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Eyelash Begonia

Begonia bowerae

Eyelash Begonia
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0

Begonia bowerae is a tropical Mexican begonia grown mainly as a houseplant, valued for its fuzzy, hairy-edged leaves and cultivars. Its key needs are bright indirect light, even moisture without soggy soil, and warmth.

Family
Begoniaceae (Begonia family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil lightly moist and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings; avoid waterlogging and wet leaves.
Soil
Light, well-draining peat-based or houseplant mix with some perlite.
Temperature
18–26 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Begonia bowerae, the eyelash begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to Oaxaca and Chiapas states of Mexico. A popular houseplant, a number of cultivars are available.

Other Begonia plants

Begonia acutifolia · Begonia annulata · Begonia bogneri · Bolivian Begonia · Begonia carolineifolia · Begonia conchifolia · Clubed begonia · Begonia davisii · Grape Leaf Begonia · Begonia echinosepala · Fuchsia begonia · Fuchsia Begonia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Begonia bowerae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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