Data specific to Begonias (Edit)
Originator: Lemoine
Date of Origin: 1884
Plant Types: Rhizomatous

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Begonia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Begonia manicata
  • Synonym: Begonia manicata var. aureomaculata
Also sold as:
  • 'Manicata Aureo-maculata'
  • Begonia ‘Aureo-maculata’

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Photo courtesy of Kevin Morykwas, Steve's Leaves, Inc.

Photo courtesy of Kevin Morykwas, Steve's Leaves, Inc.
Comments:
  • Posted by scvirginia on Feb 22, 2022 11:07 AM concerning plant:
    Description from the 1885 catalog, John Saul of Washington, DC:
    New Begonias.
    Begonia Manicata Aurea Maculata, this very beautiful Begonia, has its fine foliage blotched and spotted with yellow, similar to the well known Farfugium grande, a grand foliage plant... $1.50

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