Begonia sizemoreae
Sizemore's Begonia
Morphology
About
Begonia sizemoreae, described by Kiew, is a compact rhizomatous species from the humid limestone-associated forest of Vietnam — growing in deep shade with high humidity on moist, humus-rich substrate among rocks and leaf litter in the sheltered understory. The leaves are velvety and asymmetrical, each bearing a distinctly silvery central zone fading to darker margins and rich red undersides — a bicolour effect that is intrinsic to the species and produces a leaf face of considerable ornamental interest. The plant creeps by a surface rhizome and produces handsome clumps of foliage on red petioles well suited to the conditions of a humid understory cabinet or enclosed terrarium. As a Vietnamese limestone begonia from the same tradition as ningmingensis, sizemoreae represents the quieter end of the collector begonia spectrum — beautiful but rarely the first species discussed, which means it is more obtainable than its quality deserves.
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