Begonia glaucophylla
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Read about Begonia glaucophylla in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Begonia glaucophylla, Hook. (B. glaucophylla splendens, Hort. B. glaucophylla scandens, Hort. B. Comte de Limminghe, Hort. B. Límminghei, Hort.). Glabrous: sts. long, drooping or creeping, lending themselves to training on rafters: Lvs. ovate, wavy, 3 in. long, glaucous green, reddish and variegated in bud, purple beneath and white-spotted above, the margin cartilaginous: fls. brick-red, males 1 in. across, with petals, females of equal petals. Brazil. B.M. 7219. Gn. 59, p. 336.—A good basket plant, flowering freely all winter. Excellent for a permanent position in a greenhouse; reaches 6-8 ft. or more high.
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- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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