Begonia coccinea , Scarlet Begonia
Flower/Plant : Begonia coccinea(Scarlet Begonia)
Origin: Atlantic Forest of Brazil.
Plant Type : Begoniaceae
Season: Early summer to mid-fall
About :
Begonia coccinea is a herbaceous evergreen perennial with only a few bamboo-like stems. It grows up to 3.3 feet (1 m) tall. Leaves are leathery, obliquely oblong to ovate, up to 6 inches (15 cm) long and up to 3 inches (7.5 cm) wide, with slightly toothed, undulate edges. The leaf surface is grass green-tinged at the edges with red above and dull red below. Flowers are irregular, unisexual, and appear in axillary pendulous cymes with red peduncles from early summer to mid-fall. They are waxy, coral red, and up to 0.4 inches (1 cm) wide.
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Ashish Kumar Singh
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