Begonia venosa 'Suntan Congo'

Roots fibrous. Stems erect to 1 m tall, pale green with white, bristly hairs. Leaves to 25 cm long, dark green velvety upper surface covered with short, pink hairs and light green veins; red below, hairy; margins toothed, hairy. Flowers to 4 cm wide, white, hairy. Females have bright pink ovaries. (B. olsoniae × B. 'UO49')

Raised by Jan Goodwin, Australia in 1990.

kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Rosanae
order      Cucurbitales
family       Begoniaceae
genus        Begonia L.
species         Begonia venosa Hook.f.