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Begonia scharffiana, the elephant ear begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to southern Brazil, discovered on Santa Catarina Island in 1888.
B. scharffiana has a shrub-like growing habit. It is a medium-height garden plant that prefers light shade, and blooms mid-summer thru winter. The flowers have white sepals with red hairs on the base.
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