Begonia foliosa
| Begonia foliosa | |
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| Begonia foliosa var. miniata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. foliosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Begonia foliosa | |
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Begonia foliosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to Colombia and Venezuela. It is a shrublike begonia growing to 1 metre (3.3 ft), bearing succulent, pendent stems 45 centimetres (18 in) long, thickly clothed with glossy oval green leaves, and producing panicles of small white flowers. The variety commonly cultivated is B. foliosa var. miniata with pink or red flowers. As it does not tolerate temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F), in temperate regions it requires winter protection.[3]
The variety B. foliosa var. miniata has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 7: 182 1825
- ^ Klotzsch Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 127 1854
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Begonia foliosa var. miniata". Retrieved 15 April 2020.