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(Polka Dot) Rex Soli Mutata

Leaves that look hand-painted, with swirling patterns and a soft metallic shimmer: that's the rex begonia effect. Soli Mutata comes in a compact 6 cm pot, so this green friend slips easily onto a shelf, a desk or a bright windowsill. Every leaf is a little lopsided and spirals out from the centre, and the surface feels slightly textured under your fingertips. Rex begonias grow from a creeping rhizome, so it will slowly fill out its pot and surprise you with fresh leaves now and then. Give it a spot where you can admire it up close, and your urban jungle gains a touch of painterly colour.

Give it bright, indirect light, like a spot near a window with a sheer curtain, because direct sun bleaches and scorches those patterned leaves. Water when the top centimetre of soil feels dry, roughly once a week, and pour around the edge of the pot, since wet leaves are quick to get mildew. Rex begonias love humidity and a steady 16 to 26°C, so keep it away from radiators and draughts, and let a bathroom with a window or a pebble tray give it a boost. Use an airy, free-draining potting mix and repot in spring into a pot just one size up once roots peek out of the drainage holes. Feed once a month with half-strength plant food from spring to summer and let it rest in winter. If the leaves curl or the edges turn crisp, the air is probably too dry, so no panic, just move it somewhere more humid. It is toxic to pets, so keep it out of their reach.

Your order will be hand picked and packed in our strong and sustainable packaging as soon as possible, after which it will be delivered straight from our greenhouse to your door by your chosen carrier. You can follow the journey of your plants via the tracking link you receive in your mail. If you have any questions regarding your order and its shipment, you can get in contact with our support team.

We expect every order to arrive in tip-top shape. We take intensive care of the plants in our greenhouse and use special and as sustainable as possible protective packaging to ship our plants. We also wrote an extensive blog about how to unpack and prepare your plants for growth after shipping. However there are rare occasions where our plants don’t meet their full potential. That’s why all plants are guaranteed for 30 days after arrival, if still in its original nursery pot.