[Sparrow [Sparrow Left-Begonias make delightful house plants. B. aconitifolia at the top has large, dark green, palmate leaves with silver splashes. The Rex variety in the middle has green leaves with a broad, silvery pink band. The variety at the bottom is usually called Silver Wings, but there is some doubt about its correct name. The leaves are 2 to 3 in. long, green about the veins, and silver between. It usually forms a compact bush, but under poor light it develops a lax, trailing habit. Right Rex hybrid developed by an Auckland amateur. It has an upright habit and bright silver leaves.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 97, Issue 6, 15 December 1958, Page 597
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103[Sparrow [Sparrow Left-Begonias make delightful house plants. B. aconitifolia at the top has large, dark green, palmate leaves with silver splashes. The Rex variety in the middle has green leaves with a broad, silvery pink band. The variety at the bottom is usually called Silver Wings, but there is some doubt about its correct name. The leaves are 2 to 3 in. long, green about the veins, and silver between. It usually forms a compact bush, but under poor light it develops a lax, trailing habit. Right Rex hybrid developed by an Auckland amateur. It has an upright habit and bright silver leaves. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 97, Issue 6, 15 December 1958, Page 597
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