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Shrimp Begonia

Begonia radicans

Shrimp Begonia
Photo: Begoniaceae.reddit, CC0

Begonia radicans is a trailing Brazilian begonia, often sold as shrimp begonia, grown for its shrimp-like, pink-tinged leaves. Keep it in bright, indirect light with evenly moist soil and good drainage.

Family
Begoniaceae (Begonia family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top of the mix feels dry, avoiding soggy roots and wet leaves.
Soil
Light, airy, well-draining mix such as peat-based potting mix with perlite or orchid bark.
Temperature
18–27 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Brazil (Rio de Janeiro to Rio Grande do Sul)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Begonia radicans, the Brazilian heart begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Begonia, native to southeastern and southern Brazil. It is an epiphyte with a trailing-scandent growth habit.

Other Begonia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Begonia radicans 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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