Begonia octopetala

Begonia octopetala subsp. var.
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Begonia octopetala, L'Her. (B. grandiflora, Knowl. & West). Lvs. on long, succulent downy petioles 1½ ft. long, Cordate, deeply lobed and serrated, bright green: fls. seldom produced in cult., greenish white, in corymbs, males with 8 or 9 petals 2 in. across, females smaller and generally fewer. Intro. to Glasgow from Lima, Peru, in 1835. B.M. 3559. F.S. 20:2056-7. A.F. 4:225 (var. Lemoinei). This species is of little or no horticultural value. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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