Begonia

an extensive genus of succulent-stemmed herbaceous plants, order Beg on i acer, with fleshy oblique leaves of various colors, and showy unisexual flowers, the whole perianth colored. They readily hybridize, and many fine varieties have been raised from the tuberous-rooted kinds. From the shape of their leaves they have been called elephant’s ear. Almost all the plants of the order are tropical.