Begonia grandis Alba Danae whose cultivar name translates to

whose cultivar name translates to "morning bell"

(aka: Rohdea wattii

The tidy gardener might want to cut the stems to the ground at this point

These gems are found in the wild around Buenos Aires

the stems are smothered with a mass of mauvy violet flowers

Begonia grandis Alba Danae whose cultivar name translates toBegonia grandis 'Alba' is another excellent form of the classic hardy deciduous begonia. The fleshy upright stalks emerge in May (NC), and extend to 2' tall, clothed with corrugated green leaves with stunning red backsides. Starting in late June and continuing until fall, the stalks are adorned with drooping terminal clusters of pale pink calyces which subtend the white flowers. Although Begonia grandis 'Alba' is a clump former, it will spread via