Begonia platanifolia

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Cultivation

Scientific Names
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Read about Begonia platanifolia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Begonia platanifolia, Hort. (Schott?). St. shrubby, smooth, 5-6 ft. high, erect, robust, smooth, green, joints annulated: Lvs. 8-10 in. across, reniform, lobed half way down, hispid on both sides, dark green, lobes acute, toothed, ciliated: fls. in axillary dichotomous cymes, large, white, tinted rose. Brazil. B.M. 3591. — B. gunneraefolia, Lind. (B. Washingtaniana, Hort.), is very similar to this, but its lvs. are not so deeply lobed and the fls. are very insignificant. I.H. 22:212. Runs into many forms. See B. Faureana in supplementary list, p. 484. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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