The sunlight and color contrast caught my eye.

(Container grown flowers at the tennis center in my neighborhood)

Begonia plant in my wife's flower garden.

Begonia epipsila leaves, Waimea Falls Park, Oahu, April 2012: from Brazil

Close-up of the stigma on a Begonia plant. Love the curly-que effect. Isn't nature wonderful!

A trio of unidentified begonias planted in a shady nook: (l-r) U521, U400 & U489.

2007-07

Now dead.

Begonia taliensis - variegated sport

Begonia boliviensis, Jujuy Argentina

Begonia sp. (Begoniaceae). Swenson et al. 1202, not preserved. Vietnam, Lao Cai Province, Hoang Lien National Park: Backtracking along the Sin Chai trail, alt. 2060 masl (22.33417 103.77972). Swedish Museum of Natural History expedition to Vietnam 2013, sponsored by National Geographic Global Exploration Fund Northern Europe.

Lanyu Township, Taitung, Taiwan

begonias

B. leprosa, floraison, au premier plan fleur femelle

These delicate flowers were past their best when this photo was taken.

Begonia Erythrophylla a houseplant normally grown for its foliage and commonly known as Beefsteak Begonia.

Species begonia from Chiapas, Mexico. Leaf surface has a nice sheen to it, sort of iridescent.

Seed grown by Rob. C at Strybing Arboretum

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Begonia ‘Mandarin Orange’ blooming in the Steinhardt Conservatory. Photo by Michael Stewart.

At the Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay during Begonia Brilliance floral display.

Begonia grandis ssp evansiana 'Alba' en fleur

Underground tuber-like rhizome, showing new growth after overwintering in the ground with a low of 15 degrees and only a light mulch for protection.

Begonia goegoensis, juvenile

Just some begonias at Oak Brook shopping center. For some reason begonias are challenging to photograph. I suppose it's because they are quite small and the way they grow makes it hard to get the DOF right. I don't have a macro lens and didn't have a tripod but this came out pretty well.

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red wax begonias

A ray of light shines through a stained glass window near this rex begonia.

Small fibrous rooted begonia flower. Focus stacked using zerene stacker.

Yes it was still raining outside :)

See www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/5473395132/ for a 3-D version

Begonias are named after one Michel Bégon, a former Governor of the French Colony of Haiti.

Begonias blooming from a hanging basket.

Begonia odorata 'alba'

Family Begoniaceae

Mounts Botanical Garden, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.

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Begoniaceae (begonia family) » Begonia crenata

be-GON-yuh -- named for Michel Begon, 18th c. Governor of St Domingue, French Canada

kre-NAH-tuh -- scalloped

commonly known as: common begonia • Marathi: काप्रु kapru, खडक आंबाडी khadak-ambadi

Endemic to: Western Ghats (of India)

References: Flowers of India • Common Indian Wild Flowers by Isaaac Kehimkar

Begonia Rex "Fire flush"

Seed grown by Rob C. at At Strybing Botanical Garden ~ San Francisco

In a balcon in Berlin, Germany.

Begonias in the light.

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Latte~ is always soooo fixated on whatever the cat does... can't leave her alone for a second. Don't feel bad for Begonia though, the minute she gets tired of it, she will KICK HIS ASS.

PanAmerican Seed is introducing this intriguing new foliage begonia -- It's a real eye-catcher.