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Begonia fuchsioides, Hook | Begonia fuchsioides, Hook. Smooth: rootstock woody, not prominent: sts. slender and erect, 2-3 ft., succulent: Lvs. many and small, ovate, 1½ in. long, tinged with red when young: fls. drooping like a fuchsia, rich scarlet, males with 4 petals, females with 5 petals. Mex.—Requires the conditions of a warm airy greenhouse. If kept in a moist close atmosphere it is apt to damp off badly, and if kept too warm it makes a lot of growth and produces very few fls. It rapidly forms a large specimen if kept growing, and is a most attractive plant for greenhouse decoration during winter and spring months. Var. miniata, Lind. (B. cinnabarina, Hort.), differs only in having flesh-colored fls. and smaller Lvs. | ||
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==Cultivation== | |||
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==Gallery== | |||
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==References== | |||
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*[[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 --> | |||
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Describe the plant here...
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Begonia fuchsioides, Hook. Smooth: rootstock woody, not prominent: sts. slender and erect, 2-3 ft., succulent: Lvs. many and small, ovate, 1½ in. long, tinged with red when young: fls. drooping like a fuchsia, rich scarlet, males with 4 petals, females with 5 petals. Mex.—Requires the conditions of a warm airy greenhouse. If kept in a moist close atmosphere it is apt to damp off badly, and if kept too warm it makes a lot of growth and produces very few fls. It rapidly forms a large specimen if kept growing, and is a most attractive plant for greenhouse decoration during winter and spring months. Var. miniata, Lind. (B. cinnabarina, Hort.), differs only in having flesh-colored fls. and smaller Lvs.
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Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Varieties
Gallery
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photo 1
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photo 2
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photo 3
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Begonia foliosa var. miniata. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Begonia foliosa var. miniata QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)