Begonia gardneri A.DC. is a tall-growing, shrub-like Brazilian species with round, thick, sparsely-branched stems, and palmate, deeply indented leaves. Abundant, decorative white spring flowers appear above the foliage.
Genus name was established in mid 18th century: modern Latin, named in honour of the French administrator and amateur botanist Michel Bégon (1638–1710) by the botanist Charles Plumier (1646–1704), who discovered the plant on the island of Santo Domingo.
Begonia gardneri
Begonia gardneri is approx. 40 cm tall and comes in a ⌀ 14 cm pot.
