{"product_id":"begonia-erectocarpa-sp-tuyen-quang","title":"Begonia erectocarpa (sp. Tuyen Quang)","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: \u003cstrong\u003eVietnam, \u003cb\u003eTuyên Quang\u003c\/b\u003e Province, \u003cb\u003eLâm Bình\u003c\/b\u003e District\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e Suitable as a houseplant?: \u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eYes \/ Limited \/\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eNo\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e Suitable locations: \u003cstrong\u003eterrarium, plant display case\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e Special features: A beautiful species from Vietnam with grey-blue, iridescent leaves and white spots. Grows to a large size.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [porto_content_box border_top_color=\"#1e764d\" border_radius=\"2\" border_top_width=\"2\" align=\"left\"]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [expand Title=\" \u003cstrong\u003eDetails about the plant\u003c\/strong\u003e \"]\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThere is some uncertainty surrounding the name of this begonia. Several, likely different, begonias are in circulation that are sold as \u003cem\u003eBegonia erectocarpa\u003c\/em\u003e . One form with smaller white spots, rather green, and quite flat leaves is no longer considered the true \u003cem\u003eB. erectocarpa\u003c\/em\u003e and is often offered as \u003cem\u003eBegonia\u003c\/em\u003e U692 or sometimes as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fwrgrrct62t681.jpg\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBegonia erectocarpa\u003c\/em\u003e 'Form 2'\u003c\/a\u003e . However, the plant we are selling here is definitely different! As a mature plant, it has uniformly gray\/blue leaves, relatively few but large spots, and a pronounced, rough leaf texture. This is clearly visible in some of the close-up photos in the gallery. Even as a young plant, the leaves are not marked with green.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhether this is actually the true \u003cem\u003eBegonia erectocarpa\u003c\/em\u003e , we don't (yet) know. However, this will be easy to determine once our larger plants are in bloom. The name \" \u003cem\u003eerectocarpa\u003c\/em\u003e \" means upright (erecto) seed capsules (carpa), which should be quite easy to see. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/phytokeys.pensoft.net\/article\/23248\/zoom\/fig\/14\/\"\u003eHere is\u003c\/a\u003e a picture from nature (Figure J) of the true \u003cem\u003eB. erectocarpa\u003c\/em\u003e . We will update this description as soon as we know more.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBegonia erectocarpa\u003c\/em\u003e grows quite large. The leaves reach about 20 cm in length and 12 cm in width. The entire plant grows to about 20 to 30 cm in height and width. This species has a creeping rhizome. The leaf stalks and rhizome are orange to red and densely hairy. The color of the leaves is particularly striking. In larger plants, the base color is gray, but they exhibit a blue iridescence. Unlike other begonias, this iridescence is always visible, not just with a flashlight. However, when illuminated, the leaves also show an iridescence, but in this case, a more turquoise hue. This effect is difficult to capture in photographs. The gallery contains images with and without flash; as you can see, the leaves are blue in both pictures, but in completely different shades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The flowers appear on flower stalks about 30 cm long and are white with a slight pinkish tinge. It belongs to the section \u003cem\u003eLeprosae\u003c\/em\u003e within the genus \u003cem\u003eBegonia\u003c\/em\u003e .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e[\/expand]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [\/porto_content_box]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jungle Leaves","offers":[{"title":"small","offer_id":56319384945017,"sku":"Beg085-S","price":49.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"large","offer_id":56319384977785,"sku":"Beg085-L","price":79.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/8389\/6953\/files\/Begonia-erectocarpa-07-1.jpg?v=1764919148","url":"https:\/\/www.jungle-leaves.de\/en\/products\/begonia-erectocarpa-sp-tuyen-quang","provider":"Jungle Leaves","version":"1.0","type":"link"}