BEGONIA SEMPERFLORENS 
Begonia — after Michel Begon, 1638-1710, a French botanist; 
semperflorens — always flowering 
English name : Begonia 
Family ; Begoniaceae 
Country of origin : Brazil 
Colour : leaves tinged with pink, flowers 
white or pink. 
Garden use : as a pot plant or in well- 
drained, sunny beds. The 
flowers are of two kinds, male 
with stamens only and female, 
with ovary and no stamens. 
Propagation : by cuttings. 
A, a single leaf. 
B, a male flower from the front. 
C, a stamen. 
D, a female flower showing the winged ovary 
and the bracts below it. 
E, a female flower in face view. 
F, the twisted and divided stigma of the female 
flower. 
G, a cross section of the winged capsule. 
