Houseplants: like the perfect man... long lasting, great looking and low maintenance.
What is not to love?
Which is why the Flower Council of Holland have launched their Houseplant of the Month Campaign throughout 2015. Each month they have chosen their favourite Houseplant and given a ton of information on the history and uses of the plant, how to choose a nice healthy one, and how to take proper good care of it.
We thought we'd do you all a favour and follow their lead, condensing the info in our own monthly feature.
In the tenth part of our series...
October: Begonia
'She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls,
I knew right away she was not like other girls, other girls'
Robert Hunter and Grateful Dead got it... Begonias are cool.
Flowering begonia comes in a whole host of shades - all the pinks, oranges, whites, yellows, and of course, reds.
Their heads can be single flowering, semi-double flowering and double flowering.
Begonias are native to tropical and sub tropical climates, so like a bit of filtered light indoors and away of draughts.
They need regular watering so the root ball does not try out. But, keep an eye on the leaves and flowers as these will tell you if your watering levels are making it a little sad:
Too little watering and the flower buds can drop and the leaves yellow. Too much watering and the leaves can rot or drop.
'Well, there ain't nothing wrong with the way she moves,
Scarlet begonias or a touch of the blues.'
October: Begonia
'She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls,
I knew right away she was not like other girls, other girls'
Robert Hunter and Grateful Dead got it... Begonias are cool.
Flowering begonia comes in a whole host of shades - all the pinks, oranges, whites, yellows, and of course, reds.
Their heads can be single flowering, semi-double flowering and double flowering.
The Begonia Rex is known for it's excellent foliage - leaves with intricate decoration of shades of greens, silvers, purples and pinks.
Begonias are native to tropical and sub tropical climates, so like a bit of filtered light indoors and away of draughts.
They need regular watering so the root ball does not try out. But, keep an eye on the leaves and flowers as these will tell you if your watering levels are making it a little sad:
Too little watering and the flower buds can drop and the leaves yellow. Too much watering and the leaves can rot or drop.
'Well, there ain't nothing wrong with the way she moves,
Scarlet begonias or a touch of the blues.'
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