T Rex™ First Blush Rex Begonia

Begonia hybrid 'First Blush' PP #25,974

Pronunciation: be-GOH-nee-uh
SKU #43722
9-11

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An eye-catching selection with fantastic foliage. The center of large, silvery leaves blush with pink, which spreads and deepens as the season progresses. Great in shade containers or as a house plant, but also does well in amended garden soil. A showy addition to a shady border. Grows as a perennial in mild winter regions; treat as an annual elsewhere.
LIGHT: Full shade
WATER: Water when soil is dry to the touch.
SIZE: Quickly reaches 16 in. tall and wide.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: ALL

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Grow As Annual, Houseplant in All Zones

Grow As Perennial, Outdoors in Zones: 9-11

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Bloom TimeSummer
Deciduous/EvergreenHerbaceous
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Compact Form
Growth RateFast
Growth HabitMounding
Patent ActAsexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.
Landscape UseBorder, Container, Houseplant
Flower ColorPink
Foliage ColorMulticolored
Companion PlantsGhost Fern (Athyrium), Japanese Aralia (Fatsia), Hosta (Hosta); Coral Bells (Heuchera)
Care InstructionsPlant in shade in rich, aerated soil. Prefers humidity. Avoid over-watering and prolonged wetness on the leaves and stems. Remove dead leaves promptly. Indoors, provide bright indirect light near a partially sunny window.
Details
Bloom TimeSummer
Deciduous/EvergreenHerbaceous
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Compact Form
Growth RateFast
Growth HabitMounding
Patent ActAsexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Container, Houseplant
Flower ColorPink
Foliage ColorMulticolored
Companion PlantsGhost Fern (Athyrium), Japanese Aralia (Fatsia), Hosta (Hosta); Coral Bells (Heuchera)
Care
Care InstructionsPlant in shade in rich, aerated soil. Prefers humidity. Avoid over-watering and prolonged wetness on the leaves and stems. Remove dead leaves promptly. Indoors, provide bright indirect light near a partially sunny window.

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100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr.
in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.

We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.