Begonia hemsleyana 'Silver Dots' is a cultivar of variegated Begonia hemsleyana Hook.fil. (formerly known as U404) . The compound leaves are dark green and covered with lots of silver spots. When first introduced it was given the unidentified species number U404 by the American Begonia Society. It has now been identified as a form of hemsleyana. It is a rhizomatous begonia jointed at the soil surface, with upright stems
Genus name was established in mid 18th century: modern Latin, named in honour of the French administrator and amateur botanist Michel Bégon (1638–1710) by the botanist Charles Plumier (1646–1704), who discovered the plant on the island of Santo Domingo.
Begonia hemsleyana 'Silver Dots'
Begonia hemsleyana 'Silver Dots' is approx. 35cm tall and comes in a ⌀ 14cm pot.
