Balcony
Begonia
Begonia semperflorens
- Cat: mildly toxic
- Dog: mildly toxic
- Light: half shade
About the plant
The wax begonia comes from Brazilian species. It flowers non-stop from May until the frosts, in partial shade or sun, and is one of the least demanding plants for balconies and beds.
Begonia and pets
- Cat
- mildly toxic
- Dog
- mildly toxic
- Signs
- soluble calcium oxalates: vomiting, drooling; the tubers and roots are the most toxic
If a cat or a dog ate this plant and shows signs, contact a vet straight away.
Instead: safe for cats and dogs
Care
- Watering
- about every 3 days in summer (April to September), every 10 in winter
- Light
- half shade
- Air humidity
- normal
- Temperature
- 12–28 °C
- On a balcony in winter
- does not stand frost (likes at least 12 °C): take it indoors before the first frosts
- Feeding
- April to September, every 2 weeks
- Repotting
- every 1 years, in spring
- Grown
- in a pot
Keep water off the leaves and flowers. It likes half shade; full sun scorches the leaves.
This is a rough guide for a flat in Poland. In flowers every plant also has its own watering interval, which learns from how the soil was.