Data specific to Begonias (Edit)
Originator: A. Dietrich
Date of Origin: 1847
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
Parentage: Begonia barkeri x Begonia heracleifolia

Image
Common names
  • Begonia

Photo Gallery
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2014-05-23
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-08-10
Young emerging leaf.
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-08-10
The gorgeous vibrant red scales on the pale green leaf stems!
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2014-06-20
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2014-06-15
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)

Date: c. 1941
photo from the January 1941 issue of 'The National Horticultural
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-08-10
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2014-06-20
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2014-04-13
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2014-04-13
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-08-10
Location: Miami, FL
Date: 2013-12
Fairchild gardens

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