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Begonia sanguinea

Begonia sanguinea
Photo: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0

Begonia sanguinea, the beefsteak or blood-red begonia, is a subshrub from southern Brazil grown for its deep red leaf undersides. It is easy to propagate from cuttings and is best kept in bright, humid, frost-free conditions.

Family
Begoniaceae (Begonia family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top of the potting mix feels dry, and avoid soggy roots and wet leaves.
Soil
Well-draining, peat-based or light potting mix with some perlite.
Temperature
18–26 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
S. Brazil
Climate
wet tropical

About

Begonia sanguinea, the beefsteak begonia or blood-red begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to southern Brazil. Valued for the deep red color of the abaxial surface of their leaves, they are easy to propagate from cuttings.

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 sanguinea 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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