{"product_id":"begonia-metallicolor","title":"Begonia metallicol","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e Origin: \u003cstrong\u003eMalaysia, Borneo, Sarawak, Kuching, Padawan\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSuitable as a houseplant?: \u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eYes \/ Limited \/\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eNo\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e Suitable locations: \u003cstrong\u003eTerrarium\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e Special features: One of the most beautiful begonias and my personal favorite. Not easy to care for.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [porto_content_box border_top_color=\"#1e764d\" border_radius=\"2\" border_top_width=\"2\" align=\"left\"]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [expand Title=\" \u003cstrong\u003eDetails about the plant\u003c\/strong\u003e \"]\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis beautiful begonia from northwestern Borneo was described in 2017. It grows in the undergrowth of lowland mixed dipterocarp forests at elevations of approximately 100 to 400 meters above sea level on deeply shaded slopes. In nature, it appears to grow exclusively on these slopes. The few existing \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/junglemikey.blogspot.com\/2018\/02\/visiting-creek-near-my-home-oct2017.html?m=1\"\u003epictures\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XiNWyNjXEXY\"\u003evideos\u003c\/a\u003e of this plant in its natural habitat show its stems growing outwards from the slopes. It emerges directly from the loamy, moist soil, which is almost or completely bare, without any significant leaf litter or detritus.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe stems grow to about 10 to 30 cm in length and are covered with dense, red hairs, giving them a felt-like appearance. The leaves are elliptical to obovate, approximately 9 to 15 cm long and 4 to 7 cm wide. On larger plants, they hang down. Each stem bears only a few leaves, about 3 to 8 at a time. The leaves, from which the species is named, are a deep malachite green to dark olive, with a strong sheen and a striking metallic indigo-blue hue. The leaves are bullate (bump-shaped), and the main veins are sunken between these bumps.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBegonia metallicolor\u003c\/em\u003e has terminal inflorescences, meaning that after flowering, the stem cannot produce new leaves and eventually dies. However, new stems emerge from the base of the plant. Large, mature plants often have many stems simultaneously. The flowers are pink to whitish, but they also bear some of the red, appressed hairs that the stems also have.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It belongs to the \u003cem\u003ePetermannia\u003c\/em\u003e section.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [\/expand]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [\/porto_content_box]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e You will receive a young plant in a 5cm pot. Approximately like pictures 3 \u0026amp; 4 in the gallery.","brand":"Jungle Leaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56319390712185,"sku":"Beg087","price":79.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/8389\/6953\/files\/Begonia-metallicolor-06.jpg?v=1764919805","url":"https:\/\/www.jungle-leaves.de\/en\/products\/begonia-metallicolor","provider":"Jungle Leaves","version":"1.0","type":"link"}