His name is Begonia. At first glance, some of these plants somewhat oval shaped with a strong fiber. If you look at it, we are reminded by the figure of the tongue. But the feather-like leaves are smooth and thick carpets Like silk. And not infrequently, some fans call it plant tongue ornamental plant that carpets made ​​from fine-smooth as silk.

If plants anthurium and aglaonema still high-priced, it could not hurt if you attempt this one crop. The shape is cute, but still in character, both in color and in structure leaves a lot overgrown with fine hair. The leaves are somewhat oval, with a joint firm fingers, and a distinctive color pattern, color basically on top and some red (below).

Besides hair, a few other Begonia species are also formed with a waxy leaf surface and soft, some are rough and full of wrinkles. Almost all of Begonia leaves produce a creeping rhizome, or in the soil.


Begonia is a wild plant that grows in wet forests or sometimes planted as an ornamental plant. Begonia can grow well in moist places, humus soil, and in a slightly shaded, ranging from 900 m to 2300 m above sea level. Begonia usually will bloom from June until September. Proper harvest time is September to November.

As the trend of growing ornamental plants, begonia climbed caste. Had not responded because of its existence spread in all public places until the forest, are now increasingly Begonia makeup. As the use of growth media is more exclusive, that is in the pot, Begonia started ogled people.

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