Begonia Boliviensis
Begonia x tuberhybrida cv. boliviensis
Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden- Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden
- Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden
- Flower nameBegonia Boliviensis
- Scientific nameBegonia x tuberhybrida cv. boliviensis
- AliasBegonia boliviensis, Begonia, 球根ベゴニア, ベゴニア
- Place of originGarden variety (South American Andes)
- Place of flowering
- Flowering seasonApril, May, June, July, August, September, October
What is Begonia Boliviensis
Begonia Boliviensis (scientific name: Begonia x tuberhybrida cv. boliviensis) is a varieties of non-cold-resistant evergreen perennial (bulb) "bulbous begonia" of the family Begoniaceae. Origin is Argentina from northwestern Bolivia. Leaves are dark green. Petals bloom like a single blooming and hanging down. Flower color has red and orange. It is a wild type that became the basis of garden cultivar as a breeding parent of bulbous begonia.
- OrderCucurbitales
- FamilyBegoniaceae
- GenusBegonia
- SpeciesB. × tuberhybrida cv. Boliviensis
- Type of flowerRadial symmetrical flower
- Array of flowerScattered inflorescence/ umbrella shape
- Petal shape4 petals
- Leaf typeheart-shaped
- Edge of the leafSerrated
- Life typeHalf Hardy bulb plants
- Flower colorsRed Orange
- Colors of the leavesGreen
- Fruit color
- Height20.0 ~ 90.0 cm
- Diameter of flower5.0 ~ 15.0 cm
