Begonia griffithii

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Begonia griffithii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Begonia griffithii, Hook. (B. picta, Hort.). St.-lvs. and habit as in B. Rex: Lvs. olive-green, with a broad zone of gray inside a purple margin, tinged with red on the under side, the basal lobes overlapping: fls. large, fleshy, pink; ovary curiously crinkled along the angles. Assam. B.M. 4984.—Intro, by Henderson, England, in 1856. Probably not now in cult. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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