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Begonia manicata is a rhizomatous begonia from Mexico and Central America, grown for its large leaves with red-hairy petiole bands and its winter flowers. It is best kept in bright, humid conditions away from direct midday sun and wet cold soil.
Begonia manicata is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to Mexico and Central America. It was collected from the Veracruz moist forests by Jean Jules Linden, and later described in 1842. The variety 'Aureo-maculata' has cream variegations in the foliage, and is called the leopard begonia.
Though it is an upright rhizomatous begonia, so the rhizome grows upwards instead of along the ground. When full-grown, the leaves can grow to 7 or more inches across. The flowers, which can be pink or white, appear in the winter.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Begonia manicata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
