Begonia grandis

Botanical Description

Begonia grandis is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing a clump of branching stems usually 30 - 60cm tall. The plant grows from subglobose tubers 8 - 12mm in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. One of the few genuinely hardy begonias, it is often grown as an ornamental and makes an excellent ground cover.