Curly™ Peppermint - Begonia

Curly™ Peppermint is a Rex begonia with a spiraled, deeply lobed leaf form and contrasting green and red-purple foliage. It is grown chiefly for its leaves and works as a houseplant or a warm-season container accent in bright, indirect light. ## Cultivar and foliage The [U.S. plant patent](https://patents.justia.com/patent/PP33467) identifies Begonia rex-cultorum ‘BDICP11-0’, the cultivar code recorded for Curly Peppermint. It describes large, rapidly growing foliage with a strongly spiraled base, deeply lobed edges, and greyed-green leaves with a dark greyed-purple center. The patent’s measurements describe plants at about 12 weeks in a six-inch pot, not mature landscape size. Green Fuse places Peppermint in the high-vigor Curly series; a [nursery profile](https://www.hillcrestnursery.com/plant/Begonia-Rex-Curly-Peppermint) describes the retail foliage as red and green and the habit as mounding. ## Placement Use as a focal foliage plant in a protected container or indoors. Choose bright indirect light and a moist, well-drained mix. The cultivar is tender and should be protected from cold; environmental conditions can shift foliage color and growth. ## Maintenance Water consistently enough to prevent the potting mix from drying completely, while allowing excess water to drain. Remove damaged leaves and keep air moving around the plant. The patent records no observed flowers in its trial, so this profile focuses on foliage rather than bloom claims.