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	Begonia ‘Flamingo Queen’ Originator: Ross Bolwell, 1990 Parents: Begonia U078 (maculata) x Begonia ‘Leonore Oliver’ This hybrid, developed in New South Wales, Australia, has become very popular in the U.S.A. and won the American Begonia Society’s Alfred D Robinson Medal, which is made to a begonia cultivar that has been released for at least five years and not more than fifteen. Cane-like plant with dark green leaves with varying sizes of silver spots and silver spotted margin. Pink flowers. The plant photographed was winner of the Hazel Burley Memorial Trophy at the Queensland Begonia Society Inc. 2003 show. Grown by Barry Mann.
	Begonia coriacea Begonia coriacea originally came from Java in 1844. This Rhizomatous begonia’s leaves are bronzy-green, shield-shaped, with maroon stems. The underneath of the leaf is also maroon. The flowers are pink. Propagation is by seed or cuttings. This particular plant was grown by Jane and Paul Blundell and features in the Winter 2003 edition of the Queensland Begonia Society Inc.’s journal.
	Begonia ‘Margaret Mitchell’ The originator of this delightful cane-like begonia was John Miller. The green angel-wings leaves are covered with white spots. Flowers are pink. Being a hybrid it can only be propagated successfully by cuttings. This particular plant, grown by Enid Henderson, features in the winter 2003 edition of the journal produced by the Queensland Begonia Society Inc.
	Begonia ludwigii This thick stemmed begonia originated in Ecuador in 1937. It has deeply lobed, olive-green leaves. The leaves and stems are covered in fine white hairs. The flowers are pale pink. This photograph is featured in the Spring 2003 journal of the Queensland Begonia Society Inc.
	Begonia ‘Fireworks’ Parents: Begonia cathayana x Rex cultivar Originator: Kartuz, 1976 This rex cultorum has young leaves light mauve to purple, going silver to green as the leaves age. Flowers are pink. This particular plant was grown by Carmel Browne and is featured in the Spring 2003 edition of the Queensland Begonia Society Inc. journal.
	Begonia ‘Cranberry Curl’ The originators of this delightful Rex begonia are Paul and Jane Blundell from Queensland. Originating in 2002, its parents are both unnamed Rex cultorum. The leaves are basal lobed and spiralled. This photo is featured in the Autumn 2004 edition of the Queensland Begonia Society Inc. Journal.

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• Begonia
• Begonia bowerae
• Begonia coccinea
• Begonia masoniana
• Begonia rex cultorum
• Begonia × hiemalis
• Begonia × semperflorens-cultorum
• Begonia × tuberhybrida

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