Colour your Christmas with a collection of Begonia Rex

Red, green, grey: they look great together

Do you want Christmas colours without having to rely on holly and berries? If the answer is yes, then you need Begonia Rex. It has beautiful patterns, seasonal colours and is the perfect festive treat!

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For a surprising December decoration, use flowers and plants which you don’t immediately associate with Christmas. Here, the artificial leather pots (made by cutting a strip of leather and tying it round the pot with string) complement the green antlers' style. They contain lovely patterned Begonia Rex which transports you into the festive season with their seasonal colours. There are many more plants and flowers which create this Christmas atmosphere, without overdoing it. Get inspired with these options:

Plants

  • Kalanchoe Lucky Bells: yellowy-red bells
  • Columnea 'Krakatau': red bells
  • Cordyline fruticosa 'Red Edge': green with pinky-red patterns
  • Crassula ovata 'Sunset': green with a red edge
  • Neoregelia: green with a red heart

Flowers

  • Red Leucadendron
  • Scadoxus: like orange fireworks
  • Anethum (Dill): large howlers
  • Leucospermum: glowing ball with spikes  
  • Protea: greeny-pinky-red flower