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from the 1934 February bulletin of the American Begonia Society (which would become The Begonian)

#tuberous begonia #begonia #begonia octopelata #begonia socotrana #begonia incarnata #begonia grandis #begonia froebelii #begonia boliviensis #begonia pearcei #american begonia society #abs

Begonia rex Putz

The original rex begonia.

Images from KEW, The American Begonia Society, GBIF, ShadyPlaces on Etsy

#begonia rex #begonia rex putz #original rex begonia #Painted-leaf begonia #Begonia rex ‘Putzeys’#king begonia

I'm (very slowly) reading thru the archived issues of The Begonian on the American Begonia Society's website. I'm really interested not only in the species themselves, but in the history of which species were "found" when, and the general culture around them. Here's a sloppy annotation of one section I found in the 1934 bulletin that I rather liked.

#begonia #science history #american begonia society #abs #begonia rex #begonia sutherlandii #begonia socotrana #begonia cathayana #begonia dregei #begonia capensis #begonia obliqua #begonia humilis #begonia minor #1930s #30s #thirties

onanotherplantit

black mamba begonia! beautiful velvety leaves that appear to be blue and low light setting, bright red on the back. I’m pretty sure this plant definitely needs to be cut back so the center can grow more bushy, the leaves are just too beautiful to get rid of😅

#black mamba #begonia #black mamba begonia #begonia black mamba #rex begonia #begonia rex #begonia rex black mamba #rex cultivar

jillraggett

Plant of the Day

Tuesday 9 May 2023

The distinctive leaves of Begonia listada (striped begonia) have a velvet texture being emerald green with a bright lime vein running down the centre and a red underside. This plants comes from the Brazilian rainforests where it is an understorey plant, resulting in the species thriving in shady conditions, out of direct sunlight with high humidity levels.

Jill Raggett

#begonia #begonia listada