Begonia masoniana 'Variegata'
Iron Cross Begonia Variegata
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About
Begonia masoniana 'Variegata' is a cultivated selection derived from Begonia masoniana Irmsch., the 'Iron Cross Begonia' — a rhizomatous species associated with the humid forest habitats of southern China and northern Vietnam, grown in warm, shaded, humid conditions that replicate its native understory environment. The base species is already remarkable for its large, heavily bullate and hairy leaves bearing the prominent dark iron-cross marking at the centre of each blade. In the 'Variegata' form, irregular creamy-white variegation is added to this iron-cross pattern across the deep green to olive lamina, producing leaves of layered visual complexity that are immediately striking. The creeping rhizome habit remains unchanged. A plant that makes the already-dramatic iron cross begonia more complex still — sought after by collectors for its rarity within the masoniana lineage.
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