Flowering begonia

B. olsoniae

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A begonia in my living room.

Large leaves, more than 15 cm across

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I spent a lot of time in my home the last weeks so i only shoot flower and dolls, hope you don't get boring ;-)

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Seedlings from cross of B. grandis x B. sizemoreae I made last year, showing some interesting variation. Note the single selfed seedling mixed in.

Begonia House, Bathurst, Easter 2007

Begonia show at the McLean Library at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society in Philadelphia PA

Begonia Luxurians..Searching for this Begonia species almost 2-yrs. Finally found this little guy on Ebay. Received 4/23/12

Begonia in my backyard garden.

Taken during the 41st Flower Show organized by the Parks and Garden section of PWD, Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur

détail d'une feuille de B. chloroneura et ses étranges poils rouges / close-up of a leaf of B. chloroneura and its stange red hairs

I liked the colours and texture of the flower cluster from this angle.

There are many species, hybrids and horticultural varieties of begonia, the genus contains about 1,400 different plant species. Widely cultivated ornamental foliage and flowers. There are three types: (1) Fibrous rooted with dull or bright green leaves or variegated in hybrids (2) rhizomatous, with thick underground stems and large and long-stalked leaves (3) tuberous-rooted with their attractive showy flowers.

Medicinally begonia has been used in many ways to eliminate toxins, promote blood circulation, treat coughing of blood, and externally applied for trauma, burns, pain and toxic sores.

Flower infusions used to promote blood circulation and elimination of toxins from the body.

Poultice of flowers used for burns and toxic sores.

Begonia picta

Juice of the plants is drunk to use relieve headaches.

Poultice of crushed leaves for sore and irritated nipples.

Haven't found any research papers relating to medicinal claims.

Roots of the juice used for conjunctivitis.

Also used for peptic ulcer.

Begonia grandis evansiana (Andrews.)Irmsch.

The tuberous roots and fruits are anodyne, antiphlogistic and antispasmodic.

Decoction used in the treatment of traumatic pain, haematemesis, gonorrhoea, post-partum vaginal discharge, amenorrhoea and snakebites.

jeune feuille de B. françoisii / young leaf of B. francoisii

Seedlings from cross of B. grandis x B. sizemoreae I made last year showing interesting variation in leaf color and speckling. Note the two selfed seedlings mixed in. View at full size for best detail.

Beautiful flowers, look like hearts before the flowers open. Begonia "Angel Wing" is a hybrid Begonia which resulted from a cross between Begonia aconitifolia and B. coccinea. The hybridization was made by California plant breeder Eva Kenworthy Gray in 1926.