Himalayan Begonia
My rare Himalayan Begonia is now flowering in Sydney!!
It likes the cooler weather of Autumn and has suddenly decided to flower profusely. It has giant-sized leaves!!
This Himalayan Begonia comes from Nepal. It was brought to Australia in the late 1930s by renowned botanist, and prolific gardener, Lilian Fraser. She travelled the world looking for rare and exotic plants.
Lilian Fraser lived in the nearby Sydney suburb of Pennant Hills, where today you can still visit her amazing garden which is now maintained by the local (Hornsby) council. It is located along Bellamy Street at Pennant Hills, and I drive past it on most days, lol.
For information about the Lilian Fraser Garden and Lilllian Fraser herself, see:
www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/lifestyle/sports-and-recreation/pa...
appsnet.org/History/Lillian-Fraser.pdf
Oh, and you can see the huge, original Himalayan Begonia plant at the Lilian Fraser Garden. The one in my photograph today is from a cutting that I 'acquired' from the garden.
Photographed this morning in Castle Hill, Sydney.
Friday, 26th April, 2024.
And here are two previous photographs of this Begonia that I posted to Flickr:
www.flickr.com/photos/41942765@N08/51020982373/in/photoli...
www.flickr.com/photos/41942765@N08/50189739073/in/photoli...
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L II USM macro lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software
Himalayan Begonia
My rare Himalayan Begonia is now flowering in Sydney!!
It likes the cooler weather of Autumn and has suddenly decided to flower profusely. It has giant-sized leaves!!
This Himalayan Begonia comes from Nepal. It was brought to Australia in the late 1930s by renowned botanist, and prolific gardener, Lilian Fraser. She travelled the world looking for rare and exotic plants.
Lilian Fraser lived in the nearby Sydney suburb of Pennant Hills, where today you can still visit her amazing garden which is now maintained by the local (Hornsby) council. It is located along Bellamy Street at Pennant Hills, and I drive past it on most days, lol.
For information about the Lilian Fraser Garden and Lilllian Fraser herself, see:
www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/lifestyle/sports-and-recreation/pa...
appsnet.org/History/Lillian-Fraser.pdf
Oh, and you can see the huge, original Himalayan Begonia plant at the Lilian Fraser Garden. The one in my photograph today is from a cutting that I 'acquired' from the garden.
Photographed this morning in Castle Hill, Sydney.
Friday, 26th April, 2024.
And here are two previous photographs of this Begonia that I posted to Flickr:
www.flickr.com/photos/41942765@N08/51020982373/in/photoli...
www.flickr.com/photos/41942765@N08/50189739073/in/photoli...
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L II USM macro lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software