The true test of a good variety is how long it stays in cultivation. Begonia ‘Helen Lewis’ has passed that test. It was hybridized before 1947 and is still a popular rex cultivar. It has medium sized, oval leaves, purple-black in the center with a wide band of silver then a purple-black band on the leaf margin. Between these contrasting bands of color is a little flush of pink. This “rex classic” is fairly easy to grow.
(Lewis Begonia Gardens, CA, before 1947)
Family: Begoniaceae
Care of Begonia 'Helen Lewis':
- Bright, indirect light
- 50 to 95 degrees
- 10 to 12 in. tall
- water when top inch or two of soil is dry
Family: Begoniaceae
This plant is shipped in a 3 - 4 inch pot.
The true test of a good variety is how long it stays in cultivation. Begonia ‘Helen Lewis’ has passed that test. It was hybridized before 1947 and is still a popular rex cultivar. It has medium sized, oval leaves, purple-black in the center with a wide band of silver then a purple-black band on the leaf margin. Between these contrasting bands of color is a little flush of pink. This “rex classic” is fairly easy to grow.
(Lewis Begonia Gardens, CA, before 1947)
Family: Begoniaceae
Care of Begonia 'Helen Lewis':
- Bright, indirect light
- 50 to 95 degrees
- 10 to 12 in. tall
- water when top inch or two of soil is dry
Family: Begoniaceae
This plant is shipped in a 3 - 4 inch pot.