Begonia paleata Size:6cm which may encourage flowering

which may encourage flowering

A summer romance that ends with the first frost

but should be kept away from temperatures below 10°C

Fern-like appearance

A pretty species with salmon-pink blooms

Begonia paleata Size:6cm which may encourage floweringBegonia paleata is a rhizomatous sub shrub native to the humid forests of southeastern Brazil, especially the Rio de Janeiro region. It produces rounded, textured leaves that are apple green, often flushed with red at the veins and petiole; finer hairs may cover the surface. Clusters of pendant white flowers with yellow centres appear intermittently. The specific epithet paleata refers to its bristled, chaff like leaf hairs This species thrives in