Begonia odorata 'Alba' (Sweet Begonia)

Botanical name: Begonia odorata

Common name: Sweet Begonia

Cultivar: Alba

Family: Begoniaceae

Origin: Caribbean

An elegant tropical perennial, sweet begonia is has glossy, succulent leaves and graceful pendulous white flowers that offer a faint pleasant fragrance.

It has a mounding yet rambling habit and is one of the few begonias that can tolerate full sunlight. Plant in mass plantings to brighten up a shady area or include it in a mixed border or collection of shade plants.

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