Strawberry Begonia Saxifraga Stolonifera Houseplant
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An award-winning begonia that prodces stunning rosettes of scalloped deep green leaves with cream-colored veins. The green and pink edges and an underside with fine red strands make this Strawberry Begonia a favorite trailing plant at our nursery. The leaves have a slight fuzzy hair and are a great houseplant and grow cute little plantlet shoots off the growth that can become new plants and easy to propagate.
Once mature enough, the Begonia Saxifraga gets some gorgeous blooms that look almost like orchids. In the wild, this plant grows almost like a mat-forming evergreen with stunning large blooms during spring seasons once large enough.
This is a great plant for terrariums and is very shade tolerant as a ground cover, a great choice for containers and rock gardens too.
Available in the following packaging based on your preference:
- Nursery Planter - Standard plastic 2" or 4" inch planter pot that can be placed inside a larger pot or left as is until it outgrows it.
- Olympia 4" - Marble-looking grey and white porcelain planter raised on a metal planter.
- Amelia Hanging Porcelain Planter - Elegant Modern Round Shaped Porcelain planter, roughly a 4-inch round pot with a drainage hole. Comes with an S hook for easy hanging.
Looking for more plant goodies? Check out our accessories.
For added humidity, our Lyfe Rose Gold Signature Mister will make a perfect addition to your plant shelf for both function and beauty. We also recommend adding our Plant Shield & Shine to your order for routine maintenance and pest prevention.
Our plants are shipped from our indoor greenhouse in South Florida. Please note all our plants are one of a kind and if you want to message us we can send you a picture of the exact one you will receive. The product image here is intended to be the best representation of what you can expect to receive but yours may have slightly less or more growth depending on the crop we have when your order is placed. Any lifestyle pictures are meant to demonstrate how a fully grown or more mature plant looks for you to get a sense of it in your space.
- Botanical Name
- Saxifraga Stolonifera, Saxifraga Stolonifera
- Common Names
- Strawberry Begonia, Creeping saxifrage, Strawberry geranium
- Plant Type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Mature Size
- 6-18 inch tall in nature
- Sun Exposure
- Bright, indirect lighting - Full to part shade
- Soil Type
- Outdoors needs fast draining soil, indoors a more peaty based potting soil
- Soil pH
- Acidic to Neutral, 5.1 to 7.5
- Bloom Time
- Spring or Summer
- Flower Color
- White
- Hardiness Zones
- 6 through 9, but indoors everywhere
- Native Area
- Asia
- Toxicity, Pet Safety
- Non-toxic, pet safe
All our plants ship exclusively with UPS to ensure they arrive timely and in good condition. We ship most of our plants Mondays & Tuesdays to most of the USA to ensure they arrive speedy to your location. If you order on a Tuesday after 12 PM ET it is possible that we would not ship it till the following Monday.
We monitior the weather in each destination location to maximize the shipping time and utilize thermal protection to ensure that the plant is protected. You can add a heatpack or thermal bag to your order if temperatures at night fall below 40 degrees.
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Customer Reviews
I received my strawberry begonia a couple weeks ago and it came beautifully packaged and in great condition! I’m new to the world of plants and this definitely brings color to my small collection! Peep the new growth!
