Begonia henryi Kniphofia creamy pink backs and green

creamy pink backs and green inside

Each giant leaf sits atop a 10' tall pink-and-green speckled stalk

but prolific

making a perfect foil for the rich

the grey-green

Begonia henryi Kniphofia creamy pink backs and green(aka: Begonia delavayi, Begonia mairei) Begonia henryi is one of those strangely little known, winter hardy perennial begonias. The jagged heart shaped leaves on this small, compact, 10" tall perennial emerge nicely patterned with purple and silver. The clumps are topped with stalks of pink flowers in September and October. Begonia henryi dislikes deep shade and grows and flowers far better in part sun to open, light shade, duplicating where it grows