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Here's Begonia 'Sweet Rosie O'Grady', a Cane-like type of hybrid Begonia from the USA. It has a compact growth habit & glossy green, angel wing shaped leaves. Blooms frequently, producing large clusters of soft pink flowers. Origin: Walter Dworkin, USA. Easy care houseplant.🌱 #begonias

Here's Begonia 'Carol Mac', a rhizomatous type of hybrid Begonia from the USA. Beautiful green palmate leaves on a large growing, shrubby plant. Blooms: n/a, likely white, green or pink. Origin: Leslie Woodriff, McKinleyville California, 1976. Easy care houseplant.🌱 #begonias

Begonia 'Bashful Bandit' is a Rhizomatous type of hybrid Begonia from the USA. Stately large deep green leaves, palmate w/ distinct jagged lobes & a toothy margin. Scarlet reverse. Blooms: white. Origin: Gregory Sytch, Florida USA, 2000. Easy care houseplant but likes extra humidity.🌱 #begonias

Here's Begonia langenbergiana, a Rhizomatous type of species Begonia from limestone rocks in damp Brazilian rainforest at 50-1000 m alt. Leaves kidney-shaped, slightly bubbly at base, corded overlapping, denticulate-dentate, prominent veins, hirsute. Blooms: white. Needs high humidity.🌱 #begonias

Here's Begonia baturongensis a Cane-like type of species Begonia from Borneo. Lance shaped, bright green leaves w/ pink spots & margins. Red stems & centers. Blooms: n/a, likely pink or white. Originator: Kiew, Borneo, Malaysia. Published: 2001. Needs high humidity, terrarium culture.🌱 #begonias

Here's Begonia jagorii, a Shrub-like type of species Begonia from The Philippines. Shiny, medium green leaves, fern-like, divided w/ serrated margins. Blooms: pink-white.
Origin: Warburg, Luzon, The Philippines. Published: 1904. Likes extra humidity.🌱 #begonias

Begonia U697 is an unidentified Rhizomatous type of species Begonia from Lang Son Province in North Vietnam. It forms a rounded mound. Green leaves w/silver splashes & specks. Edges of the leaves & stems are hairy. Blooms: white. Needs high humidity, terrarium culture.🌱 #begonias

Here's petite Begonia itatiaiensis, a Rhizomatous type of species Begonia found on rocks in Brazil at 800-1000 alt. Rounded, med. green foliage. Stems brown, downy, glabrous above, fluffy underneath. Blooms: white-pink. Origin: Brade, Brazil. Published: 1945. Likes extra humidity.🌱 #begonias

Here's Begonia kautskyana, a Rhizomatous type of species Begonia from Brazil. Large, oval, dark green leaves on a very large growing plant. Blooms: white. Origin: O. Handro, Espirito Santo, Brazil. Published: 1981. Likes extra humidity.🌱 #begonias.

Here's Begonia iridescens, a Rhizomatous type of species Begonia from India & Burma Himalaya at 1500’ alt. (Rekha Morris). Rounded, olive green leaves w/creamy mint markings. New growth & stems w/ red hairs. Blooms: pink-white. Origin: Dunn, 1912. Published: 1920. Likes extra humidity.🌱 #begonias

Here's Begonia 'Harmony's Blushing Robin', a Rex cultorum type of hybrid Begonia from the USA & a sport of its female parent B. 'Harmony's Red Robin'. Red & pink foliage w/ small black centers. Blooms: n/a, likely pink, red or white. Likes extra humidity.🌱 #begonias

Here's Begonia 'Dark Forest', a compact growing Cane-like type of hybrid Begonia. Perfect for smaller spaces, its slim dark green leaves are covered w/ gorgeous large & small white spots. Blooms: white-pink. Origin: n/a. Easy care houseplant.🌱 #begonias

Begonia 'Solenia Dark Orange', a Hiemalis type of hybrid 'florist' Begonia from Germany. Rounded, dark green, almost black foliage. Blooms: deep orange. Origin: Christiane Heins, Ernst Benary, Müenden, Lower Saxony, Germany. Published: n/a. Easy care houseplant, good windowsill plant.🌱 #begonias

Here's Begonia 'Dark Planet', a compact Cane-like type of hybrid Begonia from the USA. Medium-small, angel wing shaped dark green leaves w/ silver spots of assorted sizes. Blooms: n/a, likely pink or white. Origin: n/a. Easy care houseplant.🌱 #begonias

Here's Begonia 'Kit Kat', a Rhizomatous type of 'eyelash' hybrid Begonia. Dark brown to green leaf w/ lime green markings near margin. Blooms: pinkish-white. Origin: Leslie Woodriff, McKinleyville CA, USA 1977. Publication Date: n/a. Easy care houseplant.🌱 #begonias

Here's Begonia aborensis, a Rhizomatous type of species Begonia from India. Bright apple green leaves w/ overlap & tiny red center spot/red veins underside. Blooms: white, red dotted ovaries & rusty red seed capsules.
Origin: Dunn. Himalaya (at 300 - 3000’ alt.) India. Published: 1920.🌱 #begonias

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Note: This plant is easy care but will benefit from extra humidity. Place on damp pebble tray, with other plants or in a humid grow tent or greenhouse.

Photo credits & permissions: (L) (Top R) (Bottom R) - RBL, ibegonia database.