Begonia rex 'Bostella' truly deserves the name 'painted leaf' sometimes commonly given to the rex-begonias: the contrasting, dotted pattern spreads outwards from the dark midrib towards equally dark margin and is backed by a myriad of colours - fresh green, silver, white, pink and deep burgundy.
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 rex 'Bostella'
Begonia rex 'Bostella' is approximately 25 cm tall and comes in a ⌀ 12 cm pot.