Wax Begonia
Scientific Name: Begonia cucullata
Native to South American countries of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Wax Begonia
Scientific Name: Begonia cucullata
Wax Begonia
| Genus species: | Begonia cucullata | |||||||||||
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| Common Name: | Wax Begonia | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Begoniaceae 
The Begoniaceae consists of two genera: Begonia, with some 1,000 species, and Hillebrandia. A majority of species are perennial herbs, some climbing, with succulent stems and thick rhizomes or tubers; some species are shrubs. | |||||||||||
| Seed Type | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Nonnative | |||||||||||
| Category: | Wildflower | |||||||||||
| Flower Color: | Pink/Red White | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | J.D. Mancini | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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