Begonia grandis Alba Danae the stems are smothered with

the stems are smothered with a mass of mauvy violet flowers

The 4' tall stalks are clothed with whorled leaves and topped with 3-5 pendent flower buds that open in early June

(aka: Rohdea wattii

Although Arbequina olives prefer alkaline soil

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Begonia grandis Alba Danae the stems are smothered withBegonia grandis 'Alba' is another excellent form of the classic hardy deciduous begonia. The fleshy upright stalks emerge in May (NC), and extend to 2' tall, clothed with corrugated green leaves with stunning red backsides. Starting in late June and continuing until fall, the stalks are adorned with drooping terminal clusters of pale pink calyces which subtend the white flowers. Although Begonia grandis 'Alba' is a clump former, it will spread via