Begonia ‘Old Blue’ is a rhizomatous type. It is a cross of B. U489 and B. sizemoreae. It has large oval shaped leaves that are sparsely covered with long white hairs. The leaf blade is a gray color with a silver band around the leaf. Under certain light conditions the gray in the leaf has a bluish iridescence. The back of the leaf is red. It blooms most of the year with graceful blush pink flowers. This is a fast grower and will make a large specimen. It has a large mounding growth habit.

(Don Miller at Steve’s Leaves, TX. 2012)

Begonia ‘Old Blue’:

• Bright, indirect light
• 45 to 95 degrees
• Humidity 45 to 60%
• 12 to 15 inches tall
• Water when top two inches of soil are dry

Family: Begoniaceae

This plant is shipped in a 3 – 4 inch pot.