Scientific Name: Begonia semperflorens

Common Name: Perpetual Begonia 蜆肉秋海棠

(瓜子海棠)

Family Name: Begoniaceae 秋海棠科

It is a dicotyledonous, angiosperm hybrid, which is often 30cm in height.

It is low, mound-forming plant covered with small flowers all summer. Colours include shades of pink and red, as well as white, some with bronze foliage. The fruits are hard to find.