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Begonia clarkei, Hook. Stout and erect, 2 | Begonia clarkei, Hook. Stout and erect, 2 feet, puberulent, the st. purplish, fleshy: Leaves obliquely cordate-ovate, serrate: flowers in pendulous racemes, abundant, large, bright red. Bolivia, 9,000-10,000 ft.—Resembles B. Veitchii. It was the seed parent of Vesuvius and Emperor, two important and useful varieties for bedding out. Probably not now in cultivation. | ||
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Begonia clarkei, Hook. Stout and erect, 2 feet, puberulent, the st. purplish, fleshy: Leaves obliquely cordate-ovate, serrate: flowers in pendulous racemes, abundant, large, bright red. Bolivia, 9,000-10,000 ft.—Resembles B. Veitchii. It was the seed parent of Vesuvius and Emperor, two important and useful varieties for bedding out. Probably not now in cultivation.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Begonia clarkei. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
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