I saw this Begonia boliviensis in the greenhouse at the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanical Garden and fell in love with it. Elegant shape, silk-like petals, prominent but not too bright orange flowers with slender green leaves, isn’t it lovely?
在洛杉磯植物園的溫室中看到這玻利維亞秋海棠就愛上它了，清秀的造型，有著像絲花材質的花瓣，突顯卻不耀眼的橘色花朵配上修長的綠葉，是不是很討人愛呢？
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Words of the Day
Psalm 9:11-12 Sing the praises of the Lord, enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done. For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.
詩篇 9:11-12 應當歌頌居錫安的耶和華， 將他所行的傳揚在眾民中。 因為那追討流人血之罪的─ 他記念受屈的人， 不忘記困苦人的哀求。
Information/Facts
- Begonia boliviensis is a species of tuberous begonia native to the cloud forests of the Andes in Bolivia and Argentina.
- Genus name honors Michael Begon (1638-1710), Governor of French Canada. The specific epithet boliviensis means “of Bolivia”, in reference to the native range of this species.
- It was exhibited for the first time at the International Horticultural Show in Paris, in May 1867, when it attracted much attention from both botanists and horticulturists.
- It can be used in greenhouses, conservatories, containers, hanging baskets, window boxes.
- 玻利維亞秋海棠是一種塊莖秋海棠，原產於玻利維亞和阿根廷安第斯山脈的雲霧林。
- 屬名是為了紀念加拿大法屬加拿大總督 Michael Begon (1638-1710)。 種小名boliviensis 的意思是“玻利維亞的”，指的是它的原生地帶。
- 它於 1867 年 5 月在巴黎的國際園藝展上首次展出，引起了植物學家和園藝家的大量關注。
- 可用於溫室、花盆、吊籃、窗口花壇。
Reference
- Wikipedia: Begonia boliviensis
- Missouri Botanical Garden: Begonia boliviensis BOSSA NOVA RED
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