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Begonia dichroa, Sprague. A tall-growing species but often remaining dwarf, woody in lower parts, habit half-pendulous: sts. green in upper parts only: Lvs. large for so dwarf a plant, elliptic-ovate, 6-12 in. long, rich green, glabrous on both sides, occasionally toothed, prominently veined: seedling plants beautifully maculated with white when young but the spotting is entirely lost in the adult stage: infl. dense, short, hidden amongst the upper Lvs.; fls. large; males occasionally 2 in. diam., petals 4, rich brick-red; females smaller, ovaries brick-red shaded with white and prominently winged. Brazil. B.M. 8412.—A distinct and handsome species, useful as a basket-plant.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
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|genus=Begonia
|species=dichroa
|Temp Metric=°F
|jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks!
|image=Upload.png
|image_width=240
}}
{{Inc|
Begonia dichroa, Sprague. A tall-growing species but often remaining dwarf, woody in lower parts, habit half-pendulous: sts. green in upper parts only: Lvs. large for so dwarf a plant, elliptic-ovate, 6-12 in. long, rich green, glabrous on both sides, occasionally toothed, prominently veined: seedling plants beautifully maculated with white when young but the spotting is entirely lost in the adult stage: infl. dense, short, hidden amongst the upper Lvs.; fls. large; males occasionally 2 in. diam., petals 4, rich brick-red; females smaller, ovaries brick-red shaded with white and prominently winged. Brazil. B.M. 8412.—A distinct and handsome species, useful as a basket-plant.
}}
==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
*{{wplink}}
{{stub}}
__NOTOC__
