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Escargot Begonia Rex

Begoniaceae sp,

Photo by Ava T-B
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Field Notes

Description:

Amazing curled in over themselves large leaves (8 inches across).

Notes:

This is a begonia cultivar. I saw it at the Balboa Park Botanical Garden in the coleus section.
http://www.balboapark.org/in-the-park/san-diego-botanical-garden-founda…

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Begonia

Species ID Suggestions

Escargot Rex Begonia
CourtneyVerk
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Comments (9)
Ava T-B
Hi Cindy -- it was in Balboa Park though.
CindyBinghamKeiser
Hey Ava, now you can add this beautiful spotting to The San Diego Botanic Garden mission!
CourtneyVerk
No problem Ava! It's very exciting to recognize a spotting :)
Ava T-B
Thanks so much CourtneyVerk for the ID!
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PublishedOctober 16, 2011

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