This beautiful herbaceous flower looks like a rose, blooms continuously all year round, and can be propagated from a single leaf.

Introduction

Potted green plants are essential decorative items for home life. Keeping some flowers and plants at home has many benefits: it beautifies the room and lifts the mood. "Flower Sound Potted Plant Diary, Issue 1191" introduces you to a herbaceous plant that is as beautiful as a rose.

Today's Featured Plant

The rose is beautiful and is the most widely cultivated flower on Earth, recognized the world over and known as the "flower of love." At Valentine's Day, a single stem can sell for dozens of yuan. The flower introduced today is, in my personal opinion, the most beautiful herbaceous flower; its flower shape and color can even pass for a rose. This flower is called "Rieger Begonia," a new type of potted ornamental flower. Let's get to know it.

Rieger Begonia

Rieger Begonia belongs to the genus Begonia. Its origin is unclear, and it does not occur in nature. What can be confirmed is that it is a new variety hybridized and bred by foreign horticulturists. The plant is low-growing and has many varieties, with rich flower colors including bright red, pink, yellow and others. New varieties keep appearing. The flowers are double, with neatly arranged petals, and the overall flower shape resembles a rose, giving it high ornamental value. It is now widely cultivated around the world, mostly by private growers.

Beautiful Like a Rose

The Rieger Begonia plant has a full shape, with alternate single leaves that are asymmetrically heart-shaped; the leaves are mostly emerald green, rarely reddish-brown. It was bred specifically for potted ornamental use. Its flowering period is very long, and it is a plant that truly blooms all four seasons of the year. The flowers are terminal, produced in great quantity, blooming in clusters at a time. The flowers are large and brilliantly colored, with a distinctive form, color and fragrance, making it suitable as an ornamental potted flower.

Propagates Easily from Cuttings

Plants in the genus Begonia all have strong reproductive ability, and Rieger Begonia can be propagated from leaf cuttings or stem cuttings. The specific method is as follows: insert mature stems or leaves into clean water to root first, then after rooting they can be transplanted into potting soil, with a very high survival rate; spring and autumn are the best seasons. Through cuttings, one mother plant can be divided into many pots in a year. It likes a ventilated, cool environment and does not have high water requirements; there is no need to water it every day. Before watering, you can first feel the soil; water only when it has completely dried out, and do not water if it is not dry. Most plants that are killed by their owners are killed by overwatering.

Worth Having

The Rieger Begonia plant is not tall, generally only just over 20 cm, with many branches and a compact, attractive form, making it very suitable as a small bonsai flower. Its flower colors are bright and eye-catching, and it blooms continuously all year round. Whether placed on a balcony or an office desktop, it stands out and has a great decorative effect. A perennial herbaceous flower, plant it once and enjoy its flowers year after year. It is a rare and excellent potted ornamental plant, very much worth having.