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Rex begonias make great houseplants or container plants for a shady patio in summer.
They are only cold hardy to 25° so you’ll need to keep them indoors near a sunny window or in a greenhouse in winter.
Rex begonias are rhizomatous; they have a stem that creeps along the soil surface like Bermuda grass or other turf.
They do often need to be repotted once they outgrow the container they're in.
You can propagate them with leaf cuttings. Pop off a leaf where it joins the stem and place it into potting soil. Then, wait. It’s a long
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