Begonia rajah

Begonia rajahEstablished blooming sized plant propagated from leaf cuttings. 4 pot Photos are representative of the quantity of plants available.

It will grow best long-term mounted with no water retentive material between the plant and mount

Leaves are long and slender with a rubbery texture

This plant is an actively growing

mid-high altitudes of South America

Underside of leaves can turn reddish

Medium-sized

Flowers are large for the plant size and white with large amount of red blotching throughout the flowers

the Neotropical species have been moved into the genus Adelonema

Blooming size specimens of this miniature species from the Philippines

Use a chunky bark mix for media with these and add some inorganics such as perlite or fired clay aggregate to enhance drainage

I find in the rooting process of this species cuttings tend to suffer until they begin to form roots

Flowers can cover the plant on a well-grown specimen