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Begonia ludicra is a tropical perennial, often epiphytic, from Central Mexico to Central America, grown for its varied leaf shapes and colors. Keep it humid and out of direct hot sun, and water so the soil stays lightly moist without soggy roots.
Begonia ludicra is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, with a native range from Central Mexico to Central America. It was described in 1859 by Alphonse Pyrame de Candolle (1806–1893).
B. ludicra exhibits notable foliar diversity, with leaf shapes ranging from ovate to palmate and varying amounts of lobing. The cordate leaf base ranges from cuneate to broadly rounded, leaf margins crenate, dentate or ciliate, and the leaf surface can either be glabrous or pubescent. The coloring of the leaves can be green, bronze-green, blue-green, maroon and burgundy.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Begonia ludicra 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.
