Identification: What kind of cane Begonia is this?

Discussion in 'Indoor and Greenhouse Plants' started by jorielle, Apr 4, 2008.

  1. jorielle

    jorielle Member

    Messages:
    29
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Hermosa Beach, California, USA
    I have tried to check it against the pictures at

    http://www.begonias.org/greenhouse/imagelisting.htm

    and it looks like 10 of them. I don't really know what to look for (some pictures on the website is not very clear though).

    In a book, there's a picture of Begonia maculata that looks like my plant, but then when I look at the maculata in the above website, it looks quite different.
     

    Attached Files:

  2. Bluewing

    Bluewing Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    1,626
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Upstate NY
    B. maculata seems to have a more pointed leaf than yours. With so many versions of what is commonly called an angle-wing begonia. "Angel Wing" begonias are hybrids Begonia's which I read are a cross between Begonia aconitifolia and B. coccinea, so it can be hard to come up with a name other than common. I have a spotted angel-wing begonia called, (My specail Angel) Other than that, I don't know it by any other name.

    Have you looked at Begonia coccinea?
     
    Last edited: Apr 5, 2008

Share This Page