How To Take Care Of Begonia Leaves. Flowering plants need up to 4 hours direct sunlight. Well-draining soil prevents you from over-watering a plant.
Allow the top lin25cm of the potting mix to dry out between waterings. Begonia maculata needs bright indirect light well-aerated soil that dries a bit between waterings fertilization every 2-4 weeks and temperatures of 65F 18C to 86F 30C. Simply snip off three to six inches of a leaf tip and plant it up into potting soil.
Booman advises feeding with a soluble houseplant feed once a month April through August at a concentration of 180 parts per million nitrogen.
Like Iron Cross this begonia has thick pebbled leaves. 11112020 The begonia rex loves humidity and plenty of indirect sunlight. Some species such as wax begonias can tolerate direct sunlight but some like tuberous begonias prefer more shade. Its so easy to do its nice to have something that.