Begonia ferox

Plant Name: Begonia ferox

Tankquility Catalogue #: TQ-02761

Synonyms/Trade Names:

Original Plant Sourced as: Begonia ferox

Plant Family: Begoniaceae

Plant Native to¹: China Southeast

Plant Type: Epiphytic (lithophyte)

Image Details²:

Image 1: Detail of the adaxial surface of the leaf of an immature terrarium grown plant of Begonia ferox. Several red-coloured, hair-tipped conical bullae are present. The leaf margin is hairy.

General Information and Cultivation³: A small-size Begonia, easy to cultivate. The species is characterised by its bullate leaf; mature specimens having numerous red-coloured, hair-tipped conical bullae, while immature specimens display few to no bullae. Growth habit is creeping. Begonia ferox prefers humid terrarium conditions with reasonable ventilation. Tankquility cultures this clone at about 23° Celsius, in a granular substrate based on akadama and scoria. Marble chips may be added to the media. Fertilize moderately.

Leaf and stem propagation are successful.

Ease of Care: Easy

Plant Size/Portion Size:

Division: Unrooted division from the parent plant; mature growth with some to many leaf bullae present.

Pot grown plant: Small-size plant with good root development, grown in a 66mm squat square pot. Being an immature specimen, leaves may display few to no bullae.

Further Reading:

Peng, C.-I., Yang, H.-A., Kono, Y., Chung, K.-F., Huang, Y.-S., Wu, W.-H. and Liu, Y. (2013). Novelties in Begonia sect. Coelocentrum: B. longgangensis and B. ferox from limestone areas in Guangxi, China. Botanical Studies 54 (44): 1-9. (http://www.as-botanicalstudies.com/content/54/1/44)

¹ Distribution is taken from Plants of the World Online (https://powo.science.kew.org/) unless stated otherwise.

² All images used on the Tankquility website have been taken of plants growing in our nursery.

³ The general and cultural information provided is based on our own experience and observation. If we supply information from others, we have acknowledged the source.