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Begonia blooms taken at Melbourne Botanical Gardens.
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The begonias are still going strong despite everything the weather is currently throwing at them :)
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Begonia is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Begoniaceae. The genus contains more than 1,800 different plant species. The Begonias are native to moist subtropical and tropical climates. Some species are commonly grown indoors as ornamental houseplants in cooler climates. In cooler climates some species are cultivated outside in summertime for their bright colourful flowers, which have sepals but no petals. Begonia is one of the largest genera of flowering plants. The species are terrestrial (sometimes epiphytic) herbs or undershrubs, and occur in subtropical and tropical moist climates, in South and Central America, Africa, and southern Asia. Terrestrial species in the wild are commonly upright-stemmed, rhizomatous, or tuberous. The plants are monoecious, with unisexual male and female flowers occurring separately on the same plant; the male contains numerous stamens, and the female has a large inferior ovary and two to four branched or twisted stigmas. In most species, the fruit is a winged capsule containing numerous minute seeds, although baccate fruits are also known. The leaves, which are often large and variously marked or variegated, are usually asymmetric (unequal-sided). 31967
Years ago I found a small scrappy bit of a begonia, it was planted and today there are a lot of plants flowering.
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
The sun just hit these flowers perfectly just long enough for me to get this shot.
I hope everyone enjoys this image! :D
I took this photo over the weekend at my friend's house near Vaison la Romaine in Vaucluse. She had this wonderful begonia which occupied a whole corner of a room. I'd never seen this particular variety before. She took a cutting for me which I've brought in the car with me today to Cotignac. The sumptuous red colour makes me go weak at the knees. :-)
I had no idea as to the intricacy of the pistils in the female begonia flower. I loved how the morning sun and dew fell on this flower.
Begonia is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Begoniaceae. The genus contains more than 1,800 different plant species. The Begonias are native to moist subtropical and tropical climates
The genus name Begonia was coined by Charles Plumier, a French patron of botany, and adopted by Linnaeus in 1753, to honor Michel Bégon, a former governor of the French colony of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti).
This red begonia has grown from a tiny stem cutting taken from a plant we inherited from Lene's late mother. Now she lives on in our window...
Begonia (unknown variety), 10.02.2020
Olympus OMD EM5 Digital Camera
For my 100 Flowers Project - 2020
Lovely to see the Begonias flowering. Not sure which variety these are.
'Flowers top view' 'Looking close..on Friday'
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This Begonia grows and flowers in the shade house.
I took cuttings and have another 6 plants now.. Photo from archive.
This is a tiny flower from a cane begonia. The cane begonia is a houseplant that grows really well for me. I was given one over forty years ago. All the begonias I have in the house (many) are descended from this one plant. The begonias shoot upwards. When they reach the ceiling or are too âleggyâ, I cut them back and grow on the cuttings. This particular plant is very âleggyâ, but has flowered non-stop. There are sprays of tiny flowers. So Iâve left it for now. Taken with the Apple iPhone and processed with Snapseed. The background is an envelope.
Canrnation like Begonia bloom taken at the Ballarat Begonia Festival in 2021.
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