Begonia bowerae, the eyelash begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to Oaxaca and Chiapas states of Mexico.[1][2] A popular houseplant, a number of cultivars are available.
Wild-type at the Dresden Botanical Garden
Begonia bowerae, the eyelash begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to Oaxaca and Chiapas states of Mexico. A popular houseplant, a number of cultivars are available.
'Bethlehem Star' cultivar
'Rubra' cultivar, showing "eyelashes"
'Nigra Magra' cultivar
Wild-type at the Dresden Botanical Garden
Flowers of putative variety roseflora
Younger leaves are redder