Begonia geranioides

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Read about Begonia geranioides in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Begonia geranioides, Hook. Small, 10-14 in., stemless, rootstock fleshy: lvs. radical, reniform, 6 in. across, lobed and toothed, green, hairy, petioles 8 in. long: peduncles erect, 6-12 in. long, reddish, hairy, bearing a lax panicle of fin., each 1¼ in. across, pure white, with a button-like cluster of yellow anthers. Natal. B.M 5583.— Planted in a border in a sunny greenhouse, this is a fine begonia, flowering profusely during Oct. and Nov. Intro. to Kew in 1866. Probably not now in cult. Allied to B. Dregei.


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