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Begonia Dimorpha

photo credit to Abu Hasan ZalehaCHARACTERISTICS:The foliage appears to have corrugated features with bold formation of white bumps that appears to be very similar like a maculata species...

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Begonia malachosticta

photo credit to Abu Hasan ZalehaCHARACTERISTICS:The foliage appears to have corrugated features with bold formation of pink bumps that appears to be very similar like a maculata species characteristics...

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Begonia Aconitifolia

CHARACTERISTICS:I almost mis-identified this one thinking that this one is Begonia Sophie Cecile and saw that the later is much bigger and wider with more burgundy coloration. This one is appear to be...

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Cane Begonia - Borneensis (pink flowers)

 CHARACTERISTICS:This particular begonia has a bushy formation with glamorous bright green fancy frills foliage with tiny inflorescence of pale pink tiny inflorescence. The flowers are not very showy...

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Begonia 'Silver Queen'

CHARACTERISTICS:This Rex Begonia is not very brilliant with colors - mainly you will find the red tones are totally omitted unlike most Rex Begonia where the red tones at the back leaf is very...

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Begonia 'U400'

CHARACTERISTICS:This amazing Malaysian native Begonia Plant was found by Don Miller from the Penang Botanical Garden, Penang Island in Malaysia in 1990.U400 is a Rhizome Begonia which produce large...

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Begonia 'U501'

CHARACTERISTICS:This particular Begonia U501 is so similar like U400 but this one is the darker colors.U400 is very much in green - this is however more on the Brown/Burgundy counterpart. Not much...

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Begonia 'U508' / Begonia 'Cotes de Castillon'

CHARACTERISTICS:Similar like Begonia 'U358' / Begonia Pewterware, this is native from Malaysia. This one is Begonia 'U508' but popularly known as Begonia 'Cotes de Castillon'  - a rhizome begonia which...

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Begonia 'U358' / Begonia Pewterware

CHARACTERISTICS:Similar like U400 Begonia, this one was also found by Don Miller from Malaysia. It was Begonia 'U358' but popularly known as Begonia Pewterware - a rhizome begonia which is very much...

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Begonia Maculata 'Tamaya’ - Flowers & Plant Display (Updated 2021)

Photo credit: Izan YunusINTRODUCTION:This is one of the mis-identified unknown begonia which is now locally identified as Begonia Maculata 'Tamaya'. It's actually not a true name as 'Tamaya' is...

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Cane Begonia - Torch - Without Dot (Nursery Collection)

 These are the picture taken from a nursery where I wanted to show how the flowers will look like when it's in bloom. It has a deep red color for it's inflorescence. CHARACTERISTICS:The uniqueness of...

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Cane Begonia - Maurice Amey

CHARACTERISTICS:There are so many variants similar like Begonia Maurice Amey, especially the strong close resembles of Begonia Sinbad & Begonia Aya and identifying them with a few others can be...

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Begonia Serratipetala

CHARACTERISTICS:Begonia serratipetala is a native begonia species from Papua New Guinea. It behaves like a miniature shrub-like structure where the foliage are of dark bronze with pink spots on them....

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Begonia 'Arabian Sunset'

CHARACTERISTICS:I must say that there are some confusion on the ID concerning Begonia 'Arabian Sunset' where there are two distinct types confused with each other where these both begonias are very...

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Begonia conchifolia var. Rubrimacula / Begonia 'zip'

CHARACTERISTICS:Begonia conchifolia var. rubrimacula also known as Begonia 'Zip' is a native begonia from Central America region. The leaves are in a circular shape in dark green color with red dot in...

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Begonia Sizemoreae

CHARACTERISTICS:Begonia sizemoreae is a rhizomatous species native to North Vietnam was named after its discoverer, plant explorer Mary Sizemore. This multi colored oval shaped leaves featured species...

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Cane Begonia Maculata Wightii Hybrid 2 (Nursery)

CHARACTERISTICS:Similar looking with a common Begonia Maculata Wightii features especially the circular dot on leaf surface, burgundy colored back - this particular hybrid has a very oblong stretched...

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Begonia 'Corallina de Lucerna'

INTRODUCTIONIt is been said that Begonia ‘Lucerna’ is an old classic “Angel Wing Begonia” which was hybridized in 1892 by Wettstein of Lucerne, Switzerland. It was originally called ‘Corallina de...

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Cane Begonia 'Corallina de Lucerna' Hybrid

CHARACTERISTICS:This one is slightly different from the common Cane Begonia Lucerna. The foliage structure have sharp pointy edges at its 3 corners - unlike Lucerna where the leaf will appear more like...

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Cane Begonia ' Crackin Rosie'

photo credit: Zaba MataliINTRODUCTION:There are some notable history concerning this Cane Begonia:Begonia 'Cracklin' Rosie' is a cultivated hybrid created by Walter Dworkin around 1990. The mix...

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