Begonia pearcei

Begonia x tuberhybrida cv. pearcei

  •  Begonia  pearcei
  •  Begonia  pearcei
  •  Begonia  pearcei
  •  Begonia  pearcei
  • Flower name
    Begonia pearcei
  • Scientific name
    Begonia x tuberhybrida cv. pearcei
  • Alias
  • Place of originGarden variety (South American Andes) 
  • Place of flowering
  • Flowering season

What is Begonia pearcei

Begonia pearcei (scientific name: Begonia x tuberhybrida cv. pearcei) is a variety of non-cold-resistant evergreen perennial (bulb) "bulbous begonia" of the family Begoniaceae. The place of origin is Bolivia. Leaves are dark green with velvety texture and veins that stand out. The flower is a small leaf bright yellow with a unique yellow flower in the seed. It is a wild type that became the basis of today's yellow garden cultivar as a breeding parent of bulbous begonia.


  • Order
    Cucurbitales
  • Family
    Begoniaceae
  • Genus
    Begonia
  • Species
    B. × tuberhybrida cv. pearcei
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Scattered inflorescence/ umbrella shape
  • Petal shape
    4 petals
  • Leaf type
    heart-shaped
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeHalf Hardy bulb plants
  • Flower colorsYellow
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height20.0 ~ 90.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower5.0 ~ 15.0 cm

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