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Begonia venosa

Begonia venosa
Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0

Begonia venosa, the veined begonia, is a shrubby begonia from eastern Brazil grown mainly for its striking veined foliage. It tolerates more light than most begonias and needs well-drained soil.

Family
Begoniaceae (Begonia family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Water when the top layer of soil feels dry, and avoid soggy roots.
Soil
Well-drained, peat-based or light houseplant mix with added perlite.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 13 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
E. Brazil
Climate
wet tropical

About

Begonia venosa, the veined begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to eastern Brazil. Kept as a houseplant for its striking foliage, it can handle more sunlight than the average begonia, and prefers a well-drained soil.

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 venosa 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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