Begonia davisii
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Begonia davisii, Veitch. Fig. 507. Lvs. ovate-cordate, dull green, thinly hairy, above and below, upper side lighter veined and under side red, petiole short: peduncles, pedicels and fls. bright red. Peru. B.M. 6252. F.M. 1876:231. G.C. II. 15:669.—A favorite with hybridists, because of its rich coloring and its free flowering. It has given rise to numerous dwarf, erect-habited garden forms, with small but brightly colored fls.
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- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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