Appearance
The plant is an upright growing, herbaceous perennial that has almost symmetrical succulent pale green to pale reddish brown leaves that are ovate, glabrous 4–8 cm. long and 6 cm wide, with edged, glossy and toothed crenation. Grown as a groundcover, the flowers of the plant are red, pink or white that bloom in the summer or year-round in warmer places, and the fruits have three wings.
Naming
A common garden plant and part of the section Begonia, it was described in 1805 by Carl Ludwig Willdenow. The specific epithet "cucullata" means "resembling a hood" or "hooded".References:
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