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which can be picked up for cultivation in gardens, on balconies, loggias, in room conditions.
Begonia is a monoecious plant, that is, it produces male and female flowers. This means that for the ripening of fruits and the emergence of seeds, such a plant needs to be pollinated by insects, or to be artificially pollinated( at home, for example).
Types of Begonias
Scientists know more than 900 types of begonia, photos and names of which can be seen below. Thus, the method of reproduction can be distinguished:
- Tuberous Begonia( the underground part is represented by the tuber used for reproduction);
- leaf begonia( underground part - thickened rhizome, with which you can reproduce the plant);
- Bush begonia( not propagated by the underground part, mainly by seeds).
According to the shape of the aboveground part, the following types of begonias are distinguished:
- Shrubs( scrubs);
- Herbaceous;
- Polukustarnikovye.
The shrub begonia, which is shown below, looks great in the winter garden, well decorates loggias and balconies. It is not capricious, prefers good lighting, moderate watering and humidity, does not tolerate exposure to direct sunlight. In height it can reach two meters, depending on the variety, it can be covered with simple, double or fringed flowers.
Grassy forms of begonias are used to decorate flower beds and rabatok, they have a small height, compact size, small flowers, but at the same time they have a long flowering time, unpretentiousness, and are easily combined with many annual plants such as petunia, cineraria, ageratum.
With regard to the characteristics of care, it is worth noting that this type of begonia, the photo of which can be seen above, like the others, requires careful watering and placement in areas with good lighting.
Indoor varieties of begonias
In indoor conditions, two species of begonias are grown — leafy and flowering.
Decorative leafy begonias prefer eastern, south-western windows, do not like direct sunlight, are shade-tolerant, the soil in the pot should be moist but not wet, it is not recommended to dry the surface of the soil, this may lead to the death of the thinnest roots that meetfor the absorption of water, with nutrients dissolved in it.
Decorative leafy species of begonias photos and names:
Such varieties of begonias do not tolerate drafts and low temperatures, ideally, these plants should be kept at a temperature of 20 to 23 ° C, they should be fedflowers should be mineral fertilizers with a high content of nitrogen and potassium, which contribute to the healthy full development of leaf mass.
It is also worth noting that in no case should you spray decorative leafy begonias! This can lead to stains on the leaves, rotting stalks and leaf plate.
Photos of these types of begonias are presented below:
Flowering types of begonias grown under indoor conditions are very diverse. Among them are plants that can bloom throughout the year, there are some forms that need a period of rest. They bloom in spring or summer, watering them gradually decreases in autumn, and after the plant sheds leaves, stops altogether, the tubers are pulled out of the pot, cleared of soil and stored in sawdust or sand, in a cool place without access of light.
Toward the spring, the tubers are again planted in a pot, in loose, light, well-aerated soil, they begin to moderately water. It should be noted that the size of the pots should be small, which will provoke abundant flowering plants. Flowering begonias are best located on the east or southeast windows, but at the same time to protect from exposure to the active sun, in order to avoid leaf burns.
The temperature of their content in the active period varies from 22 to 26 ° C.Watering should be abundant, but it does not need to allow stagnant moisture, which leads to the development of rot on tubers. As for fertilizing, for these purposes it is necessary to use complex mineral fertilizers with a high content of phosphorus and a low dose of nitrogen.
Begonia is considered quite a capricious flower that requires control and attention, but with proper care, this plant will thank you with beautiful bright greens and lovely elegant flowers.
