Identification: what on earth is it?

I have had this plant for a good few years.

I was given it when it was about 18 inches tall.
It is now well over 6feet tall.

It used to flower little pink petals but does not any more.

I would love to know what it is and any advice about looking after it please.

thanks

 

Begonia, and the pink petals were "flowers" or bracts around the true flowers

Ed

 

edleigh7 Thanks a lot.
I have looked around the web and found other pictures to confirm what i have.

Can you tell me why it no longer flowers please?

 

Begonias of this type are called angelwing begonias. There is more than one kind that looks like this.

 

Oh my! there a loads!
How will i identify which type i have please?

 

Six feet tall? Wow! You must be doing something right! Plant looks vigorous and healthy. Lack of blooms might be due to not enough light, or plant needing to be cut back. What kind of fertilizer, if any, do you give it?---If I had a 6-foot-tall angelwing begonia I'd raised from a pup, I'd be pleased---blooms or not!

 

Forms seen here reach such height quickly under suitable conditions. Cutting back will not promote flowering - of this or most any other kind of plant. Often under indoor conditions light levels are too low for good production from flowering house plants. These need more light than foliage plants.

 

I must lead a sheltered life. Never have I seen a begonia of this stature. Forgive my astonishment.
Thanks for your expert advice.

 

I agree about the light. Mine gets some direct sun and indirect bright light. Some of the angelwing types (cane begonias) flower better and more often then others. If yours is not used to stronger light, You'll want to get it accustomed gradually.