Begonia ricinifolia

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Read about Begonia ricinifolia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Begonia ricinifolia, Hort. (B. heracleifolia x B. peponifolia). St. a short, thick rootstock: Lvs. large, bronzy green, lobed, resembling castor-oil plant: fls. numerous, on long, erect peduncles, rose-pink.—A useful free- flowering plant for the greenhouse, producing its fls in winter and early spring. Var. gigantea odorata, Hort., is a double hybrid (B. ricinifolia and B. fulgens x B. Scharffiana) of German origin. Lvs. large, round-cordate, the lobes extending one-third or less deep and notched: fls. on long scapes, standing above the Lvs., delicate rose-color and with tea-rose odor. Gt. 54, p. 42. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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