Begonia manicata

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Cultivation

Scientific Names
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Read about Begonia manicata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Begonia manicata, Cels. Essentially smooth except the hairy lf.-edges, short-stemmed, succulent: lvs. ovate, obliquely cordate, thick, fleshy, smooth, shiny green, 6-8 in. long; petioles covered with fleshy scale-like hairs: peduncles a foot or more long, bearing loose panicles of pink dipetalous fls. Mex. Var. aureo-maculata, Hort., has large blotches of yellowish white on the Lvs. F.E. 8:1159. F.R. 2:435. A.G. 23:337.— Flowers profusely in spring, having a light elegant and feathery effect supported on long erect and free- branching peduncles. Var. crispa, Hort., has foliage with crispate margins; there is also a yellow-spotted form of it. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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