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Fireworks Rex Begonia
Begonia rex 'Fireworks'
Fireworks Rex Begonia is grown for its foliage rather than flowers, giving the garden structure and color all season long.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Fireworks Rex Begonia
Plant it in part shade. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 10–11. Expect it to reach about 12 in tall and 12 in wide at maturity, in roughly 1 year (not yet checked).
What this means
Written with AI assistance and not yet checked plant by plant against recorded sources, so treat every fact above as a starting point. Its scientific name was checked against botanical registries, an audit keeps its values consistent with the rest of the library, and a July 2026 review re-read the main facts of every plant then in the library against horticultural authorities without recording a source for each, which is why none of that counts as checked here. The source-by-source check is working through the whole library in the open, and a checked plant says so in this row.
When to plant Fireworks Rex Begonia
Wait until all danger of frost has passed, then plant out Fireworks Rex Begonia into warm soil; in most zones that means late spring.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 10, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 10 in January. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does Fireworks Rex Begonia get?
12 intall5 ft 7 inan adult12 inwideSee Fireworks Rex Begonia in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
How far apart to plant Fireworks Rex Begonia
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Fireworks Rex Begonia about 12 in apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Fireworks Rex Begonia to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
Good to know about Fireworks Rex Begonia
Curated from university extensions, botanic gardens and other primary sources, with the source named on every note.
Safety
Toxic to dogs, cats and horses via soluble calcium oxalates, most concentrated in the underground rhizome. Causes mouth irritation, drooling and vomiting; kidney failure in grazing horses. per ASPCA and NC State
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